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AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« on: 18 December 2006, 19:27:51 »
My seven year old came in today and pronounced "My mate gave me a whole bunch of dr who cards today" A whole bunch? >:(
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #1 on: 18 December 2006, 19:31:46 »
gee, that must have been howdy doody to hear that!!
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #2 on: 18 December 2006, 19:34:17 »
Home, home on the range...I'm gettin off before Theo comes on ;D
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #3 on: 18 December 2006, 20:24:23 »
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My seven year old came in today and pronounced "My mate gave me a whole bunch of dr who cards today" A whole bunch? >:(

Lol ;D your son is growing up  ;)
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #4 on: 18 December 2006, 20:38:24 »
My grandchildren live in Los Angeles and have a full on San Fernando Valley accent interspersed with odd 'Northern English' vowel sounds picked up from my daughter!It sounds weird.
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #5 on: 18 December 2006, 20:42:49 »
I pity my poor lad. I'm a scouser, the wifes a geordie, we live in yorkshire and he's bombarded all day with  @merican kids shows. ...I mean programmes.
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #6 on: 18 December 2006, 20:59:36 »
should that not be programs!    ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #7 on: 18 December 2006, 21:03:19 »
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should that not be programs!    ;D ;D ;D

I may as well give up. It's gonna happen, aint it?
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #8 on: 18 December 2006, 21:05:01 »
Yup....

Check your computer spellchecker     ;D
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #9 on: 18 December 2006, 21:09:40 »
I personally like the american accent and dialect i don't see the issue guys!
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« Reply #10 on: 18 December 2006, 21:11:23 »
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I personally like the american accent and dialect i don't see the issue guys!

You and Tony Blair
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« Reply #11 on: 18 December 2006, 21:12:26 »
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I personally like the american accent and dialect i don't see the issue guys!

You and Tony Blair
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Re: AARRGGHH! Americanisms
« Reply #12 on: 18 December 2006, 21:41:17 »
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Yup....

Check your computer spellchecker     ;D
Both program and programme are valid english. Correct spelling is programme, but computers still run programs....
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« Reply #13 on: 18 December 2006, 22:08:17 »
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should that not be programs!    ;D ;D ;D

Computer programs, TV programmes
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