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Started by sammi, July 16, 2013, 10:36:42 PM

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July 16, 2013, 10:36:42 PM   Last Edit: August 12, 2025, 08:38:51 PM by sammi
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Dr Frankenstein

#1
July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM  
Hello from nearby (by Canadian roadgeek standards) Montreal area!

You're not the first MF transgender here, if that helps. I'm not going to name names, though; she'll manifest herself if she wishes.

sammi

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July 17, 2013, 02:36:37 PM  
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM
Hello from nearby (by Canadian roadgeek standards) Montréal area!

You mean by tourist standards? :-D

"Wanna go to Montréal for lunch?" Only 7½ hours from Niagara Falls.

Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM
You're not the first MF transgender here, if that helps. I'm not going to name names, though; she'll manifest herself if she wishes.

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one... But I have a feeling I know who the other one is. :-|

agentsteel53

#3
July 17, 2013, 02:38:30 PM  
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 02:36:37 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM
Hello from nearby (by Canadian roadgeek standards) Montréal area!

I don't think I've ever gone out of my way to put the accent mark on that e, ever.  I'm kinda heartened that, on this English-speaking forum, a Montreal local doesn't do it either.  makes me seem less sloppy  :sombrero:
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com

sammi

#4
July 17, 2013, 02:56:55 PM  
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 17, 2013, 02:38:30 PM
I don't think I've ever gone out of my way to put the accent mark on that e, ever.  I'm kinda heartened that, on this English-speaking forum, a Montreal local doesn't do it either.  makes me seem less sloppy  :sombrero:

I don't know, it just happened to not have an accent, and I just happened to put one. :biggrin:

Dr Frankenstein

#5
July 17, 2013, 03:06:18 PM  
sammi's right, though. The Commission de toponymie seems to suggest that writing Montréal without the diacritic is wrong. Several press style guides (notably the ones from CP and The Gazette) allow it to be omitted in most cases, but it's not allowed in official documents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal#cite_note-6

Anyway, thanks and welcome! :D

Alps

#6
July 17, 2013, 08:50:55 PM  
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 02:36:37 PM
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one... But I have a feeling I know who the other one is. :-|
Ones. Are.

There are at least three others here. It's okay.

agentsteel53

#7
July 17, 2013, 08:51:31 PM  
Quote from: Steve on July 17, 2013, 08:50:55 PM
Ones. Are.

There are at least three others here. It's okay.

Steve's keeping count!?  :wow:
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com

sammi

#8
July 17, 2013, 08:53:12 PM  
Quote from: Steve on July 17, 2013, 08:50:55 PM
Ones. Are.

There are at least three others here. It's okay.

I assumed there was the one.

Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM
she'll manifest herself if she wishes.

The more you know!

agentsteel53

#9
July 17, 2013, 09:01:25 PM  
Quote from: sammi on July 17, 2013, 08:53:12 PM
Quote from: Dr Frankenstein on July 17, 2013, 02:26:17 PM
she'll manifest herself if she wishes.

The more you know!

wait, why the bolding?  it seems like the original quote is the same - you didn't FTFY anything.
live from sunny San Diego.

http://shields.aaroads.com

jake@aaroads.com

sammi

#10
July 17, 2013, 09:04:12 PM  
Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 17, 2013, 09:01:25 PM
wait, why the bolding?  it seems like the original quote is the same - you didn't FTFY anything.

Simply emphasizing how Dr Frankenstein implied that there was only one.
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