Alas, you're only correct in the US

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Post #293,928 by warmachine 9/30/07 4:34:08 PM Reply	Alas, you're only correct in the US Now, absurdities in a language confuse non-native speakers but English is such a mess, it confuses the crap out of foreigners already. The trouble is, there are two versions of English that appear to be the same language but aren't. Your language confuses foreigners like Peter and I. Stop it. Matthew Greet Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? - Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
Post #293,931 by Andrew Grygus 9/30/07 6:20:54 PM 9/30/07 6:40:57 PM Reply	Only correct in the US? What else counts? We don't at all mind confusing uppity foreigners. Particularly those who accuse us of abusing "their" language. Linguists say the closest language to ours is not that of England, but of Australia. I hold that is because both derive from the same criminal ancestry. Americans got out before the police came, Australians after. John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence so large because he owed considerable money to the British crown and wanted King George to be able see he had a bad debt on his hands "without his spectacles". [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx] Edited by Andrew Grygus Sept. 30, 2007, 06:40:57 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #293,942 by warmachine 9/30/07 8:50:04 PM Reply	Stupid American language (new thread) Created as new thread #293941 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=293941\|Stupid American language] Matthew Greet Choose Life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol, and dental insurance. Choose fixed interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisurewear and matching luggage. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing, spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked up brats you spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin? - Mark Renton, Trainspotting.
Post #293,938 by Silverlock 9/30/07 8:27:37 PM Reply	Stop it? No. Welcome to the rich pageant that is language. ----------------------------------------- Atheism is a religion in the same sense that not collecting stamps is a hobby.

The Caring Continuum - (pwhysall) - (24) - Sept. 28, 2007, 12:29:35 PM EDT

arnt you being as little careless with that assertion? -NT - (boxley) - Sept. 28, 2007, 12:43:52 PM EDT

In spoken American, the "n't" is silent. HTH! ;-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - Sept. 28, 2007, 12:57:03 PM EDT

Innovative! - (pwhysall) - Sept. 28, 2007, 01:31:31 PM EDT

How about this interpretation - (Steven A S) - (18) - Sept. 28, 2007, 03:32:54 PM EDT

Or - (Silverlock) - (17) - Sept. 28, 2007, 04:27:56 PM EDT

The real question about this issue is - (jake123) - (2) - Sept. 28, 2007, 04:46:52 PM EDT

Well, there is that. -NT - (Silverlock) - Sept. 28, 2007, 04:49:47 PM EDT

Not you. - (pwhysall) - Sept. 29, 2007, 04:51:11 AM EDT

Riiight. - (pwhysall) - (13) - Sept. 29, 2007, 04:47:01 AM EDT

We who Care the Most - (Ashton) - (1) - Sept. 29, 2007, 05:40:46 AM EDT

:-D -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 29, 2007, 05:43:32 AM EDT

Not to belabor the obvious - (Silverlock) - (10) - Sept. 29, 2007, 04:53:37 PM EDT

Riiight. - (pwhysall) - (9) - Sept. 30, 2007, 02:43:25 AM EDT

Who couldn't care less about your opinion on this matter? - (Lily) - (3) - Sept. 30, 2007, 10:40:51 AM EDT

If you're not interested, don't post. - (pwhysall) - (2) - Sept. 30, 2007, 11:10:59 AM EDT

Can post where and when I want - (Lily) - (1) - Sept. 30, 2007, 12:00:13 PM EDT

No kidding! - (imqwerky) - Sept. 30, 2007, 01:06:29 PM EDT

If the correct meaning is understood, how is it wrong? - (Silverlock) - (4) - Sept. 30, 2007, 03:27:34 PM EDT

Alas, you're only correct in the US - (warmachine) - (3) - Sept. 30, 2007, 04:34:08 PM EDT

Only correct in the US? - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Sept. 30, 2007, 06:40:57 PM EDT

Stupid American language (new thread) - (warmachine) - Sept. 30, 2007, 08:50:04 PM EDT

Stop it? No. - (Silverlock) - Sept. 30, 2007, 08:27:37 PM EDT

Sorry, I think your prescriptivist stance here is wrong. - (CRConrad) - Sept. 29, 2007, 08:26:18 PM EDT

Ancient Mayans could care less. - (Another Scott) - Nov. 2, 2007, 10:36:10 PM EDT

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