To all you Englishmen out there... (in Off-topic)
RedWolf
November 29 2006 10:05 PM EST
Just thought you'd be outraged to know that I got points off of my essay for spelling "behaviour" instead of "behavior." That just isn't fair :-( She even made a note saying "We aren't in the UK"
QBRanger
November 29 2006 10:07 PM EST
If you live in America, your teacher is 100% correct.
My wife is one and makes sure her students spell words in American, not the Queen's English.
Xenko
November 29 2006 10:11 PM EST
Bah, you Americans! You just have to have everything your way, even your English!
Everyone should just switch to Canadian English. It has the best of both British English and American English! A happy compromise between the two.
Yukk
November 29 2006 10:14 PM EST
My wife is one and makes sure her students spell words in American, not the Queen's English.
I hope some of her students hand in essays in SMS or ebonics :)
48Zach
November 29 2006 10:20 PM EST
Touche Kultur, touche
Hehe. Totally.
http://ars.userfriendly.org/cartoons/?id=20061112&mode=classic
QBRanger
November 29 2006 10:23 PM EST
And if they do Yukk, she will certainly fail them.
I just wish I could be in an American exam and see the look on the invidulators face when I ask for a rubber to 'erase' my diagram.
Thrasher
November 29 2006 10:44 PM EST
Lol
QBsutekh137
November 29 2006 11:00 PM EST
Careful, Zog... You say "rubber" in America and you might run up against another wonderful USA-characteristic -- the religious right, banishing you for mentioning a birth control device! :O
Whereas in most chemists/pharmacies/supermarkets over here, if you asked for a rubber they would either point you to the stationary aisle or to the nearest Staples, now that would confuse you ;P
QBsutekh137
November 29 2006 11:58 PM EST
Staples. Ouch.
It's one way of stopping reproduction I suppose >.<
Gee how hard do you have to hit the stapler to get good penetration and fold over?
Flamey
November 30 2006 6:18 AM EST
Ouch! >.<
Rubber bands work just as well. ;)
Flamey
November 30 2006 6:26 AM EST
Zog, I'd love to walk into an American store and ask for a "rubber".
:)
/me is from Australia.
Wasp
November 30 2006 6:32 AM EST
Sying that thogh wrds do tend to lok funny whn yu tke out vwels here and thre.
QBJohnnywas
November 30 2006 6:38 AM EST
Maybe the title of this post should be retitled "To all you British People out there"? It's not just Englishmen who live in the UK...there's a fair few English women, Welsh and Scottish men and women too. And then there's all the other people that live here........lol....all creeds, races and COLOURS (note the spelling...!!)
AdminG Beee
November 30 2006 6:44 AM EST
I'm just shocked to read such a title on our forum boards on St Andrews day !!
:p
QBJohnnywas
November 30 2006 6:45 AM EST
Lol, I was waiting for you to say that!
So where do the Cockney fit in that mix??
right next to the leftover canned corn like always slash...
QBJohnnywas
November 30 2006 12:04 PM EST
Oi! We're up the apples, eating a ruby and having a nice cup of rosie with the trouble and strife!
Stick that in your sky you bunch of septics!
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