#terraria arguments in a nutshell

[12:10] <GeneralArgument> "Colour" is correct. "Color" is an Americanism, and is incorrect.
[12:10] <insanepidgeon> americans that is assuming that everyone is american
[12:10] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, that's a very prescriptive view
[12:10] <insanepidgeon> yeah thanks xD
[12:10] <GeneralArgument> It is true, Spitfire.
01[12:10] <Scizor300> color and colour are both correct you dolt
[12:10] <Weegee> Color is Color. Its the way british people spell it. Not one is right or wrong.
[12:10] <GeneralArgument> They are not.
[12:10] <insanepidgeon> dolt??
[12:10] <@Vandarx> lol
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[12:10] <GeneralArgument> "Colour" is how British people spell it, and it's correct.
01[12:10] <Scizor300> they're different spellings of the same word
[12:10] <insanepidgeon> british people spell it colour
[12:11] <insanepidgeon> i should know xD
[12:11] <insanepidgeon> you too weegee
[12:11] <Natrilis> samee
[12:11] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, if you're using British English it's correct, sure.
[12:11] <EpicCriddle> german people spell "farbe"
[12:11] <@Spitfire> If you're using American English it isn't.
[12:11] <GeneralArgument> Scizor300: In the same way that, "Bird" and, "BRIDIAE" could both be the same word.
[12:11] <Natrilis> ill bbl
[12:11] <GeneralArgument> But one is still incorrectly spelt.
[12:11] <insanepidgeon> what is bbl?
[12:11] <GeneralArgument> Be back later.
01[12:11] <Scizor300> except you're using an absolutely retarded example
[12:11] <Mimp> so do we need to check where the server is located to determine which english we should be using?
[12:11] <insanepidgeon> oh thanks xD
01[12:11] <Scizor300> the two don't even sound alike
[12:11] <GeneralArgument> No, Scizor300, it is exactly the same, it's just not real.
01[12:12] <Scizor300> color and colour do
[12:12] <insanepidgeon> aww get better natrilis, thats an order xD
[12:12] <GeneralArgument> "A-lu-min-yum" and, "A-lu-mi-num" don't sound the same.
[12:12] <insanepidgeon> ium*
[12:12] <GeneralArgument> The American way of pronouncing, "Aluminium" is definitively wrong, because they have missed out an I.
[12:12] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, haa..haa...
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[12:12] <EpicCriddle> Thats the german way too T_T
[12:12] <GeneralArgument> Spitfire: ?
[12:13] <GeneralArgument> German is an entirely differenet language and follows its own rules, EpicCriddle.
[12:13] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, you just have some very backward views about language.
01[12:13] <Scizor300> except i've never heard it pronounced "aluminyum"
[12:13] <EpicCriddle> yum yum
[12:13] <GeneralArgument> Just because you have never heard it doesn't mean it's not right.
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[12:13] <Guest_3348> hi
[12:13] <GeneralArgument> Spitfire: No, I accept the evolution of language, but some things are, objectively, wrong.
[12:13] <@Spitfire> No.
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[12:14] <@Spitfire> Some things are non-standard.
[12:14] <insanepidgeon> brb!
[12:14] <GeneralArgument> "American English" is warped English, like a dialect.
[12:14] <Mimp> wow, ne'er realized how appropriate your name is GA, you will ague about fucking anything tooth and nail won't you?
01[12:14] <Scizor300> i think you're just a bit anal-retentive about the difference between british and american english
[12:14] <EpicCriddle> some things are better in American English, some are better in British english
[12:14] <GeneralArgument> Yes, my name represents how I am, Mimp; is that surprising?
[12:14] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, that doesn't make it incorrect.
[12:14] <GeneralArgument> How can something be 'better' in a language, EpicCriddle?
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[12:14] <EpicCriddle> not better, some sounds better for me and some doesnt :P
[12:14] <@Spitfire> Are you saying everything except received pronunciation is incorrect?
[12:15] <Mimp> no, just I hate people like that, that behavior is insanely counter productive...
[12:15] <GeneralArgument> I never said that, Spitfire, and Mimp, questioning things around you is one of the best things in the world.
[12:15] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, I didn't say you did.
[12:15] <@Spitfire> I asked if that was your view.
[12:15] <GeneralArgument> It isn't.
[12:15] <@Spitfire> What constitutes "correct" language then?
[12:16] <EpicCriddle> german masterlanguage
[12:16] <EpicCriddle> jk
[12:16] <@Spitfire> Seeing as you think American English is "incorrect," what is "correct"?
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[12:16] <EpicCriddle> australian english :P
[12:16] <Mimp> questioning is fine, arguing is wasteful...
[12:16] <GeneralArgument> Pronunciation that follows the actual spelling of the words is a start, Spitfire.
[12:16] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, ha fucking ha...
[12:17] <GeneralArgument> What is amusing about that?
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[12:17] <@Spitfire> English isn't a phonological language.
[12:17] <@Spitfire> So that's just... dumb.
[12:17] <EpicCriddle> I can't understand bavarian german
[12:17] <GeneralArgument> Pronouncing, "Aluminium", "A-loo-mi-num" is just wrong.
[12:17] <EpicCriddle> (as an german)
[12:17] <GeneralArgument> It's like pronouncing, "Bird", "B-ard".
[12:17] <@Spitfire> No, it's not.
[12:17] <GeneralArgument> Why not?
01[12:18] <Scizor300> except there's no "a" in bird you idiot
[12:18] <GeneralArgument> There are two Is in, "Aluminium", Scizor300.
[12:18] <GeneralArgument> So why not pronounce the second?
[12:18] <@Spitfire> Scizor300, no need for insults.
[12:18] <GeneralArgument> It makes no difference to me, Spitfire.
[12:18] <@Spitfire> English isn't a phonological language. The idea that we should pronounce everything as it is "spelled" is completely twisted.
[12:19] <GeneralArgument> wat
01[12:19] <Scizor300> well
01[12:19] <Scizor300> here
01[12:19] <Scizor300> let's turn your argument on its head
01[12:19] <Scizor300> litre
01[12:19] <Scizor300> theatre
01[12:19] <Scizor300> are we supposed to say "litray"
01[12:19] <Scizor300> or "theatray"
[12:19] <GeneralArgument> ... Should become, "Liter", "Theater", even if those are not English.
[12:19] <GeneralArgument> [British] English.
[12:20] <Raziel> ?_?
[12:20] <EpicCriddle> just forget english and speak latin
[12:20] <EpicCriddle> jk
[12:20] <@Spitfire> GeneralArgument, now you're arguing against yourself.
[12:20] <GeneralArgument> Also, in their literal spelling, they would be, "Lit-r'" and, "Thee-at-r'".
[12:20] <@Spitfire> American spelling is Liter.
[12:20] <GeneralArgument> No, Spitfire; I made an sweeping overgeneralisation at the start which was incorrect.
[12:20] <@Spitfire> So you're saying the American spelling is "correct"?
[12:20] <GeneralArgument> _Most_ Americanisms are wrong*.
01[12:20] <Scizor300> rofl
[12:20] <GeneralArgument> Yes, that was a stupid mistake.
[12:20] <@Spitfire> Ergo you are wrong.
[12:21] <@Spitfire> Conversation over, GeneralArgument concedes the point.
[12:21] <Mimp> but entertaining :D
[12:21] <@Spitfire> Thank you for competing.