September Banter thread

[Dakota]

No, you're right. The original of the modern word is expeditor, and is technically the correct spelling, although at this point both are equally correct and have identical definitions.

The word origin of "expedite" is from the Latin expedīre, which is literally to free (ex) the feet (ped) (from "fetter", as from a snare), hence, liberate, from ex- + pēs foot. The past participle of expedīre is expeditus.

The -or is a "Latin occupational suffix" (of expeditus), thus expeditor.

Because the -or expeditor sounds like the -er expediter when pronounced, the spelling naturally morphed into the -er expediter. This began to happen in the late 1890's when the term began to be used more and more within the scope of the Industrial Revolution. Most American English spell checkers will have the -er expediter listed, as it is the more common spelling for American English, and will show the alternate (original and technically correct) spelling as being incorrect.

Kinda like those wacky Canadians throwing a U around in certain words

 

[greg334]

Kinda like those wacky Canadians throwing a U around in certain words

Yea you expeditours.

 

[Dakota]

Yea you expeditours.

I get it you just put a u behind every o

 

[transporter]

Hey Gotta Go you got your ears on come back

 

[Dakota]

Hey Gotta Go you got your ears on come back

Hey is this the Rubber Duck in a Kenworth pulling logs?

 

[transporter]

hey i didnt know you were gotta go man you look totally different in person

 

[transporter]

hey juju why dont you have any chickens

 

[jujubeans]

hey juju why dont you have any chickens

Because they are too cute as little chicks...

 

[Dakota]

hey i didnt know you were gotta go man you look totally different in person

You've never met me in person have you?

 

[transporter]

no. i have met gotta go but i see your avitar

 

[transporter]

well juju with chickens you can always have chics and eggs and buffalo wings

 

[Dakota]

no. i have met gotta go but i see your avitar

I wasn't in Avatar I'm a little bigger now then in that picture BTW I am the guy not the dog

 

[transporter]

your still slippin i spelled avitar an you did not fix it

 

[Dakota]

your still slippin i spelled avitar an you did not fix it

I noticed it

 

[transporter]

you noticed and didnt fix it. it most be that laid back california life style

 

[transporter]

hey gotta go you got your ears on come back

 

[Dakota]

hey gotta go you got your ears on come back

I met Gotta go a few expos's back, and didn't realize she had prosthetic ears. They did a real nice job on them

 

[transporter]

good morning dakota. hope you had a nice breakfast. remember your heart more cheeros and less bacon.

 

[Jefferson3000]

A movable chicken coop/pen. Some have built some pretty cool ones.

You plant it in a section that needs fertilizer and they chickens clean the area of bugs and crap all over the area.

I can't own chickens. I live in an H.O.A. The yard Nazis would be all over me.

 

[Dakota]

good morning dakota. hope you had a nice breakfast. remember your heart more cheeros and less bacon.

I normally, don't eat breakfast. My travel mug of coffee and I am good to go. That will change though. My wife and I are starting a diet when she gets back from a business trip and it is strict and you must eat breakfast.
Good Morning Transporter and it's Cheerios