Re: American and British (English)

On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:35:07 -0700, Purl Gurl <purlgurl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Raymond O'Hara wrote:

Purl Gurl wrote:
Jim Karatassos wrote:
J. J. Lodder wrote:

Those 'no good at English' Greeks will probably be able
to decide correctly and within 30 seconds of it
whether they are hearing an American or a Briton speak.

That's not at all true, Jan. In my first job in Greece, I was asked by
my bosses to lie to intermediate students and above and tell them that
I was English, and they had 30 years in the business. The vast
majority of Greeks also believe that their broadcast version of CNN is
dominated by American native speakers.

Oh yeah, sure, everything is always the fault of American Indians.

err.... That would be native American.


You and the Feds, just alike, always having to label people
with some politically correct insult.

We are not Native Americans, we are American Indians,
the only true Americans in these United States.

It is pointless to make a big fuss over whether they should be called
the one or the other, but I admit I'm surprised to learn that Purl
Girl prefers the older term. Good for her, I say, for not falling for
the more politically correct version.
--

Regards,

Chuck Riggs
Near Dublin, Ireland
.

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