Microsoft to be sued over xp closing down music

[Casper]

He speaks PERFECT English, but he won't utter a word of it.

How do you know he speaks perfect english if he won't utter a word of it?  :-D

[DarkHawke]

@cecilia:

you may find it silly or even stupid. Personally, i have no feelings about it. it's their language and they have the right to do whatever they wish. Anyway, these rules are made by a bunch of scolars who announce these things. Language is a flexible, living thing. And slang and new words get used by the regular people all the time.

And that's EXACTLY why this provincial attitude about the great, grand and grandiose French language is so damn laughable: all these Linguistically Correct pronouncements don't matter the proverbial hill of beans, save in governmental and effette twit circles.  When you consider how much of OUR language is made up of  French words (I've used at least three already!), and yet it survives as a vital and rich means of expression, these arrogant, pompous, self-important French drennheads become giant laughingstocks, and correctly so!

[sdesros]

Let's see... I'm French-Canadian (franco-ontarien), meaning that I'm part of a minority that has grown up in the French language in a heavy Anglophone environement.  (Granted the French language here is different then that of France, sort of like English is different between North-America and England.)

I've been using "courriel" or "courrier électronique" for quite a while when I'm referring to "e-mail" in French.  (I'm guessing at least since 1993?)  I also use "disque compacte" when referring to a "CD" although apparently cd-rom (actually "cédérom") is perfectly acceptable.  Also included in those weird words that appear to be acceptable for use now is "weekend" and "parking".  At which point I begin scratching my head.

Anyway, from what I understand the ban itself is mostly for communications from the governement.  I doubt they'll start bleeping out "e-mail" from being said in movies, television, and/or books.  I don't think anyone will be arrested for using the word "e-mail".  ;-)

[DanDude]

Awww, man, why did he cancel that?  He could've made millions of money off them!