Room 101 - what single aspect of modern life should be consigned to oblivion?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Can I nominate discussions on the origins of the word/spelling of 'adviser' & 'advisory' for Room 101?

Surely it should be "advizer"?

[vinteuil]

I merely note that in my OED (under 'advisory') their etymology cites the Late Latin word 'advisor'...

[Nick Armstrong]

Someone..... ..... please...... .... make it stop!!!

[Lateralthinking1]

I merely note that in my OED (under 'advisory') their etymology cites the Late Latin word 'advisor'...

Does it! Well, mine don't and it is 2010. Let's face it. The bluster is from those who have been writing "advisor" all their lives and who would look up to the sky if the person who was there on day one told them it was "adviser".

You can argue till the cows come home that it went from advisor to advisory and then onto advisor because the Latin was originally advisor (even though adviser comes unequivocally from the French).

The moment that you can convince me that the average Joe is in touch with his inner Latin in a way that he wasn't in the 1970s is the moment when I'll give the flights of fancy weight.

How do you spell magnanimous? Oh, just realised. No one needs to. It's the forum for the British intelligentsia.

[cloughie]

Can I nominate discussions on the origins of the word/spelling of 'adviser' & 'advisory' for Room 101?

I've been wondering how a fun thread could have developed into this, maybe its the strength and diversity of these boards, #177 - you couln't make it up could you?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Someone..... ..... please...... .... make it stop!!!

I canna hold it, Cap'n: it's out of ma control!

[Lateralthinking1]

I've been wondering how a fun thread could have developed into this, maybe its the strength and diversity of these boards, #177 - you couln't make it up could you?

You can still catch daytime telly.

[vinteuil]

The bluster .

... I think most people here are very relaxed about this particular spelling. It is not something that irritates me one way or t'other. Only one person here seems dogged in his persistence that this is a source of major grievance...

[Lateralthinking1]

... I think most people here are very relaxed about this particular spelling. It is not something that irritates me one way or t'other. Only one person here seems dogged in his persistence that this is a source of major grievance...

Relaxed about wrongness. Go figure. The favourite sport on here is attack. Always has been. V little that is constructive or interesting. Same as everywhere.

Why do you all want a standard for R3? Seems out of character.

[cloughie]

You can still catch daytime telly.

Eh?

[Lateralthinking1]

Eh?

Fun. There's a few cartoons and soaps on the box.

[amateur51]

I canna hold it, Cap'n: it's out of ma control!

Does no-one have a crimson frizbee to throw?

Colour & movement ... colour and movement

[Lateralthinking1]

Frisbee.

[amateur51]

Frisbee.

Yay! It worked!!

Lat

[Nick Armstrong]

Yay! It worked!!

Lat

Excellent!