Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 29th May 2008 16:16 UTC
Multitouch and touchscreens really are all the rage these days, especially in mobile devices. Apple's iPhone set the bar, and now it's up to the rest to either catch up to Apple, or outdo them. Google is trying just that with its Android mobile phone operating system, and it has demoed the capabilities of its new mobile phone operating system.
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Member since:2005-07-06
I'd say you were in the right from a grammatical standpoint too - IMHO, the "ly" suffix is for adverbs, not adjectives.
Amusingly enough it's usually the opposite transgression that I rant about (people who omit the "ly" suffix from adverbs - an action is performed quickLY, not "quick," damnit).
I guess "linguaphilia" and mild OCD aren't such a great combination after all 
(every time I post a reply, I have to restrain the urge to go on a tirade about how "Italic" is not a verb).
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2006-08-09
heheh.. an Anonymous coward, but that wasn't me.
I typed my pedantic little comment because it reminded me of a "conflict" I had with a professor a while ago. I had written an article (on something extremely interesting, of course) in English and he said (himself Dutch) I should use "Firstly.. secondly.. thirdly.." instead of "First.. second.. third.." which I had written.
Now I happen to really hate the -ly version of these and told him it was just a matter of taste. He was not so good at that kind of dispute, also not so good at just googling it, and refused to let go of his high school creed that it has to be -ly.
I didn't change that part of the text and it did
negatively influence his judgment.