slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
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- ...on the slake
You've gotta be kidding, music in the 50s and 60s was way better in the US than here. The US had country and rock and roll all sewn up, we got Tommy Steele and shite like that.
Drago
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marzjennings
Legendary Member
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- Houston, Texas, USA
True, I guess the baton of good music development and performance jumps sides of the pond every decade or so.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
marzjennings
Legendary Member
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- Houston, Texas, USA
[QUOTE 2138609, member: 45"]Can someone pass the oregga-no?[/quote]
Ok, that one still stings ever time I hear it. Oar-reg-gan-no, with a Texan twang, just wrong.
Ok, that one still stings ever time I hear it. Oar-reg-gan-no, with a Texan twang, just wrong.
Drago
Legendary Member
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The Beatles were American, eh?
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
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- Armonmy Way
Hee hee, that reference took me far longer to understand than it should have done
Oldspice
Senior Member
"American English and British English (BrE) differ at the levels of phonology, phonetics, vocabulary, and, to a lesser extent, grammar and orthography. The first large American dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language, was written by Noah Webster in 1828; Webster intended to show that the United States, which was a relatively new country at the time, spoke a different dialect from that of Britain."
"Noah Webster (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education.” His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. In the United States, his name has become synonymous with dictionaries, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster
"Noah Webster (October 16, 1758 – May 28, 1843) was an American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education.” His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. In the United States, his name has become synonymous with dictionaries, especially the modern Merriam-Webster dictionary that was first published in 1828 as An American Dictionary of the English Language."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster
Marshmallow_Fluff
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That's nice! 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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Sorry mj. I like a lot of things about the US, (not least, the cost of Levi 501s and a bottle of gin in Oregon), but surely you will fess up to the fact that your newspapers are complete sh!te?
ELPTX51
Active Member
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I would say that depends on the newspaper. El Paso Times? You are very correct sir. Newspapers is a pretty broad phrase when you consider how many there are here. And really? You can't find ONE in all of the British Isles that is "complete sh!te?" If not, I applaud your journalistic community!
OP
OP
totallyfixed
Veteran
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- The only county without a McDonalds
As this is / was all just a bit of fun I was prepared to let what you said just waft over me but the above is way, way beyond the pale, oh the stories I could tell detailing the fckg incompetence of the American military. Unfortunately I am unable to write it on an internet forum.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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Regarding newspapers...
We have some rubbish. No mistake about that, but for a country of 60 million souls, the density of good print journalism here is (humbly) the best in the world. Your "serious" heavyweights are dreadfully dull.
We have some rubbish. No mistake about that, but for a country of 60 million souls, the density of good print journalism here is (humbly) the best in the world. Your "serious" heavyweights are dreadfully dull.