Originally posted by latex bishopIt's just as well too.
please stop with this German nearly became the official language of America c*ap, its just a myth made up by Germans to build up their own national identity in the 19th Century.
"The myth that German almost became the official language of the United States persists even today. Although the notion was widely spread by German travel authors of the 1 ...[text shortened]... . 652-653.
(http://www.us-english.org/inc/official/about/misconceptions/german.asp)
Andrew
If you see what a mockery they make of English (misspelling, simplifying, etc.) it's hard to imagine what they would do with the German Die's, Der's and Das'....
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Originally posted by latex bishopThanks for that.
please stop with this German nearly became the official language of America c*ap, its just a myth made up by Germans to build up their own national identity in the 19th Century.
"The myth that German almost became the official language of the United States persists even today. Although the notion was widely spread by German travel authors of the 1 ...[text shortened]... . 652-653.
(http://www.us-english.org/inc/official/about/misconceptions/german.asp)
Andrew
My german class teacher in high school taught us that "fact". I think it even appeared as a test question.
--tmetzler
Originally posted by Talem16How do you figure that?
Canada is not American but is in America!!!!!!!!!!
True we are on the continent North America, but we are not American! America traditionally means people from the U.S.
Canada is a soverign nation, that also happens to be next to the United States of America.
Originally posted by shavixmirUsanian (oo-sanian) is a good word. We should adopt it.
But that's just plain stupid.
Everybody knows that people from the US are called Americans. You can't go around calling them USA citizens? That just sounds silly.
I can imagine that "Americans" can be upsetting to the rest of the people living in the Americas, but face it...you're run by Washington anyway.
But, just for arguments sake, surely USAnian sounds much better than USA citizens. And it has a fundementalist ring to it as well.
Originally posted by shavixmirYou mean improving the language. If you're so obsessed with tradition, use Old English k?
It's just as well too.
If you see what a mockery they make of English (misspelling, simplifying, etc.) it's hard to imagine what they would do with the German Die's, Der's and Das'....
Originally posted by Sir EdselYeah!!! ... unless there is some oil fields we can claim!
You better have a cup of "T" poo boy and think it over.We THE U.S.A. might not come over and save your bacon the next time some little evil punk starts to whak you.That goes for France and Russia--Holland etc etc.also
Originally posted by rwingettOnly in america could a sports club be called a 'franchise'. And only in an american sport could they move a sports team, erm franchise, from town to town until they found enough people to fill a stadium.
There is currently a MLB franchise in Toronto, Canada (the Blue Jays). There used to be one in Montreal as well, but it was moved due to a supreme lack of interest on their part.
What's the betting that "Manchester United Football Club" will be the "Coca Cola London Uniteds Sawwker Franchise" in a couple of years?
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