Important notice from the GRAMMAR POLICE. Plz read. This means you.
CheritaChen:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 14, 07:29:57
BTW, it is 'spelt' not 'spelled',
It's American, not British.
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and you appear to be qualifying moronic with the extra 'al'. It should simply be moronic like ironic which frequently gets another 'al' added incorrectly to it.
It had a funnier, more rant-y sound than "moronic," so I went with it. It is, in fact, incorrect, but
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What concerns me more is
I see.
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 14, 07:54:07
BTW, where did you Americans learn to spell?
Um...America? Look, I never argued that American alterations to British English were superior, but in our language, they are correct. And in fact, some of them are simpler, like the dropped Us and the transposed ending "er" for "re."
None of this has anything to do with poor grammar that is poor no matter which flavo(u)r of English one speaks. Or careless punctuation, or txt spk. People are (supposedly) being taught proper English, but not using it, and using alternative forms in completely inappropriate places. That's what I'm bitching about.
Simsample:
Quote from: Audrey on 2009 July 14, 09:17:42
Why have the Americans changed the English language? What was wrong with the original English? Do the Americans think that their version is the correct one or are they aware that it is a deviation from the standard of spelling used around the world EXCEPT in America? I find this a little arrogant of the US, no offence to any American on here as you did not make the changes.
Well, I'm English and I think the Americans have a good point. Any language that will pronounce Tewkesbury as Chooksburry, Cholmondeley as Chumley and Beaulieu as Bewley needs something done to it. :) I remember an English teacher telling me that 'Ghoti' could be pronounced 'Fish'- gh as in enough, o as in women and ti as in fiction. Also, there are a fair few caollquial pronunciation differences, too- the rest of the UK pronounces Tewkesbury as 'Tukesburry', and it only seems to be Gloucestershire people that pronounce it 'chooksburry' (and even then, not all of them). My grandmother pronounced 'saucepan' as 'sospan', so it's easy to see how spelling differences would have arisen. I like the diversity, and the fact that I can chat to my butties (mates) in local slang- confusing my neighbours, who come from the north.
toad:
You idiots, stop feeding the troll, or else feed it in a funny way. Maybe wear a hat like Inge, or use hilarious sporks - this crabby defense of your ability to be Amurrikan is really boring.
maxon:
STFU Audrey - you're making me embarassed to be English.
CheritaChen:
Quote from: Simsample on 2009 July 14, 12:38:18
Well, I'm English and I think the Americans have a good point. Any language that will pronounce Tewkesbury as Chooksburry, Cholmondeley as Chumley and Beaulieu as Bewley needs something done to it. :) I remember an English teacher telling me that 'Ghoti' could be pronounced 'Fish'- gh as in enough, o as in women and ti as in fiction.
Ah, you make me want to dust off my Eddie Izzard DVDs! I don't even remember which concert the language bit was from...Dressed to Kill, maybe. maxon, as long as there are brilliant Brits like Eddie Izzard in this world, you have no reason to be embarrassed.
We Americans still haven't quite gotten over the shame of Dubya.
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