Re: [OFFTOPIC] Boring dissertation on English / American languages..
L. Adrian Griffis (adrian@idir.net)
Thu, 20 Aug 1998 22:56:58 -0500
Perry Harrington wrote:<pedward@sun4.apsoft.com>
> > Also, I don't think American English is really a dialect.
> > It should be a language of its own. I know it just uses the
> > same rules as that of British English, but I believe the
> > spellings and grammar rules are different enough not to
> > classify it as a dialect.
>
> Hehe, our country is bigger. We now own the rights to
> English(tm). If you dislike this policy, grow your economy
> by a whole lot and kick out asses in a war or 2. Meanwhile
> we'll continue to provide you backup so that you mouth doesn't
> overload your ass. ;)
>
> Until that time, British Engish(reg) is a bastard dialect of
> the proper english known as California English(tm). True
> California English(tm) is devoid of dialect and contains all
> proper words to correctly speak english.
This is why it absolutely baffles me when the French get
upset with us Americans for visiting their country and
expecting them to talk to us in English. Surely it must
be a relief to them that we decline to butc^H^H^H^Hspeak
their language in addition to English. Can't you Brits
straighten them out, somehow?
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L. Adrian Griffis
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