yushbombn wrote:

First off, what makes one spelling "correct" versus another? They both refer to the same thing and are understood to be referring to the same thing. Therefore, they are both correct.

ill tell you what makes one spelling correct - th fact that the language we are speaking is called ENGLISH... as such anything an englishperson deems correct is correct. kind of like papal infallibility

So assuming you're English, and the text above represents a sample of permissable text, I've now got to stop capitalizing (whoa, sorry, "capitalising") at the start of a sentence, create random contractions, drop the apostrophe entirely, and change "the" to "th".

Gotcha, here goes:

i see now howthis is going to play out because th whole debate is dumb

ill tell you what makes one spelling correct - th fact that the language we are speaking is called ENGLISH... as such anything an englishperson deems correct is correct. kind of like papal infallibility

weird, i thought it was called Anglais. but then again, i live in france. arlington, virginia, france. at the very least, if it's all about Anglo-Saxonry, why can't we call it Anglish? or really, let's just cut to the chase and call it American, cause we all know that's what all the cool kids speak.

this makes me wanna start a thread with a poll "which's is an most stupider name : 'valves' or 'vaccuum tubes'?" aren't those both just the worst names for pieces of glass with some metal shit inside? maybe we just admit that neither language is all that great?

okay, everybody take a deep breath.

:group thug hug:

on that note, here's undeniable proof that relative to english, american is a rather superior language

seriously, which one of you guys came up with the term "bottom"? think about it for a second, and tell me when it's ever truly the bottom. when i stand, my feet are clearly the bottom. even when i sit, they still are. i suppose one could attempt to argue that when one lies on one's back, the "bottom" is really at the bottom, though i would still contend that the likelihood of the bottom being more at the bottom than the back of the heels or back of the head, well that's pretty low probability and all. can an englishperson please explain?

and what do we call it here? "ass". what are some characteristics of an actual ass, meaning donkey? smells bad. makes funny noises. can be fun to ride...

i rest my case! angland 0, meruhka 1!!!

No one can top the Brits for their unfailing class snobbery.

Brief anecdote: The band had to go to the airport to retrieve a piece of gear. Heathrow, Gatwick -- doesn't matter. We pulled up to a freight hangar and piled out of the van, all disheveled and haggard from a few weeks on the road. Two guys in coveralls -- working in an airport hangar, for crissakes -- stopped in their tracks, jaws agape. One muttered to the other, "Oh, deah!"

stewie wrote:So, which English dialect (of the many in existence within England) is correct? The Queen's English? Is cockney rhyming slang allowed entrance to your exclusive club?

Yes and yes.

What about differences in slang (bollox vs. bollocks)?

First off, no true Englishman would ever spell 'bollox' like that... if he did he would be horsewhipped.

I've now got to stop capitalizing (whoa, sorry, "capitalising") at the start of a sentence, create random contractions, drop the apostrophe entirely, and change "the" to "th".

you yanks are catching on!... well done

Brief anecdote: The band had to go to the airport to retrieve a piece of gear. Heathrow, Gatwick -- doesn't matter. We pulled up to a freight hangar and piled out of the van, all disheveled and haggard from a few weeks on the road. Two guys in coveralls -- working in an airport hangar, for crissakes -- stopped in their tracks, jaws agape. One muttered to the other, "Oh, deah!"

proof that even the lowliest British baggage handlers are of a higher social standing that american rock stars[/quote]

typical american family:

chrysler wrote:No one can top the Brits for their unfailing class snobbery.

Brief anecdote: The band had to go to the airport to retrieve a piece of gear. Heathrow, Gatwick -- doesn't matter. We pulled up to a freight hangar and piled out of the van, all disheveled and haggard from a few weeks on the road. Two guys in coveralls -- working in an airport hangar, for crissakes -- stopped in their tracks, jaws agape. One muttered to the other, "Oh, deah!"

It certainly does matter. I wouldn't be seen dead at Gatwick.

chrysler wrote:No one can top the Brits for their unfailing class snobbery.

Brief anecdote: The band had to go to the airport to retrieve a piece of gear. Heathrow, Gatwick -- doesn't matter. We pulled up to a freight hangar and piled out of the van, all disheveled and haggard from a few weeks on the road. Two guys in coveralls -- working in an airport hangar, for crissakes -- stopped in their tracks, jaws agape. One muttered to the other, "Oh, deah!"

And, as everyone knows, Gatwick and Heathrow are perfect cross-sections of British working class culture. Perfect places from which to generalise about an entire country! Oh deah!

I thought this was going to be about amps.

I thought this was going to be about amps.

if that's the case, then i'm gonna hafta go with Canadian.

I added the aluminium thing cuz I know from other Americans I speak to that it gets a rise every time.

The other one, that I can never get past though, is "I could care less". The expression is (over here) "I could'nt care less". Since if you could care less, then you obviously care somewhat.

I know not all Americans/Canadians say this though, but enough do.