The Serious Question Thread

Then again, I've seen just as many (or perhaps more) Brits write/type 'would of" (could of, should of, might of, and even had of) instead of WOULD HAVE, or would've.

IMO, that's worse than Mr. Bush's ^^ 'noo-cue-ler' (still can't figure out why someone hasn't taken him aside and given him a slap upside the head to straighten him out - he looks so pathetically stoopid ;) when he says it).

Cheers

I agree actually. You expect better from Britons but no one expects anything from the president.

But I'd say the reason us Yanks pronounce so many things differently than the Brits is that we lack the "interesting" dentition so common among the English! :cheese:

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

Why does Preston CITY council, operate in Preston TOWN hall ? :s

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Any Yorkshireman knows this one. It's because Preston is in Lancashire, and Lancastrians always have had a funny way of doing things. This is proof.

I say Colour and Honour....and Labour. I figure as a Canadian, Iam always caught in a time warp. I sound like a Yank to you Brits up to a point, but spell like the Brits. Of course, to a Yank they make fun of my "accent". This is huge considering Canadians pretty much have the same accent coast to coast with the exception of a few words in the Maritimes and then the Newfies...geeze....they and the Quebecois butcher the language!!!!!

From: The Department of Pedantry
To: Persons considering living in Yorkshire

Dear Stakeholder,

We are informed that you are considering migrating to Yorkshire. Please be aware that some Yorkshire people, in addition to their strange, borderline incomprehensible accent, also speak in dialect, meaning they use completely different words for things, a lot of things, far more things than you will probably be able to keep track of without. . . .

. . .the "Dep't of Pedantry's Official Yorkshire to English Dictionary". You will not need the "English to Yorkshire" part because all Yorkshire people understand standard English; our Huddersfield office also reports that hearing Southerners try to speak in Yorkshire dialect has, in a few cases, caused nervous breakdown. So please, don't try it. It's not worth the risk.

If power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, where does that leave God?

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Originally Posted by McLeagle

Then again, I've seen just as many (or perhaps more) Brits write/type 'would of" (could of, should of, might of, and even had of) instead of WOULD HAVE, or would've.

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There's no excuse, it's because they're idiots who can't work their own language :mark: Much like all the simple English messes we see here every day - they're/there/their, your/you're, capitals in the middle of sentences for no reason at all, etc.

We all make mistakes of course, but some just can't be bothered learning their own grammar :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Gannex

Any Yorkshireman knows this one. It's because Preston is in Lancashire, and Lancastrians always have had a funny way of doing things. This is proof.

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Yeah, well tenchically i'm not a Lancastrian :o

Also, while we are picking faults with different peoples accents, why to people from East Lancashire (around Blackburn) say extra words that are not needed.
E.G "I like that I do me" instead of saying I like that

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

...the Quebecois butcher the language!!!!!

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Whereas Quebecers might feel that the rest of Canadians completely butcher at least one of the official languages ;)