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jcampa
2006-08-29, 09:51
Hi guys, do you think they'll be any offers at the Apple Store at Labor Day? Or in any other computer store (compusa), I'm asking this becasue I don't know if this is a common practice in the US.
Thanks.
neiltc13
2006-08-29, 10:14
I have no idea what Labor Day is, why you misspelled Labour or when this is going to take place.
MyNameIsEarl
2006-08-29, 10:19
I have no idea what Labor Day is, why you misspelled Labour or when this is going to take place.



Labor Day is an American holiday to celebrate the nation's workers, it is also the unofficial end to the summer. As to why you are spelling Labor with a u I can not say but it sure does look funny.
jcampa
2006-08-29, 10:19
Labor Day in the US is Monday, september 4.
Wyatt
2006-08-29, 10:50
Labor Day in the US is Monday, september 4.
Or more generally, the first Monday of every September.

A lot of clothing retailers have Labour Day sales, but it's not as big a deal for electronics. The big summer electronics season is late June until mid-July.
alcimedes
2006-08-29, 11:03
... why you misspelled Labour....

I hate it when Europeans bastardize English. ;)
Yontsey
2006-08-29, 11:03
Hi guys, do you think they'll be any offers at the Apple Store at Labor Day? Or in any other computer store (compusa), I'm asking this becasue I don't know if this is a common practice in the US.
Thanks.

Yeah, buy an Apple Computer, get a nano free.
hflomberg
2006-08-29, 11:06
Shaw said that we were "Two peoples seperated by a common language"
jcampa
2006-08-29, 11:28
Yeah, buy an Apple Computer, get a nano free.
I´m not a US citizen so I can´t apply for the iPod nano.
chucker
2006-08-29, 11:33
I´m not a US citizen so I can´t apply for the iPod nano.

That's not US-only. Several countries have it.
torifile
2006-08-29, 11:38
I´m not a US citizen so I can´t apply for the iPod nano.
You don't have to be a US citizen, you just have to be a student in education.
jcampa
2006-08-29, 12:34
Yeah, buy an Apple Computer, get a nano free.

You don't have to be a US citizen, you just have to be a student in education.
And being resident in the US.
chucker
2006-08-29, 13:00
And being resident in the US.

Dude, I already said above that several other countries offer the same deal.
spikeh
2006-08-29, 13:38
I hate it when Europeans bastardize English. ;)

You're the bastardizer.
chucker
2006-08-29, 13:53
Nyah nyah nyah.

Kids.
hiltond
2006-08-29, 18:06
You're the bastardizer.

Oh spikeh, Noah Webster didn't bastardize it, he fixed it. :p
spikeh
2006-08-29, 18:14
Oh spikeh, Noah Webster didn't bastardize it, he fixed it. :p

:D

I was quoting ze frank (http://zefrank.com/theshow).

People like Noah Webster cause civil unreset. I wouldn't sleep with him, and I wouldn't speak any language he bastardizereds.
PB PM
2006-08-29, 20:14
I hate it when Europeans bastardize English. ;)
Americans are the only ones who don't spell those words right. It is labour, I mean you still spell hour with ou , not hor. :lol:
chucker
2006-08-29, 20:18
Americans are the only ones who don't spell those words right. It is labour, I mean you still spell hour with ou , not hor. :lol:

And "hour" and "labour" rhyme since when, exactly? :err:
PB PM
2006-08-29, 20:19
Who said anything about rhyming? :confused: I'm talking about spelling... please America... learn how!!!!!!!!!! :lol:
chucker
2006-08-29, 20:21
Who said anything about rhyming? :confused: I'm talking about spelling... please America... learn how!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

So if they aren't pronounced the same, what leads you to believe they should be spelt the same?
PB PM
2006-08-29, 20:29
There are a number of words like that, Colour, Labour etc that the rest of the truly English speaking world (not American speaking world) uses. They don't rhyme either, but they are spelt like that.
chucker
2006-08-29, 20:31
That's not an answer to my question.
digitalprimate
2006-08-29, 20:56
That's not an answer to my question.

The answer has always been 42. Thank you for providing the question.

:lol:
Schnauzer
2006-08-29, 21:20
Lol
judeobscure
2006-08-29, 21:23
There are a number of words like that, Colour, Labour etc that the rest of the truly English speaking world (not American speaking world) uses. They don't rhyme either, but they are spelt like that.
Colour, Labour etc aren't English at all . They are from old French.
PB PM
2006-08-29, 23:27
Well if you want to get picky, it all comes from Latin.
Banana
2006-08-29, 23:51
:err:

As a matter of fact, English has most of its roots in Germanic languages, with French (e.g. Romance) language having heavy influence since William the Conquerer. Romance Languages (e.g. French, Italian, and Spanish) descends directly from Latin. Ergo, English is the red-hair stepchild.
Windowsrookie
2006-08-30, 00:21
jeese gouys whoo kares aboot spilln'?

"Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends..."


:D
m3030306
2006-08-30, 04:57
I hate it when Europeans bastardize English. ;)

partly agree, but hey, there is a certain attraction European language. :)

and, why is this not closed already?
AWR
2006-08-30, 05:05
Americans are the only ones who don't spell those words right. It is labour, I mean you still spell hour with ou , not hor. :lol:


This is from someone who say PRO-ject, and EWT ina EBEWT (out and about). :p

;)
chucker
2006-08-30, 06:02
Well if you want to get picky, it all comes from Latin.

The silly 'u' stuff our British neighbors frequently get wrong certainly doesn't come from Latin.
AWR
2006-08-30, 06:51
Since when is English considered a Latin language?

I thought its roots were/are Germanic.

Or was that a Canadian joke? ;)

Edit: joke's on me (I see my points have been covered).
zippy
2006-08-30, 09:14
It's threads like this that make this place so special. Where else can someone ask for purchasing advice and get a language lesson instead?:D

Oh, and English people are funny. You should hear the way the pronounce "garage".:lol:
iThink therefore iMac
2006-08-30, 09:49
Oh, and English people are funny. You should hear the way the pronounce "garage".:lol:

Or aluminum! That one never gets old!
MyNameIsEarl
2006-08-30, 09:49
It's threads like this that make this place so special. Where else can someone ask for purchasing advice and get a language lesson instead?:D

Oh, and English people are funny. You should hear the way the pronounce "garage".:lol:

The wife loves Cash in the Attic on BBC America, we can't wait to go to our first car boot sale, although we aren't sure if it is a yard sale or not. Heck they might not even be saying car boot but that is what it sounds like. There now I have taken this thread completely off topic.
AWR
2006-08-30, 09:58
Tomato is an oldie but goodie.

I CHALLENGE a North American to not think about laughing the next time they hear "toMAHtoe" mumbled between barely-parted lips.

This is a two-way street, I must admit. /Ducks/ ;)

btw, I do not know of any Labo(u)r Day specials. Goman-nasai.
Yontsey
2006-08-30, 11:13
The wife loves Cash in the Attic on BBC America, we can't wait to go to our first car boot sale, although we aren't sure if it is a yard sale or not. Heck they might not even be saying car boot but that is what it sounds like. There now I have taken this thread completely off topic.

Just watched my first episode of Cash in the Attic and I am hooked!!!!!
PB PM
2006-08-30, 11:38
Since when is English considered a Latin language?

I thought its roots were/are Germanic.

Or was that a Canadian joke? ;)

Edit: joke's on me (I see my points have been covered).
Yes, I love to see the spelling freaks gnash their teeth. :lol:
digitalprimate
2006-08-30, 14:21
I tell ya: Eddie Izzards covers EVERYTHING (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzDbNFDdP4) :D