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Just Ask Andy or Nordlys...
#1. Why do we pronounce the singular 'woman' as it's spelled and the plural 'women' phonetically wimen? #2. Why is the first person singular
pronoun 'I' always capitalized (a convention somewhat unique to the English/American Language)? #3 Why is the hyphen in e-mail omitted?
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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby#X (X in case anybody posts whilst I am writing my post! 😛 - 'cos we don't know do we!)
#7. Why is 'googol' coined during the late 1930's (as a term for the largest number possible, to the googol power) now spelled differently?
Why don't we say computer mice as opposed to mouses?
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby#7. That's isn't what googol represents.
#7. Why is 'googol' coined during the late 1930's (as a term for the largest number possible, to the googol power) now spelled differently?
Google was so-called to indicate that it covered a huge amount etc etc, blah blah but without directly copying the word googol.
Either that or it was another case of 'yanks can't spell' 😉
googol = 1 followed by 100 zeros - a woman on the UK 'Who wants to be a millionaire' answered that correctly as her £1 million question.
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Originally posted by mikelom#10. Why do we abbreviate microphone 'mic' and then unthinkingly insist on pronouncing it 'mike'? Might as well call a Bic a 'Bike Pen'.
#8 (X in case anybody posts whilst I am writing my post! 😛 - 'cos we don't know do we!)
Why don't we say computer mice as opposed to mouses?
P.S. Here's looking at you 'miclom'... with best wishes for 2009. -gb
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Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveYou may be correct. My understanding is that a mathematician asked his grandson to come up with a word for the largest number in the
#7. That's isn't what googol represents.
Google was so-called to indicate that it covered a huge amount etc etc, blah blah but without directly copying the word googol.
Either that or it was another case of 'yanks can't spell' 😉
googol = 1 followed by 100 zeros - a woman on the UK 'Who wants to be a millionaire' answered that correctly as her £1 million question.
world and then proceeded to use it in his academic writings during the next few decades. Hence it's coinage. When asked about it, a Google
spokesperson claimed they were aware of the earlier use of the word but not its correct spelling. Yes, Yanks have many shortcomings.
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyA googol (1 followed by 100 zeroes) was never the largest number possible.. only, in 1938, the largest number with a name. These days, the largest number with a name is "Graham's number," an ungraspable quantity far beyond a googol or even a googolplex (1 followed by a googol zeroes).
#7. Why is 'googol' coined during the late 1930's (as a term for the largest number possible, to the googol power) now spelled differently?
Originally, the founders of Google wanted to name their search engine Googol, but there was a misspelling somewhere along the way, and the rest is history.
Originally posted by Grampy Bobby1) from OE 'wifman'.
#1. Why do we pronounce the singular 'woman' as it's spelled and the plural 'women' phonetically wimen? #2. Why is the first person singular
pronoun 'I' always capitalized (a convention somewhat unique to the English/American Language)? #3 Why is the hyphen in e-mail omitted?
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2) germanic language, capitalized nouns.
3) unnecessary clutter, email is a better word. most hyphenated words seem to experience the same fate in common parlance. most sane people don't give a crap about correct hyphenation. as english hyphenation is crazy to begin with, and has zero added value.
Originally posted by wormwoodThe hyphen does have a bit of value, as I was explaining to a coworker a couple of weeks ago.
3) unnecessary clutter, email is a better word. most hyphenated words seem to experience the same fate in common parlance. most sane people don't give a crap about correct hyphenation. as english hyphenation is crazy to begin with, and has zero added value.[/b]
I told him that when he is indicating that he has sent a particular email a second time, he should say "I re-sent it" rather than "I resent it". The first is accurate. The second will get you called into the boss's office.
It took a great deal of time to make him understand. I resent him.
Originally posted by Mimorwell, you're right there. 🙂
The hyphen does have a bit of value, as I was explaining to a coworker a couple of weeks ago.
I told him that when he is indicating that he has sent a particular email a second time, he should say "I re-sent it" rather than "I resent it". The first is accurate. The second will get you called into the boss's office.
It took a great deal of time to make him understand. I resent him.