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What are you? Joe King! |
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Lorrie
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Sorry, we don't speak English. We speak American, a derivative of English. Even the British don't speak "English" anymore. The language is constantly growing and changing. Original English was changed several times quite drastically. Check out Shakespeare's plays if you are not sure. There is NO way a language could always stay the same. New words are constantly added and old words are dropped. We change it every day we speak. The two languages are comparible, but they are not the same. |
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That is a funny one now. I don't see a real argument here thats worth fighting over. |
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Fairy Codswallop
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How stupid can you get exactly? there's an American English and an English, English was invented WAY before "English" was spoken in America because America, if you ask the native Americans they'll also tell you, was invaded by English people (well I think mostly Irish and that's where the mistakes came from.) Try looking in a history book for once deary!! |
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unsurewotshappening
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Erm, are you really that stupid? Suggest you go back to school and learn some history. English is from England....! |
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Mer-Dory - (Queen of Doryland)
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The Americans invented English did they????
OK, let me just go and re-write history..............
Right then, English was actually derived mostly from Latin actually, your American-English isn't English-English is it? That's why we say it's an Americanism, do you get Englishisms? No you don't! It can't be an Englishism as WE invented the English language.
Now, I'm off to eat some ******* chips and peas! |
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I echo Patrick c's sentiments. Your true language should be American Indian shouldn't it? Sort your head out!! Night classes on your country's history perhaps?? |
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Jim
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You don't speak English, you speak Americanese LOL
Look at yourselves, you can't spell, you can't pronounce words, the gibberish you talk is a foreign language LOL |
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Terminology.
There's Canadian English.
There's probably Australian English.
And I agree with all those who say English came from England originally! |
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This is the second time i have seen a similar question written by a ignorant yank, I use the word Ignorant in the literal English dictionary sense. Just because they teach English in American schools does not mean that they speak English. surely a knowledge of their history would tell them (a) that the founding Fathers came from England and spoke English and(b) that America was a colony of England at one time. If this is an indication of just how much the yanks know about the world and its own history then there is little wonder that a large section of the world has no time for the US or its policies, no doubt the writer of this question is one of those Americans who are under the impression that England is one of the states on the east coast of America, Another American has a question asking why England has its own parliament when it lost the independence war and became an American State. Blair sucks up to these people the sooner he goes the better. |
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now... i am Greek and still know that English comes from England... And not only I know it as the rest of the world does based on thousands of years of history. I also assume it... Notice the resemblance
E N G L A N D & E N G L I S H... Please... |
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Bapboy
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You 'invented' English? English. The language from England. Spoken in England before the United States existed. YOU invented it?
And as far as Brits are concerned there's no such thing as British English. British English IS English. There is, however, an English called American English, spoken by Americans.
Are you thick or just plain ignorant? |
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Inmate No 32564 (aka Daryl)
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wot!?!?!?! we invented English and u americans, being the backward retards who left england, warped OUR language, if you wnt 2 speak proper english you have 2 come over here and we'll teach you! neway ask ne1 outside of america and they'll probably say - can you speak english please! and when u say that u r, they'll say, N-O, M-E N-O U-N-D-E-R-S-T-A-N-D Y-O-U, S-P-E-A-K E-N-G-L-I-S-H, N-O-T A-M-E-R-C-A-N- E-N-G-L-I-S-H!!!! |
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sam l
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You've just proved a point as to why all us brits think you yanks are stupid |
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edenissimo
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What did i just read huh?? Crazy guy - you need to learn some more about the language you speak huh methinks...... |
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djbred18
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Are you jokking or just don't know anything? |
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Patrick C
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Now wait a minute.
Being an Franco-American in London, i think i sorta now wat im talking about.
Americans are in the US since Colombus landed in the US. Britts were in the UK for ages. Oh and btw, the Original American language in the US is Indian, ain't it?
I just think you are pullin' our leg, dude. |
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The Beast Of Bodmin Moor
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English owes much of its self to a West-Germanic Language. Anglo-Frisian language was brought to Britain in the 5th Century AD by Germanic settlers from various parts of northwest Germany. The original Old English language was subsequently influenced by two successive waves of invasion. The first was by speakers of languages in the Scandinavian branch of the Germanic family, who colonised parts of Britain in the 8th and 9th centuries. The second wave was of the Normans in the 11th century, who spoke Norman (an oïl language closely related to French). Modern language is progressive and it gets richer the more it borrows from other sources but we should try and protect and honour its origins a little i feel B4 U & I ALL START 2 TALK & RI8HT LIKE THIS!
Amercia now seems intent to claim English as theirs. Buy any software package made by an American company and you will note that you have to select "American English" as a language type or see any war film and the facts are twisted and badly abused (U571 - need i say more).
The question itself isn't stupid - just misinformed - you like alot of Americans and Winston Smith are living in Dystopia in 1984 when the clock strikes 13!
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