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Re: American English!

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by: Jhon C. - Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:35 UTC

David Brooks <nomail@afraid.org> posted this:
> On 12/07/2022 17:05, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>> Am 10.07.22 um 16:18 schrieb FromTheRafters:
>>> Graham J presented the following explanation :
>>>> Joerg Lorenz wrote:
>>>>> Am 08.07.22 um 18:10 schrieb Graham J:
>>>>>> American English is a nonsense. The language you speak is either
>>>>>> American, or English, (or French or German ...)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are of course similarities between American and English, as
>>>>>> there are between Dutch and German.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dutch and German are much much further apart than British English
>>>>> and American English.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think American and English are diverging rapidly.
>>>
>>> I think American English is devolving. Nobody cares enough to make the
>>> same word mean the same thing in different places. Try to help someone
>>> understand that a Katrina refugee (seeking refuge from a storm) is not
>>> the same as a political refugee (seeking refuge from a political
>>> entity) and there's no need to be all upset about the word refugee
>>> being applied to someone in their own country (oh, boo hoo) and they
>>> will probably punch you in the face.
>>>
>>> How long ago was Katrina? and we still don't know what refugee means.
>>
>> Learn to quote!
>
> Don't push your luck, young fella! ;-)
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina

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