What about Canadians who use both?
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The Ancient Mariner
Ancient Mariner
Well that's alright. If it's part of your mother tongue it's fine to me. But when it's slang you picked up off some cartoon or sitcom then I don't really like it much.
I have been exposed to American pop media and British media (Monty Python, Blackadder, etc) through my dad. Who's also brought a lot of European cultural food home.
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infliction
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I hate for people to send me chain emails, but I especially hate it when I am one amongst 30 other people that they sent it to!!!!
I usually read the first sentence or so and then delete, especially those that say 'you must send this to 10+ other people' and some form of good luck or bad luck is entailed.
A while back I got one from a friend that sent me this George Carlin bit. George is a bad-ass!!! - one of the best, if not THE best, comedians. It rings so true, and I somehow think that it fits with this topic:
The Paradox of Our Time
by George Carlin
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings
but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We
spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but
less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but
less judgment; more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but
less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We
have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned
how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life not
life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble
crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer
space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better
things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the
atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan
more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more
copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and
small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are
the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken
homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway
morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do
everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
If you want to read the rest go to [a href=\'http://www.victorwooten.com/words/paradox.htm\' target=\'_blank\']www.victorwooten.com[/a]
I usually read the first sentence or so and then delete, especially those that say 'you must send this to 10+ other people' and some form of good luck or bad luck is entailed.
A while back I got one from a friend that sent me this George Carlin bit. George is a bad-ass!!! - one of the best, if not THE best, comedians. It rings so true, and I somehow think that it fits with this topic:
The Paradox of Our Time
by George Carlin
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings
but shorter tempers; wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We
spend more, but have less; we buy more but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but
less time; we have more degrees, but less sense; more knowledge, but
less judgment; more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but
less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly, laugh too
little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too
tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom. We
have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often. We've learned
how to make a living, but not a life; we've added years to life not
life to years.
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble
crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer
space, but not inner space. We've done larger things, but not better
things.
We've cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We've conquered the
atom, but not our prejudice. We write more, but learn less. We plan
more, but accomplish less. We've learned to rush, but not to wait.
We build more computers to hold more information to produce more
copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion; big men and
small character; steep profits and shallow relationships. These are
the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses but broken
homes.
These are days of quick trips, disposable diapers, throwaway
morality, one-night stands, overweight bodies, and pills that do
everything from cheer to quiet, to kill.
If you want to read the rest go to [a href=\'http://www.victorwooten.com/words/paradox.htm\' target=\'_blank\']www.victorwooten.com[/a]
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[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Americanisms. It may seem racist but I really can't stand it when British people use Americanisms in everyday speaking. It's ok when Americans do it, but not Brits. Same with Americans using British slang words. It just sounds wrong. [/quote]
I don't know about you but in america I havent heard one person use British slang.
I have quite a few though
when i can't find something, it dosent even matter what it is but it drives me insane
like some other people said people that put like 2-to,8-ate,and even like thanx and stuff.
People and bands that say the F word every other word.
When my dad tells me that he dosent want me to listen to Iron Maiden
and one of the biggest, when ignorant people say Iron Maiden is satanic.
I don't know about you but in america I havent heard one person use British slang.
I have quite a few though
when i can't find something, it dosent even matter what it is but it drives me insane
like some other people said people that put like 2-to,8-ate,and even like thanx and stuff.
People and bands that say the F word every other word.
When my dad tells me that he dosent want me to listen to Iron Maiden
and one of the biggest, when ignorant people say Iron Maiden is satanic.
Onhell
Infinite Dreamer
Ok I got a new one, this happened today. People who drive like they are in a hurry and change lanes back and forth yet when they have the lane free to drive as fast as they want that's when they choose to slow down and chill and go the same speed as the fucking garbage truck in the next lane. If you're in a hurry BE IN A HURRY!!!! And if you are driving to slow STAY IN THE RIGHT LANE!!!!
Atvarussmak
Trooper
When you on the motorway and theres a traffic jam. When some idiot drives out of it on the free lane. Then expects to let back in the lane with the traffic jam.
StrangerInAStrangeLand
Ancient Mariner
Ooh! I've got one! People who use the word "guesstimate." The word is "estimate" people!
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Atvarussmak
Trooper
some boring maths teacher no dout used that word. They always do.
StrangerInAStrangeLand
Ancient Mariner
My greatest pet peeve of all time has to be idiots though. I can't stand those people.
That is great assumption Idiots well then you will be hating half the world.. We are born intoi an idiot nation.. lol
What Peeves me
Brown Tongue assholes that suck up to all to get what they want..
My work Desk, My work Computer, My Work Colleagues...
Mobile phones (cell)
What Peeves me
Brown Tongue assholes that suck up to all to get what they want..
My work Desk, My work Computer, My Work Colleagues...
Mobile phones (cell)
Atvarussmak
Trooper
Idiots that point out the ovious.