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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:02 PM
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Poll question: Should I use Colour instead of Color?
:)
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tjdee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:03 PM
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1. It is the equivalent of an online accent.
I think it's adorable.
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Placebo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:03 PM
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2. Yes you should.
the brits know what they're doing, they invented the damn language afterall
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:05 PM
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3. bwhahahaha
Couldn't resist a somewhat mutated copycat :P
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Big Kahuna Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:13 PM
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9. Actually the English didn't invent English.
It's a mishmash of Gaelic, German and Latin :)
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SemiCharmedQuark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:13 PM
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10. Yeah, that's not something to be proud of
Edited on Wed Sep-29-04 08:15 PM by SemiCharmedQuark
English is one of the hardest and most nonsensical languages ever. Using extra letters for the sake of using them is as bull headed as using the royal measurement system instead of the metric.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:05 PM
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4. Canadians and Brits do
Otherwise it's like 'lite' and other language abominations.
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name not needed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:06 PM
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5. Yeus
:)
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bloodyjack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:07 PM
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6. While you're at it, start calling fries "CHIPS"
and chips "CRISPS"
and checks "CHEQUES"
and lieutenant "LEFTENANT"
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yardwork Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:09 PM
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7. and pronounce schedule SHEDJULE
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sundog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:14 PM
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11. lmao
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BlueHandDuo Donating Member (555 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Sep-29-04 08:11 PM
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8. It depends on which...
...online identity you're wearing at the time.
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