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That's a good point. I recall there was another thread recently about the English translation of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" (which is a British English translation, even in the US), and someone complained about the use of the word "gaol" (which is an alternate British spelling of "jail").
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It is a valid word, eg in the sentence "the result of the ballet was 50 yeses and 23 noes". But I don't like it at all in the context that you quoted .
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Actually even English isn't English anymore if you think about it. The language is always changing. Just look at how words were spelled in Shakespeare's time vs. our own for an example. His work is still able to be understood but some words have fallen out of use and others are spelled differently than they were in his time. Fyre for fire for example.
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09-02-2010, 09:41 AM | #22 |
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Actually part of modern English is French in origin if you think about it. The Saxons lost their kingdom to the Normans in 1066 and the Normans came from what is now France. In fact modern English is a mixture of different languages and cultures. Angles, Saxons, Normans, Romans, Vikings etc. and it comes from the same language branch as German I believe. Even the name England is a corruption of very old language. England = Angle land or land of the Angles. They had a small portion of land that they claimed as theirs a long, long time ago.
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The only hard and fast rule, Luke, is consistency, whether you use US or UK standard. Neil
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I'd say it's best to stick to your own language.
You often hear people say British English is just s' instead of z's and some extra u's but there're quite a few words and phrases that are fairly different or have different meaning. As a kid I always wondered what the hell 'aluminum' was. If you want to make a Brit laugh or get embarassed, just talk about your fanny pack. |
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English spelling doesn't bother me. Even English slang and common words that have different meanings don't faze me too much. The way they often pronounce words often can drive me bonkers. How many Rs are in "idea?" Yet many (if not most) English put one on the end (American New Englanders are just as bad). Listening to the damn yankees on "This Old House" makes me want to strangle them because of the extra Rs they tack on after Ws. Yeesh.
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Warning: The word 'fanny' means something an awful lot ruder to British readers and naming a character 'Randy' will only elicit sniggers, as will calling your robot cartoon character 'Bender'.
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But this highlights the whole point. There is no common spelling of English around the world! Do the spannish have this issue between Spain and Mexico? Do the French have it between France and French part of Canada? IS this a particularly English issue. |
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