numberwrong Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Title says it all.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 If I had to write it down I'd put 'lampy'. The rules, as I remember it is that common nouns use y if a consonant precedes the y - if it's a vowel, it's an ie. However, loads of technical terms mess this up, like camera dolly and dollies - where the plural then gets the ie. So lampy and lampies seem to be the correct usage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 If I had to write it down I'd put 'lampy'. The rules, as I remember it is that common nouns use y if a consonant precedes the y - if it's a vowel, it's an ie.I'd agree, though with the English language, rules are ALWAYS there to be broken!! Sharpie...Faerieetc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramdram Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Well, seeing as Lampy is not a proper word anyway, merely a generic nickname for those in the theatrical industry who deal with the lighting dept you can spell the plural anyway you choose, ** laughs out loud **. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 With both Paul and Ram but from a PM point of view it is oft spelled bebinning BAS****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Robinson Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'd agree, though with the English language, rules are ALWAYS there to be broken!! Sharpie... Sharpie is a brand name, and thus surely cannot count as an example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grum Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Sharpie is also an American brand thereby making it immune to the rules of the English language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roderick Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 Is it possible to make the English language immune to Americanisms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I'd actually spell it Lampie, because it looks more like an informal noun derived from the job description, than Lampy which looks more like an adjective. He is a tech-ie - vs - This AV rig is a bit too tech-y for most people to understandHe works as a road-ie - vs - This track is more roady than the lane we drove here on Normal nouns (not to be confused with Proper nouns requiring a capital letter), generally use a "Y" ending such as assembly, fairy, party, potty. Adjectives use the Y ending rather than IE: extremely, dirty, sexy (Hmm, sounds good!....) http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Sorry - I don't accept techie (or techy) as a proper word, and it will never leave my lips. I've no idea why, but I simply cannot stand the word. Not rational, but I find it nearly as 'sucking a lemon' as the C word! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossmck Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Sorry - I don't accept technician (or technician) as a proper word, and it will never leave my lips. I've no idea why, but I simply cannot stand the word. Not rational, but I find it nearly as 'sucking a lemon' as the C word! C word ? Cast ? Choreographer ? ;) I guess I've just always been used to 'technicians' or 'techs' Personally I feel it's an acceptable (and informal) abbreviation of Technicians. As far as the spelling goes I think mutley hit it on the head :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramdram Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 Shirley that should be "a" tetchy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Robinson Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 'tech' is acceptable, 'technician' annoys me and somehow sounds slightly patronising- something a completely non-technical person uses to refer to someone technical. E2C: for some reason I wrote 'technician' rather than 'technician' as being the thing that annoyed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mutley Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 'tech' is acceptable, 'technician' annoys me and somehow sounds slightly patronising- something a completely non-technical person uses to refer to someone technical. E2C: for some reason I wrote 'technician' rather than 'technician' as being the thing that annoyed me. BR changes "T-E-C-H-I-E" and "T-E-C-H-Y" to "technician", so this may cause some confusion when posting replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 I Spell it Lampey.......But I use this as a User Name elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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