jorn ake Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Why are all these -ough endings pronounced differently? The tough man coughs as he ploughs through the dough. uff - off - ow - oo - oh English is the spin you put on the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Smullen Posted November 16, 2004 Share Posted November 16, 2004 "Lynn, I don't thing I agree fully with your conclusion. Bulletin boards, including photo.net, contain, for the most part, short poorly-written and thoughtless messages." well i dont know about that their are meny examples of well crafted complete sentences on this board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red_buckner Posted November 17, 2004 Share Posted November 17, 2004 Mike, I share the annoyance with the misuse of "dilemma." I also writhe when people misuse "presently" and "comprise." They often do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_haynes Posted November 18, 2004 Share Posted November 18, 2004 Lynn Loeffel (Nov. 14): I love the idea of a camera that knows whether it works or not. I have one that knows it could if it really wanted to. As a book editor I suppose I am abnormally sensitive to this sort of thing, but it can be a great source of harmless amusement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 My favourite is LENSE. Some people just refuse to believe its incorrect. Another favourite is AFGA, I got a good deal on one of those. Lots of people mispell Voigtlander. They insist on inserting an H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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