From: John_H on 16 Jul 2010 04:57 Dre wrote: > >http://www.itec-tireshow.com/history/Tire%20or%20tyre.pdf Thanks. Hadn't seen it before but it pretty much fits with my own take on topic. Besides which I know a few folk who're into the traditional trades (blacksmiths, wheelwrights and the likes) who'd be mighty pissed if you called a tire a tyre. :) -- John H
From: Clocky on 16 Jul 2010 08:36 Feral wrote: > Clocky wrote: > >> Nothing is ever that black and white though, especially where it >> concerns language which is an ever evolving thing. > > Yo mine "Nuffing" thun? No. T8 it EC m8.
From: Clocky on 16 Jul 2010 08:41 John_H wrote: > Dre wrote: >> >> http://www.itec-tireshow.com/history/Tire%20or%20tyre.pdf > > Thanks. Hadn't seen it before but it pretty much fits with my own > take on topic. Besides which I know a few folk who're into the > traditional trades (blacksmiths, wheelwrights and the likes) who'd be > mighty pissed if you called a tire a tyre. :) Fits in perfectly with my take on it also and on the latter I call bullshit, most wouldn't know how to spell it either way :-)
From: Feral on 16 Jul 2010 17:02
Clocky wrote: > Feral wrote: >> Clocky wrote: >> >>> Nothing is ever that black and white though, especially where it >>> concerns language which is an ever evolving thing. >> >> Yo mine "Nuffing" thun? > > No. > > T8 it EC m8. > > Ack & Roger m8 -- Take Care. ~~ Feral Al ( @..@) (\- :-P -/) ((.>__oo__<.)) ^^^ % ^^^ |