Comments on: Reason #24,341 to hate the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/ Back once again with the renegade master. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:04:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mr.E http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-41101 Mr.E Sat, 27 Oct 2007 09:41:23 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/#comment-41101 In my Teaching English as a Foreign Language course over the summer, I decided to teach the difference between British and American applications of the word "billion". My supervisor, who was English and in her thirties, had no idea what I was talking about. In my Teaching English as a Foreign Language course over the summer, I decided to teach the difference between British and American applications of the word “billion”. My supervisor, who was English and in her thirties, had no idea what I was talking about.

]]> By: uber http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-41055 uber Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:15:28 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/#comment-41055 Tell that to my Electrochem lecturer who pronounced it Kyle-o-jewels, etc. Or my British-billions-using Indian Semiconductors lecturer. TBH I doubt the spelling of sulfur will be so much of an issue, I'm happier about the fact that Al remains properly spelled. I was more surprised that the change happened in 1992(!) Tell that to my Electrochem lecturer who pronounced it Kyle-o-jewels, etc. Or my British-billions-using Indian Semiconductors lecturer.

TBH I doubt the spelling of sulfur will be so much of an issue, I’m happier about the fact that Al remains properly spelled. I was more surprised that the change happened in 1992(!)

]]> By: dixie http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-41054 dixie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:56:03 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/#comment-41054 Reading (and even writing) across dialects is totally not the same as using the wrong word or pronunciation in a classroom setting. Or while being evaluated. Or while teaching. As for the f/ph debate...I have a memory of my 11th grade chemistry class where I actually did spell it "sulphur" and didn't lose points because "that's how the British spell it." I expect in your line, if you felt like using the "ph" for the rest of your life it wouldn't be much of an issue. Not like the amide debate...ye gods, what a disaster of miscommunication. Reading (and even writing) across dialects is totally not the same as using the wrong word or pronunciation in a classroom setting. Or while being evaluated. Or while teaching.

As for the f/ph debate…I have a memory of my 11th grade chemistry class where I actually did spell it “sulphur” and didn’t lose points because “that’s how the British spell it.” I expect in your line, if you felt like using the “ph” for the rest of your life it wouldn’t be much of an issue. Not like the amide debate…ye gods, what a disaster of miscommunication.

]]> By: uber http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-41046 uber Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:53:39 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/#comment-41046 I'm reading CompSci - I might as well spend 50% of my time in the US. Anyway, the malodorous spelling is the correct BrE spelling aswell, since the IUPAC 'leaned' on the Royal Society of Chemistry. I’m reading CompSci – I might as well spend 50% of my time in the US.

Anyway, the malodorous spelling is the correct BrE spelling aswell, since the IUPAC ‘leaned’ on the Royal Society of Chemistry.

]]> By: dixie http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/comment-page-1/#comment-41044 dixie Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:42:46 +0000 http://www.blogcoven.com/wp/2007/10/26/reason-24341-to-hate-the-international-union-of-pure-and-applied-chemistry/#comment-41044 Haha. Hahahahaha. Hahahahahahahahahahaha. Try doing an undergrad in two different countries, then talk to me about linguistic oppression. Haha. Hahahahaha. Hahahahahahahahahahaha.

Try doing an undergrad in two different countries, then talk to me about linguistic oppression.

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