Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-04 Thread Peter Haworth
I think it's actually you chaps that miss out the required "i" in aluminium, just like the required "u" in colour:-) Pete lcSQL Software On Oct 3, 2014 6:50 PM, "Scott Rossi" wrote: > Hi Peter: > > I’m pretty sure it’s American spellings only, but it does have audio > pronunciations. :-) > > Fra

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Kay C Lan
On Sat, Oct 4, 2014 at 12:01 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > I believe the *proper* English spelling is: al-lew-min-nium > Americans adopted -ium for most of the 19th century, with aluminium appearing in Webster's Dictionary of 1828. In 1892, however, Charles Martin Hall used the -um spelling in an adver

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Scott Rossi
I believe the *proper* English spelling is: al-lew-min-nium :-) Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 10/3/14, 7:35 PM, "Peter W A Wood" wrote: >Hi Scott > >On 4 Oct 2014, at 08:50, Scott Rossi wrote: >>I¹m pretty sure it¹s American spellings only, but it d

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Mark Wieder
Scott- Friday, October 3, 2014, 5:50:48 PM, you wrote: > Frankly, I¡¯m not sure how we would handle the extra ¡°i¡± you guys always > seem to insert in ¡°aluminum¡±. Speaking of inserting things, that's a rather innovative use of punctuation. -- -Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com This communi

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Peter W A Wood
Hi Scott On 4 Oct 2014, at 08:50, Scott Rossi wrote: > I’m pretty sure it’s American spellings only, but it does have audio > pronunciations. :-) > > Frankly, I’m not sure how we would handle the extra “i” you guys always > seem to insert in “aluminum”. > What to say? al-min-num or alu-min

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Peter W A Wood
Hi Chris That would be great. As our daughter goes to an English school, we think it's best to stick to English spelling. Cheers Peter On 4 Oct 2014, at 09:25, Chris Sheffield wrote: > Hi Peter. What Scott said. However, I will definitely suggest to my company > that we consider adding Engl

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Hi Peter. What Scott said. However, I will definitely suggest to my company that we consider adding English spellings. Thanks for your interest. Chris > On Oct 3, 2014, at 6:38 PM, Peter W A Wood wrote: > > The game looks great. My daughter saw the webpage over my shoulder and wants > to pl

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Scott Rossi
Hi Peter: I’m pretty sure it’s American spellings only, but it does have audio pronunciations. :-) Frankly, I’m not sure how we would handle the extra “i” you guys always seem to insert in “aluminum”. :-) Best Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 10/3/14, 5

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Peter W A Wood
The game looks great. My daughter saw the webpage over my shoulder and wants to play it. Does it exclusively use American spellings or is there an option to use English spellings? Peter On 4 Oct 2014, at 05:22, Chris Sheffield wrote: > Thunder not stolen at all. Thanks, Scott. I'm not working

Re: [ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Chris Sheffield
Thunder not stolen at all. Thanks, Scott. I'm not working today so just haven't had a chance to make an announcement yet. So thanks taking care of it. Chris > On Oct 3, 2014, at 1:08 PM, Scott Rossi wrote: > > I don¹t want to steal Chris Sheffield¹s thunder, but a LiveCode game we > worked on

[ANN] Splat-O-Nym Game Released

2014-10-03 Thread Scott Rossi
I don¹t want to steal Chris Sheffield¹s thunder, but a LiveCode game we worked on together, Splat-O-Nym, is now available in Apple's App Store. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/splat-o-nym/id889274902?mt=8 The app helps kids learn synonyms and antonyms by "splatting" correct answers within a serie