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AMERICAN ENGLISH vs BRITISH, CANADIAN, or AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH

AMERICAN ENGLISH vs BRITISH ENGLISH:

I am not unaware of the history of the English language, but I do strongly feel that the modern American dialect of the English language is the most efficient. Of course, it took root in England...as did the Spanish language in the Castilian section of Spain. But not unlike Spanish, the modern progression English language is not in England, but in the United States of America.

American English sets the world standard for the modern English language. The spelling system that evolved in America is more attractive to new learners of the language, as well as more efficient and consistent.

To the Brits, Australians, Canadians, New Zealanders, Irishmen, and persons of other second-rate countries that use the old spelling and pronunciation system AKA "British English"..join the 21st century and start to spell and pronounce English like we do here in the GREAT OLD USA! AMERICAN POWER!
  

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I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you are spreading.
[nq:1]AMERICAN ENGLISH vs BRITISH ENGLISH: I am not unaware of the history of the English language, but I do strongly ... 21st century and start to spell and pronounce English like we do here in the GREAT OLD USA! AMERICAN POWER![/nq]
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[nq:1]I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you are spreading.[/nq]
Named after Thomas ****..English inventer of the first flushable toilet words...
mike
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In article , mike II (Email Removed) writes
[nq:2]I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you are[/nq]
[nq:1]spreading. Named after Thomas ****..English inventer of the first flushable toilet words... A nice, if unfortunate and persistent, urban myth. ... in the 19th century. But your heart's in the right place, and this troller is patently talking complete and utter.[/
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[nq:1]I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you arespreading.[/nq]
Wouldn't that be, "crape"?
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No, really?

Gosh, I'd never have guessed that it was a troll.

/sigh/

Actually, we get statements like that in alt.usage.english all the time, but spoken with complete sincerity, so you should think yourselves lucky -- we don't just get trolls, we get idiots, too.

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[nq:2]I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you are spreading.[/nq]
[nq:1]Named after Thomas ****..English inventer of the first flushable toilet words...[/nq]
Thomas Crapper. Check your facts, or you'll be talking ****.

-- Mark Wallace -- For the intelligent approach to nasty humour, visit: The Anglo-American Humour (humor) Site
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[nq:1]In article , mike II (Email Removed) writes[/nq]
[nq:2] Named after Thomas ****..English inventer of the first flushable toilet words...[/nq]
[nq:1]A nice, if unfortunate and persistent, urban myth. Thomas Crapper's company was simply the most famous to emerge when water closets became popular in the 19th century.[/nq]
Yes, because he happened to design and build the first one.
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[nq:2]I am an American, can you spell ****? This is exactly what you are[/nq]
[nq:1]spreading. Wouldn't that be, "crape"?[/nq]
I thought crapes were a sort of pancake eaten by our European friends.

Most people I meet who speak English as a second lanuage speak it with an Amercain accent.
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Word has it that on Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:46:35 +0200, in this august forum, "Mark Wallace" (Email Removed) said:
[nq:1]No, really? Gosh, I'd never have guessed that it was a troll. /sigh/ Actually, we get statements like that in alt.usage.english all the time, but spoken with complete sincerity, so you should think yourselves lucky -- we don't just get trolls, we get idiots, too.[/nq]
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