"British English"

[SteWadda]

A girl at work said she would meet me by the elevator. I said what in fucking America

 

[CitizenTID]

Personally I think we should go back to speaking celtic languages.

 

[mat]

I don't like the way our language is being creepingingly americanised. Too much of that cultural influence. Give me more european influences anyday.

The ironic thing about the English complaining about Americans changing the spelling of certain words is in many cases the original English spelling of the word is what the Americans have always stuck with. And somewhere along the line it is us who have changed the spelling.

Really?

BM educational and informative.
:)

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Combing through the new layout i noticed i had chosen on using "British English" on here (not that there was another choice?!). It got me thinking, as we grew up and learned "proper" English we had accept it all as it is . I find it annoying to this day when all American creations keep using their spell-check to correct English according to "American English spelling".

Now although I use American phrases and expressions....I have no problem with that. I do go all anal over spelling the American way of English. Anyone else feel the same on this ?

Well it`s just that the more American based sites using spell-check and the likes are globally turning the world to speak "American English".

I like to keep it old skool in that respect.

thoughts bluemoon ?

-- Wed Aug 07, 2013 11:51 am --

ric you sell-out!!!!!


flavour is underlined when i spell it...... i am disgusted!

Totally agree des.

The whole 'z' thing gets on my tits, in particular.

 

[garymj]

Never heard of "american English" thought it was just english, so is french spoken different in, say Canada,or Spanish in South America? I Just thought the yanks were being lazy the way they talk.

 

[East Level 2]

Should an American ever write the word "lazer" simply ask what the "z" stands for. They get very upset.

 

[rick773]

Re: "British English"

Should an American ever write the word "lazer" simply ask what the "z" stands for. They get very upset.

It's cause ZEDs look cooler especially in lazer! Any American that would be "very upset" at that question should have been aborted.

 

[garymj]

"Go figure" does my nut in.

 

[bobmcfc]

I prefer ye olde English, Shakespeare and perhaps pirate talk

 

[Carver]

Should an American ever write the word "lazer" simply ask what the "z" stands for. They get very upset.

Lazer is a Commune (parish) in France, nothing else.