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Topic: "cue" as a substitute for "queue"

Anonymous 9c5e61c32c273ba1f691b2a4d320d773 started this discussion 3 months (2008-08-21 15:00:26 UTC) ago:

This is not correct, is it? It means something completely different?

Anonymous 5f2b23e29b038e5fe7632e544a634634 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-21 15:17:13 UTC) ago, 17 minutes later (#52,890):

I have never seen or heard it used, but I suspect it is American English, and so should be avoided, as American English is a corruption of English. This is indisputable for any stupid American that might be offended at this due to a lack of intelligence.

Anonymous a04141d3136376d9ec26f62630de34b7 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-21 15:27:23 UTC) ago, 10 minutes later (#52,894):

@52,890

It's not standard American English. It's queue. When I add movies to my Blockbuster account they go in a queue. There's a sign at my pharmacy that shows where the queue begins.

The dude was probably just unaware of how it's spelled, that's all. Chill out.

Anonymous a04141d3136376d9ec26f62630de34b7 replied with this 3 months (2008-08-21 15:30:16 UTC) ago, 3 minutes later (#52,895):

> It means something completely different?

You're correct, they're different words. A queue is some form or line, list or sequence that proceeds in some sort of standard way whereas a 'cue' is some form of a prompt.

One might 'cue up' a tape by placing the tape at a certain spot for later playback or one might 'wait for your cue' when performing in a play.

Anonymous 3f238aa21ed0e335a273c9e8b06dc33e replied with this 3 months (2008-08-22 03:08:18 UTC) ago, 12 hours later (#53,087):

@52,890

We should have thrown your type into Boston Harbor along with the tea.

Anonymous f7980c9b6fe1cc223ee09888514f1e6a replied with this 3 months (2008-08-24 00:06:07 UTC) ago, 2 days later (#53,957):

@52,890

0/10

@OP

As previously mentioned, cue is like, the time or a signal to do something, like a cue to come on stage, or a cue to shut the fuck up. A queue is a line or a waiting area. You get put in a queue at amusement parks, or you are in a queue to download a file on Shitwire.

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