The state of the English Language in America

majormattmajormatt
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I am just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the current state of the English language in America.

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    ibrowseibrowse Posts: 1,749member
    Why...? OMG! GTG, tlk 2 U LtR~~~











  • Reply 2 of 11
    naderfannaderfan Posts: 156member
    "Me fail English? That's unpossible!" -Ralph Wiggum

    "Pfff. English. Who needs that? I'm never going to England!" -Homer Simpson



    And that's the state of the English Language in America. We're all morons, but luckily, we're number one, so it doesn't matter.
  • Reply 3 of 11
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Heh. Go here (NPR). A question on the PSAT verbal that was actually incorrect.
  • Reply 4 of 11
    shawnpatrickjoyceshawnpatrickjoyce Posts: 2,417member
    Remember to never split an infinitive!

    The passive voice should never be used!







    *wink*
  • Reply 5 of 11
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    Don't verb nouns.
  • Reply 6 of 11
    fellowshipfellowship Posts: 5,038member
    Que Pasa?



    hahaha Fellows
  • Reply 7 of 11
    cosmonutcosmonut Posts: 4,872member
    Is it wrong that it took me a good minute or so to even understand what the question was asking? I looked at the sentence and went, "Huh? So that part is supposed to be replaced by...wait....oh! Okay!"
  • Reply 8 of 11
    pfflampfflam Posts: 5,053member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CosmoNut

    Is it wrong that it took me a good minute or so to even understand what the question was asking? I looked at the sentence and went, "Huh? So that part is supposed to be replaced by...wait....oh! Okay!"



    well, at least you understood it.... I gave up tryng
  • Reply 9 of 11
    giaguaragiaguara Posts: 2,724member
    Most of the people in the US speak English. 40 million of 250 speak Spanish, so in big cities like NY and in South you don't need English. I have no statistics but I'd really like to see what other than English and Spanish are spoken and by how big % of the US living people (is not necessarily = residents). \
  • Reply 10 of 11
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Man the Battle stations...The English are back........

    What's with this English malarky...

    I thought people in the USA spoke American......

    Didn't you guys fight a revolution over it ?

    Its called Amglish or something esperanto-ish.



    In Australia...we think of ourselves as larikins & our lingo is a real larf for most to understand.......



    heres a taste......



    Owyargoinmate ? Djaavagodweegend ? Nahworeezmates..

    Me..'n d'missus took the flaminkids tacee d bloodyfooty.Talkaboutwinginbloody shielas chewnmebloodyflaminearorf..disndat nall I's dun is avafewtinneslike...Crickeys mate...Theralldrongosdemsheilas...

    Anywayz der i am avin me earole pumpd when the flamin footy wakser on de side o fer ed...Dat shuderup abit...

    Tooo bloodyright tsall I rekn.

    Ca'rn d Crows !

    Cya mate
  • Reply 11 of 11
    aquafireaquafire Posts: 2,758member
    Ps It's called " Strine "
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