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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2023 21:58:34 GMT
Buccy also has fits of pique listening to americansims in "his language" . Of course the fact english is rapidly changing , and more than 99 % of the english language speakers are non english/british passes him by.
As we know , the world language of power today is american english..........
True. Numerous varieties of English are found all over the world, and some would argue that the best English is not even spoken in England. There's just the English language, and there are plenty of variations of the accent on this island alone. If America want to call it American then go ahead. It doesn't surprise me considering their behaviour, but trying to convince other English speaking countries to call it American may prove troublesome. |
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Post by buccaneer on Apr 23, 2023 22:43:05 GMT
It must grate for someone who deeply identifies as Scottish to use the term 'English' to communicate. Interesting that you see it that way. Linguistically, the Scots have the best of both worlds. They speak your language in addition to their own, whereas the English have generally not acquired the Scots language. There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2023 22:57:00 GMT
Interesting that you see it that way. Linguistically, the Scots have the best of both worlds. They speak your language in addition to their own, whereas the English have generally not acquired the Scots language. There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. Agreed. What strikes me as odd is the present ScotNats lust for the genocide of England and the obliteration of the English language, at least by name, whilst relying on retarded arguments about Germans to try and convince a few American grunts. The English have been on this island for thousands of years, and America, which, according to Joe Biden, is an Irish colony, is argued to be founded on crime, slavery and genocide. The hypocrisy is out of this world.
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Post by thomas on Apr 24, 2023 5:43:39 GMT
you insinuated that you hadnt met anyone who cares. I ask why are you on the thread then posting and caring , contradicting your own earlier words, , and you then waffle on while littering another thread with your trolling bulshit and innuendo. You're obviously a rather thick liar. The adults are talking theres a good chap b4. |
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Post by thomas on Apr 24, 2023 5:46:05 GMT
Interesting that you see it that way. Linguistically, the Scots have the best of both worlds. They speak your language in addition to their own, whereas the English have generally not acquired the Scots language. There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. Scotlands native language is gaidhlig. Do you speak it buccy? Scots is a dialect of the norman french language like modern english , but not quite the same. ours has more flemish , much gaidhlig , french and low german in it from the international burghs and their inhabitants over the centuries. |
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Post by thomas on Apr 24, 2023 5:50:37 GMT
There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. Agreed. What strikes me as odd is the present ScotNats lust for the genocide of England and the obliteration of the English language, at least by name, whilst relying on retarded arguments about Germans to try and convince a few American grunts. The English have been on this island for thousands of years, and America, which, according to Joe Biden, is an Irish colony, is argued to be founded on crime, slavery and genocide. The hypocrisy is out of this world.
using the quote tags quote where i have said i want the obliteration of the english language? or the genocide of england? 
You really are a complete drama queen arent you b4 , with your excitable little posts and trolling of threads.
Christ , not content with making a fool of yourself regarding hysterics of linguistics , you now blunder into history. The ancestors of the english came to these islands just under 1600 years ago mate , not thousands of years ago.
You are here now , and apart from yourself , most english are decent people , but like the scots irish yanks and any one else , there is always the armpit of any society like yourself.
no one wants to obliterate anyone ,take revenge , or cut out their tongues so they cant speak their native languages.
Calm down , wipe your eyes and stop making a fool of yourself.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2023 6:25:56 GMT
I certainly wouldn't take tips on decency from you, Thomas. Your abusive nature is obvious to everyone who has a disagreement with you.
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Post by thomas on Apr 24, 2023 6:38:27 GMT
I certainly wouldn't take tips on decency from you, Thomas. Your abusive nature is obvious to everyone who has a disagreement with you. so despite all the butthurt accusations and dramatic language , no evidence as normal , just more empty one or two liners?
Well there you go b4. Unsurprising as ever.
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Post by Ripley on Apr 24, 2023 14:57:54 GMT
True. Numerous varieties of English are found all over the world, and some would argue that the best English is not even spoken in England. There's just the English language, and there are plenty of variations of the accent on this island alone. If America want to call it American then go ahead. It doesn't surprise me considering their behaviour, but trying to convince other English speaking countries to call it American may prove troublesome. It's not simply a matter of accent, but of vocabulary. Words such as sidewalk, poppycock, flipflop, diaper, sheetrock, baseboard, etc., are American, and there are many such deviations from English English outside of the UK. Mark Twain said: "There is no such thing as the Queen's English. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares." |
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Post by Ripley on Apr 24, 2023 15:07:08 GMT
Interesting that you see it that way. Linguistically, the Scots have the best of both worlds. They speak your language in addition to their own, whereas the English have generally not acquired the Scots language. There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. Sadly, that's a rather typical attitude of English speakers towards foreign language acquisition. You assume you will never have a use for another language, but language is a sort of currency. Acquiring foreign language is always beneficial. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2023 21:10:41 GMT
There's no need for the English to acquire the language of the Scots. Sadly, that's a rather typical attitude of English speakers towards foreign language acquisition. You assume you will never have a use for another language, but language is a sort of currency. Acquiring foreign language is always beneficial. Read the topic, hypocrite. |
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Post by walterpaisley on Apr 24, 2023 21:45:33 GMT
It's not simply a matter of accent, but of vocabulary. Words such as sidewalk, poppycock, flipflop, diaper, sheetrock, baseboard, etc., are American, and there are many such deviations from English English outside of the UK. Mark Twain said: "There is no such thing as the Queen's English. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares." I love language and words anyway (pretty handy given my line of work..), & American English is always fun. Need a snappy new word for something incredibly specific? Just hang around for a few minutes and you can be sure that an American will come up with one. It's a melting pot language: Break down any few sentences of chat from a random Californian and you'll probably detect everything from Old English and Spanish to Norse, Yiddish, and West African. Whenever I'm there (and I was there last week), I come back with notes of new words I've come across. (Favourite one this time was courtesy of a woman who said I have "Bozo Feet" - big feet.) I'm back there again next month. And I'll hear more words and phrases I'd never previously realised I need to start using. |
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Post by Ripley on Apr 24, 2023 21:55:18 GMT
Sadly, that's a rather typical attitude of English speakers towards foreign language acquisition. You assume you will never have a use for another language, but language is a sort of currency. Acquiring foreign language is always beneficial. Read the topic, hypocrite. Would you care to explain that? |
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Post by Ripley on Apr 24, 2023 21:59:50 GMT
It's not simply a matter of accent, but of vocabulary. Words such as sidewalk, poppycock, flipflop, diaper, sheetrock, baseboard, etc., are American, and there are many such deviations from English English outside of the UK. Mark Twain said: "There is no such thing as the Queen's English. The property has gone into the hands of a joint stock company and we own the bulk of the shares." I love language and words anyway (pretty handy given my line of work..), & American English is always fun. Need a snappy new word for something incredibly specific? Just hang around for a few minutes and you can be sure that an American will come up with one. It's a melting pot language: Break down any few sentences of chat from a random Californian and you'll probably detect everything from Old English and Spanish to Norse, Yiddish, and West African. Whenever I'm there (and I was there last week), I come back with notes of new words I've come across. (Favourite one this time was courtesy of a woman who said I have "Bozo Feet" - big feet.) I'm back there again next month. And I'll hear more words and phrases I'd never previously realised I need to start using. You might enjoy Lynne Murphy's book 'The Prodigal Tongue' in which she explores the 'special relationship' between English and American English. Murphy is an American born professor of linguistics at the university of Sussex. She examines what she calls the American verbal inferiority complex and its flip side, the British verbal superiority complex.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2023 22:10:19 GMT
Read the topic, hypocrite. Would you care to explain that? You're the one supporting the ScotNat, who actually wants to see ALL English place names erased from Wales. Now reread the post I responded to and look at how your anti-English bias has blinded you of that fact. |
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