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American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 5:55 pm
by Symmetry
Fans of mathematics. Do you like math? Or do you you like maths?

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 6:59 pm
by nietzsche
This is so damn important

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:12 pm
by Symmetry
nietzsche wrote:This is so damn important


Everything is to be doubted, I'm not sure who wrote that though.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:14 pm
by thegreekdog
nietzsche wrote:Thiss iss sos damns importants


Fixed.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 7:29 pm
by Symmetry
I'm no expert when it comes to mathematics, but I can assure you that 100% of people don't think kittens are cute.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:12 pm
by saxitoxin
Don't they use math in Canada, too?

(we need more language threads, these are my favourites)

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:38 pm
by Symmetry
saxitoxin wrote:we need more language threads, these are my favourites


http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=173

de nada

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 8:41 pm
by notyou2
saxitoxin wrote:Don't they use math in Canada, too?

(we need more language threads, these are my favourites)


Saxi, your U is showing.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 9:36 pm
by 2dimes
saxitoxin wrote:Don't they use math in Canada, too?

(we need more language threads, these are my favourites)

Yours was much better. This ones kind of lames.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:38 pm
by Lootifer
You guys are so funny with your little slights.

So funny in fact I am converted. I shall only ever use math from here on. However I prefer using the full term; I can't wait until I get to say "I really enjoy the fact I do a lot of mathmatic in my job".

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:46 pm
by 2dimes
Crikey!

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 10:54 pm
by saxitoxin
I was once thinking of studying musicology, but decided against it. Anyone else here have an ear for musicy? Or just a big fan of musicy?

2dimes, aren't you a musician? What's your FAV genre of musicy?

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:13 pm
by Symmetry
Lootifer wrote:You guys are so funny with your little slights.

So funny in fact I am converted. I shall only ever use math from here on. However I prefer using the full term; I can't wait until I get to say "I really enjoy the fact I do a lot of mathmatic in my job".


Does your job involve counting sheep? Because you're boring. And you're from New Zealand. And there are a lot of sheep there. And you're talking about maths. Sometimes people count sheep so they can fall asleep. I think your New Zealand job involves counting sheep using mathematics. Then you go to sleep in boring New Zealand.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:25 pm
by Lootifer
Correct, but my job title is "Senior Ovis-Ruminant Quantification Engineer" which makes me sound smart so yin and yan...

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Wed Jan 08, 2014 11:32 pm
by Symmetry
Lootifer wrote:Correct


*Puts on sunglasses*


Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:01 am
by chang50
Maths is correct in the majority of countries,Math has become the popular usage in one,there may be more but I am unaware of them.It's just how language evolves..

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:17 am
by mrswdk
What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:23 am
by 2dimes
I liked NewZealand.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:24 am
by chang50
mrswdk wrote:What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?


Language is fluid,there's nothing more comical than hearing young Brits aping the speech of fashionable black American rappers..

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:32 am
by 2dimes
We're a commonwealth country bordering the US&A who produces the best TV shows. I think the math is pretty simple here.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:34 am
by Symmetry
chang50 wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?


Language is fluid,there's nothing more comical than hearing young Brits aping the speech of fashionable black American rappers..


I'm not sure what you mean. Why "black" American rappers? Why suggest that rap is alien to British people?

Why use the word "aping"?

What were your assumptions going into this thread?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:38 am
by 2dimes

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 12:57 am
by chang50
Symmetry wrote:
chang50 wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?


Language is fluid,there's nothing more comical than hearing young Brits aping the speech of fashionable black American rappers..


I'm not sure what you mean. Why "black" American rappers? Why suggest that rap is alien to British people?

Why use the word "aping"?

What were your assumptions going into this thread?


Aping as in copying,rap culture originated in black American culture to the best of my understanding,I find it comical (and you are free not to) when people a long way divorced from that indulge in such aping.Just an opinion.nothing sinister.
If you are implying there were racist undertones in my post you are wrong.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:07 am
by Symmetry
chang50 wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
chang50 wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?


Language is fluid,there's nothing more comical than hearing young Brits aping the speech of fashionable black American rappers..


I'm not sure what you mean. Why "black" American rappers? Why suggest that rap is alien to British people?

Why use the word "aping"?

What were your assumptions going into this thread?


Aping as in copying,rap culture originated in black American culture to the best of my understanding,I find it comical (and you are free not to) when people a long way divorced from that indulge in such aping.Just an opinion.nothing sinister.
If you are implying there were racist undertones in my post you are wrong.


I apologise, you clearly never made any reference to race in your post and at no point suggested that you found any ethnic group to be comical if they behaved like another ethnic group and you clearly never employed the term "aping" as a point of comparison between said ethnic groups which you at no point declared to be comical.

Re: American English vs English

PostPosted: Thu Jan 09, 2014 1:18 am
by chang50
Symmetry wrote:
chang50 wrote:
Symmetry wrote:
chang50 wrote:
mrswdk wrote:What's up with Canadian English? The kids here who've learnt from Canadian-written curricula use the British spellings (e.g. colour) but use American words (e.g. candy) and speak with American accents. Did British and American English have sex and 9 months later there was Canadian English?


Language is fluid,there's nothing more comical than hearing young Brits aping the speech of fashionable black American rappers..


I'm not sure what you mean. Why "black" American rappers? Why suggest that rap is alien to British people?

Why use the word "aping"?

What were your assumptions going into this thread?


Aping as in copying,rap culture originated in black American culture to the best of my understanding,I find it comical (and you are free not to) when people a long way divorced from that indulge in such aping.Just an opinion.nothing sinister.
If you are implying there were racist undertones in my post you are wrong.


I apologise, you clearly never made any reference to race in your post and at no point suggested that you found any ethnic group to be comical if they behaved like another ethnic group and you clearly never employed the term "aping" as a point of comparison between said ethnic groups which you at no point declared to be comical.


I did refer to race obvously but not negatively and I definitely do not find any ethnic group comical.The comparison I made was between cultures primarily.Have you never heard of aping another persons behaviour,as in imitating them?But of course you know all this already you are only interested in taking an innocent personal observation and twisting it to get a reaction.Well done you can be proud of achieving that and not for the first time. =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>