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Bleu Ninja: /* Appearances */ more context + linkin'

2024-07-25T22:59:30Z

Appearances: more context + linkin'

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	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.		*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
-	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description ~~uses the word~~ "~~flavourite~~".	+	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[Toons\|description on the Flash version of]] the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description read "ALL your holiday flavourites".
	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".		*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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The Knights Who Say Ni: shouldn't have done a full rv

2023-07-28T05:10:07Z

shouldn't have done a full rv

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	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".		*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
-	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] is ~~spelt~~ with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".	+	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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The Knights Who Say Ni: as i recall (which i am unable to find presently), there was a hint somewhere on the website that z sabre might be the shadowy figure's name, but it was not officially revealed until the end of 2020.

2023-07-28T05:06:41Z

as i recall (which i am unable to find presently), there was a hint somewhere on the website that z sabre might be the shadowy figure's name, but it was not officially revealed until the end of 2020.

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	*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.		*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
	*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.		*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
-	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]], whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".
	*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.		*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
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	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".		*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
		+	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] is spelt with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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RickTommy at 23:21, 27 July 2023

2023-07-27T23:21:44Z

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	*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.		*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
	*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.		*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
		+	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]], whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".
	*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.		*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
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	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".		*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
-	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] is spelt with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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Guybrush20X6: This does raise a question on if you pronoucne it "Zee Saber" or "Zed Sabre" but that's for another day.

2023-07-26T11:41:46Z

This does raise a question on if you pronoucne it "Zee Saber" or "Zed Sabre" but that's for another day.

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	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".		*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
		+	*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] {{--}} The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] is spelt with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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DEIDATVM: chronology; remove TGS 9 since "a theatre" doesn't actually appear in the toon

2023-02-09T19:20:03Z

chronology; remove TGS 9 since "a theatre" doesn't actually appear in the toon

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	*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.		*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
	*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.		*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
		+	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
		+	**[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.
	*Email [[environment]] {{--}} "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".		*Email [[environment]] {{--}} "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".
	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.		*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".		*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
-	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".
-	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
-	**[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.

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Bleu Ninja at 00:39, 8 February 2023

2023-02-08T00:39:14Z

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		+	{{rename}}
	[[File:Sb email22 - British English.PNG\|thumb\|"Shouldn't you have some kinda unnecessary vowel at the end of your name?"]]		[[File:Sb email22 - British English.PNG\|thumb\|"Shouldn't you have some kinda unnecessary vowel at the end of your name?"]]
	'''Commonwealth English''' is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This form of English dialect is noticeably different from that which exists in the United States, and the two are commonly the subject of comparison for linguists, grammarians, and comedians the world over. Throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in several forms.		'''Commonwealth English''' is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This form of English dialect is noticeably different from that which exists in the United States, and the two are commonly the subject of comparison for linguists, grammarians, and comedians the world over. Throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in several forms.

Keegster2: "23 meters?"

2022-07-18T19:20:39Z

"23 meters?"

StarFox: Excuse me

2019-03-20T20:34:39Z

Excuse me

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	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".
	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
-	*The [[Grape Faerie]] uses the Commonwealth spelling for "fairy".

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StarFox: /* Appearances */

2019-03-20T20:34:03Z

Appearances

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	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".
	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).		*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
		+	*The [[Grape Faerie]] uses the Commonwealth spelling for "fairy".

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	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
-	*[[Fan Stuff]] ~~—~~ The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".	+	*[[Fan Stuff]] {{--}} The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".
-	*Email [[sb_email 22]] ~~—~~ [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.	+	*Email [[sb_email 22]] {{--}} [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
-	*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] ~~—~~ [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[~~The~~ Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.	+	*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] {{--}} [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
-	*Email [[do over]] ~~—~~ [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.	+	*Email [[do over]] {{--}} [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
-	*Email [[environment]] ~~—~~ "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".	+	*Email [[environment]] {{--}} "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".
-	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] ~~—~~ Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.	+	*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] {{--}} Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
-	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] ~~—~~ The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".	+	*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] {{--}} The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
-	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] ~~—~~ The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".	+	*[[Hooked on Decemberween]] {{--}} The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
-	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] ~~—~~ "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".	+	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] {{--}} "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".
-	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] ~~—~~ [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).	+	*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] {{--}} [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
		+	**[[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] {{--}} The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.

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