In Defense of English - Page 7

MickeyC · 04-10-2009, 04:31 PM

OK, the single most recognized word in the entire world is an artificial English word invented in America. Do you know what it is?

kazbates · 04-10-2009, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Honey Chile, you are in the Promised Land for chocolate already. Go to Marshall Fields ... excuse me, I meant Macy's .... and load up on fudge Frango Mints. (They call them "mints" even though most of them are neither mint flavored nor flavoured.)

Actually, I live in the Virginia Horse Country now and moarn the loss of Marshall Fields on a daily basis! The original Frangos are incredible and I have a Frango mint Cheesecake recipe that would make you weep. It's from the Frango mint cookbook!
Kaz

Xenophon · 04-10-2009, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

OK, the single most recognized word in the entire world is an artificial English word invented in America. Do you know what it is?

Would that be "OK" ???

Xenophon

DixieGal · 04-10-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

OK, the single most recognized word in the entire world is an artificial English word invented in America. Do you know what it is?

My guess is that you hinted at it already: OK

kazbates · 04-10-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Only if you are the one on top. I'm talking about the decision maker. Sort of the same thing, now that I ponder it.

Ain't that the truth!!

Kaz

kazbates · 04-10-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

My guess is that you hinted at it already: OK

Ooo. Ooo. I choose AWESOME! I know that's probably not the right word, but it does seem to annoy more people "across the pond"! Not that I'm trying to do that or anything. Nothin' but love for ya'!

Kaz

vivaldirules · 04-10-2009, 04:36 PM

Hey, now wait a dog gone minute! I was gone for only an hour and there have been fifty gazillion posts since then! Give me an hour to two to catch up, will ya? DG's posts are hard enough to read as it is.

zelda_pinwheel · 04-10-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cassidym

OK, the single most recognized word in the entire world is an artificial English word invented in America. Do you know what it is?

i bet it's "ok" too ! i can't think of a single language which doesn't use that word (not that i know all of them, obviously, so it's a relatively small sample, but still).

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Hey, now wait a dog gone minute! I was gone for only an hour and there have been fifty gazillion posts since then! Give me an hour to two to catch up, will ya? DG's posts are hard enough to read as it is.

i know just how you feel vr !!

DixieGal · 04-10-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Hey, now wait a dog gone minute! I was gone for only an hour and there have been fifty gazillion posts since then! Give me an hour to two to catch up, will ya? DG's posts are hard enough to read as it is.

It's OK to scribble notes and draw charts, as long as you come to the correct answer. OK?

kazbates · 04-10-2009, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Hey, now wait a dog gone minute! I was gone for only an hour and there have been fifty gazillion posts since then! Give me an hour to two to catch up, will ya? DG's posts are hard enough to read as it is.

Oh, quit whining! At least these posts are short. It took me two days to read the posts in one thread of the Conservatory and I think my post to the thread may have actually killed it as there haven't been any new posts since then. Does that make me a "Thread Killer"?

Kaz

DixieGal · 04-10-2009, 04:41 PM

Hey Zenophone, iz dis anseur OK?

kazbates · 04-10-2009, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

It's OK to scribble notes and draw charts, as long as you come to the correct answer. OK?

You know, Dixie, a flow chart might help him.

Kaz

Moejoe · 04-10-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nate the great

That's only so they know who to deport to California. BTW, when you get to San Fransisco, it would help if you already know the difference between Communists, Marxists, Socialists, and Democrats

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Oh it's okay, I'm a Socialist with heavy Trotsky leanings

MickeyC · 04-10-2009, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

My guess is that you hinted at it already: OK

Correct. It was reportedly invented by a group of young upper middle class men in Boston in the early 1800's.

Meanwhile, there was a big linguistic battle in Britain after the French invaded in 1066 over how to form the plural. English is basically a Germanic language and they form the plural by adding 'en' to a word (ex., one haus, two hausen etc). The French add 's' and after 1066 the 's' caught on in the countryside while the 'en' held sway in the cities. Yet, the countryside won this one so effectively that there is only one word in the English language that is pluralized by adding 'en'.

It's a very common word, do you know what it is?

krisk · 04-10-2009, 04:44 PM

I know a few of Dixie's linguistic experiments have been making my eyes cross!

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MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	OK, the single most recognized word in the entire world is an artificial English word invented in America. Do you know what it is?

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vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Hey, now wait a dog gone minute! I was gone for only an hour and there have been fifty gazillion posts since then! Give me an hour to two to catch up, will ya? DG's posts are hard enough to read as it is.

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DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Hey Zenophone, iz dis anseur OK?

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