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scimonster · 2011-03-17 11:46:01

American VS British

What do you like better?
Use?
Want the rest of the world to adapt? tongue
What do you not like about them?

Discuss.

Note: I will have this closed if it becomes a flame. Please keep discussion friendly. Thanks!

Last edited by scimonster (2011-03-17 12:08:05)

scimonster · 2011-03-17 11:48:31

American.
American.
American.
The only problem I have is how many feet to a mile! tongue (5,280).

Why are there extra "u"s in British English?

kimmy123 · 2011-03-17 11:52:41

American

LS97 · 2011-03-17 11:57:21

British for some stuff and american for other.
I'm too used to the U's in favourite and the S's in criticise, but I like the way color and meter are spelled in US English.

werdna123 · 2011-03-17 11:57:52

'U's rock.

Brit

What's up with the American's 'z's?

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scimonster · 2011-03-17 11:58:41

LS97 wrote:
British for some stuff and american for other.
I'm too used to the U's in favourite and the S's in criticise, but I like the way color and meter are spelled in US English.

Yeah, those annoying S's. Zee! big_smile wink

werdna123 · 2011-03-17 12:00:17

scimonster wrote:
LS97 wrote:
British for some stuff and american for other.
I'm too used to the U's in favourite and the S's in criticise, but I like the way color and meter are spelled in US English.
Yeah, those annoying S's. Zee!

*zed wink

werdna123 · 2011-03-17 12:01:33

To be honest I don't give a criticised colourful civilisation about it

scimonster · 2011-03-17 12:04:27

werdna123 wrote:
scimonster wrote:
LS97 wrote:
British for some stuff and american for other.
I'm too used to the U's in favourite and the S's in criticise, but I like the way color and meter are spelled in US English.
Yeah, those annoying S's. Zee!
*zed

Exactly. wink Zzzz.

werdna123 wrote:
To be honest I don't give a criticised colourful civilisation about it

= British. neutral

Necromaster · 2011-03-17 12:12:33

American = cool British = neutral

I don't like english much anyway. tongue I speak elvish and kadormen, which is my own complete language. smile

scratch_yoshi · 2011-03-17 12:32:35

scimonster wrote:
werdna123 wrote:
scimonster wrote:
Yeah, those annoying S's. Zee!
*zed
Exactly. Zzzz.

werdna123 wrote:
To be honest I don't give a criticised colourful civilisation about it
= British.

US:
-criticised
British:
-civilization
-colourful
=Both neutral

I like Zs in some, so I'd have to say I'm neutral. Civilization.

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bananaman114 · 2011-03-17 12:36:46

scimonster wrote:
American.
American.
American.
The only problem I have is how many feet to a mile! (5,280).

Why are there extra "u"s in British English?

Canadian too..

Anyway, UK English.

scimonster · 2011-03-17 12:46:17

bananaman114 wrote:
Scimonster wrote:
American.
American.
American.
The only problem I have is how many feet to a mile! (5,280).

Why are there extra "u"s in British English?
Canadian too..

Anyway, UK English.

Canadian is pretty much British? hmm

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jfmlove6 · 2011-03-17 12:48:41

I live in america but I vote for british.Its more beautiful then american english.

cuddlycub · 2011-03-17 15:05:40

this is horrible
its like a war
everyone is gonna fight for their country
oh what bravery and loyalty

its horrible tongue

Kileymeister · 2011-03-17 15:07:58

Mostly I use the British version (at least I think I do), however neither is true English anymore because both deviated from the same route, so there's no wrong language. (Just a fact, not completely related to the discussion but whatever).

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werdna123 · 2011-03-17 15:12:44

cuddlycub wrote:
this is horrible
its like a war
everyone is gonna fight for their country
oh what bravery and loyalty

its horrible

Fire the colour arrows! Let's take this civilisation DOWN.

Kileymeister · 2011-03-17 15:14:08

werdna123 wrote:
cuddlycub wrote:
this is horrible
its like a war
everyone is gonna fight for their country
oh what bravery and loyalty

its horrible
Fire the colour arrows! Let's take this civilisation DOWN.

Don't be so theatrical. (Drat, just realised that word isn't affected when you make it an adjective)

scimonster · 2011-03-18 02:54:52

It doesn't have to be just the language, anything! Such as date formats. Would we have pi day if it weren't for American dates?

werdna123 · 2011-03-18 03:44:28

There's a british pi day. (22nd July?)

ssss · 2011-03-18 04:05:11

Oztralian!!!

what-the · 2011-03-18 04:58:47

Australian mate. Now to go put me thongs on 'n' head down to the beach.

ssss · 2011-03-18 05:22:45

what-the wrote:
Australian mate. Now to go put me thongs on 'n' head down to the beach.

You do realise that's a steriotype, man? Not all Auzie's say gotta go down with ma thongs to the beach

PoDo · 2011-03-18 06:52:22

my british friend likes american because he doesn't have to add extra an extra u

scimonster · 2011-03-18 06:53:29

PoDo wrote:
my british friend likes american because he doesn't have to add extra an extra u

That's the only reason? Well, he's British, so that's great! big_smile

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