QUOTE(Cyberdemon @ May 21 2011, 17:57)

I want the 3 artifacts. Sending the crystals right now.
Artefacts sent. Thanks for the crystals.
QUOTE(Lord_Obagon @ May 21 2011, 18:02)

using their "own" spelling of words
See this is the problem. You think the rest of the world should fit in with America and that everyone should type in American English instead of using their 'own' spelling. It's extremely arrogant.
I was yesterday corrected by another American who told me that the English should "stop spelling aluminium wrong." Aluminium is the internationally recognised spelling and fits in with the 'ium' naming scheme used for many [
www.science.co.il]
elements, yet Americans insist they're correct and go as far as to insist that everyone else should use the American selling. Once again, it's very arrogant.
QUOTE(Lord_Obagon @ May 21 2011, 18:02)

On another note, don't you think it is absurd to say that an american is speaking English wrong despite it just being a dialect variant due to a mixing of cultures of a period of time.
The difference is that I'm not telling the French, Italians, Germans and other nations we've borrowed words from that their spelling of the words are wrong, that they should stop using their 'own' spelling and that they should instead use the English spelling.
QUOTE(sushi0 @ May 21 2011, 17:59)

Calm down, Frith bro, no need to take a stab at all Americans.
Not defending Obagon or anything, but to be fair, a 'stupid American' has already corrected your English once.
Hey, I'm just sayin'.
I make a lot of mistakes and often type compete gibberish. When that mistake was pointed out I was happy to admit I was wrong and I corrected the spelling.
Lord_Obagon takes a different approach, and instead of learning that the Americans spell words differently to the English he instead insists that people should stop using their 'own' spelling of words and that they should do things the American way.
It's not the spelling difference that bothers me, it's the arrogance. When I've twice in two days been told that I should stop using the English spelling of words and start using the American spelling it seems to be indicative of a national problem.
Edit: I forgot to say Lord_Obagon, I'm out of artefacts after Cyberdemon's purchase so I had to return the three Energy drinks to you. Sorry about that.
This post has been edited by Frith: May 21 2011, 20:21