[Pookie]

Originally Posted by jon boy

no not at all but this is amunittion to the ongoing bloody war of atrition between the americans and british board members. clearly you are not british and should therefore be imprisoned in the tower until such a time as we grow weary etc.

I've decided to side with the Americans because the balance of wit and intelligence is uneven.

[Inhuman]

You must spread some babies in strollers around before giving it to sonicl again.

[sonicl]

Please note that Pookie has not responded to being called a downtrodden fool. This is because he has no defence. And because he has been busy folding nappies.

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by sonicl

Please note that Pookie has not responded to being called a downtrodden fool. This is because he has no defence. And because he has been busy folding nappies.

FOLDING DIAPERS. What century are you in?

I'm not downtrodden, but a sleep-deprived fool yes.

Hence I was a bit of a potty mouth on here last night, after lack of sleep, a day's work, and to top it off, a baby projectile vomitting onto my pizza.

Folding diapers...

Y'all.

[jon boy]

shouldnt you call them diapers pookie? bloody american.

[Pookie]

Sorry, I forgot. I've edited accordingly, y'all.

[jon boy]

and add a yeeha! to it for posterity i think.

[sonicl]

And a quick rendition of "God Bless America", maybe?

[Pookie]

Y'all jealous 'cos we've got David BeckingHAM on our soccer fields over here in the good 'ole Yankee doodle dandy.

Now back off before I spank yo collective fannies.

Y'all.

[Glice]

Stroller? Buggy? Pushchair? I'm not disappointed in the Americans (my expectations are low) but the Brits should surely know that they're PRAMS, or, more properly, Perambulators. Y'fuckwits.

[SynthethicalY]

Why must people underestimate us Americans?

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by Glice

Stroller? Buggy? Pushchair? I'm not disappointed in the Americans (my expectations are low) but the Brits should surely know that they're PRAMS, or, more properly, Perambulators. Y'fuckwits.

Are you trying to make yourself look foolish?

A pram is something completely different to a pushchair/buggy/stroller.

A pram is for a baby, a pushchair/buggy/stroller for an older child/toddler.

[Cthulhu]

I believe that the real reason things are spelled differently is because we as Americans have formed a new language. We do not speak English we speak American. Most of our words have come from similar words in other countries. We have a lot of german words in our language that we thing of as English not to mention all the words we have that are derived from Greek, French, Latin, spanish, and who knows where else. I for one have always spelled certain words a little odd in most American's eyes but I like to believe there is just altenatives to spelling. I always spell things such as colour flavour favour. I use the word save to mean except I also like using the word ergo sometimes. I no longer think there is just one proper way to spell or say things but then again I could be totally wrong. I think most people get the jist of what you are talking about no matter how you spell them and in most cases how you say them.

[Cthulhu]

take for example too do you put the line through 7's and Z's when your write them I always have and I do not know a whole lot of Americans that do.

[k-krack]

Originally Posted by Cthulhu

take for example too do you put the line through 7's and Z's when your write them I always have and I do not know a whole lot of Americans that do.

I do my i's with an x instead of a dot. Like:
x
|

And I quite like yr choice of name. High five.

[noumenal]

Mmmm, where I'm from (Georgia) shopping carts are called buggies.

And I do use the word "y'all" in everyday conversation.

In addition, I've noticed that I use the word "reckon" more often than most Americans, as far as I can tell.

However, despite what many southerners claim, southern dialects of American English are no more related to modern-day British English than other American dialects. I'm not sure how that rumour started, but I think it has something to do with mountain folk retaining Elizabethan terms. Anyway, all varieties of American English are equally different from British English. Er. Or at least that's what Steven Pinker says.

[Cthulhu]

Why thank you k-krack, I had friends in school that you use to do that with their I's as well

[Glice]

Originally Posted by Pookie

Are you trying to make yourself look foolish?

A pram is something completely different to a pushchair/buggy/stroller.

A pram is for a baby, a pushchair/buggy/stroller for an older child/toddler.

What, prey tell, does 'perambulate' mean? Does it, perhaps, not mean 'to walk'? Does it follow, therefore, that something which is called a 'perambulator' is not a carraige for walking things? I may be using antiquated English, but by God I know I'm right.

[nb - EFFACEMENT].

[soniknirve]

was robin hood real?

[Pookie]

Originally Posted by Glice

What, prey tell, does 'perambulate' mean? Does it, perhaps, not mean 'to walk'? Does it follow, therefore, that something which is called a 'perambulator' is not a carraige for walking things? I may be using antiquated English, but by God I know I'm right.

[nb - EFFACEMENT].

Strictly speaking 'perambulate' means to walk aimlessly, to amble or just stroll along.

Therefore, when I'm taking my son to the doctor in his pram, for example, does his carriage cease to be a perambulator because I'm walking purposefully?