Originally posted by shavixmirgive it up shav ... where the Texans lead, NL will soon follow ... (ok, maybe not soon, but at some point in the not-too-distant ...)
Although it is painful, I have to agree with Bowmann on this matter.
You see, it starts by misspelling words: Humor instead of humour, for example. But it generally ends up with freaks like George Bush pronouncing beautiful words like nuclear as NOO Cler.
Yes, languages change as does everything else with time. But as evolution suggests, things are ...[text shortened]... et me wrong though, what the Cockney types do with English should be a shooting offense as well.
Originally posted by shavixmirIf America is going to bother "improving" the language, why not take it further? For example, why stop at color? Why not go the whole hog and write culler?
You see, it starts by misspelling words: Humor instead of humour, for example. But it generally ends up with freaks like George Bush pronouncing beautiful words like nuclear as NOO Cler.
Yes, languages change as does everything else with time. But as evolution suggests, things are supposed to get better.
American spelling is not about making things more logical. It's about the Americans claiming the language for themselves and marking it as something different.
Originally posted by BowmannDon't they do that with everything, for example dog breeds, they breed then to be bigger and call them the original name with a pre-fix to show this breed is now bigger, thats one example
If America is going to bother "improving" the language, why not take it further? For example, why stop at [b]color? Why not go the whole hog and write culler?
American spelling is not about making things more logical. It's about the Americans claiming the language for themselves and marking it as something different.[/b]
Originally posted by BowmannExactly. After the American Revolution, the Americans wanted nothing to do with the British. Therefore, they changed everything that could possibly remind them of British rule, including language.
If America is going to bother "improving" the language, why not take it further? For example, why stop at [b]color? Why not go the whole hog and write culler?
American spelling is not about making things more logical. It's about the Americans claiming the language for themselves and marking it as something different.[/b]