Asterisk vs. Asterix

[ZombieNixon]

Asterisk:
*

Asterix:


Just saying. There's a difference.

[LadyoftheRabbits]

1. Are you having issues at work?

:P

[ZombieNixon]

2. Not specifically.

This is a mutilation of language that is widespread in society. :P

[LadyoftheRabbits]

7. Hmm...

I suppose it's my having been friends with a French family (who would have roundly chastised me for confusing the two) that saved me. :P

[ZombieNixon]

8. Oh, believe me, if you hadn't, I'd have done the same.

:P

[LadyoftheRabbits]

9. Well, this would evoke terror in anyone

And probably help anyone keep it straight:



:scared: :P

[ZombieNixon]

10. Oh, wow.

That is terrifying. :scared: :P

[Symarip]

3. I think if you get caught doing steroids

It'd be way cooler if you had an Asterix next to your name.

[ZombieNixon]

5. I think I'm going to start drawing little Asterix cartoons on papers

whenever I have to insert a footnote. Might take a little longer to finish, though. :P

[KitchenWitch]

4. I saw that thread!

:D

[ZombieNixon]

6. Thread?

I noticed someone in GD that used -ix instead of -isk, which is what inspired this, but I'm more riffing on a particular linguistic adventure many Americans undertake that uniquely annoys me. :P