In Defense of English

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by kazbates

Too, too true! And in America, we give 'em a couple of rib kicks to get the point across once their unconscious!! Gosh, I LOVE my Country!!

Kaz

I'm grudgingly accepting of my country

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

I'm grudgingly accepting of my country

You wouldn't say that if you lived here! We have lots of POP!! Come on, you know you want some. . .
Kaz

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by kazbates

You wouldn't say that if you lived here! We have lots of POP!! Come on, you know you want some. . .
Kaz

LOL! I fear they wouldn't let me in your country...they do still ask that question about "Have you now or have you ever been a member of the Comm...." don't they?

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

If such a thing is possible ...

Did I tell y'all that I dreamed the other night that the Queen was my Granny, but sort of the opposite way around?

Did you get to wear the crown and wave the sceptre? I really want to wear the crown!!!
Kaz

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Jack Tingle

"The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for new vocabulary." -- James D. Nicoll

That's very apt, although not very aped, as in not gibbous but gibbinous. Precisely.

Originally Posted by Moejoe

You were the Queen's Granny?

And talking about language variants and meanings. Where I come from it's quite regular for Grandparents to take on the names "Mother" and "Father" instead of Granddad, Grandmother. Get's confusing at X-Mas though

Again with my sister-in-law. Her elderly half-indian mother in Arizona came back here to live with my SIL a few years ago. She was wheelchair bound, had long white yair that hung in her lap in 2 tight braids. Anytime she was in proximity to a Native American, like at Walmart or wherever, the person would be very respectful to her and wish her, "Good day to you, mother." She would be furious! She was ashamed of being injun and would shout, "I'm Swedish!" at them!

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

LOL! I fear they wouldn't let me in your country...they do still ask that question about "Have you now or have you ever been a member of the Comm...." don't they?

Nah. You just can't go into any of our Federal buildings...and maybe any of the Southern states. That's the nice thing about the US and can't believe anything you want, as long as you do it quietly. Shhh, you didn't hear me say that.
Kaz

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by kazbates

Nah. You just can't go into any of our Federal buildings...and maybe any of the Southern states. That's the nice thing about the US and can't believe anything you want, as long as you do it quietly. Shhh, you didn't hear me say that.
Kaz

So I'd be okay wearing my Che Guevera - Death to Capitalism! - T-shirt?

[krisk]

Waaaaaay back in the first few days of Basic Training a very large very dark Drill Sgt blocked the sun and sky from my universe and; "HIRT HRUT HREAT HRU HROWWWW!!!!!" and I stared open mouthed. This scenario repeated a few times until I was finally able to very vaguely understand; "WHAAATZZZZZZZ DA MADDER WIDU PRIDAT!???? DONCHU SPEEEK ENGLIS!?" to which I very unfortunately responded; "Why yes, I do. I'm not entirely certain what you are speaking though."

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by kazbates

Did you get to wear the crown and wave the sceptre? I really want to wear the crown!!!
Kaz

No no no, the Queen and my Granny were sort of a morphed combined creature. She lived in my Granny's farmhouse, and was in the big yellow kitchen, all trussed up in her royal Garter sash, cooking up chocolate pudding to go in Granny's cute little old pudding dishes. And then I woke up.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by krisk

Waaaaaay back in the first few days of Basic Training a very large very dark Drill Sgt blocked the sun and sky from my universe and; "HIRT HRUT HREAT HRU HROWWWW!!!!!" and I stared open mouthed. This scenario repeated a few times until I was finally able to very vaguely understand; "WHAAATZZZZZZZ DA MADDER WIDU PRIDAT!???? DONCHU SPEEEK ENGLIS!?" to which I very unfortunately responded; "Why yes, I do. I'm not entirely certain what you are speaking though."

so... what *was* he speaking ???

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

No no no, the Queen and my Granny were sort of a morphed combined creature. She lived in my Granny's farmhouse, and was in the big yellow kitchen, all trussed up in her royal Garter sash, cooking up chocolate pudding to go in Granny's cute little old pudding dishes. And then I woke up.

wow !! the queen makes pudding for dixiegal !!! did you feel honored, dg ?

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

That's very apt, although not very aped, as in not gibbous but gibbinous. Precisely.



Again with my sister-in-law. Her elderly half-indian mother in Arizona came back here to live with my SIL a few years ago. She was wheelchair bound, had long white yair that hung in her lap in 2 tight braids. Anytime she was in proximity to a Native American, like at Walmart or wherever, the person would be very respectful to her and wish her, "Good day to you, mother." She would be furious! She was ashamed of being injun and would shout, "I'm Swedish!" at them!

I would SO love to meet your Sister-in-Law!!
Kaz

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by Moejoe

So I'd be okay wearing my Che Guevera - Death to Capitalism! - T-shirt?

ahem. Them what don't like capitalism only say that because they don't have any. Che Gevara.... isn't that the guy who brought freedom to banana plantations or something?

[krisk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so... what *was* he speaking ???

Deep South with a strong military accent.

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by krisk

Deep South with a strong military accent.

sounds like a whole nother (<-- on topic !! ) language.