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"That's not the way we talk"
"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar22,0,2
498777.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
The author complains about the way British English is influencing American English. Targets include "send up", "spot on", "sacked", and "queue up". But he saves most of his indignation for "went missing".
The headline-writers at The Guardian wrote "It's ruining the language", which seems to exaggerate the professor's position on the matter, perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar22,0,2
498777.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions
The author complains about the way British English is influencing American English. Targets include "send up", "spot on", "sacked", and "queue up". But he saves most of his indignation for "went missing".
The headline-writers at The Guardian wrote "It's ruining the language", which seems to exaggerate the professor's position on the matter, perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.
Mike Barnes
Cheshire, England
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[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), ... [/nq] Goose, gander, sauce. Ida "Goose"-Johnson
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[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), ... which seems to exaggerate the professor's position on the matter, perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.[/nq]
Goose, gander, sauce.
Ida "Goose"-Johnson
Goose, gander, sauce.
Ida "Goose"-Johnson
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[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), ... which seems to exaggerate the professor's position on the matter, perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.[/nq]
Brilliant. Perhaps The Guardian could start a letter-writing campaign straightaway to introduce Americans living outside the Northeast to superior British
Brilliant. Perhaps The Guardian could start a letter-writing campaign straightaway to introduce Americans living outside the Northeast to superior British
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[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar22,0,2 498777.story?coll=la-news-comment-opinions[/nq]
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[nq:2]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above ... perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.[/nq]
[nq:1]Brilliant. Perhaps The Guardian could start a letter-writing campaign straightaway to introduce Americans living outside the Northeast to superior British expressions.[/nq]
Hey, yeah! I know some people in Ohio who would just love to be told how to talk betterly.
[nq:1]Brilliant. Perhaps The Guardian could start a letter-writing campaign straightaway to introduce Americans living outside the Northeast to superior British expressions.[/nq]
Hey, yeah! I know some people in Ohio who would just love to be told how to talk betterly.
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[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), ... which seems to exaggerate the professor's position on the matter, perhaps in a lame attempt to swell the post bag.[/nq]
It might've been better if Mr Kenny had betrayed** even the merest hint of irony in his musings.
His statistic-quoting, fact-checking article is the ki
It might've been better if Mr Kenny had betrayed** even the merest hint of irony in his musings.
His statistic-quoting, fact-checking article is the ki
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[nq:2]Brilliant. Perhaps The Guardian could start a letter-writing campaign straightaway to introduce Americans living outside the Northeast to superior British expressions.[/nq]
[nq:1]Hey, yeah! I know some people in Ohio who would just love to be told how to talk betterly.[/nq]
Well they certainly responded to the campaign to get them to vote betterly (or am I stating the obvious?)!
[nq:1]Hey, yeah! I know some people in Ohio who would just love to be told how to talk betterly.[/nq]
Well they certainly responded to the campaign to get them to vote betterly (or am I stating the obvious?)!
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Possibly, but nowhere does he speak positively, and he does say:
"...a virus that's infecting American media..."
"...betraying perfectly good American idioms..."
"...avoiding the perfectly good American..."
"...that's not the way we talk in this country..."
[nq:1] It's an interesting topic; all of my life, I've been aware of a strong cultural reluctance on the part ... one
"...a virus that's infecting American media..."
"...betraying perfectly good American idioms..."
"...avoiding the perfectly good American..."
"...that's not the way we talk in this country..."
[nq:1] It's an interesting topic; all of my life, I've been aware of a strong cultural reluctance on the part ... one
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Mike Barnes wrote on 08 Apr 2005:
[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar2 2,0,2 498777.st
[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar2 2,0,2 498777.st
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Mike Barnes wrote on 08 Apr 2005:
[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar2 2,0,2 498777.st
[nq:1]"That's not the way we talk" is the headline above an article printed on today's Guardian (British newspaper), reprinted from the LA Times. See the original at http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-kenny22mar2 2,0,2 498777.st
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