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[USFREEDOM911]

Nope. Thanks for asking, though.

It must be terrible, having to live with the memories and the shame.

 

[Don Quixote]

May the elephant of good fortune lay its eggs in your beard.

oh ow, lol

 

[Airstrip One]

I used to be a good boy, and never swear in public. To this day, it still shocks a lot of people if they hear me do it, because of the innocent image I tend to wear around. I swear a bit at work, because it's the military, and it tends to be commonplace, and I swear a lot on JPP, mostly because it's fun. Personally, I think the English language is dead in America, and have no qualms about beating this already dead horse with further vulgarity.

 

[Don Quixote]

I used to be a good boy, and never swear in public. To this day, it still shocks a lot of people if they hear me do it, because of the innocent image I tend to wear around. I swear a bit at work, because it's the military, and it tends to be commonplace, and I swear a lot on JPP, mostly because it's fun. Personally, I think the English language is dead in America, and have no qualms about beating this already dead horse with further vulgarity.

i disagree

some years ago i spent a lot of time around the military and got into the habit of swearing and spent several years breaking myself of the habit

i do not want to lapse hence i infrequently use it here

as for the english (american style) language being dead, i plan on using it for the rest of my life so i will continue to do so - here and with others

as for it being dead, it is the most used language worldwide

so, go have carnal knowledge with your...

 

[Lowaicue]

i disagree

some year ago i spent a lot of time around the military and got into the habit of swearing and spent several years breaking myself of the habit

i do not want to lapse hence i infrequently use it here

as for the english (american style) language being dead, plan on using it for the rest of my life so i will continue to do so - here and with others

as for it being dead, it is the most used language worldwide

so go have carnal knowledge with your...

The English language is not dead in America, but like the child it is, it is gradually growing apart from its parent. The problem, if problem there is, is when the American version of the language, is thrust down the throats of the English.
No Chinese has ever insisted that 'm'goi' is a standard form of saying thankyou and programming it into their ' English' dictionary, yet the American google and microsoft are run by people who are oblivious to the correct spelling and usage of their borrowed language and force incorrectness upon the rest of the world, most of whom incidentally, would choose British English over American if there was a genuine choice..

My spell check sees nothing wrong with 'gotten' for instance and insists on flagging my 'u's in 'colour' etc. All we have a right to expect is that these Websterites pay due deference to the language of their forefathers and allow the pure form of the modern English language not only to exist, but to flourish. English is developing all the time, just like a child, but as with a child, the parent has the right to guide it and prevent it from becoming a hoodlum.
I wonder if there is anything at all that the average American respects more than himself.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

The English language is not dead in America, but like the child it is, it is gradually growing apart from its parent. The problem, if problem there is, is when the American version of the language, is thrust down the throats of the English.
No Chinese has ever insisted that 'm'goi' is a standard form of saying thankyou and programming it into their ' English' dictionary, yet the American google and microsoft are run by people who are oblivious to the correct spelling and usage of their borrowed language and force incorrectness upon the rest of the world, most of whom incidentally, would choose British English over American if there was a genuine choice..

My spell check sees nothing wrong with 'gotten' for instance and insists on flagging my 'u's in 'colour' etc. All we have a right to expect is that these Websterites pay due deference to the language of their forefathers and allow the pure form of the modern English language not only to exist, but to flourish. English is developing all the time, just like a child, but as with a child, the parent has the right to guide it and prevent it from becoming a hoodlum.
I wonder if there is anything at all that the average American respects more than himself.

If you don't like the way Americans are doing things, ie: google and microsoft; get up off you old dead ass and create a British version.

 

[Don Quixote]

The English language is not dead in America, but like the child it is, it is gradually growing apart from its parent. The problem, if problem there is, is when the American version of the language, is thrust down the throats of the English.
No Chinese has ever insisted that 'm'goi' is a standard form of saying thankyou and programming it into their ' English' dictionary, yet the American google and microsoft are run by people who are oblivious to the correct spelling and usage of their borrowed language and force incorrectness upon the rest of the world, most of whom incidentally, would choose British English over American if there was a genuine choice..

My spell check sees nothing wrong with 'gotten' for instance and insists on flagging my 'u's in 'colour' etc. All we have a right to expect is that these Websterites pay due deference to the language of their forefathers and allow the pure form of the modern English language not only to exist, but to flourish. English is developing all the time, just like a child, but as with a child, the parent has the right to guide it and prevent it from becoming a hoodlum.
I wonder if there is anything at all that the average American respects more than himself.

american english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them out and riffles their pockets for spare grammar and vocabulary

american english is a rich language, but a complete mongrol where you can say things not found in other languages

also, it is a language rich in technical terms

your attitude reminds me of signs in europe during the middle of the last century, they said 'american understood, english spoken'

oh well

 

[Don Quixote]

If you don't like the way Americans are doing things, ie: google and microsoft; get up off you old dead ass and create a British version.

better yet, there is the 'add to dictionary' feature in microsoft word

during the technical revolution, the u s of a led the way and as a result people that wanted to keep up on the latest technical information had to learn english

however, what really put the frosting on the cake was the adoption of american english as the language required for pilots. air traffic controllers and control tower personnel

if those things had happened today, it might have been chinese as the world most popular language...

oh well

 

[USFREEDOM911]

better yet, there is the 'add to dictionary' feature in microsoft word

during the technical revolution, the u s of a led the way and as a result people that wanted to keep up on the latest technical information had to learn english

however, what really put the frosting on the cake was the adoption of american english as the language required for pilots. air traffic controllers and control tower personnel

if those things had happened today, it might have been chinese as the world most popular language...

oh well

Low and orther British individuals complain about this; because they see their once great empire being auctioned off, one piece at a time and their form of English is part of that empire.

 

[Lowaicue]

better yet, there is the 'add to dictionary' feature in microsoft word

during the technical revolution, the u s of a led the way and as a result people that wanted to keep up on the latest technical information had to learn english

however, what really put the frosting on the cake was the adoption of american english as the language required for pilots. air traffic controllers and control tower personnel

if those things had happened today, it might have been chinese as the world most popular language...

oh well

As I suspected, my American friends show something of an incomplete understanding.
The problem we have is that Ameringlish is really only a symptom. It is a symptom of an arrogant ignorance with which we find rather difficult to come to terms. I'm sure that should each one of you be faced with an overpowering, arrogant and basically unintelligent child you would be the first to slap it down.
Consider yourselves slapped.

 

[Don Quixote]

Low and orther British individuals complain about this; because they see their once great empire being auctioned off, one piece at a time and their form of English is part of that empire.

it is kind of a shame that american english is becoming so pervasive

yet, it is good in another way as it brings the world together

i wonder how long it will take for other languages to succumb to american english

i would expect that french and arabic would be the last to go

bummer

 

[Don Quixote]

As I suspected, my American friends show something of an incomplete understanding.
The problem we have is that Ameringlish is really only a symptom. It is a symptom of an arrogant ignorance with which we find rather difficult to come to terms. I'm sure that should each one of you be faced with an overpowering, arrogant and basically unintelligent child you would be the first to slap it down.
Consider yourselves slapped.

you folks tried to do that twice, during our revolutionary war and during the war of 1812 but we are still here

 

[USFREEDOM911]

As I suspected, my American friends show something of an incomplete understanding.
The problem we have is that Ameringlish is really only a symptom. It is a symptom of an arrogant ignorance with which we find rather difficult to come to terms. I'm sure that should each one of you be faced with an overpowering, arrogant and basically unintelligent child you would be the first to slap it down.
Consider yourselves slapped.

Then consider yourself punched in the the nose, kneed in the groin, and pushed to the ground.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

it is kind of a shame that american english is becoming so pervasive

yet, it is good in another way as it brings the world together

i wonder how long it will take for other languages to succumb to american english

i would expect that french and arabic would be the last to go

bummer

What I like is that "Amerenglish" adopts words from other cultures, embrace them, and make them part of it.
The British can go piss up a rope.

 

[USFREEDOM911]

you folks tried to do that twice, during our revolutionary war and during the war of 1812 but we are still here

That's because he slaps like a little girl.

 

[Lowaicue]

you folks tried to do that twice, during our revolutionary war and during the war of 1812 but we are still here

We have no desire at all to eliminate you. You are entertaining, you have nice places and many of you are quite nice. So it's just a slap. No more, no less as you, like Europe continue your inexorable path to greater poverty and maybe even oblivion.
That your first reaction was to see danger where there was none is indicative of years of government induced fear. But no doubt you will, in time, recover from that.

 

[Lowaicue]

american english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them out and riffles their pockets for spare grammar and vocabulary

american english is a rich language, but a complete mongrol where you can say things not found in other languages

also, it is a language rich in technical terms

your attitude reminds me of signs in europe during the middle of the last century, they said 'american understood, english spoken'

oh well

English has always plundered other languages well before Mr. Ap Meric lent his name to your shores.
Remember that for nearly three hundred years the official language of our islands was french, that we have words from almost every language in the world, some of which might surprise you. Ketchup is a great example and one which puzzles more than a few. We were subject to Viking invasions, Roman occupations and many other influxes.
But when we can, we choose what to steal. Children, in a comparative sense, may stamp and shout till the cows come home, but wise parents will pat them on their little heads and take no notice.

 

[Lowaicue]

american english follows other languages down dark alleys, knocks them out and riffles their pockets for spare grammar and vocabulary

american english is a rich language, but a complete mongrol where you can say things not found in other languages

also, it is a language rich in technical terms

your attitude reminds me of signs in europe during the middle of the last century, they said 'american understood, english spoken'

oh well

BTW the author of that quotation used 'English' not 'American English' and was Canadian. You really must learn to respect other people's property!

 

[Don Quixote]

BTW the author of that quotation used 'English' not 'American English' and was Canadian. You really must learn to respect other people's property!

that was they way i saw it on a tee shirt and in a cartoon

 

[Don Quixote]

English has always plundered other languages well before Mr. Ap Meric lent his name to your shores.
Remember that for nearly three hundred years the official language of our islands was french, that we have words from almost every language in the world, some of which might surprise you. Ketchup is a great example and one which puzzles more than a few. We were subject to Viking invasions, Roman occupations and many other influxes.
But when we can, we choose what to steal. Children, in a comparative sense, may stamp and shout till the cows come home, but wise parents will pat them on their little heads and take no notice.

as i recall from my history classes, english is mainly a combination of french and german with a local slant

my wife is something of an anglophile although egyptology is her favorite subject

however, you have your little tantrum, try this on for size, the language that become the language of our government was decided by a majority of one vote with german coming in second

you are just jealous that our version of english has won out worldwide, mainly due to leadership

and do try to remember who helped you out during wwii

yes, i know your raf did yeoman duty but our 'lend lease' plan went a long way towards saving you bacon before we joined in, not to mention all the material and food that we sent over to you via convoys

and fyi, why are we at such odds you and us being allies and such