Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 21/10/09 23:26, Tony Pursell wrote:
>> On 21 Oct 2009 at 22:29, LeeGroups wrote:
>>> That page got right up my nose....
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> Firstly, "computer program" isn't spelt "programme", that would be a
>>> "television programme".
> 
> Not to be picky but "spelt" is a type of wheat grain used to make flour 
> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelt).
> 
> A word is 'spelled' incorrectly.
> 
> And in this sentence:
> 
> "Given Dells position in the market place and it's support of Ubuntu, 
> the contents of this page appear to be somewhat skewed in Microsofts 
> direction."
> 
> Dells should be Dell's, it's should be its[1] and Microsofts should be 
> Microsoft's.
> 
> If you are going to criticise spelling I would suggest getting your own 
> in order would lend more weight to your argument.
> 
> Al
> 
> [1] http://www.future-perfect.co.uk/grammartips/grammar-tip-its.asp
> 
> 

Now everyone replying to this thread will be ultra-self-conscious about 
their spelling (and grammar) -- lol.

Tom

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