DonnyTJS

Just been reading about that. Remarkable indeed. Sounds like he's lost most of his innards though.

Would a majority in the Republic favour a united Ireland?

I agree. Nothing wrong with using 'realise' / 'organise' etc, it's just that the '-ize' version unnecessarily gets people's backs up. And that's not their fault, it's the parlous state of English teaching.

It's not a 'root' word, and suffixes are attached to roots. And Nobby: no bother. Thing is, hardly any bugger knows this anymore; particularly English teachers - to their shame.

Those are bona fide Americanisms - courtesy of Noah Webster.

No, the -ise in Concise isn't a suffix - you can tell this because there's no such word as 'Conc'. Compare, for example, 'realize', 'organize' or 'Americanize'. Plain and simple, nowt daft about it at all. (one slightly confusing one is 'advertise', but that's because 'advert' is a contraction rather than a proper root). I refuse to acknowledge the winky smilie. Still looks like a stroke victim to me.

*sigh* I know. Still, I don't think I've given the lecture on this version of the board. I'll try to keep it brief. Nobby, the -ize suffix is not an Americanization. It was the standard form in British English until the mid 20th century. It is also the 'more correct' form. The suffix comes originally from the Greek in which language it was was formed using the letter zeta (ζ) which transliterates into English as z. For some reason, the French form -ise started increasingly to appear in print following WWI, and it became the dominant form after WWII precisely because people assumed that -ize was an American import (the original form continued to be used in the States). The better British publishing houses (eg: Oxford University Press, Faber) still use -ize, and the OED gives it as the primary spelling - if I look up, say, 'real...' in my 2008 edition of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary it states: "realize or realise". It was also, rather tellingly, the form used by the Times until that once proud journal was bought by Murdoch.

Yup. Radio 1 lost the 'old core' long before Moyles joined the station...

Gone a bit off topic, this thread...

I've seen folk flogging pangolins here but never armadillos. Isn't it the State animal of Texas (as well as being a carrier of leprosy)?

Use a second-hand carrier bag? I have some standards - and it might be an ebola risk. We're already being bombarded with TV ads telling us not to eat bats.

There are only two types of people who wouldn't love to see George Boyd back in the Scotland side: those with no sense of humour, and those who want to see Scotland do well.

11th? I agree that Bino's right, certainly the first bit. Whether or not the earlier conflicts were 'universally' accepted to be right, we just didn't big things up back in the day. I blame Lady Di's driver. It's also the influence of the USA - forces fetishization is rampant over there.

Luanda and its outlying villages are rank with plastic carriers - trees, power lines, barbed wire, anyone daft enough to stand still for five minutes: all festooned with the bloody things. Like biffer, not used them in years. A handful of canvas bags get a shedload of use and still going strong. The only problem is occasionally a plastic carrier bag would be really handy for summat and there are none kicking about the house.

Microbrachius dicki - how apt.

Yup, the Bono Endorsement Factor is a major hurdle that one has to overcome if one is to appreciate the value of a number of things. Still, having achieved it, the 'despite' rather than 'because of' aspect gives our appreciation extra value. Besides which I'd bought Raw Power (and seen the Ig) before Bono had chosen his silly name, nevermind achieved secular canonization. I pity the young. Best song so far today? Peter Warlock's The Curlew:

Sorry about your mate, SB. I saw Devo at the City Hall back in the day - opened with a short film featuring Ian Dury. Aye, I've drunk in Snaith a few times, dunno which pub that would've been though. Good luck with the drive home - and watch the speed bumps. Also from The Life Aquatic:

Didn't listen to any music today, but then I started watching The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou:

2009?

Result!

No, just upload them as they come. Posted one earlier today. I don't understand these things, but could it be a problem with your computer?

tinypic.com works for me.

My sister-in-law worked behind the bar. Has a few tales... (none of which I remember).

I've tended to be reticent about Hamilton Academical being my 'Scottish team' (in so far as I'll actually be arsed to check their results), as it was down to nothing more than the shirt. Now however I can add Victoria McIntyre and glory hunting to the mix and it's all become so much more rational.