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lancashirebird Aug 15th 2009 3:13 pm

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by willmore (Post 7844093)
Im still confused about what a fora is......

Can someone explain?

shhhhh it means forum...........:thumbup::thumbup:

fledermaus Aug 16th 2009 5:08 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by willmore (Post 7844093)
Im still confused about what a fora is......

Can someone explain?

Its the plural of forum.

Latin.

D15NEY Aug 16th 2009 5:20 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 
eh? :blink:

Alan2005 Aug 16th 2009 5:20 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7848297)
Its the plural of forum.

Latin.

Forums is more widely accepted. Fora is a tiny bit poncy

newshoney Aug 16th 2009 5:39 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7848316)
Forums is more widely accepted. Fora is a tiny bit poncy

If by that you mean "accurate" or "correct" or "literal translation.....
poncy is as poncy does, eh?

Alan2005 Aug 16th 2009 6:03 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by newshoney (Post 7848341)
If by that you mean "accurate" or "correct" or "literal translation.....
poncy is as poncy does, eh?

Er.... exactly:p

fledermaus Aug 16th 2009 9:38 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7848316)
Forums is more widely accepted. Fora is a tiny bit poncy

A considerable amount of words and spellings are widely accepted in these fora but that doesn't mean that they are correct.

Translation

Theirs a lot thats widely accepted in theses forums. Don't make it right tho do it?

Alan2005 Aug 16th 2009 9:42 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7848754)
A considerable amount of words and spellings are widely accepted in these fora but that doesn't mean that they are correct.

Translation

Theirs a lot thats widely accepted in theses forums. Don't make it right tho do it?

Forums and Fora are both correct. Fora is posh, forums is down with the kids.

fledermaus Aug 16th 2009 9:45 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7848765)
Forums and Fora are both correct. Fora is posh, forums is down with the kids.

Down with the kids. Good idea. Never liked them anyway.

Alan2005 Aug 16th 2009 9:53 am

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by fledermaus (Post 7848768)
Down with the kids. Good idea. Never liked them anyway.

It has been an engaging confabulation with you, but I must now tergiversate to another section of the collective fora.

newshoney Aug 16th 2009 7:48 pm

Re: Unmoderated fora
 

Originally Posted by Alan2005 (Post 7848783)
It has been an engaging confabulation with you, but I must now tergiversate to another section of the collective fora.

:rofl:

Shades of Frankie Howerd.... "A funny thing...."


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