American English Professor hates British English

[New Frontiersman]

Well your professor is kind of a prick.
Both British and American English are perfectly valid ways to speak (or write )and if you use British grammer in your writing (I'm assuming your American here) than that is just your style, and he should just learn to deal with it. But unfortuantely some college professors can be real hardasses (yours sounds like this type of guy) and he probably won't listen to arguments or tolerate your writing with British English, so for the sake of your grades you may want to profread your papers ahead of time to fit into his prefered style. But still what a prick.

 

[imperialus]

You think that's bad. When I was in Jr. High I went to an international (American) school in South America. I got docked marks on a few occasions for using the Canadian spelling. Colour. It has a U in it!

 

[Vanguard_Ex]

What a narrow minded ****. That's all I have to say on the matter really. While we're on the subject as well: it's 'aluminium'. Pronounce the second U.

 

[zhoominator]

I wish I were joking. I'm apparently beginning to blend some bits of American grammar with British grammar... and he hates it. I got a paper that I wrote back today with marks all over the damned thing with one large comment down at the bottom:

"We don't use British grammar here."

It's strange. You'd think that the English... know a thing or two about the English language.

Any other Escapists have experiences like this?

This is your biggest problem. You really need to be consistent in the style of grammar you use. That way, the Professor has no good reason to mark you down.

If you're at uni... just do what he says. Unless someone else marks it, in which case you find out what they'd prefer.

What a narrow minded ****. That's all I have to say on the matter really. While we're on the subject as well: it's 'aluminium'. Pronounce the second I.

Fixed. No need to thank me. Though curiously neither spelling is considered wrong.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

Wow, that's ridiculous.

British English > American English.

Fuck yeah! Stick it to that Prof OP!

 

[Naheal]

"We don't use British grammar here."

I wasn't aware there was much of a difference except for a few extra words and a few different spellings?

There's some punctuation differences, too.

Such as?

He gave me a bit of a lecture on how quotations are used and how they relate to other punctuation. Apparently, Americans think it's right to always stick punctuation inside the quote, without exception. According to him, that's not always the case for British English.

Personally, I'd like both sides to be consistent. It's the same fucking language, for Christ's sake.

 

[willofbob]

WHAT!?! that's it come here *rolls up sleeves* what's his name!? WHAT'S HIS NAME!?

 

[captaincabbage]

Well what the fuck sort of grammar does he use? English grammar is for the english language, end of story.

Of course there a differences in dialects, but that doesn't change the fact that it's still ENGLISH

Your teacher is a huge wanker.

 

[Zantos]

Give him something in a wierd northern dialect of british english (or as we call it, english) and watch his head explode. I'd recommend scouse.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

AMERICAN English professor...

He's kinda got a point.

A general English professor wouldn't have any grounds for complaint, though.

Edit:

 

[Leg End]

So... he... what...

He is the first person to make my head hurt today, congratulations.

See if you can get him fired for possibly being a xenophobic prick.

That, or he just hates British English a lot, which takes irony to a whole new level.

 

[El Poncho]

Just write at the bottom of your paper - Fuck off?

 

[Naheal]

AMERICAN English professor...

He's kinda got a point.

A general English professor wouldn't have any grounds for complaint, though.

American was a note on nationality, not on the class.

 

[Shynobee]

I wish I were joking. I'm apparently beginning to blend some bits of American grammar with British grammar... and he hates it. I got a paper that I wrote back today with marks all over the damned thing with one large comment down at the bottom:

"We don't use British grammar here."

It's strange. You'd think that the English... know a thing or two about the English language.

Any other Escapists have experiences like this?

Question, was it British grammar, or British slang? Because, if it was slang, I could understand your Professor's comments.

 

[David Bray]

If you're in america, use american english. I'm an english graduate and this seems pretty logical.

 

[kebab4you]

Hmm, he did right for the wrong reasons, you shouldn't mix grammar from different places.

 

[warm slurm]

we speak AMERICUN IN AMERICA, BOY

but if you're American and live in America, then you should use American grammar/spelling/whatever. if someone in the UK is in school and spells "favour" like "favor", then the teacher would correct it. just sayin.

but if the situation is different then he shouldn't be such a douche.