On Mon, 20 Sep 2004, Tim Collier wrote: > (ducking) Since most of the people who speak English in this world live > in the US, I say we set the standards for the language. Though English
Really? http://members.tripod.com/the_english_dept/esc.html > has it's roots in England, the standard spoken worldwide is no longer > British English, it is American English. > There, I've spoken, so it's fact. > > Tim > On Sep 20, 2004, at 11:31 AM, James S Jones wrote: > > > This is part of the artificial BBC English dialect. Because people > > have now heard it in broadcasts for nearly a century, its usage is now > > commonplace in areas where the BBC has a large audience. For the rest > > of us, it's like hearing fingernails on a chalkboard. > > > > On Sep 20, 2004, at 4:52 AM, Joe wrote: > > > >> On Sep 20, 2004, at 6:43 AM, Andrew Grebneff wrote: > >> > >>>> We all know how bad Micro$oft are (have been ?) > >>> > >>> Is. Singular. It IS a company. > >> Unless you're in the U.K. where singular nouns referring to a group > >> are treated as plural ("the team are"). > Exterminate all rational thought. > > > -- Non Illegitimi Carborundum -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
