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American or British English - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 26, 2016
As an American I tend to find our version of English a bit lazy. I much prefer the British version (THE OG VERSION) over ours.
I tend to use American spelling online, but if given a choice I'd use British. I also love Brit slang.
* - Trappy - Dec 26, 2016
British feels more formal and American casual, I don't prefer one over the other really but sometimes I spell my words with British spellings because it makes me feel smart.
* - Wakka - Dec 26, 2016
Americans say Aluminium retarded.
aluminum
and colour too
color
and humour too
humor
and lots of others, ya'll retarded or somfin?
* - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:47 PM)Wakka Wrote: Americans say aluminum retarded.
Ah-loo-meh-numb
* - Λndrew - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:40 PM)BRΞNDΞN Wrote: As an American I tend to find our version of English a bit lazy. I much prefer the British version (THE OG VERSION) over ours.do you say z as zee or zed
I tend to use American spelling online, but if given a choice I'd use British. I also love Brit slang.
* - Fυcĸleѕѕ - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:47 PM)Wakka Wrote: Americans say aluminum retarded.
I love the Apple videos where the Brits say 'aluminium'. Sounds like some rare exotic metal from a different planet. 🎉
* - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:47 PM)Λndrew Wrote: do you say z as zee or zed
Zee.
I'm an American so if I started saying shit like a Brit I'd get looked at like I'm retarded. Most Americans don't even know what a Zed is.
* - Wakka - Dec 26, 2016
I added more to my OP just to show you how retarded Americans actually are.
* - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:52 PM)Wakka Wrote: I added more to my OP just to show you how retarded Americans actually are.
We're not retarded, it's just we wanted to distance ourselves from the cancer that is Britain.
* - Wakka - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:53 PM)BRΞNDΞN Wrote: We're not retarded, it's just we wanted to distance ourselves from the cancer that is Britain.
Looks like we grown on you though. 🤫
* - Λndrew - Dec 26, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:53 PM)BRΞNDΞN Wrote: We're not retarded, it's just we wanted to distance ourselves from the cancer that is Britain.Get your own language you yanks
* - Ѕystem - Dec 27, 2016
I'll admit that English is very lazy by comparison to the hundreds and thousands of languages out there, including dialects. No argument here.
But if we were to give proper credit to the original language then we'd have to call it West German-Scandinavian-French-Latin-Spanish-Old-Norman, etc, etc, etc. to give it proper credit.
Although U.S. American English is lazier, it's simpler to understand vocally than, let's say, Northern England, and I believe some area near the south eatern area where it sounds like garbled drunk talk. Like mumbling with a mouthful while holding a smoking pipe in your mouth.
* - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 27, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:56 PM)Λndrew Wrote: Get your own language you yanks
Nah. We're American. We steal
everything.
* - Brendan - Dec 27, 2016
(Dec 26, 2016 11:50 PM)BRΞNDΞN Wrote: Zee.
I'm an American so if I started saying shit like a Brit I'd get looked at like I'm retarded. Most Americans don't even know what a Zed is.
Enough people act like they're British simply from watching Doctor Who, so an American speaking like a Brit wouldn't be the most abnormal thing, lol.
* - BRΞNDΞN - Dec 27, 2016
(Dec 27, 2016 12:17 AM)Proctor Wrote: Enough people act like they're British simply from watching Doctor Who, so an American speaking like a Brit wouldn't be the most abnormal thing, lol.
It's kind of sad how many people act like Brits because of Doctor Who.
Britain isn't all that cool. Besides Football. Football is cool.