Spoken Like a True Texan

[Michael D. Henry]

Colin on the Cube "Monday’s fall was my first real ‘contact’ with the system the RS Cube uses to unleash its horsepower. I’ve spent 24 years of my life learning to open up the gas on a racing bike and on Monday I suddenly discovered a completely new way to do it. What actually happens is you give the command to a computer that sends it to the engine. It’s something new and has to be learnt."

Courtesy of RRW

[Michael D. Henry]

Colin on the Cube "Monday’s fall was my first real ‘contact’ with the system the RS Cube uses to unleash its horsepower. I’ve spent 24 years of my life learning to open up the gas on a racing bike and on Monday I suddenly discovered a completely new way to do it. What actually happens is you give the command to a computer that sends it to the engine. It’s something new and has to be learnt."

Courtesy of RRW

[SMILEYMAN]

Honda better hope he takes a long time to figure it out! Otherwise he will fly by wire right to the front! Smiley

[SMILEYMAN]

Honda better hope he takes a long time to figure it out! Otherwise he will fly by wire right to the front! Smiley

[Linz Leard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Originally posted by Michael D. Henry:
"learnt."</div></div>Go ahead Chuckster - pick on Colin's English speaking skills when you see him at the awards ceremony. I'll make a point of being there to make certain that you do! :p

[Linz Leard]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Originally posted by Michael D. Henry:
"learnt."</div></div>Go ahead Chuckster - pick on Colin's English speaking skills when you see him at the awards ceremony. I'll make a point of being there to make certain that you do! :p

[bentracing]

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Courtesy of RRW[/QB]</div></div> http://home.earthlink.net/~dvbreeze/

Might oughta post a link to RRW next time.

[bentracing]

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Courtesy of RRW[/QB]</div></div> http://home.earthlink.net/~dvbreeze/

Might oughta post a link to RRW next time.

[Chuck Ergle]

Actually, it's apparent that Colin's comments were transcribed by an Englishman; beyond that, it's as perfectly acceptable to say "learnt" (for "learned")as it is to say "dealt" (for dealed). More properly, one IS "learned" (pronounced "ler-ned", an adjective), and one HAS "learnt" ("lernt", past tense of learned ("lernd"), a verb)). As has always been true, current usage defines correctness, and that correctness depends, to a large extent, upon one's location. Now, where's my Fuller's ESB?

[Chuck Ergle]

Actually, it's apparent that Colin's comments were transcribed by an Englishman; beyond that, it's as perfectly acceptable to say "learnt" (for "learned")as it is to say "dealt" (for dealed). More properly, one IS "learned" (pronounced "ler-ned", an adjective), and one HAS "learnt" ("lernt", past tense of learned ("lernd"), a verb)). As has always been true, current usage defines correctness, and that correctness depends, to a large extent, upon one's location. Now, where's my Fuller's ESB?