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Post by Little Jack Horner on Sept 10, 2023 2:26:12 GMT
From time to time, contributors to this forum have grumbled about the unresponsiveness of many organisations using modern technology. In light of this, I feel the need to share an experience I had last night. On this Saturday evening (a weekend!), I sent an enquiry about the arms of my local town to the College of Arms in London via their website. I received the usual automated response but by 20.38, within the hour, I had a complete reply from Dr Dominic C. D. Ingram, Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms. I suppose the College of Arms is about as traditional an organisation as it is possible to imagine but I think that was exceptional service — the more so on a Saturday evening.
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 18, 2023 22:08:25 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 21, 2023 7:48:00 GMT
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Sept 21, 2023 16:00:46 GMT
>> needs to remember that ‘there’s A RAT in sepARATe’. (*ref 3:49) <<
Sorry, Vv. I don't understand. Please will you elucidate? Thank you.
My voice recognition software first offered: "Please will you and Lucy date?"
I read the article about English as the lingua franca of Europe. My only thought afterwards was to wonder about the difference between a full-scale invasion and any other invasion?
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Post by Dave Miller on Sept 21, 2023 16:53:37 GMT
Verbivore was referring to the error by which the on-screen text in Tom Scott’s video showed seperate.
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Sept 21, 2023 21:35:28 GMT
Thank you.
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 21, 2023 21:37:24 GMT
Verbivore was referring to the error by which the on-screen text in Tom Scott’s video showed seperate. Indeed so, Dave. Because the misspelling sepErate is so frequent, the memory aid offered to me when a schoolboy was “there’s A RAT in sepARATe”. I’ve included that in every style guide / lexicon that I’ve compiled since (for universities, newspapers, and other operations). |
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 21, 2023 21:41:53 GMT
[…] My voice recognition software first offered: "Please will you and Lucy date?” […] Lol That’s nowhere near as egregious as some consequences I’ve seen of using voice-to-text. A journalist with whom I used to work has taken to dictating her pieces. The results – often missed by the proofreader who replaced me when I retired – can vary from hilarious to execrable. At least, LJH, you have the sense to proofread the output; many appear to trust the software far too much. |
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Post by Dave Miller on Sept 27, 2023 12:58:34 GMT
It’s not often that I find much of interest on the Apostrophe Protection Society Facebook group, but this tickled me:  |
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 28, 2023 7:25:41 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 28, 2023 7:26:06 GMT
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Post by Verbivore on Sept 28, 2023 21:12:46 GMT
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Post by Little Jack Horner on Sept 29, 2023 12:40:48 GMT
>> Based on our most recent research, we are pleased to inform you that English is very (very!) healthy,” the spokesperson said.<<
This of course begs the question (I think I am using that phrase correctly). I think some of those words are a sign that the use of English is unhealthy. I am almost ready to suggest that we do indeed need an English language academy! [joke]
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