Philosophical question of the day: basing

[Buff Orpington]

That was crystal clear to me after being subjected to the texts and WhatsApp messages of some of my co-workers. These lads aren't dim in any real sense but they had the misfortune to pass through the education system at a time when the experts felt that spelling and grammar were not important so long as people could process what you were trying to communicate.

[ochoin]

For the life of me, I can't recall which part of the equation was Danish, and which part Swedish, but it caused one hell of a furore

Probably the Swedes having a go at the Danes. Evidently, all the other Scandis find spoken Danish to be ridiculous and the only thing 'great' to come out of Denmark are dogs.

Silly Scandis.....arguing over inconsequentials.....unlike the Scots, Irish, Welsh & English at odds over *important* stuff such as football.....

donald

[ochoin]

That was crystal clear to me after being subjected to the texts and WhatsApp messages of some of my co-workers. These lads aren't dim in any real sense but they had the misfortune to pass through the education system at a time when the experts felt that spelling and grammar were not important so long as people could process what you were trying to communicate.

I am in no position to mock another's grammar. It's almost guaranteed such a criticism will contain three spelling mistakes, split an infinitive & murder possessive case.

I am even tolerant of the awful muck & illiterate tripe that characterises the American lingo.

donald

(I actually like American english as I think it often clever and always dynamic)

[HMS Priapus]

I've experimented with resin to cast amorphous but vaguely dimensional bases. Haven't got it just right yet, but was inspired when I saw an Indian Mutiny game put on by a guy who had done FX work for ILM. Assume he'd used that technique for film work and it the seamless blend from base edge to tabletop looked beautiful. Needless to say his scratchbuilt Lucknow buildings were f-ing awesome. (Had to sneak an American cliché in there.)