On 2014/5/12 7:58 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: > On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 01:48:48PM +0200, Suvayu Ali wrote: >> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 01:12:54AM -0400, Mark Filipak wrote: >>> On 2014/5/11 11:08 PM, Chris Bannister wrote: >>> -snip- >>>> More worrying are the strange ammendments that American English is >>>> imposing (or has imposed) on us people who speak the proper English! >>> >>> I'm sorry, but as an American I have to come out of lurk mode for this... >>> >>> What you tried to write, Chris, refers to those "who speak" in the >>> nominative case. The phrase at the end of your sentence should therefore >>> begin "we", not "us". May I suggest "we who speak proper English!" >>> instead of "us people who speak the proper English!" >> >> Maybe all that is missing is a comma? >> >> ".. imposing (or has imposed) on us, people who speak the proper >> English!" >> >> ;) > > That part was meant as bit of a joke. I thought about it when I wrote it > and had visions of Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett talking over a cup > of tea. :) > > Although, I still wonder why American English *HAS* to be different! The > phrase "only in America!" springs to mind here.
So, my assumption was correct. You are from the olde country. I listen to the BBC almost all the time. I think the hosts butcher English as thoroughly as the average American. If you disagree, it's just another indication that a fox smells it own hole. There once was a time when "BBC English" was a positive appellation. "The proper English"? I thought only Romanians spoke like that.
