Nothing to argue about but I was astonished at his " my guess is that the language has changed less over here than over there" (over here is Apparently America). ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike_go_uk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:44 PM Subject: [Speed cubing group] Re: (Off topic) Scientist John Dobson
--- In [email protected], Rune Wesström <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would you comment please on his statement "apparently we talk "proper" English over here"? I'm not sure where "over here" is meant to be, and whether it is in the US or the UK that he believes English has changed more. There is no "proper" English anyway. The language has changed a lot in both countries since the 17th century: US English and some dialects of British English retain a few "archaic" elements in vocabulary, past tenses of strong verbs, etc. But they are only "archaic" from the point of view of someone who speaks the dialect of S.E. England. He says he could make himself understood to people whose accents he couldn't understand. That is not surprising: the American accent(s) are familiar in the UK from imported films & TV. The flow is pretty much one way. Also, some British accents /are/ fairly impenetrable at times. :D Mike Yahoo! Groups Links Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
