Ebonics

how?

Unnecessary spelling alterations.

Verb abuse.

All pointless things that don't really bother me, but I am writing them anyway.

I remember a funny article by Chris Morris, where he said 9/11 must have been really bad, because we even changed our dates and months around- because as we all know, 9/11 is November the 9th.

Why change anything, though?

Or why not just let people change what they want?

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
While we're on the subject, 'American English' itself is ****ing annoying.

Yes. It was originally spelled aluminum until the Brits got their panties in a wad and wanted to call it aluminium. We'll stick with the original.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Is the 'i' so incredibly tiring to include?

Yes

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Unnecessary spelling alterations.

Verb abuse.

All pointless things that don't really bother me, but I am writing them anyway.

I remember a funny article by Chris Morris, where he said 9/11 must have been really bad, because we even changed our dates and months around- because as we all [b]know, 9/11 is November the 9th.

Why change anything, though?

Or why not just let people change what they want? [/B]

Originally posted by Strangelove
Well, the changes between American and British English are superficial and don't matter a lick. Why does everyone get their knickers in a twist about American English and never mention Australian English? There's some weird shit there.

What's the point of them, then?

Many English people (I don't include myself) have as strong a dislike of American English as people here seem to have towards Ebonics.

I find that interesting.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
What's the point of them, then?

Many English people (I don't include myself) have as strong a dislike of American English as people here seem to have towards Ebonics.

I find that interesting.

I despise Ebonics mostly because of its promulgation by the rap community and promoting the decay of society rather than the fact that it exists.

Originally posted by Strangelove
I don't know what the point is. I was born in the US. Lived here all my life. British English seems just as foreign to me as American English does to the British. The origins of the differences are so far in the past that there's nothing to gain by caring. We speak different kinds of English, and the British can't seem to get over it.

I despise Ebonics mostly because of its promulgation by the rap community and promoting the decay of society rather than the fact that it exists.

Fair enough.

Though wouldn't you say that's somewhat like hating German because of the Nazis?

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
What's the point of them, then?

Many English people (I don't include myself) have as strong a dislike of American English as people here seem to have towards Ebonics.

I find that interesting.

Originally posted by Victor Von Doom
Fair enough.

Though wouldn't you say that's somewhat like hating German because of the Nazis?

Originally posted by Kinneary
Yes. It was originally spelled aluminum until the Brits got their panties in a wad and wanted to call it aluminium. We'll stick with the original.

I think we'll use the IUPAC spelling...

Actually Davy later thought better of the name and then dicided to call it aluminum the Brits then changed it to aluminium because they wanted to keep the -ium ending of previous elements.

😱 there are so many problems w/ langauge

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
Actually Davy later thought better of the name and then dicided to call it aluminum the Brits then changed it to aluminium because they wanted to keep the -ium ending of previous elements.

😱 there are so many problems w/ langauge

Well, I don't care how Americans want to call it in their day to day language, we happen to use Aluminium, but I think if it is about intellectual and scientific intercourse we should use the same..kinda like American scientists use the metric system regardless. The IUPAC argument seems a strong one in that case.

Originally posted by Bardock42
Well, I don't care how Americans want to call it in their day to day language, we happen to use Aluminium, but I think if it is about intellectual and scientific intercourse we should use the same..kinda like American scientists use the metric system regardless. The IUPAC argument seems a strong one in that case.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Hehe, you said intercourse.

Well, I'm offeri', you takin'?

Not 'til we're married... to Monica.

Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Not 'til we're married... to Monica.

Strong moral values, I see.

Agreed. For now.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos

😱 there are so many problems w/ langauge

I can see one main one.

Originally posted by Strangelove
Well, the changes between American and British English are superficial and don't matter a lick. Why does everyone get their knickers in a twist about American English and never mention Australian English? There's some weird shit there.