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no. but i use spell checker to fix my typo's...
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Is repairing an inner-tube not recycling in itself? I know plenty of people who throw an tube away without even considering repairing it. I once had a tube with around 15 patches on it - that's sufficient recycling for me.A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject - Churchill0
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an unusual misspelling though.... usually it's the American version, tireFacts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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there is no need to take the mickey out of peoples spelling, this is not a school playground, we arent all perfect spellers0
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I think it's interesting that people think poor spelling is unimportant, and therefore should not be commented on.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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maddog 2 wrote:I think it's interesting that people think poor spelling is unimportant, and therefore should not be commented on.
I think it's more interesting that people hijack threads in order to belittle the poster and make themselves look clever. Correct spelling has it's place but I don't think a bike forum is one of them. Who cares, as long as the question is understood?0 -
aarw wrote:no. but i use spell checker to fix my typo's...
you should also use it to fix your punctuation errors.0 -
sqwerl_mk2 wrote:
I think it's more interesting that people hijack threads in order to belittle the poster and make themselves look clever. Correct spelling has it's place but I don't think a bike forum is one of them. Who cares, as long as the question is understood?
You seem to be suggesting I belittled the posted. This is not the case. Read the post.
I merely commented on how people spell tyre.
What you are saying is that you don't care about spelling (on the internet). Which was my second point.Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0 -
maddog 2 wrote:sqwerl_mk2 wrote:
I think it's more interesting that people hijack threads in order to belittle the poster and make themselves look clever. Correct spelling has it's place but I don't think a bike forum is one of them. Who cares, as long as the question is understood?
You seem to be suggesting I belittled the posted. This is not the case. Read the post.
I merely commented on how people spell tyre.
What you are saying is that you don't care about spelling (on the internet). Which was my second point.
No, I was saying it's interesting that people, in general and not you specifically, like to use posts, that are asking genuine questions, to make themesleves look clever.
Yes. I am saying that spelling, not on the internet as a whole but on forums, is basically not important. Unless it's a spelling geek forum, for example. The important thing is that the question is understood and that the poster receives an answer. 10-odd posts later and only one person has actaully answered the question.
Forums are generally made up of people posting quick questions/replies. many don't have very good, or any, spell-check functionality. It's easy to make a typo and not notice.
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not at all. That was a good response. 8)
The thing with spelling is that it does make an impression with many people. I teach at university and the number of students who make quite basic errors with language is considerable. And increasing I suspect.
And the internet appears to be pretty much accepting of it......... which kinda suggests that it's okay to not spell correctly. Which may well have implications for the future.....
but hey, this is a bike forum.........
the answer to the question is...... no, I don't use old inner tubes. In fact I only repair mtb tubes, not road tubes, and even then I'll only patch it twice maximum.
What you gain in environmental brownie poinst you lose when the tube fails again in the p!ssing rain......Facts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0 -
maddog 2 wrote:not at all. That was a good response. 8)
The thing with spelling is that it does make an impression with many people. I teach at university and the number of students who make quite basic errors with language is considerable. And increasing I suspect.
And the internet appears to be pretty much accepting of it......... which kinda suggests that it's okay to not spell correctly. Which may well have implications for the future.....
but hey, this is a bike forum.........
the answer to the question is...... no, I don't use old inner tubes. In fact I only repair mtb tubes, not road tubes, and even then I'll only patch it twice maximum.
What you gain in environmental brownie poinst you lose when the tube fails again in the p!ssing rain......
That is true. I see much worse spelling these days, than in the past.
I think this is the internet at work. English is THE international language (so, France you can give up on that one) but is spoken and written by people with varying degrees of proficiency, from all 4 corners of the planet. It seems fair, in that case, to accept and ignore errors, as long as the understanding is there. What I don’t find acceptable is the spill over into, for example, the business or academic worlds. I’m often amazed by the errors made by some of my colleagues. These are people working for an investment bank and should therefore have _at least_ one top class degree.
Spell checkers can be your own worst enemy too.0 -
IIRC from a post on the old C+ forum, the patches you get in a repair kit are chemically treated to make them bond properly with the tube when vulcanising solution is added. So patches that are just cut from an old inner tube won't work I'm afraid. However, mountain bike (larger diameter) inner tubes can be cut into rings and used as really strong rubber bands (scuba diving trick) if you want to recycle.0
