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Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:47 am
by DB10GOONER
The only Americanisms I would dislike (fear is probably a better word) would be;
"One-Niner, drop the JDAM on that convoy."
"Er... Six-One. Are we cleared hot on that convoy? Is that an enemy convoy?"
"One-Niner, drop the JDAM."
Seriuosly though; "
Aloominum"? Septic dongers...
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:05 pm
by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee
DB10GOONER wrote:The only Americanisms I would dislike (fear is probably a better word) would be;
"One-Niner, drop the JDAM on that convoy."
"Er... Six-One. Are we cleared hot on that convoy? Is that an enemy convoy?"
"One-Niner, drop the JDAM."
Seriuosly though; "
Aloominum"? Septic dongers...
"Six-One, that's a direct hit"
"One-Niner, what target did you destroy?"
"Six-One", blew up a little town in Ireland"
"One-Niner, oh...I don't think anyone will give a damn about that. Just a bunch of drunk white pasty motherfuckers anyways"
"Copy that Six-One"
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:07 pm
by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:18 pm
by xDAVEYx
yeah but:
YOUR source wrote:Americans adopted -ium to fit the standard form of the periodic table of elements, for most of the nineteenth century, with aluminium appearing in Webster's Dictionary of 1828. In 1892, however, Charles Martin Hall used the -um spelling in an advertising handbill for his new electrolytic method of producing the metal, despite his constant use of the -ium spelling in all the patents[30] he filed between 1886 and 1903.[36] It has consequently been suggested that the spelling reflects an easier to pronounce word with one fewer syllable, or that the spelling on the flier was a mistake. Hall's domination of production of the metal ensured that the spelling aluminum became the standard in North America; the Webster Unabridged Dictionary of 1913, though, continued to use the -ium version
STOP BASTARDISING OUR LANGUAGE!
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:33 pm
by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee
xDAVEYx wrote:
yeah but:
YOUR source wrote:Americans adopted -ium to fit the standard form of the periodic table of elements, for most of the nineteenth century, with aluminium appearing in Webster's Dictionary of 1828. In 1892, however, Charles Martin Hall used the -um spelling in an advertising handbill for his new electrolytic method of producing the metal, despite his constant use of the -ium spelling in all the patents[30] he filed between 1886 and 1903.[36] It has consequently been suggested that the spelling reflects an easier to pronounce word with one fewer syllable, or that the spelling on the flier was a mistake. Hall's domination of production of the metal ensured that the spelling aluminum became the standard in North America; the Webster Unabridged Dictionary of 1913, though, continued to use the -ium version
STOP BASTARDISING OUR LANGUAGE!
It may be a bastard language, but ultimatley, its better
Evolution my friend. Darwin was English, you should know all about it
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 5:50 pm
by Captain Fabregas
douchebag
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 7:14 pm
by olgitgooner
Shit place, no history.
Shit place, no history.
In all seriousness, I do actually like our American cousins.
And Canadians.
If those two countries had not done their stuff in the last world war, the whole of Europe would now be fucked.
Admitedly, the Yanks left it late joining in. Canadians didn't.
Fact remains that much American blood was spilt. Far away from home. For a just cause.
For that, I thank the American nation.
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 8:31 pm
by Queenie
As somebody with a serious vested interest in this matter I would like to point out the following.
IT IS AN ARSE, NOT A FANNY.
Under no circumstances would I consider putting my schlong into a fanny. It repulses me to the core. ARSE ARSE ARSE, got it
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:54 am
by xDAVEYx
olgitgooner wrote:Shit place, no history.
Shit place, no history.
In all seriousness, I do actually like our American cousins.
And Canadians
quite right olgit, every part of the world has its wankers, but for every wanker there's a diamond, no matter how badly they speak english. chirst, i've even met a decent norvener before!
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 10:29 am
by pixie
olgitgooner wrote:REBEL GOONER wrote:raincheck
I recently discovered what a raincheck is.
It's when a baseball game was cancelled due to rain. They would issue a replacement ticket (check
) for the rescheduled game.
I have yet to discover why Yanks refer to pavements as "sidewalks". And roads as "pavements", or "blacktop" if they are made with tarmac.
Or why they say "almoonium" instead of aluminium.
Or why a mirror is referred to as a "mirrrrrrr".
Or why the word "gotten" instead of got.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:41 pm
by RaM
You all know Australian English is the best form of the language right?
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 12:42 pm
by 12thGooner
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:07 pm
by Yankee_Gooner_Dandee
RaM wrote:You all know Australian English is the best form of the language right?
Not sure about your word selections...BUT, you do have a cool accent no denying. Second only to South Africa imo.
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 2:27 pm
by g88ner
Yankee_Gooner_Dandee wrote:RaM wrote:You all know Australian English is the best form of the language right?
Not sure about your word selections...BUT, you do have a cool accent no denying. Second only to South Africa imo.
No, the best "English" accent is Vietnamese....
From
Full Metal Jacket....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EPWSsr1Lg
"Me so horny! me love you long time!"
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 3:49 pm
by Its Up 4 Grabs Now
g88ner wrote:Yankee_Gooner_Dandee wrote:RaM wrote:You all know Australian English is the best form of the language right?
Not sure about your word selections...BUT, you do have a cool accent no denying. Second only to South Africa imo.
No, the best "English" accent is Vietnamese....
From
Full Metal Jacket....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7EPWSsr1Lg
"Me so horny! me love you long time!"
Rittle bit lascist though you lude BASTAD!
