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OffTopic > why does everyone mispell timer???!

#8233 - Zero - Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:54 am

i see timmer alot in peoples source....
here on http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=timmer

Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F. timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. Timmer.] (Com.) A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines, sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also timmer. [Written also timbre.]

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=timer here is timer??????
anyone know?

#8235 - Zero - Sat Jul 05, 2003 1:57 am

becuase it is has an even number of letters, it could be fit into 3 16bit integers making easier to write to gba memory then 2 16bit integers and a byte...... 8)

#8269 - Saj - Sun Jul 06, 2003 3:42 pm

Lol.

I think it started when people started writing their own header files.
(In order to be different from the original Nintedo Dev Kit), people spelt things differently.

I think they were afraid of copyright breaching & hairy moles.
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#8281 - DavidSmith - Sun Jul 06, 2003 8:45 pm

Why do people ever so often type on the Internet, and say in real-life?, "I resemble that!"

It's an easy mistake to make.

timmer bounces on your fingers better.