The English Language

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#40 - macsauce (05/09/2013) [-]

Fixed.

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#42 - antigravitycake (05/09/2013) [+] (12 replies)

i hate how these things are never accurate

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#66 to #42 - mrshrapnel (05/09/2013) [-]

This is gold!

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#175 to #42 - destructodan **User deleted account** (05/09/2013) [-]

did you hear that by 2066 White British will be a minority in the UK?

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#229 to #175 - intrepidy ONLINE (05/10/2013) [-]

That assumes population and immigration rates stay the same. I'd like to think the poor countries people emigrate from would be better by then.

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#202 to #42 - unijaw (05/09/2013) [-]

pfft it be okay if Hindus were overrunning us its Islam I can't stand.

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#61 to #42 - ghustla (05/09/2013) [-]

GOD ALMIGHTY

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#64 - ariscorp (05/09/2013) [+] (20 replies)

SCOTLAND ENGLAND NORTHERN IRELAND WALES IS THE UNITED KINGDOM NOT JUST ENGLAND.

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#65 to #64 - mankey (05/09/2013) [-]

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#91 to #65 - adamnow (05/09/2013) [-]

Ireland wouldn't give a **** because we won our freedom off the Brits.

England can wear whatever they want.

Pic related. Brian Dobson.

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#107 to #91 - AreyouSerious ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

What about North Ireland? That's still under British Parliament's control isn't it?

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#108 to #107 - adamnow (05/09/2013) [-]

Yes, but it's not part of the Republic

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#109 to #108 - AreyouSerious ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Brits should just sell it back to Ireland, I mean is there anything important there.

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#112 to #109 - adamnow (05/09/2013) [-]

They can keep it...

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#113 to #112 - AreyouSerious ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

why?

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#191 to #113 - windorigins ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Religion man, it's always about that

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#98 to #91 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Yeah, shame about that whole Euro being ****** and Irelands economy going down the ******* unless Britain bails you out for £14 billion because our economy still works. But hey, you're still free, that's something right?

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#103 to #98 - adamnow (05/09/2013) [-]

Yes, free.

British twat.

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#118 to #103 - lordmoldywart ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Oh no, an Irish person with an ignorant prejudice about the British because of incidents that happened decades before he/she was even born

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#121 to #64 - restfullwicked (05/09/2013) [-]

actually wales isnt one of the united kingdoms. its kingdom is the same kingdom as england.

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#138 to #121 - mutzaki (05/09/2013) [-]

He only said it was part of The United Kingdom.

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#140 to #138 - restfullwicked (05/09/2013) [-]

yea but its not. its part of Britain, not the united kingdom.

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#143 to #140 - mutzaki (05/09/2013) [-]

No, Wales is part of The United Kingdom, as The UK partially consists of the entire island Great Britain. You might be mixing things up.

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#146 to #143 - restfullwicked (05/09/2013) [-]

no im not. Wales hasnt been a kingdom for almost a thousand years. that means that when the english monarch came to rule over every kingdom of britain, wales wasn't one of them because it is the same kingdom as England. So again. Wales is not part of the United Kingdoms because it is not a kingdom of itself.
the full title that we hardly use anymore is the United Kingdoms of Great Britain, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
Wales has never been included in the title because it is not a kingdom.

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#159 to #146 - mutzaki (05/09/2013) [-]

The official title is actually The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It's funny, because your misinformed title doesn't make sense to have "...of Great Britain, Scotland..." seeing as how Scotland is part of Great Britain. You see, that title would mean that Scotland isn't part of Great Britain, but still the UK, but that's only the case of N. Ireland.
Wales joined up with England in a union, which was the beginning of the UK.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_of_the_United_Kingdom
http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzuk.htm
wikitravel.org/en/United_Kingdom
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminology_of_the_British_Isles
wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_official_name_of_the_United_Kingdom

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#234 to #146 - theomegashade (05/13/2013) [-]

We've still got a king. he's just hibernating. In a cave. with Merlin. and Arthur

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#235 to #234 - restfullwicked (05/13/2013) [-]

well since Arthur was welsh anyway chances are good.

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#180 to #146 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Oh man you are so off on so many levels, I suspect you are trolling

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#86 - windmagevaati (05/09/2013) [+] (5 replies)

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#128 to #86 - itsbendingtime (05/09/2013) [-]

>English teabags
>tabs on the teabags

Clearly you know very little about English tea standards.

I bet you odious cretins leave your bags in the tea as well.

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#148 to #128 - reginleif (05/09/2013) [-]

The only thing I leave in my beverages is FREEDOM.

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#168 to #128 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Bee, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS/ THE QUEEN/ FUNNY HUH??$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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#135 to #128 - mutzaki (05/09/2013) [-]

I leave my bag in my pants, personally.

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#16 - sepheroth (05/09/2013) [+] (11 replies)

"I gots da skinny on the 411" means I've got the information on the information! ******* incompetent britfags!

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#33 to #16 - xplosevdiarrhea (05/09/2013) [-]

dammit sepheroth I wanted to correct him

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#35 to #33 - sepheroth (05/09/2013) [-]

Well, xplosevdiarrhea, looks like you're **** out of luck.

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#187 to #35 - boredomavenger (05/09/2013) [-]

>xplosevdiarrhea
> **** out of luck

I see what you did there...

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#189 to #187 - sepheroth (05/09/2013) [-]

Yeah...when I first saw it thumbed down, I was kind of depressed.

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#190 to #189 - boredomavenger (05/09/2013) [-]

i saw that, too, and thumbed you up so that there wasn't a red stain on a jewel of a comment like yours

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#211 to #190 - existacne (05/09/2013) [-]

Would you please kindly explain me, why did you use that picture?

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#232 to #211 - boredomavenger (05/10/2013) [-]

no idea

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#233 to #232 - existacne (05/10/2013) [-]

Well, **** you too.

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#203 to #190 - sepheroth (05/09/2013) [-]

Thanks, bro

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#50 to #16 - madoc (05/09/2013) [-]

If you're implaying the author is a britfag since she didn't know that, I'll gladly inform you she is in fact, danish.

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#186 to #50 - sepheroth (05/09/2013) [-]

The character is England...

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#2 - anonexplains (05/08/2013) [+] (20 replies)

The English speak English, Americans speak speak English with an American dialect.

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#3 to #2 - chrolt (05/08/2013) [-]

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#15 to #2 - aldheim (05/09/2013) [-]

It's just odd because Australian, New Zealand and American dialects are all closer to one another than any are to English dialects.

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#69 to #15 - elitejerkz (05/09/2013) [-]

Also americans and english people have different accents within their own country.

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#68 to #15 - elitejerkz (05/09/2013) [-]

Australians sound nothing like Kiwis or Americans

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#5 to #2 - jtwagner (05/08/2013) [-]

Yet the Queens English is the one that's changed them most since they branched apart.

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#6 to #5 - jtwagner (05/08/2013) [-]

the*

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#126 to #6 - haunterbrony (05/09/2013) [-]

I really like your avatar.

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#224 to #126 - jtwagner (05/09/2013) [-]

skyrimturtles made it.

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#217 to #2 - Fgner ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Actually, the American accent is much more accurate to the "original" English accent than that of the British. So technically Americans speak English - Brits speak English with a British dialect.

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#196 to #2 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

no **** einstein

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#172 to #2 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Actually, when America was colonized, they had their current accent. British changed sometime in the early 1800s.

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#213 to #172 - golbot (05/09/2013) [-]

That's actually correct. Words like "yonder" or "skillet" that southern Americans use are actually 17th century English words. So in all reality, the American southern accent is actually just the way British people talked in the 1600's. They just evolved their accent since then.

History FTW

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#32 to #2 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Technically, American English has changed the least from the time of the American Revolution. English people began pronouncing the words so ******* weird because they wanted to sound more "proper."

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#46 to #32 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

I think that's called 'slang'.

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#11 to #2 - reyden (05/09/2013) [-]

i don't know what they tell ya over on the queen's side but in the land of FREEDOM we speak american, not english

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#7 to #2 - mysticninja (05/08/2013) [-]

Nailed it.

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#28 to #2 - gorginhanson (05/09/2013) [-]

so, the correct way

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#14 to #2 - andytang (05/09/2013) [-]

Actually the american is the original english. British english became popular during the 17th and 18th century.

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#119 to #14 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

you can't be that retarded, surely.

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#1 - dsrtpnk ONLINE (05/08/2013) [-]

Never heard my fellow countrymen ever say that the English couldn't speak English but the Europeans I always meet always think I speak ebonics.

Sup wit dat ******** yo?

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#47 - itsbendingtime (05/09/2013) [+] (2 replies)

English people cannot speak the language incorrectly.
We can all start speaking with a completely different dialect and using new words tomorrow, and it will become the correct way to speak the language. English people living in England decide how the "correct" way to speak the language is.

Oh, and it's Aluminium, not Aluminum.

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#59 to #47 - xzynth (05/09/2013) [-]

MFW "Oh, and it's Aluminium, not Aluminum."

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#49 to #47 - PubLandlord (05/09/2013) [-]

Yeah but only certain words make it into the Oxford English Dictionary with their correct definitions

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#114 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [+] (17 replies)

Guys! 9gag is starting a war against funnyjunk!!! Funnyjunk army needs to destroy 9fag now!! We will destroy those 9fags!! We funnyjunkers are everywhere, im norwegian while another funnyjunkers is from the other side of the globe. We need to man up now against those 9fags! Go funnyjunk army!! Fj for life!!

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#123 to #114 - azusa (05/09/2013) [-]

This is what you sound like.

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#120 to #114 - killerblue (05/09/2013) [-]

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#129 to #120 - loodee (05/09/2013) [-]

mcmad

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#156 to #120 - McMad (05/09/2013) [-]

What the.... ?

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#158 to #114 - loodee (05/09/2013) [-]

You're not Norweigan, you're a North Korean citizen.

think you can fool us

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#125 to #114 - madjik (05/09/2013) [-]

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#179 to #114 - nephritho (05/09/2013) [-]

have fun with that pity internet war.

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#150 to #114 - monkeybrains (05/09/2013) [-]

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#116 to #114 - anonomoz ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

you just bring shame to norwegian fjers

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#122 to #116 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

How?? Im just warning about 9gag atacking fj. We need to destroy ******* 9fag now, were bigger then they are and fj army is bigger.

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#163 to #122 - echogamer (05/09/2013) [-]

just shut the **** up. no one cares. whats 9gag? a bunch of 12 year old retards who are "anonymous le 2.0" (atleast thats what i saw first time i went on there) they wont and cant do **** , and no one cares.

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#171 to #163 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

WRONG ~ WORD UP"WATCHERS" FRIGHTENING GROUP!! BUTT PEOPLE IN PICKLES ~~NEVER EVER LISTENED ~~ COSTLY$$$

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#226 to #122 - friedchickenman (05/09/2013) [-]

There's nothing wrong with 9gag, they've got some damn good content.

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#182 to #114 - Schillsifer (05/09/2013) [-]

(Facepalm)

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#151 to #114 - yunablade (05/09/2013) [-]

**yunablade rolled a random image posted in comment #432 at I was a nigger in my past life **

Go play word of warcraft if you have so much free time.

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#117 to #114 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

LE trollD U MAD FAP FAP FAP XDD

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#137 - lellone (05/09/2013) [+] (1 reply)

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#220 to #137 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

>uses foreign anime to represent the US
**** you idiot

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#99 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [+] (2 replies)

Just imagine that with an English accent though

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#102 to #99 - vladhellsing (05/09/2013) [-]

"For the shizzle, my nizzle. I've got a rather thin one on the four-eleven, my good hound. Do not be tripping over your oversized hooded garment, it's all very well, black chap. I shall leave you in peace."

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#104 to #99 - manofbeardliness (05/09/2013) [-]

I did.

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#75 - rambearclaw (05/09/2013) [+] (9 replies)

not funny

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#79 to #75 - garaichu ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Congratulations, you had an opinion.

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#83 to #79 - rambearclaw (05/09/2013) [-]

thanks

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#194 to #75 - garymotherfingoak ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

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#89 to #75 - Mawxter (05/09/2013) [-]

Oh god, Garfield and friends. I need to watch this again.

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#100 to #89 - rambearclaw (05/09/2013) [-]

I just found out they're playing it on teletoon retro a couple weeks ago, I used to watch that **** every Saturday morning.

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#85 to #75 - silverhellion (05/09/2013) [-]

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#208 to #75 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Aw, did the widdle american get butthurt?
Learn to take a joke

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#105 to #75 - rihardololz (05/09/2013) [-]

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#154 to #105 - riathewolf (05/09/2013) [-]

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#153 - thearcher (05/09/2013) [-]

"Real" English

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#106 - AreyouSerious ONLINE (05/09/2013) [-]

Made sense to me.

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#52 - imayhaveagun (05/09/2013) [-]

I've never heard any American say that.

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#39 - sirfistalot (05/09/2013) [-]

fo shizzle my nizzle

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#4 - mymiddleleg (05/08/2013) [+] (15 replies)

Americans speak a bastardized version of English

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#38 to #4 - drainbramage (05/09/2013) [-]

I don't know why he's being thumbed down, he's right. It doesn't necessarily mean that Americans are wrong, but they have a different dialect and miss out letters in words (like the "u" in "colour", so Americans do indeed speak a bastardized version of the English language, but it doesn't make Americans wrong.

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#41 to #38 - trickytrickster (05/09/2013) [-]

Because he called it a bastardization. It's just a different dialect. Half the stuff we say now a days was named post 1776, and so our languages evolved differently ie cell phone, chips, hood, elevator, trunk.

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#131 to #4 - mymiddleleg (05/09/2013) [-]

A lot of Butt hurt Americans on here

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#17 to #4 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

Found the britfag

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#9 to #4 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

The one thing that bothers me about England english is that Hello is said as "ello" so much of the time. Don't know why but I can't stand it.

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#45 to #9 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

depends on what part of England really

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#10 to #9 - muffinssnuffims (05/09/2013) [-]

And a decent portion of them also really overpronounce the H in other places.

Hwat are they thinking? Hwen will we all learn to just come together and agree on how it should be said?

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#30 to #10 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

its clear you dont live in england!!

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#36 to #10 - srslyjakecease (05/09/2013) [-]

Do we even need to bring up "aluminium" instead of "aluminum"? Where the **** does that i come from?

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#51 to #36 - aerius (05/09/2013) [-]

Gee, I don't know, perhaps the fact that 'ium' is a standard morpheme for elements? You don't call helium 'helum' or titanium 'titanum' do you?

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#210 to #51 - srslyjakecease (05/09/2013) [-]

Fair point, however the man who discovered the substance named it Aluminum: elemental naming conventions are not set in stone, so he named it aluminum, not aluminium.
Your sarcasm was unnecessary by the way. It takes something that could have otherwise been a contribution to a fairly friendly argument, and makes it outright insulting. I don't appreciate it.

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#225 to #210 - aerius (05/09/2013) [-]

Actually it was originally called 'Alumine' in 1761 by Guyton De Morveau, then Humphry Davy renamed it Alumen, then changed to Aluminum, but then changed his mind again and renamed it Aluminium so as to conform with the existing periodic table names. That name stuck for everyone, including America, until the 19th century, when one ******* guy called Charles Martin Hall changed/misspelled the name on a flier advertising his newly patented electrolytic process for producing the metal. Said patent even calls it Aluminium, but he let the name stick and his total market domination meant that America was conned into saying it his way.

tl;dr: One guy changed the spelling for America by cornering the market on Aluminium.

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#228 to #225 - srslyjakecease (05/10/2013) [-]

Today i have learned things. Thank you my good man. enjoy your day.

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#48 to #36 - itsbendingtime (05/09/2013) [-]

IUPAC says it's Aluminium, bitch.

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#206 to #48 - srslyjakecease (05/09/2013) [-]

Thank you for this enlightenment, even though it was a little overly hostile. I shall go on calling it Aluminum anyways, as my fellow Americans do.

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#70 - Gamby (05/09/2013) [+] (5 replies)

Interesting Fact: Americans have actually kept the original English "accent". The British, since the days of Red coats, have actually been the ones to deviate from the norm. Your history movies are alllllll wrong.

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#77 to #70 - zaywoot (05/09/2013) [-]

not a fact, a theory...

The thing is, you can't judge how people spoke by text as few people knew the correct spelling of words, and judging by poems is nearly impossible due to artistic liberties... either that or according to Shakespear, knees, grease, grass and grace pretty much all rhymed...

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#231 to #77 - Gamby (05/10/2013) [-]

Not derived from just text... look.it.up

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#130 to #70 - itsbendingtime (05/09/2013) [-]

1. That's just a theory made up by an American based on a few old poems.

2. It's irrelevant. The way that English people from England speak the English language is by default the "correct" way to speak English.

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#94 to #70 - anonexplains (05/09/2013) [-]

The British?...You're an idiot to say that there is a British accent. Britain is made up of 4 countries, one of which, Wales have their own language. Even accents in England vary massively between regions only a couple hundred miles apart.

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