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Offline The Empire

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #45 on: November 06, 2007, 09:15:46 PM »
US-english is actually recognized as proper grammar, why would it be an option in spell-checking programmes for US and UK English respectively if it weren't? And why would dictionaries contain both British and American meanings, pronounciations and spelling if only British English was considdered a proper language?
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Offline Gulliver

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #46 on: November 06, 2007, 09:57:57 PM »
In fact, put it to a democratic vote, and American English wins out by by hundreds of millions:



Besides, orthography has nothing at all to do with actual grammar.
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Offline Delfos

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #47 on: November 06, 2007, 10:07:52 PM »
I haven't said US English wasn't proper grammar/language, but it's different from proper English, like Brasilian is different from Portuguese. It's practically the exact difference in matter of fact.
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Offline Gulliver

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #48 on: November 07, 2007, 01:29:25 AM »
Ah, but here arises the same problem. You say that it's different from "proper" English, that is to say it isn't proper. But who defines what "proper" is?
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Offline Myroria

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #49 on: November 07, 2007, 01:53:22 AM »
This thread went from whether The Communist Manifesto or Das Kapital was better, to whether communism is reasonable, to grammar. Do you see that strange jump?
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Offline Zimmerwald

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #50 on: November 07, 2007, 01:57:54 AM »
No, not at all [/sarcasm]
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Offline Myroria

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #51 on: November 07, 2007, 01:59:45 AM »
Well, it doesn't take much to get Pragmia started about grammar.
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Offline Gulliver

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #52 on: November 07, 2007, 02:10:28 AM »
Actually, I didn't start this one. It was Delfos.
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Offline Meridianland

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #53 on: November 07, 2007, 04:00:06 AM »
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Offline Delfos

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Re: Well, I did it.
« Reply #54 on: November 07, 2007, 05:45:37 PM »
Quote from: Libertarian Monarchy of Myroria on November 06, 2007, 02:19:19 AM
Quote from: Barakarin on November 06, 2007, 12:30:34 AM
Quote from: Gallipoli-China on November 06, 2007, 12:28:57 AM
Bara's making more sense than you, Myro.  That's just sad.

that was a burn.

Use correct grammar and I'll consider responding to that.

blame me as always.
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