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Post subject: British English
 Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:39 pm
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While registering, I noticed the required language is "British English", does that mean when we feel like saying fucking this or fucking that, we have to say bloody this or bloody that?
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 2:45 pm
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How about we just not say either of those? Also, Jim is British.
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:35 pm
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No, Merikan Inglish is fine, as long as we don't dent the aluminium when closing the boot, riding the tube, or carousing in the lift...
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:02 pm
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EvilJuan wrote:
No, Merikan Inglish is fine, as long as we don't dent the aluminium when closing the boot, riding the tube, or carousing in the lift...
Jolly good, 'ole chap!! 
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:05 pm
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Yeah, it automatically inserts the extra u whenever we discuss the team colours. 
And no, it won't be changing anytime soon!
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 10:15 pm
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Aluminium!
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:51 am
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And, don't forget in the King's English when we spell words like realize or materialize, we should spell them as "realise" and "materialise". Any word that ends with "ize" should be spelled as "ise", am I right? Jim.
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:54 am
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I thought the term had to do with who the reigning monarch is? (ie shouldn't it be "Queen's English" atm?) That is was my grandfather told me anyway.
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:01 pm
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Justin wrote:
I thought the term had to do with who the reigning monarch is? (ie shouldn't it be "Queen's English" atm?) That is was my grandfather told me anyway.
Well, let's think about this, unlike the debates over chicken or egg, we know the King's English came before the Queen's English, so when we talk about the linguistics of the English language, we refer to the King's English.
I'm just kidding, I'm sure your grandfather is correct, unless a Brit disagrees.
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 5:09 pm
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DBWS14 wrote:
Justin wrote:
I thought the term had to do with who the reigning monarch is? (ie shouldn't it be "Queen's English" atm?) That is was my grandfather told me anyway.
Well, let's think about this, unlike the debates over chicken or egg, we know the King's English came before the Queen's English, so when we talk about the linguistics of the English language, we refer to the King's English.
I'm just kidding, I'm sure your grandfather is correct, unless a Brit disagrees.
My Grandfather is from Northern Scotland 
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Post subject: Re: British English
Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:19 pm
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Yeah, it automatically inserts the extra u whenever we discuss the team colours.
And no, it won't be changing anytime soon!
That's awesome
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