[OT] What's good about Britain?

[Edward Bernard]

Yes but then they keep it instead of other letters like in 'thru'
(through)

Of course this is the incorrect spelling. It's simply shorthand.

Eddie

[Steve]

In article <ewaFyALR$GA.271@cpmsnbbsa05>, "Paul Wright"
<paul-wri...@SPAMSPAMSPAMu.genie.co.uk> writes:

after they used our language they tried to change it in the hope we'd thin
it was't ours stolen...... or summat....maybe

Uhh... what?
-----STEVE!-----

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[Steve]

In article <82uo38$ac...@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk>, "Edward Bernard"
<e...@ttworld.the-whale.com> writes:

Fibreoptics, fibre-optic cable I think it is. USA spelling fiber, UK
spelling: fibre.

I've always wondered why there are differences. The US people can often
claim they have their own American language with this. Perhaps that's what
it is.

Sulphur, Sulfur
Favourite, Favorite

And also different words for different stuff.

Toilet, John
Notes, Bills (as in money)
Nappy, Diaper
Fountain, Faucet (as in water thingy)

And there's loads more.

Eddie

I've always claimed that I speak American and not English...

Probably because the American language (spoken in the U.S.) has so many other
elements of other languages in, that undoubtedly words spelled 'fibre' were
pronounced 'fi-bree'.
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Steve]

In article <830nv1$71...@gxsn.com>, "Trikky" <tri...@bigfoot.com> writes:

I want to know what the americans have about the letter 'U'?
Neighbor, Color and so on......

Well, in the U.S., it's more commonly associeted with the letter 'F' and the
word 'Screw'.
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Steve]

In article <KZy44.4389$Fm2.57152@zonnet-reader-1>, "Boudewijn"
<newsgr...@bdijkstra.tmfweb.nl> writes:

- U.K. is the only country in Europe that doesn't use metrics YET (in
general).
- What does the measuring-system have to do with the amout of copper wires,
and that other stuff, what do you call it? "glas-fiber" or something?

What? Are you serious?
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Trikky]

Steve <enschec...@aol.com> wrote in message
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I want to know what the americans have about the letter 'U'?
Neighbor, Color and so on......
Well, in the U.S., it's more commonly associeted with the letter 'F' and
the
word 'Screw'.

Screw F?.....Sorry...Don't sing.. B-/

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[Paul Wright]

you stole the english language, dumbed it down and called it american

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Steve <enschec...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19991213053050.02116.00000249@ngol08.aol.com...
: In article <ewaFyALR$GA.271@cpmsnbbsa05>, "Paul Wright"
: <paul-wri...@SPAMSPAMSPAMu.genie.co.uk> writes:
:
: >after they used our language they tried to change it in the hope we'd
thin
: >it was't ours stolen...... or summat....maybe
:
: Uhh... what?
: -----STEVE!-----
:
: "I need a better sig." -Me

[Peter J. Dobrovka]

Paul Wright schrieb in Nachricht ...

you stole the english language, dumbed it down and called it american

Although it is totally OT I have to add my stuff:

The American English is closer to the original English of the 17th century
than the British English.

This is a commonly known phenomenon that isolated derivatives of a culture
keep the language as it was when splitting while the original culture
changes.

There are Germans living in Russia since 5 generations and they speak German
like it was spoken 100 years ago.

The medieval German is like Dutch.

And the English are a mixture of French and German, also known as Normans
and Saxons. The original population of the island, the kelts, remained in
Scotland and Wales.

Therefore if a drunken Dutch wants to speak German it is English (hehe,
don't take me too serious )

Peter

[Boudewijn]

Steve <enschec...@aol.com> schreef in berichtnieuws
19991213184848.25632.00000...@ngol02.aol.com...

In article <KZy44.4389$Fm2.57152@zonnet-reader-1>, "Boudewijn"
newsgr...@bdijkstra.tmfweb.nl> writes:

- U.K. is the only country in Europe that doesn't use metrics YET (in
general).
- What does the measuring-system have to do with the amout of copper
wires,
and that other stuff, what do you call it? "glas-fiber" or something?

What? Are you serious?

How should I know? I'm only a stupid European!

[Trikky]

Peter J. Dobrovka <dobro...@t-online.de> wrote in message
news:836d8v$ncq$1@news07.btx.dtag.de...

Therefore if a drunken Dutch wants to speak German it is English (hehe,
don't take me too serious )

Hey...Don't worry about it....The Scot were just Irish that could
swim....B-)

Hi Dan!!!
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proud of it!

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Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train.
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[Steve]

In article <8361i8$9...@gxsn.com>, "Trikky" <tri...@bigfoot.com> writes:

Screw F?.....Sorry...Don't sing.. B-/

Eh... heh... please tell me you were kidding.
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Steve]

In article <evavlXmR$GA.263@cpmsnbbsa02>, "Paul Wright"
<paul-wri...@SPAMSPAMSPAMu.genie.co.uk> writes:

you stole the english language, dumbed it down and called it american

Sorry, but the first people over here were Brits. They dumbed it down, not the
Americans. Probably because they didn't like the way things were over there,
eh?
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Steve]

In article <836d8v$nc...@news07.btx.dtag.de>, "Peter J. Dobrovka"
<dobro...@t-online.de> writes:

The American English is closer to the original English of the 17th century
than the British English.

Well... we DON'T use 'art' and 'thou'... even though I knew someone named
'Art'.
-----STEVE!-----

"I need a better sig." -Me

[Peter J. Dobrovka]

Steve schrieb in Nachricht <19991215180805.28201.00000...@ngol02.aol.com>...

In article <836d8v$nc...@news07.btx.dtag.de>, "Peter J. Dobrovka"
dobro...@t-online.de> writes:

The American English is closer to the original English of the 17th century
than the British English.

Well... we DON'T use 'art' and 'thou'... even though I knew someone named
'Art'.

The British don't either. What's the point?

Peter

[Trikky]

Steve <enschec...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:19991215180800.28201.00000243@ngol02.aol.com...

Screw F?.....Sorry...Don't sing.. B-/
Eh... heh... please tell me you were kidding.

Of course I was!!!!
Bimey!

Do you think I'm that thick? .......Don't answer that! B-)

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