Why do people add the S
I read a few posts on this channel from time to time, and note with interest those who are quick with the red pen for spelling mistakes.
BUT NO ONE EVER BRINGS TO ACCOUNT THOSE THAT ADD THE DARN "S" TO AIRLINE NAMES. Easterns, Horizons, Hazos, Kendells and now I read "Networks". Nearly as bad and lazy as those who say "Daylight Savings" or even worse "haich". Clip........sound of me getting off my soap box.. |
The S doesn't bother me anywhere near as much as Haich:yuk:
Like nails down a blackboard |
Qantas's!!??!!
What is "Haich"?:confused: |
Haich is the first letter in Hazos. :} :E
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When I lived in Australia it surprised me that some folk would use 'haich'.
I'd always thought it was an English phenomenon... its use in oz probably originates from the thinking that strine is cockney based... PS... Scots speak proper... :p |
Musts bes somethings to do's withs pprunes. :p
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"Aich" is the first letter of Hazo('s')
Interesting the "s" is not added to the following Impulses Qantas's (or may be it is just apostrophe man strickes again) Qantas' Virgin Blues Pacific Blues Jet Blues etc etc Other bug bears include ex-er-ray |
Yes, it has been a quiet week in PPRuNe Dunnunda, this week.
:} The one that always gets me is the custom in some Asian countries to take a word which is plural - e.g. "aircraft" and add an "s" - "aircrafts". Woomera |
when will people learn!! there is NO SUCH WORD as "FISHES"
there are either 0 fish, or 100 fish or 1000's of fish. i always thought fishes is what geologists call cracks in the earths crust! |
"Aitch" is the correct spelling, not that anybody really cares.
The one that really annoys me, is when the "k" & "s" are swapped in the word ask. Have heard many people "aks" a question. I have no idea where that one started, but it sounds bloody stupid to me. |
things like Aks instead of ask, and Teh instead of The, are simple typos!
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Back on topic for a moment...
Skipper or Skippers?;) |
peolple wiht way tooo mutch time one there handsssssss
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Whilst Brian fish, his son is playing.
That sentence is wrong. Perhaps you could elucidate the correction The Bullwinkle. :} Oh, and the Shorter Oxford says that sometimes the collective is also fish. And I have generally used it as follows. 1. There are many fish in that pond. 2. There are many species of fishes in the ocean. |
Q, if that is a genuine question, and not a windup.... ;)
(The "s" thing annoys me too, as does the apostrophe thing - "the cat sat on it's mat :( ) Skippers Aviation is probably the one exception there.. it DOES have an S... but I think you know that already.... ;) And while I'm whingeing, the "our aircrafts are fully equipped...." just cracks me up.... Sky PS - Yes i have too much time on my hands as well :E |
I think that should be 'There are many species of fish in the ocean'.
'While Brian fishes...' isn't using 'fishes' as a noun, plural or singular. |
Whilst Brian fish, his son is playing. That sentence is wrong. Perhaps you could elucidate the correction The Bullwinkle. Oh, and the Shorter Oxford says that sometimes the collective is also fish. And I have generally used it as follows. 1. There are many fish in that pond. 2. There are many species of fishes in the ocean. Personally I'd say "whilst brian fishes, his son is playing". Well actually I'd say "Brian fished while his son played" but if forced to I'd go the former. And I'd say "there are many species of fish in the ocean". I too was surprised by some Australians insistance on saying "haitch". Look it up in the dictionary A I T C H, aitch. I'm over it now, you can say it how you like. On "aks", it is not a simple typo. People actually say aks. It is ignorance. Unfortunately language is always evolving and at some point "aks" will be the aksepted norm :). |
OK the fish/fishes thing...
Fish is a singular fish or plural for many fish of the same type Fishes is plural for a collection of fish of different types |
Hmmm, back to the topic, it's like when final becomes finals... :eek: Why??
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Finals=plural? Maybe when a formation of "aircrafts" are making a stream landing?
Or is that a formation of "aircrafts" is making a stream landing?:E |
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