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FN-FORUM: Started as "make decisions for me" now "colourant v colorant" debate
date posted 22nd January 2005 00:02
NB Wasn't able to continue thread in usual way (see separate thread and=20=
my .mac/mail problem) so have pasted history to a new thread whilst=20
subject is still current(ish). Of course given the other thread this=20
one may not last!!!
Thanks Kathy
At this point I should admit that in my conversation with my client (it=20=
remained convivial, the frustration came after the call. Ever the=20
professional, you see.),
I didn't have immediate access to a dictionary and I didn't think about=20=
Dictionary .com being American (obvious now of course).
My stance was one of experience from my previous employment, where the=20=
word was used regularly.
The Collins dictionary we used only had an entry for colorant, not=20
colourant =96 I've just double checked.
However it is a 1983 copy and a cross reference with the 2004 Chambers=20=
dictionary shows both spellings.
So maybe it's the case that traditionally there is no U, but language=20
being what language is =96 endlessly evolving and endlessly fascinating =
=96
it is now acceptable with both spellings. Maybe.
The frustration wasn't really about the rights and wrongs (as 'the=20
client is always right') but more the reasoning that 'our competitors=20
do it that way' as a preference to referring to a dictionary. This is=20
never a good enough reason if (and I stress if, subject to checking)=20
it's wrong.
Any way I'm now in danger of getting really boring=85 =85
Dave
PS Interestingly the auto spellcheck on this email keeps questioning=20
colourant but not colorant. Don't know if yours did the same?
David
Oops! Dictionary.com is US not British. Client is correct (or at least=20=
in
agreement with OED).
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Kathy
http://www.vendetta.co.uk
+44(0)7005 982 261
DNRC Minister for Useful but Irritating Information and Trivia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "david smith" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Make my decisions for me!
>
> Gavin, It's lose not loose! Once i'd have let pass by, but 6 times?!
> Sorry, it's been a bad day today with a client insisting that colorant
> should be colourant "because their competitors spell it that way"
> regardless of it being checked at Dictionary .com etc. There, that's =
my
> rant over as well.
>
> New to this freelance network malarky and have just "lurked" for a few
> weeks with just the ocassional (unfunny) comment.
> I'm afraid all the technical stuff goes straight over my head, so I
> probably won't contribute much to those threads.
> Find the recipes, cheese salad sagas etc riveting tho'
>
> 'til next time.
>
> Dave
> A budding grammar nazi with a particular aversion to misuse of
> apostrophes.
> (god, I hope I haven't made any errors in this)
>
>
> On 21 Jan 2005, at 16:31, Gavin Cotton wrote:
>
>>
>> WARNING RANT ALERT:
>>
>> I hate the way people use the word DIET........ There's is NO =
possible
>> way to go ON A DIET.........
>>
>> Everything you eat IS your diet, if you're fat and want to loose
>> weight then you simply CHANGE your diet. I think this is the problem
>> with people today, they think OK I want to loose weight so I'll GO ON
>> A DIET, which sounds SO like a temporary measure to simply loose the
>> weight!!!!! so what, you are going to GO ON THE DIET, loose the
>> weight, and then go back eating as you did and go back being a =
normal
>> fat bastard again OMG
>>
>> And as for people saying, I used this diet and it works.......... and
>> oh no don't do the Atkins, it's dangerous.......
>> Yeah, ok, the atkins is a bit of an odd one, BUT IF YOU FOLLOW WHAT =
IT
>> SAYS IN THE BOOK............it won't make you ill. These people that
>> just straight cut out the carbs permanately, or just stop for a month
>> and then binge on them, NO WONDER THEY ARE GETTING ILL...........
>> BUT, every one of these "diet" plans will not work for everyone.
>> Peoples bodies act differently to each food type, some people can =
just
>> cut out eating carrots, their body can process every other type of
>> food with storing up too much fat, they could eat loads of Big Macs,
>> and there body would just process it, but then if they were to eat
>> carrots it would just alter the chemical balance in their digestive
>> system, and they turn into a bloater.
>>
>> One of the best ways to work out what a good diet is for you is to
>> have blood tests and urine test that tell the specialists what type =
of
>> foods your body can't process fully, what gets stored as fats and so
>> on. There is a specialised place in London that does these test in =
one
>> day, and people loose shit loads of weight,. and then maintain a =
body
>> fat of around 16% and BMI of about 19, which is spot on.
>>
>> Plus, exercise, exercise, exercise, and where possible exercise some
>> more, but to be honest, with a perfect diet (and I mean diet not,
>> loose weight quick plan) normal walking around the shops,
>> up-the-stairs etc etc can be all some people need to do.
>>
>> OK RANT OVER
>>
>>
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