Major rant about people using the word speccy

[moggsie]

When I saw this thread was about the word 'speccy' I thought it was about us fellow spectacle wearers.

 

[cosmicfrog]

you not made it unless you have a nick name heheheh
Speccy for a zx is fine but I`ve heard and seen a zx81 called a spectrum no thats defo wrong

 

[Allen1]

I love my speccy, maybe not as much as I used to back in the day, but the 48, 128, +2 and +3 I had were all known as my speccy's. A term of endearment rather than an insult

 

[moijk]

I like to call it the black or grey beast because it is just that. It made major waves in the computer market and people are still making games and hardware for it even when its not even the "in" thing.

Back in the day I used to know it as "The machine who had the worst screen shots in the game reviews". I still however want to own a toastrack. (better name than speccy?) since it's a piece of history. I'm just glad I grew up with the c64.

 

[desiv]

the english Zed pronnounciation of Z was changed to zee in the states so it would fit better with the alphabet song. it rhymes better if you say Zee instead of Zed.

Makes sense, from Greek/Latin Zeta...

Of course, I like the concept of not having to use 2 different consonants to pronounce one consonant. ;-)

Seriously, tho, I always pronounced it Zee Ecks Spectrum..
It wasn't till I started to hang around here or EAB that I noticed people calling it a Speccy.

I do think I prefer Speccy tho.. ;-)

desiv
p.s. I DO love that song!!!

 

[BritishGeek]

I think the word Speccy suites the Spectrum just fine. Always thought the Specie to be a little girlie machine compared to the nice large breadbin boxxed C64

:Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore:

 

[r0jaws]

I think the word Speccy suites the Spectrum just fine. Always thought the Specie to be a little girlie machine compared to the nice large breadbin boxxed C64

:Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore::Commodore:

Both of which quail before the might of the behemoth known as the Beeb of course.

 

[TheCorfiot]

^ +1

Takes me back to my schooldays.

TC

 

[Zetr0]

Oh no.... some one let the 6502 fanboi's loose again...

Quick.... some one get a catchers mit and the hose.... we better round them up before they organize!!!!


*ahem....

...infact both welsh and english derive from lattiin. but i degress..

Actually my friend, English, Welsh, Scottish, Dutch and German (to name a few) are in fact are based on a West Germanic language. Unlike most other European languages such as French, Spanish and Italian (also to name a few) are derived from a proto-latin language.

Interestingly all european languages are rooted the first languages that are considered proto-indian, over many milennia - this language branched out to create the plethora of lanuages that we have today -

where some languages ended up isolated for almost as many milenia - others evolved with the populce that used it and what that society interacted with others -

In itself lanugage encapsualtes every facet of man (and woman), from communicating their art, social needs and niceties, ideas. A langauge is unique way of thinking and expressing oneself.

Because of this languages are both remarkable and beautiful yet while it is sad to see a language die, through its non-use, its good that we are in a position today to save that language, that art, that way of thinking.


in case you wonder - I may have a small passion for language =D

 

[desiv]

...infact both welsh and english derive from lattiin. but i degress..

Actually my friend, English, Welsh, Scottish, Dutch and German (to name a few) are in fact are based on a West Germanic language.

To be fair, that is a matter of perspective..

English has so much Latin and Germanic in it that both sides routinely claim it is "based" on their choice... ;-)

desiv

 

[Zetr0]

@Desiv

My friend, it is more about the structure of the sentences as opposed to single words.

There is no doubt about the fact that english has a latin influence, infact it would be hard to find a language that isn't influenced by latin in some way or other. This should speak well of how prolific another language is, however it is how sentences and compound words are structured / created that one can derrive its root language, or in some rare cases, multiple laguages.

 

[desiv]

@Desiv

My friend, it is more about the structure of the sentences as opposed to single words.

There is no doubt about the fact that english has a latin influence, infact it would be hard to find a language that isn't influenced by latin in some way or other. This should speak well of how prolific another language is, however it is how sentences and compound words are structured / created that one can derrive its root language, or in some rare cases, multiple laguages.

We beg to differ on your conclusions, but not necessarily your specific statements above. ;-)

desiv

 

[Zetr0]

well if we use a Latin Dialect - we could call the Spectrum something like

the

Spectare Zeta Ex

which kinda sounds cool =)

 

[Chinners]

latin fight!!!!

 

[Zetr0]

LMAO!!!!

I shall use the well know latin expression of

"Non possum pugnare, Non habeo ancilla nutrix"

And that should be the end of that battle!!!!

 

[commodorejohn]

To be fair, that is a matter of perspective..

English has so much Latin and Germanic in it that both sides routinely claim it is "based" on their choice... ;-)

Old English was a Germanic language, but there's not too many people around who speak it on a daily basis ;P Middle and modern English are a sort of linguistic tide pattern resulting from centuries of successive invasions and the accompanying linguistic amalgamation...

 

[desiv]

[
Old English was a Germanic language, but there's not too many people around who speak it on a daily basis ;P Middle and modern English are a sort of linguistic tide pattern resulting from centuries of successive invasions and the accompanying linguistic amalgamation...

Yeah, I always thought it was funny when people would hear Shakespeare and refer to it as "Old English."
I'd tell them, hey, that's Modern English (not the band)!!

;-)

desiv

 

[morcar]

Been a very interesting read and i have had a laugh but come on BBC .. really? ... really? ... really?

Where were they then oh yeah in schools they wasn't even in the main stream like the C64, Spectrum or even the Amstrad CPC

I had a friend who owned an acorn electron which was like a cut version of the BBC and it was total crud but even when i saw the BBC i laughed.

As for the C64 yeah it was a good machine but some of the multi game ports the Spectrum was a lot better like Target Renegade, Renegade and many more.

Of course every machine had its highs and lows but i feel the Spectrum was more like the Gameboy where it lacked any real colour, cheap to buy and the games were addictive as all hell then the rest were game gears good but over priced. At least that's my comparison.

 

[StrontiumDog]

Get back to your colour clash graphics and beep beep sounds mr speccy owner

sinclair zx spectaculum eram a magnus congeries of dogs nuntius quod haud erroris!

 

[Merlin]

Non possum pugnare, Non habeo ancilla nutrix

Donec non pugnabit bella vestra, vos postulo ut mulier eam vobis?