American or English
is what americans speak american, or english? you tell me, personally, i hava absolutely no idea, but, then again...um, i dunno, anyways, tell me. i'm gonna say probably american is what it should be called.
oh, and if we decide americans speak american, should we create a new language?
oh, and if we decide americans speak american, should we create a new language?
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It's kind of like Classical Music Theory and Jazz Music Theory, it's all the same stuff(for the most part) just the rules and usage are totally different.
FYI, i feel the same way about clocks and time zones--they're pointless and just an example of how stupid our world is.
American English. Much like Canadian French, a dialect of a mother tongue that has taken on a life of its own... and that the originating country disowns as much as possible.
Originally posted by ipodandimac
language names are just corporate labels thrown on to the simple process of fluctuating our voice patterns to convey ideas. does it really matter what anything is called?
FYI, i feel the same way about clocks and time zones--they're pointless and just an example of how stupid our world is.
I feel similarly about Genre names for music. My philosophy is that if it sounds good, it is good. Now, while Genres and such are useful for organization, too many people define themselves or their listening habits by genres. They like having that 'something' to latch onto I guess.
Why do you feel that time zones are stupid? btw
Originally posted by Kickaha
Wow, how nihilist of you.
American English. Much like Canadian French, a dialect of a mother tongue that has taken on a life of its own... and that the originating country disowns as much as possible.
and I thought I typed quickly
Do Australians speak Australian? Isn't it all non-inflected Indo-European anyway?
If you take as examples British English as spoken by a BBC announcer, and American English as spoken by a typical network news anchor, both are easily comprehensible by the vast majority of all speakers of English -- words and phrases which weren't clear to all listeners would come up now and then, but wouldn't be major impediments to understanding.
Originally posted by drewprops
We speak English you baboons.
No, we speak a version of English.
I have worked with numerous people from England and I can tell you that there are significant differences in the 2 version of the language. Many words have different meanings and spelling can be quite different.
I remember failing a spelling test because I spelled shop -- shoppe and tire -- tyre. These are proper (although older) English spellings but not proper American spellings.
That said, I would, however ,argue whether or not what is spoken in Scotland actually qualifies as English. I watched a Scotish movie not that long ago (forgot the title) and the darn thing had subtitles--and it was a good thing because I couldn't understand more than a word or two they said!
Technically Canadian's and Mexican's are also "Americans". You know, as in countries on the "north" American continent. Heh...
Yeah I guess, just call it American instead of English. We have that right, we are God's "real" chosen country anyway...
Originally posted by BuonRotto
Do Australians speak Australian?
Are you fair dinkum sport or have you got a few roos loose in the top paddock?
Originally posted by Kickaha
Dude. What's my title again?
how fast do you type?
That said, I would, however ,argue whether or not what is spoken in Scotland actually qualifies as English.
Careful now. You wouldn't want to make us Scoattish go all pure mental.