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Is this text spelt correctly:
I found this text here:
and was just wondering. (I am not a native speaker of English btw.) 93.95.251.162 ( talk) 11:34, 7 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
"Spelt correctly" implies that you have a standard which you are comparing it to. The ♥ symbol is not a character in standard English, so from that standpoint, it is not correct. However, it conveys the meaning clearly and effectively to the average English speaker, so therefore from that standpoint, I don't think it's fair to say generally that it is wrong or incorrect. It is simply not standard. I think that the comma apostrophe is fine, because while it is not necessary, as far as I am aware, there is no established rule for the grammar in relation to the ♥ symbol. The ♥ symbol should however be avoided in nearly all formal contexts, but for posting on Facebook or something like that, it definitely works as is. Falconus
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23:05, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
In actual fact, the 't' in 'heart' in a lot of English dialects is dropped, and can be replaced by an apostrophe, meaning that the original sentence as the OP wrote can be considered correct. I personally, however, doubt the ugly kid in Mad Magazine speaks British English. Still, the phrase as written, however non-standard it may be, is comprehensible and understood to mean what the artist meant by it, just like a menu that advertise's "potato's" and "tomato's" as a side order for it's "curry's". KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 00:25, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Follow-up by OP.
OP here (from different ip#), after some thinking about the matter, adding: what if the heart symbol is considered an abbreviation? Compare e.g. "he overdosed" to "he o.d.'ed". Is "o.d.'ed" correct? If so, maybe that is what the good people at MAD magazine were thinking? 62.41.53.130 ( talk) 12:54, 8 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
OP ones again: I don't know if there are rules for non-standard characters, but I thought of a nice example containing 3 in one sentence: Mad # 503 is sold @ $ 5.99 (cheap!). In my native Dutch use of characters for words is much rarer (except for the euro-sign).
62.41.53.130 (
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13:16, 9 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
How to improve my language in Engish and talk as Americans do??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anaghasreejith ( talk • contribs) 17:25, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Under 'FASTING' read down to CHRISTIANITY (I don't know what the took out to put this Foul comment). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.8.118.245 ( talk) 17:27, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
I'm curious about the origin of the term Tory. I noticed that some people refer to the current Conservative Party in UK as Tories, which mentioned them being called Tories after the previous Tory group.
thanks, -- WhiteDragon ( talk) 20:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
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Is this text spelt correctly:
I found this text here:
and was just wondering. (I am not a native speaker of English btw.) 93.95.251.162 ( talk) 11:34, 7 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
"Spelt correctly" implies that you have a standard which you are comparing it to. The ♥ symbol is not a character in standard English, so from that standpoint, it is not correct. However, it conveys the meaning clearly and effectively to the average English speaker, so therefore from that standpoint, I don't think it's fair to say generally that it is wrong or incorrect. It is simply not standard. I think that the comma apostrophe is fine, because while it is not necessary, as far as I am aware, there is no established rule for the grammar in relation to the ♥ symbol. The ♥ symbol should however be avoided in nearly all formal contexts, but for posting on Facebook or something like that, it definitely works as is. Falconus
p
t
c
23:05, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
In actual fact, the 't' in 'heart' in a lot of English dialects is dropped, and can be replaced by an apostrophe, meaning that the original sentence as the OP wrote can be considered correct. I personally, however, doubt the ugly kid in Mad Magazine speaks British English. Still, the phrase as written, however non-standard it may be, is comprehensible and understood to mean what the artist meant by it, just like a menu that advertise's "potato's" and "tomato's" as a side order for it's "curry's". KägeTorä - (影虎) ( TALK) 00:25, 8 October 2011 (UTC)
Follow-up by OP.
OP here (from different ip#), after some thinking about the matter, adding: what if the heart symbol is considered an abbreviation? Compare e.g. "he overdosed" to "he o.d.'ed". Is "o.d.'ed" correct? If so, maybe that is what the good people at MAD magazine were thinking? 62.41.53.130 ( talk) 12:54, 8 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
OP ones again: I don't know if there are rules for non-standard characters, but I thought of a nice example containing 3 in one sentence: Mad # 503 is sold @ $ 5.99 (cheap!). In my native Dutch use of characters for words is much rarer (except for the euro-sign).
62.41.53.130 (
talk)
13:16, 9 October 2011 (UTC) Martin.
How to improve my language in Engish and talk as Americans do??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anaghasreejith ( talk • contribs) 17:25, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
Under 'FASTING' read down to CHRISTIANITY (I don't know what the took out to put this Foul comment). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.8.118.245 ( talk) 17:27, 7 October 2011 (UTC)
I'm curious about the origin of the term Tory. I noticed that some people refer to the current Conservative Party in UK as Tories, which mentioned them being called Tories after the previous Tory group.
thanks, -- WhiteDragon ( talk) 20:48, 7 October 2011 (UTC)