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doesnt india have a billion people?

Last edited by God Save the Queen (2008-08-19 12:07:59)

S3v3N
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What in the Fuck are you people going on about?
Kmar
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Uzique wrote:

You've read Mencken's works?
About 15 years ago.
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chittydog
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God Save the Queen wrote:

doesnt india have a billion people?
You've undoubtedly gotten stuck talking to someone in one of their call centers. Were they really speaking English? They're not native speakers anyway, it's just a popular second/third language elective in school.

Last edited by chittydog (2008-08-19 12:12:36)

.Sup
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Kmarion wrote:

.Sup wrote:

American language doesn't exist. Its more like a dialect of English. I speak English.
Sure it does. And it can be yours for the $37.80.
A joke. haha
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blademaster
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2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
jord
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blademaster wrote:

2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
If that happened why would there be British and Scottish? They're the same, lulz.
mtb0minime
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This isn't a whole new language we're talking about here. It's still English. Yes we have the American dialect, but that's it. If we were to make up a new language and have our whole country speak it and make it our national language, then yes, we could call it American.

I really don't see the point in this thread.
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jord wrote:

blademaster wrote:

2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
If that happened why would there be British and Scottish? They're the same, lulz.
Ive had someone on this forum tell me otherwise before.


I speak and write American
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chittydog wrote:

God Save the Queen wrote:

doesnt india have a billion people?
You've undoubtedly gotten stuck talking to someone in one of their call centers. Were they really speaking English? They're not native speakers anyway, it's just a popular second/third language elective in school.
Ive know too many people from other countries that speak more than one language and Ive met too many Americans over here that barely understand just one.
Kmar
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blademaster wrote:

2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
There are 4 million Americans of Chinese decent also. Do not forget about the Asian influence. I encourage everyone to read The Five Points. It will help you to understand how this mutt we call the US came to be. Awesome book.
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blademaster
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jord wrote:

blademaster wrote:

2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
If that happened why would there be British and Scottish? They're the same, lulz.
I know that guy said he speaks American its English not American
jord
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God Save the Queen wrote:

jord wrote:

blademaster wrote:


English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
If that happened why would there be British and Scottish? They're the same, lulz.
Ive had someone on this forum tell me otherwise before.


I speak and write American
Scotland comes under Britain is what I'm saying, I can't be assed debating that fact...
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Im not from england.  None of my ancestors ever were.
.Sup
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mtb0minime wrote:

This isn't a whole new language we're talking about here. It's still English. Yes we have the American dialect, but that's it. If we were to make up a new language and have our whole country speak it and make it our national language, then yes, we could call it American.

I really don't see the point in this thread.
QFT. Well said bud. Now we can close this one.
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topal63
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God Save the Queen wrote:

chittydog wrote:

God Save the Queen wrote:

doesnt india have a billion people?
You've undoubtedly gotten stuck talking to someone in one of their call centers. Were they really speaking English? They're not native speakers anyway, it's just a popular second/third language elective in school.
Ive know too many people from other countries that speak more than one language and Ive met too many Americans over here that barely understand just one.
That's a common joke.

How do you tell the difference between a European and an American? Commonly a European speaks many languages well, and an American speaks just one poorly.

Last edited by topal63 (2008-08-19 12:20:59)

Kmar
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jord wrote:

blademaster wrote:

2tuff wrote:

I am American, I speak American.
English not American wtf is American lolz then each country should have its own English, like Canadian, British, Irish, Scottish, Australian, and so on
If that happened why would there be British and Scottish? They're the same, lulz.
Inevitable now:
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CameronPoe
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By 2040 'American' will be Spanish, eh?
.Sup
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CameronPoe wrote:

By 2040 'American' will be Spanish, eh?
I heard more like "African".
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most hispanics dont know spanish
fadedsteve
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CameronPoe wrote:

By 2040 'American' will be Spanish, eh?
Not if I have any say about it!
jord
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fadedsteve wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

By 2040 'American' will be Spanish, eh?
Not if I have any say about it!
So that's 2040 then. Righty...
oug
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chittydog wrote:

There's always someone else to thank. English falls under the giant Indo-European language family which traces a lot of its roots to Sanskrit which pre-dates the Romans and Greeks.
Ah, that infamous Indo-European language again - which everyone accepts it existed despite the fact that nobody knows who spoke it or even if anyone did to begin with...

Generally you're right though. There's always someone preceding.
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oug wrote:

chittydog wrote:

There's always someone else to thank. English falls under the giant Indo-European language family which traces a lot of its roots to Sanskrit which pre-dates the Romans and Greeks.
Ah, that infamous Indo-European language again - which everyone accepts it existed despite the fact that nobody knows who spoke it or even if anyone did to begin with...

Generally you're right though. There's always someone preceding.
Yup. It all came from something else. At one point it was grunting. I do have a good friend who speaks and writes Sanskrit, though.
.Sup
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When you will start talking gibberish and no one on the world will understand you, then you have a language of your own.
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