How is making something less complicated not dumbing it down?DesertFox423 wrote:
It's not dumbed down, it's simplified. How is something overcomplicated any better?
Dumbing down is derogatory.
Oooooh touchy......DesertFox423 wrote:
Dumbing down is derogatory.
If you want to call it 'American' instead of 'American English' you'll have to do more than change a few words. Try changing most of the words, changing sentence structure etc and then get back to us...maybe you could combine it with spanish, I hear a lot of Americans speak that?
We all bastardise langauge. To prove that I'm not trying to sit on a high-horse, have a look at this article:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3855630a11,00.html
If you can't be bothered reading, it basically says "the use of text-language in high school exams is discouraged, but not expressly forbidden, provided there is clear communication :'(
We all bastardise langauge. To prove that I'm not trying to sit on a high-horse, have a look at this article:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3855630a11,00.html
If you can't be bothered reading, it basically says "the use of text-language in high school exams is discouraged, but not expressly forbidden, provided there is clear communication :'(
I speak it. That’s all I care a bought, call it whatever you like.
so i guss i speak northern irish then?
They are different dialects. Australian is slightly different to pure English, but it's still English. You have a ways to go before you have your own language...............OrangeHound wrote:
English and American are different variations of the same root language. But, they are mildly different in spelling and word usage.
I honestly never thought this would turn into such a huge debate.
@bubbles - Unless I missed something in this thread, he only said they were mildly different in spelling and word usage.
@orange - English and American English are different variations of multiple languages.Bubbalo wrote:
They are different dialects. Australian is slightly different to pure English, but it's still English. You have a ways to go before you have your own language...............OrangeHound wrote:
English and American are different variations of the same root language. But, they are mildly different in spelling and word usage.
@bubbles - Unless I missed something in this thread, he only said they were mildly different in spelling and word usage.
i also find it quite insulting i live in australia and you dont see the language saying "Australian" so wtf is this? america is not the only country that speaks english in the world you know.
Ask any American what they speak and they will say English it was some game on his Xbox that Said American not the country so don’t take offence.Ice Cold Killa wrote:
i also find it quite insulting i live in australia and you dont see the language saying "Australian" so wtf is this? america is not the only country that speaks english in the world you know.
No, but we're the best-HAR-HAR-HAR.Ice Cold Killa wrote:
i also find it quite insulting i live in australia and you dont see the language saying "Australian" so wtf is this? america is not the only country that speaks english in the world you know.
He said that American was as much a language as English.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
@bubbles - Unless I missed something in this thread, he only said they were mildly different in spelling and word usage.