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Tom - 2011-03-20
In response to HAMPSONS 2?? (Crap School Spotter)

Now don't start ripping them apart yet, but, this sure as hell sounds like Hampsons all over again. Anyone got any info on this group? They can't capitalize the word English, center is spelled in Brit English, and I doubt they are from the U.K.

Just a small point. There's no such thing as British English or for that matter American English, both being oxymoras, or oxymorons if you must. English is English is English, it doesn't come from anywhere save England. Other countries use English at their native language, but it's only English people when asked "do you speak English?" can answer, "Of course I do, I am English!"

Now, what we should say is, English the way the English speak it or English the way the Americans speak it, and so on.

I have noticed that when I'm in China I will never be referred to by an American as English, why is that? Well, I know why!

American's often use badly thought out spelling changes-this was mainly a political decision rather than improving the language.

Messages In This Thread
HAMPSONS 2?? -- Crap School Spotter -- 2011-03-20
Re HAMPSONS 2?? -- Kanadian -- 2011-03-20
Re HAMPSONS 2?? -- Tom -- 2011-03-20
Re HAMPSONS 2?? -- patricia -- 2011-03-21
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