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Like I said, Pete, it's Brit, not American English. I threw a few brit terms in my newsletter when I returned from jolly ol' England etc and I got all kinds of flak for it so...if it comes from me, with my name as author (which I ordinarily wouldn't do as author but as provided by) it better be AmEnglish .

Michael, caught it, Mate. A couple flew by the windshield but didn't tuck the baby much. I COULD give you a bunch of language oddities of the American Language as it's spoken in various parts of the country but time crunched now with our holiday and all. Perhaps another time.

I'm gonna fly the coop and catch a buzzer with papado.

Sandi Bowman

Originally Posted by Sandi Bowman

Like I said, Pete, it's Brit, not American English. I threw a few brit terms in my newsletter when I returned from jolly ol' England etc and I got all kinds of flak for it so...if it comes from me, with my name as author (which I ordinarily wouldn't do as author but as provided by) it better be AmEnglish .

Sandi,

Sorry to burst your bubble, but Brit English IS English.

OURS (American) is a "knock off" built upon years of adding new words to the dictionary.

And.. "I threw a few brit terms in my newsletter when I returned from jolly ol' England etc and I got all kinds of flak for it..."

I can understand that. You're NOT British.

Pete

So, Pete, I can't use any Brit terms because I'm an American? Strange...

Well, Brits can believe what they wish but their English is not a pure language either...it's a conglomeration of Latin, French and a bunch of other imports and native to the Isles languages.

As for being British, well, my mother was born in Scotland of Scotch parentage that goes back to the original Alpine Clan. I can count Mary Queen of Scots among my ancestors so...I'm not so far removed from being British. My Dad was, as he always put it, a mongrel. That mongrel included Scotch, Duch, Irish, English and American. I'm as close to being a Brit as you can get without being born there but I'm proud to be an American nonetheless.

Sandi Bowman

"So, Pete, I can't use any Brit terms because I'm an American? Strange.."

I'm betting that because you ARE American, your use of the British terms may have set some folks off. (Wish I could "talk with my hands here")

It's like me.. Being from TN, I probably wouldn't get many "YaHoo's" if I decided to throw some Aussie slang into my emails.

There would probably be some thinking "what???", while others maybe really put off by my attempts.

Pete

T'weren't quite like that, Pete, but I'll bet your TN accent is charming!

Actually it's a much smaller world than one would imagine. A lot of the terms that Michael posted were used in my home when I was a child...but it sort of figures, I guess, if you look at history, hmmm? Kinda fun to recall how it was.

Have a great week,whether you're celebrating Thanksgiving or not, folks!

Sandi Bowman