English Please Not American

[olebut]

yes I may be being pedantic, but please can we have English as well as American we do not speak American in the UK for instance we spell Plough Plough not plow as you do and it annoys me that we are not able to speak our language when you have so many other languages available thank you others=wise good fun if alittle addcitive

[Cuda]

Apparently you don't use punctuation in England either. I guess America invented that, too. Seriously, there are dozens of countries that play this game and the developers are from America, so it stands to reason they would spell things the American way.

[missgray]

Hi there :)
Do you mean the toolbars on the farms? Not sure they adjust for the multitude of 'different' languages and cultures such as 'American' or..ahem..'English'.
Here on the Forum however, please feel free to spell(or misspell) anyway you wish .. as long as it isn't profane, noone will mind or(for the most part) criticize.

[Gregh]

I want Australian and New Zealand. If he can have English and Americans can have American I want my languages represented! :D

[navstar]

if the devs are american then why british spelling of nieghbours?

[Darklady]

Navstart has a good point there - plus I thought a "plough" is the actual machinery used to "plow" a field? Therefore we spend our time plowing (seeing as we have no machinery) - not ploughing! If you really want to get pedantic then you really do need to check your capitals and spacing - re-reading your post would be good before actually posting! :rolleyes: :p

[missgray]

lol..maybe we could talk them into a compromise..swap neighbors for neighbours and plough for plow..

[Karla Mae]

yes I may be being pedantic, but please can we have English as well as American we do not speak American in the UK for instance we spell Plough Plough not plow as you do and it annoys me that we are not able to speak our language when you have so many other languages available thank you others=wise good fun if alittle addcitive

I thought 'plough' was the apparatis, and 'plow' was the function...? You plow a field with a plough...(?) But thats really picking fly poop out of pepper. Then we have all the 'to', and too's...your, you're's and there, their and they're's !! oh my....

[Cuda]

Navstart has a good point there - plus I thought a "plough" is the actual machinery used to "plow" a field?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough#cite_ref-0

In English, as in other Germanic languages, the plough was traditionally known by other names, e.g. Old English sulh, Old High German medela, geiza, or huohili, and Old Norse arðr, all presumably referring to the scratch plough.

The current word plough also comes from Germanic, but it appears relatively late (it is absent from Gothic), and is thought to be a loanword from one of the north Italic languages. In these it had different meanings: in Raetic plaumorati (Pliny), and in Latin plaustrum "wagon, cart", plōstrum, plōstellum "cart", and plōxenum, plōximum "cart box".[1][2]

The word is first attested in Germanic as Lombardic plōvum, referring to the wheeled heavy plough. From Germanic, the term was borrowed into Balto-Slavic languages giving Old Church Slavonic plugǔ and Lithuanian plúgas. Ultimately, the word is thought to derive from an ancestral PIE *blōkó, related to Armenian pelem "to dig" and Welsh bwlch "gap, notch".[3][4]

[Honey Wheat]

When all else fails I speak the universal language of pirate!

[missgray]

I thought 'plough' was the apparatis, and 'plow' was the function...? You plow a field with a plough...(?) But thats really picking fly poop out of pepper. Then we have all the 'to', and too's...your, you're's and there, their and they're's !! oh my....

We must all be very very bored..lol

My Webster says that plough(which is defined there as a verb and a noun btw) and neighbour are the British spellings..personally don't see any reason why we can't interchange them at will..
Swapping 'to' for 'too' and 'their' for 'there' (or 'they're') and 'you're' for 'your' is just plain wrong wherever you live.

[Darklady]

We must all be very very bored..lol

I think it's Monday madness! :D


Swapping 'to' for 'too' and 'their' for 'there' (or 'they're') and 'you're' for 'your' is just plain wrong wherever you live.

**Applauds loudly!** :cool:

[Karla Mae]

We must all be very very bored..lol

My Webster says that plough(which is defined there as a verb and a noun btw) and neighbour are the British spellings..personally don't see any reason why we can't interchange them at will..
Swapping 'to' for 'too' and 'their' for 'there' (or 'they're') and 'you're' for 'your' is just plain wrong wherever you live.

Oh, I agree !! but still have to read it on here everyday !! I'm a buggaboo about correct spelling. Reading some of the posts (in general) on here just kills me. LOL !!

[Karla Mae]

We must all be very very bored..lol

My Webster says that plough(which is defined there as a verb and a noun btw) and neighbour are the British spellings..personally don't see any reason why we can't interchange them at will..
Swapping 'to' for 'too' and 'their' for 'there' (or 'they're') and 'you're' for 'your' is just plain wrong wherever you live.

Oh, and I am, (very bored) that's the only time I get on here !!! LOL !!!

[Scarlet]

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, plough was spelt plow in English-English until the 17th century, when English took over plough (originally spelt plouch) from the Scots. So the US (North American?) spelling is the original English spelling. :D

[Cuda]

Swapping 'to' for 'too' and 'their' for 'there' (or 'they're') and 'you're' for 'your' is just plain wrong wherever you live.

I must admit I type so fast sometimes I type phonetically, not correctly. I do know "to" from "too" and "their" from "there", but often I hit send without checking to see if my typing fingers and brain are still wired together correctly. What I do find funny is when people in the MP spell "no" as "know." I can understand shortening words, but they go the extra mile and add in letters :p

[trixie149]

hello everyone...need neighbor?add me trixiesamar@yahoo.com..tnx

[Vikulia]

Apparently you don't use punctuation in England either. I guess America invented that, too. Seriously, there are dozens of countries that play this game and the developers are from America, so it stands to reason they would spell things the American way.
Bravo!!!
How many UK people I chatted with, they all seem to have spelling problem.
Very strange to me, since english is my second language and their first...:eek:

[Cuda]

Bravo!!!
How many UK people I chatted with, they all seem to have spelling problem.
Very strange to me, since english is my second language and their first...:eek:

I just wish there was a huge sign in the MP:

There is no X or Z in "please."

[Kaysler]

Apparently you don't use punctuation in England either. I guess America invented that, too. Seriously, there are dozens of countries that play this game and the developers are from America, so it stands to reason they would spell things the American way.

Can we say TROLL.

I knew you could.

[Cuda]

Can we say TROLL.

I knew you could.

I'm not a troll. I was being facetious. English in iteself does not make sense, therefore fighting over the "right" way to spell words either the English way or the American way is just silly.

[papa donna]

do you think French Canadians will be wanting their own French forum as well?

[Mudflap]

all sounds the same to me! <giggle> as far as American goes, we say wash in Colorado "wash"...my friend from Ohio says "warsh" ... should we get to choose accents too? im sure the devs have tons of extra time to work on that

[CoDa]

UK and USA two countries divided by a common language. While working in the US a guy from Georgia (named after a British King, of course) said to me, "Gee, you speak good American!" Just about the closest I came too clocking a yank. Except for the one who reckoned he heard that Scotland was a nice city!

[Greeniethumb]

Let's split the difference and speak Canadian.

[Cuda]

Let's split the difference and speak Canadian.

Eh?





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[claire beer]

I just have to post that i have had a good laugh reading the above posts thanks guys very entertaining and really it's a game who cares how you spell it we all know what people mean if we are going to worry about the language better get rid of the U for you and 2 for to!

[Snappy Dungarees]

Why, in cod's name should it even matter as long as it's some kind of bloody English! I love my language and my country but come on now! :confused:

[Mudflap]

is this post still really alive? really?

[Lara]

Is this the ignore thread I have heard so much about??????

[Bunbuns]

Is this the ignore thread I have heard so much about??????

I don't understand you, since I don't speak English nor American. :(

[Lara]

I don't understand you, since I don't speak English nor American.

G'day mate - I don't speak English or American either Bunbuns, I speak Australian (or strine to the initiated).

[HelenDJJD]

I just enjoy the diversity and couldn't care less how things are spelt. :D. Incidentally, I use the plough version of plow when it suits me. I am English and was taught to spell it the 'ough' way, back in school, many donkey's years ago and yes, we were also taught how to use punctuation, believe it or not. Maybe it's a lost art amongst young people nowadays, who can only spell in text language.
My biggest grumble is about beggers, spammers and those who use FT as a flirting/dating site, in the rudest way possible.

[HelenDJJD]

Is this the ignore thread I have heard so much about??????

I don't think so Lara. I think that's the one which tells everyone they are going to be deleted if they don't pass on a particular chain message to 'at least' 15 people. Some people have nothing better to do with their time, I guess.

[tooferdoc]

I'm Cajun. We need some Cajun spice here.

[Deb NZ]

I agree with the first post my facebook is on UK English therefor the word should enter on my farmtown as plough.After all the language is English!
plow followed by plzzzz ( both an abortion of the language ) is a major irritant in this game.

[CoDa]

is a major irritant in this game.
Come on ! Surely there are more important things in this game that irritate you? If this was the only issue in FT I would be a VERY happy man!! We British have had to put up with having our language mangled by various nations (Yanks,Aussies, Kiwis etc.) for years!

[Tyler45]

This thread makes me LOL.

[Mudflap]

im LOL'ing with Tyler here...sigh...spell it how ya like...when people call me terri, if they spell it in their head or on paper teri or terri or terry or terrie....am i offended? I COULD CARE LESS...spell anything ya want your way! i wont judge ya...but why ya gotta have an issue with the way someone else spells it? we are playing a game that expands over many nations... yes? celebrate that! its awesome! i think im gonna start spellin plow, <digginupthedirtsoicanplantstuffinit>

[Deb NZ]

I am a Kiwi but educated in an English school and yes the misuse of the language and spelling IS a major irritant I would rather crash every hour, and believe me I do, than see the English language mangled.Each to his own eh? I selected UK English in the hopes of correct English and get American.Go figure that annoys me.Perhaps because I teach English but I can also add faster than the geek with the calculator in the local shops and I also know how to use an apostrophe.Call me old fashioned! We were taught these things were important kind of like manners but the people on FT and obviously some on the forum are prepared to forgo all of these.
Sorry did I interrupt your graffitti time? perhaps you might want to make some cold calls during other people's dinner whilst you are at it.

[Deb NZ]

Yes but you probably need all fingers and toes to add I don't.

[Tyler45]

im LOL'ing with Tyler here...sigh...spell it how ya like...when people call me terri, if they spell it in their head or on paper teri or terri or terry or terrie....am i offended? I COULD CARE LESS...spell anything ya want your way! i wont judge ya...but why ya gotta have an issue with the way someone else spells it? we are playing a game that expands over many nations... yes? celebrate that! its awesome! i think im gonna start spellin plow, <digginupthedirtsoicanplantstuffinit>

haha :p i need someone to digginupthedirtsoicanplantstuffinit at my farm.. you interested?

[clint]

i honestly cannot understand why this thread hasnt been locked. there are millions of languages in this world. who really cares...you can obviously read it just fine. plow, plough, who cares? its pronounced the same and you know what it means. and i agree with the too, to, two/theyre, there, their, please/plz/etc. in other words, get over it.

[Mudflap]

I am a Kiwi but educated in an English school and yes the misuse of the language and spelling IS a major irritant I would rather crash every hour, and believe me I do, than see the English language mangled.Each to his own eh? I selected UK English in the hopes of correct English and get American.Go figure that annoys me.Perhaps because I teach English but I can also add faster than the geek with the calculator in the local shops and I also know how to use an apostrophe.Call me old fashioned! We were taught these things were important kind of like manners but the people on FT and obviously some on the forum are prepared to forgo all of these.
Sorry did I interrupt your graffitti time? perhaps you might want to make some cold calls during other people's dinner whilst you are at it.

If we are getting really picky here, maybe I could introduce you to Mr. comma? If you are going to go off on everything proper, please make sure you NEVER make a grammatical error. Be assured I won't call during your dinner...even though I am an American with terrible manners, I spend a lot of my dinner time with the geeks with calculators handing out food and socks to homeless teenagers.

[Tyler45]

If we are getting really picky here, maybe I could introduce you to Mr. comma? If you are going to go off on everything proper, please make sure you NEVER make a grammatical error. Be assured I won't call during your dinner...even though I am an American with terrible manners, I spend a lot of my dinner time with the geeks with calculators handing out food and socks to homeless teenagers.

Yeah and usually there are spaces after periods too if we are getting technical :)

Post = Fail?? :p

[Deb NZ]

My commas are correct sorry your English is not good enough to attempt to correct mine.

[Deb NZ]

Negative on the spaces, worked in law offices for years.The space is also incorrect.

[Tyler45]

My commas are correct sorry your English is not good enough to attempt to correct mine.

missing a comma once again. :eek:

[Deb NZ]

Build a bridge get over it. Back to real life!

[Tyler45]

Build a bridge get over it. Back to real life!

LOL and you are the one that complained about it in a long paragraph.. hahahahahahaha :p

[Lady Wood]

Having read this thread, and laughing most of the way through it. I have come to the conclusion you're all nuts. This is a forum and if people want to say "plow or plough, nieghbours or nieghbors", or don't spell or use grammar correctly so what. It's not as if they are taking an exam :) As long as whoever reads it, can understand I don't see any problems....

[Harley2]

Does it really matter in the end?! :confused:

[Harley2]

No it doesn't but why do people have to fuss so much over a word? Plough/plow, we get what is written. Get over it!!!

[Harley2]

well i gess i wi juts mispel werds fer ur enjoymeantt.

[Harley2]

rofl....good!:cool:

[Nadine]

I thought this was about NYC? Some of you seem to think that Manhattan composes NYC in its entirety, you know there are 4 other boroughs lol...

OK, I'm from NYC.. what did I miss in this thread about NYC? I thought it was American vs non-American spellings...

[noone uno]

OMFG ROFPMSL u ppl r nutz

no seriously,

i left my flat, got in my lorri, and almost smashed a lollypop man on my way to get petrol.


now im sure some one is going to tell me i said that all wrong however, when i first heard that i was like HUH????

being from texas we would say it like

i left my double wide an got in ole betsy. bout s&*# my britches when that dang ole dude in that orange vest walked out in front of me on my way to fill her up

ok we dont all talk like uneducated fools but every one expects less from u if u do

i personally find it funny the different words used by different countrys to describe the same things it makes for a interesting convo






oh and y is this thread still going??

[Momo The 1 and only!]

High every won! Eye wood say ewe all half merit. Lol Happy farming!

[SunnyD]

actually they should put in American Indian since they are Americans and the Indians were the first people in American right? LOL

[♪Jeanne♪]

Come on ! Surely there are more important things in this game that irritate you? If this was the only issue in FT I would be a VERY happy man!! We British have had to put up with having our language mangled by various nations (Yanks,Aussies, Kiwis etc.) for years!

Don't consider it being mangled. Consider it as being stress tested.;)

[silky]

Apparently you don't use punctuation in England either. I guess America invented that, too. Seriously, there are dozens of countries that play this game and the developers are from America, so it stands to reason they would spell things the American way.

yup!! I totally agree~~~many different cultures and therefore many differnt languages! go with the flow its no big deal how you spell plow~:D

[Shaldimar]

if the devs are american then why british spelling of nieghbours?

What we call "American" is known to be one of the hardest languages in the world to learn or to figure out Some of our own words still use the original English spelling, and some do not. Add to that the fact that within our own country, between the coasts, and the Northern and Southern borbers, people use different terms and even variations in spellings. So there is no real set rules about such things. That's the great "American" way! Or is it? You can find simular differences in these things some other countries as well.

[Harley2]

this thread is still open? lol

[JemimaPuddleduck]

I'm british and spell it like plow, I like to use the variations, english languages is an everchanging language , yes we do use punctuation, well not me personally in lazy mode but it is essential to both english and american, in fact any language :) it does not matter the spelling as long as the meaning is understood I think.. :),

[Deb NZ]

I just wish there was a huge sign in the MP:

There is no X or Z in "please."

Oh yes please!! Can we get one can we can we?
(plzzz)

[slartismum]

If we cannot have our own set of spellings, can you please remove the annoying squiggly line from underneath them please?

[hawaiin kris]

olebut think of this as a lesson in a new language. I am from Hawaii and learnt how to spell a few words in English that Americans spell another. Just think I can use both ways to spell the same word.

[pythonis]

hey now kris yall dont needs ta be puttin no t in yer learnt like us suthners do

[max_river]

i want a section for people like me who spelling sucks what ever way i do canadian americian uk it does matter what country i am in my spelling sucks. also lets get to spell check think it bugs me that i have for us people that live this part of world and i know how spell the a word and it tell me it is wrong because of you so called english spell it mum and not mom. haha pls take it all with a grain of salt and have fun