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Mador

Mador

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Hey Rooster!!

The basis of the present day English Language is a mix of Saxon,Norman,Danish,Celtic terminology....and a few others aswell..

Crap there ain't no such thing as real English...just the word as spoken today...the language in the UK has evolved over the last 1000 yrs....and has become a universal bitch to learn for anyone not born here!!...

I speak English.....as far as I am aware and I know that our so called English speaking American buddies think they talk the same....not a hope ...cultural differences between us are too great....there are very few pubs in the US.....no curry houses and not a Chippy in sight!!

On the other hand the simplification of the english language has been one of americas strangest things...after all your were an English Colony...

If you really want to check out the differences...get hold of a Collins English dictionary...and compare it to your own....it'll prove amusing.

regards

Mador

Btw when are you guys playing 2002 series again...I owe you a bevvy or two..(for the Avatar)..take it easy fella.

I gotta question tho'.....why is the Pizza so different in NY as compared to Cali??...NY pizza is much better!!
 
TheRo0sTer

TheRo0sTer

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Originally posted by Mador
Hey Rooster!!

I gotta question tho'.....why is the Pizza so different in NY as compared to Cali??...NY pizza is much better!!
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The only time Pizza is better in one State VS another State is when you go to an actual Pizza Place. I am not talking about Little Ceasers, Dominos and especially not Pizza Hut. Real Pizza joints make awsome pizza regaurdless where you are in the US.
 
John Molloy

John Molloy

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For some people this may be of interest for the rest please ignore and go paint some fools.
The English language as used today has its roots in three differant parent languages specifically medieval French Anglo Saxon and Celtic with the Saxon and French being the most common. we have many loan words from the Germanic (Saxon) and Romantic (French) after all the country was invaded time and again by the Romans then the Saxons and Angles (from modern Germany) the Vikings and the Normans (pretend French) giving us an intersting language if you are doing a degree in languages (I am not my buddy at work is)
:eek: and if you are now realy bored just think I did this on company time:D
 
Buddha 3

Buddha 3

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Originally posted by John Molloy
...the Saxons and Angles (from modern Germany)...
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Tell your buddy to get some history lessons too. These people were only partially from Germany. A small proportion came from Holland, some from Germany, but most of them were from what now is called Denmark.

Sorry to be snooty like that, but I am quite good at pointless knowledge....:D
 
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