Klarinet Archive - Posting 000286.txt from 2004/03

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <Matthew@------.f9.co.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] English and American
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:40:36 -0500

How we spell and pronounce words is not central. Important, but not
central. But Americans use words in different ways - neat for example. I
could go on for hours.... I also feel that with American there are ways
in which whole spectra of meaning are covered by one word whereas we
English would use a variety. It was the lack of vocabulary that annoyed
me so much with the young woman in my block at university.

Incidentally if you want to refer to two cents then don't forget it is 2
cents - or were you only intending to refer to one fiftieth of one cent?

Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: mgustav@------.com [mailto:mgustav@------.com]
Sent: 05 March 2004 14:23
To: klarinet@------.org
Subject: Re: [kl] English and American

There is no difference between Brit's and American's English. Language
is not based entirely on spelling and pronunciation. Language is based
on the logic of its grammar and that is what we share. My .02 cents.

Mark

Matthew Lloyd wrote:

>I think what Fred meant was that the English speak English and the
>Americans speak American.
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>Those Americans who don't agree with me had better buy an English
>dictionary and learn how to spell!!!!!!! Because color is not an
English
>word, neither is center.
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