Random facts - Because they are awesome

[Dus]

Random fact brought to you courtesy of mangaluva:

There isn't such a thing as American English anyway. Just lazy spellers.

[Azu]

not obvious enough for nomemory

I noticed it when I had already written the comment but I was too lazy to change it.

I apologize :V

i'm gonna kill you

Fixed. So don't kill her

Why is it so bad to write it with s instead of z? The spellcheck thinks it's alright.

first of all, what spell check are you using?  second of all, it's spelled with a z >_>

A firefox one. Fine, I will try to remember to write it with z from now on.

Both ise and -ize are acceptable variants in proper (BE) English. Don't listen to Americans giving you advice on spelling!

you shut up with your demonic spelling

But I thought it's both accepted as well...

Haha same, but I usually write z instead of s because writing z is cooler than writing s

[Vylash]

Random fact brought to you courtesy of mangaluva:

There isn't such a thing as American English anyway. Just lazy spellers.

that's not a fact, and you must be really desperate if you're citing mangaluva

[Grawwbear]

The bear is still here!

[nomemory]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

[Vylash]

The bear is still here!

[Dus]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

And about the -ise/-ize issue:
If you're learning English as a foreign language then I'd recommend using -ise, simply because there are some words that have to be spelled with an s (devise, improvise, revise, exercise,...). If you choose the AE spelling then you'll have to memorize these exceptions.

[nomemory]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

And about the -ise/-ize issue:
If you're learning English as a foreign language then I'd recommend using -ise, simply because there are some words that have to be spelled with an s (devise, improvise, revise, exercise,...). If you choose the AE spelling then you'll have to memorize these exceptions.

But is it supposed the be spelled with z? If it is I will spell it that way, at least I will try to.

[Azu]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

+2.
Annnnnnd! I never knew that !!!

Needs to memo that down 8)

[baka1412]

Your eyeballs may be gauged out if you sneezing while your eyelids open

[KainTheVampire]

She should avoid citrus fruits in general, but looking at my table that is just as fine, eating kale is even better than having citrus fruits.

Best friend? Ha! I am looking forward to become old just to get rid of that "friend". But yes iron is important.

Meaning if one eats broccoli and kale at the same time it should be really healthy since vitamin C makes it easier for the body to assimilate(?) the iron.

Ouch. That sucks for her then. I know of some vegetables that gives Vitamin C too, but I need to look at my textbook to comfirm that .

I WANT TO GET RID OF MY BEST BEST BEST FRIEND TOO! DDD: Lack of Iron causes Anemia. So yeah, iron is important .

Yes. Iron is generally hard for the body to "absorb" in, so vitamin C is needed to aid the absorption of Iron (hahaha another memorizing work >_>)

Fixed

I'm kind of allergic to eat citrus directly, I feel like puking... But I can drink it in soda, juice and eat in candy... But not the fruit...  :-\
It's the same thing with mom...

I wouldn't call it a friend either... I just feel like dying when the "friend" is on a visit

Anyhow the FI and mafia are the best off-topic threads on the forum! (Super great fact!)

[Vylash]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

And about the -ise/-ize issue:
If you're learning English as a foreign language then I'd recommend using -ise, simply because there are some words that have to be spelled with an s (devise, improvise, revise, exercise,...). If you choose the AE spelling then you'll have to memorize these exceptions.

But is it supposed the be spelled with z? If it is I will spell it that way, at least I will try to.

yes, yes it is

[Dus]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

And about the -ise/-ize issue:
If you're learning English as a foreign language then I'd recommend using -ise, simply because there are some words that have to be spelled with an s (devise, improvise, revise, exercise,...). If you choose the AE spelling then you'll have to memorize these exceptions.

But is it supposed the be spelled with z? If it is I will spell it that way, at least I will try to.

In BE you can always use -ise. It's not commonly used in AE though and Oxford Spelling also uses -ize. The European Commission uses -ise.
There are no words that HAVE to be spelled -ize, unless I'm forgetting something. When in doubt, rely on your spell-check and not on Parkur.

[nomemory]

In BE you can always use -ise. It's not commonly used in AE though and Oxford Spelling also uses -ize. The European Commission uses -ise.
There are no words that HAVE to be spelled -ize, unless I'm forgetting something. When in doubt, rely on your spell-check and not on Parkur.

The spell-check allows both so.. =/ Oh, well it will be what it will be.

[Vylash]

The bear is still here!

That is a great fact

+1

People from Tokyo stand on the left side of the escalator, while people from Osaka stand on the right side.
This is because Tokyo (or rather Edo) used to be a city of samurais who needed to be able to draw their katana at the drop of a head, while Osakans where mostly merchants.

And about the -ise/-ize issue:
If you're learning English as a foreign language then I'd recommend using -ise, simply because there are some words that have to be spelled with an s (devise, improvise, revise, exercise,...). If you choose the AE spelling then you'll have to memorize these exceptions.

But is it supposed the be spelled with z? If it is I will spell it that way, at least I will try to.

In BE you can always use -ise. It's not commonly used in AE though and Oxford Spelling also uses -ize. The European Commission uses -ise.
There are no words that HAVE to be spelled -ize, unless I'm forgetting something. When in doubt, rely on your spell-check and not on Parkur.

spell check says it's wrong too