h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ok, ok, full disclosure - it's Andreos Picaros' (U5383179) blog.

You can find it here: http://andreospicaros.blogspot.com, and it may interest you to note that it is featured today on the Guardian's Comment is Free site (http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/index.html) as number 5 of 'Best of the web' on the right-hand side.

I'm boasting for him, since he's my brother and he's too modest to do it himself.

Sorry, that should be http://andreospicaros.blogspot.com

Thanks for that, Elentari, I'll read it all later tonight.

*Brother-boast recieved*

I did it again didn't I *opens dictionary*...ahem received.

Help me out here, B'el. Isn't it more logical that the 'i' should come first when the sound is iii - ei makes ai/ei/äi?

I agree with you, Tartaronne, but I'd like to point out that English is a Germanic language, just like Danish.

right.

I admit, Danish is very difficult to read and speak because we don't pronounce words like they are spelled. German on the other hand.... maybe I have the ei/ie thing from that?

Tartaronne, these few ei instead of ie in English are just grammatical oddities of the language, exception even the English have to learn . I'm sure it's all William's and his Normans's fault

Yes, blame the French

Great blog, Elentari - thanks!

Yes great blog.

Is it quite new? When I read some of it yesterday there seemed to be no comments to any of the newer articles.

He only started it a couple of weeks ago, which is one reason why it's so impressive that the Guardian found it already!

Indeed.

..oh, and I see that even English speaking bloggers are confused by receive/recieve

Good onya brother..I read it...

>>oh, and I see that even English speaking bloggers are confused by receive/recieve<<


I told you so

Lovely to be able to say that, eh