Tuesday's WC matches

[RP]

Here we go again

[Stevie H]

first look at belgium. and don't think mexico taking something off brasil is beyond the realms of possibility.

[Hassony]

3-1 Belgium

2-0 Brazil

1-0 Russia

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

first look at belgium. and don't think mexico taking something off brasil is beyond the realms of possibility.

 

useful enough but didn't overly impress in the 1st game

[Stevie H]

useful enough but didn't overly impress in the 1st game

who? brasil or mexico?

[RP]

Why is it Brasil rather than Brazil?

 

And Colombia ... I'm sure it used to be Columbia back when I was a kid.

[cymrococh]

Why is it Brasil rather than Brazil?

 

And Colombia ... I'm sure it used to be Columbia back when I was a kid.

http://dc.gov/

[RP]

They changed it?

[Nathan Explosion]

They changed it?

 

Colombia has always been Colombia.

Columbia is the poetic name for the USA.

[RP]

Colombia has always been Colombia.

 

 

 

That's where I'm going wrong.

 

Could have sworn it was Columbia way back.

[Gilps]

It's always been Brazil though. People who insist on using Brasil should be scorned for their ridiculous affectation.

 

Sorry Stevie, but you know. At least start using Espana, Deutchland, etc. It'll still be daft but at least it will be consistent.

[Stevie H]

It's always been Brazil though. People who insist on using Brasil should be scorned for their ridiculous affectation.

 

Sorry Stevie, but you know. At least start using Espana, Deutchland, etc. It'll still be daft but at least it will be consistent.

 

get f***ed. i use 'france' as well.

[Earl Hafler]

Paul Hayward using Mueller yesterday because he didn't know how to write an ü on his keyboard.

[Gilps]

I'm just grateful you don't insist on République Française

[RP]

Paul Hayward using Mueller yesterday because he didn't know how to write an ü on his keyboard.

 

 

Isn't that the correct thing to do if you are writing for an English audience and/or you don't have an umlaut on your keyboard?

[Stevie H]

I'm just grateful you don't insist on République Française

la belle marianne mate.

[Gilps]

You don't need one on your keyboard. It's just Alt 129.

[whitewidow]

Isn't that the correct thing to do if you are writing for an English audience and/or you don't have an umlaut on your keyboard?

Yes - eg anyone with a name requiring an umlaut will have an e-mail address with an e sellotaped behind the accented letter.

[Duncan Disorderly]

Paul Hayward using Mueller yesterday because he didn't know how to write an ü on his keyboard.

That's how it was spelt on the graphics that came up. Thought it was a bit strange. Müller is easy enough to type.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

who? brasil or mexico?

 

point

[Swan Red]

Not all software likes umlauts, seems perfectly reasonable to omit them when addressing English audiences in English

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

It's always been Brazil though. People who insist on using Brasil should be scorned for their ridiculous affectation.

 

Sorry Stevie, but you know. At least start using Espana, Deutchland, etc. It'll still be daft but at least it will be consistent.

 

Ivory Coast?

[Stevie H]

point

 

if the respective referees had done their jobs properly mexico could be top of that group with a +3 goal difference.

[Farmer's Tan]

http://dc.gov/

 

Isn't that Washington DC not the country.

[RP]

Isn't that Washington DC not the country.

 

 

Now that won't confuse matters at all.