Marlton & Hove Albion
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Or too successful, too mature, too polite or too busy to give a toss. I'm pretty sure the Yanks or anyone else shouldn't care about utter bollox.
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"Can I Get A...?" English people Talking and Behaving Like Yanks
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The Spanish
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you have entirely missed the point of the rant, it is about English people being pricks. Americans can do what the f*** they like. Do try to keep up 007.
Lyndhurst 14
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As another Brit living in the States I’d have to agree with Marlton and Hove Albion. The English seem to have this superior attitude when it comes to linguistic matters and that Johnny Foreigner should play by their rules. The Americans say / spell things one way whilst the Brits do it another way. At the end of the day both sides understand each other. Nobody’s right / nobody’s wrong. Simple really.
Marlton & Hove Albion
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Main Entry: prick
Pronunciation: \ˈprik\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
Date: before 12th century
1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a: a pointed instrument or weapon b: a sharp projecting organ or part
3: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as a: a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow b: a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
4usually vulgar : penis
5usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority
Apparently Prick is of Dutch origin.....Lets see if Ajax fans are on their message board criticizing the English for calling people Pricks?
Pronunciation: \ˈprik\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English prikke, from Old English prica; akin to Middle Dutch pric prick
Date: before 12th century
1: a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument
2 a: a pointed instrument or weapon b: a sharp projecting organ or part
3: an instance of pricking or the sensation of being pricked: as a: a nagging or sharp feeling of remorse, regret, or sorrow b: a slight sharply localized discomfort <the prick of a needle>
4usually vulgar : penis
5usually vulgar : a spiteful or contemptible man often having some authority
Apparently Prick is of Dutch origin.....Lets see if Ajax fans are on their message board criticizing the English for calling people Pricks?
The Large One
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About 45% of it is.
Much of the rest of it has its roots in the language known as 'Old English.' Also, many words have simply been 'invented'. Shakespeare, for example, was responsible for quite a lot, from which came conjugation and various appropriations.
But this is not the point. The point originally being made is that not only is 'Can I get...' a vulgar Americanism, it is also grammatically incorrect in the context of asking to be served something.
The Large One
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Does your definition say that? How old is Old English in comparison to Middle Dutch?
In fact, the definition merely states it's similar to Dutch, while stating the origin is, in fact, Old English.
Marlton & Hove Albion
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Grammar. You must be taking the piss. Spent any time in Newcastle, Liverpool, East London, Birmingham, Glasgow? Sit at the bar and try to pick out ANYTHING that resembles correct grammar.
People in glass houses.....ANYWAY WHO f***ing CARES. I hope we are able to give the Pool a good slapping tonight.
People in glass houses.....ANYWAY WHO f***ing CARES. I hope we are able to give the Pool a good slapping tonight.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Marlton / Lyndhurst
If we want to be puerile, insulting, superior and rude about our American cousins with their mangled english vernacular and irritating mannerisms, then we will. This is NSC. Ranting is healthy. Its the law.
If we want to be puerile, insulting, superior and rude about our American cousins with their mangled english vernacular and irritating mannerisms, then we will. This is NSC. Ranting is healthy. Its the law.
The Large One
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What are you on about?
Why should I 'sit at a bar' purely to listen to regional accents and dialects with a view to hearing incorrect grammar merely in order to prove a point that wasn't being made?
:thud:
The Spanish
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you should also go on Ajax websites apparently to see if they are annoyed. There is so much to do on this, I am getting right on it now.
Marlton & Hove Albion
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Patron - "Giz a dog"
Bartender - Provides a cold bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale and a Half Pint Glass to said patron in the Newcastle Area.
Why doesn't that piss you off? Because it is common dialogue in Newcastle vs. the Bronx?
Bartender - Provides a cold bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale and a Half Pint Glass to said patron in the Newcastle Area.
Why doesn't that piss you off? Because it is common dialogue in Newcastle vs. the Bronx?
The Spanish
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Exactly.
Would you care at all if you did not live in America? Do you get extra points toward your residency permit if you can prove you have backed them up on an English football website or something.
For the last time. It's about English people moronically copying what they have heard on Friends. That is not language evolving, it is about people being brain dead morons. Don't take it so personally just because you jumped ship. Why does it bother you you don't even live here.
The whole point about this thread is to have a pop at people in the UK who soak up Americanisms like sponge with no discernible discrimination. Of course language evolves - but some phrases jar. It's always happened and it always will - I guessing this was meant to be a fairly light-hearted thread - get off your high horses and calm down everyone.
Marlton & Hove Albion
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Sorry that you can't see the irony or understand the historical significance that this is exactly what has happened to the "English" language as used by the "English" for at least 10 centuries. Multiple generations of brain dead morons = the language being used today. It just happened that those multiple generations of brain dead morons were military, tradesman and diplomats who brought back expressions that found there way into the lingo.
Cheers (origin Old French)
Cheers (origin Old French)
lighthouse
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So long as we don't start adopting 'afro-caribbean speak'.
That would just be too random innit.
That would just be too random innit.
The Spanish
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yes you are right I am an absolute f***ing idiot who has no concept of that. I thought we went straight from a few hairy people on the Downs going ug ug ug, to James Alexander Gordon. Thanks for clearing that up Paul Revere.
Pavilionaire
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Way to go Spanish! You sure as hell are putting on a whoopin' on his sorry dumb ass!
The Spanish
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its just like school mate, its a laugh until people try to teach you things.