English language under threat, Wreck Ferrets

[Jonathan]

damn! should have got that English to Australian dictionary - we could have had some fun there and really confused the Seppos!

It's always amusing when the Brits get together out here as most of the Japanese have learnt there English via the US - confuses the hell out of most of them.... We are educating them though.

I went to see Snatch in the cinema - must have been the only Brit there as I was the only one laughing. Now I must go and see Goldmember.....

Jonathan

 

[happybuddha]

Just curious, would you say "I drived to work this morning" or "I drove to work this morning"?

 

[Aquamaniac]

I caught the bus.

 

[happybuddha]

OK, so would the bus driver say "I drived Aquamaniac to work this morning" or "I drove Aquamaniac to work this morning"?

 

[Aquamaniac]

The bus driver said.....

"I took that smartass Dave to work this morning"

 

[happybuddha]

And I would agree with the bus driver.

Are you a Atlantian living in Oz, or the other way round?

 

[Aquamaniac]

Oz in Atlanta, Born and bred in Perth, Thats where I cultured my sarcastic smart ass attitude....LOL

 

[happybuddha]

Have you given up Vegemite for biscuits and grits in the morning?

 

[Aquamaniac]

Nah, Im Trying to hang onto a bit of self esteem, I had care packages sent every other month

 

[Ian Wigg]

Scuba Jim once bubbled...
Yes, I did mean properly. And without the like....

I am prone to bouts of bad English, when, you know, I can't sort of, like, err..... write proper(ly). Like.

Sort of, well, errr, a bit like errr.... George Dubya when he's like sort of asked a question on the hoof.

Jim

I think you'll find you mean 'correctly'.

Ian