Poll: English or American spelling?

[Sparrow]

Figures. I mean, your not going to make yourself look even MORE of a prat are you?

Anyway, you have no evidence other than "This is how cultures work, ya da ya da". You didn't even bother to include a cool decision making task like me.

Shame on you.

What evidence do you have aside from 'Yar, they stole or language because the British made the language first!'
Tell me how you plan to support that? Are you a historian, have you lived for thousands of years and can tell people for certain which culture came up with the basis for the 'British english' first?
No, I doubt you can.

Shame on you for not looking at the whole picture, and bashing a country who were initially a part of yours. You just seemed pissed that they got away and didn't come up with a whole new dialect and used the language that was taught to them.

You're just as much of a prat as I since you have even less of an argument and lack any sort of practical reasoning and basis for your view.

You seem to be forgetting to insert a decision making task once again! So, the shame is still on you until you do so!

 

[crypt-creature]

Figures. I mean, your not going to make yourself look even MORE of a prat are you?

Anyway, you have no evidence other than "This is how cultures work, ya da ya da". You didn't even bother to include a cool decision making task like me.

Shame on you.

What evidence do you have aside from 'Yar, they stole or language because the British made the language first!'
Tell me how you plan to support that? Are you a historian, have you lived for thousands of years and can tell people for certain which culture came up with the basis for the 'British english' first?
No, I doubt you can.

Shame on you for not looking at the whole picture, and bashing a country who were initially a part of yours. You just seemed pissed that they got away and didn't come up with a whole new dialect and used the language that was taught to them.

You're just as much of a prat as I since you have even less of an argument and lack any sort of practical reasoning and basis for your view.

You seem to be forgetting to insert a decision making task once again! So, the shame is still on you until you do so!

Oh that's right, I did. But where's yours?

....Oh wait, there ..... maybe... I think!!....

That's right, you lack one too! Imagine that.
Looks like the shame is on both of us, but you're riding too high on that egotistical high-horse of yours to notice it.

 

[Kiutu]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

You're an idiot. Our language is the same one, just because you add a letter to some words, does not make it a whole different language. And so what if you had it first? I never said you couldnt, but how does that make it better? No language is better truly. All language is are symbols (writing) and sounds (spoken) that we understand to have meanings. Unless you think your 'u's make it better than mandarin and french and german too? And all others.

 

[Sparrow]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

You're an idiot. Our language is the same one, just because you add a letter to some words, does not make it a whole different language. And so what if you had it first? I never said you couldnt, but how does that make it better? No language is better truly. All language is are symbols (writing) and sounds (spoken) that we understand to have meanings. Unless you think your 'u's make it better than mandarin and french and german too? And all others.

You call me an idiot, yet you don't know that we don't ADD a letter, YOU take it AWAY.

Sorry about the caps. Helps get the point across.

 

[Kiutu]

I use English, because I am English. Like most English people.

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

You hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickeshness (at least that is what I assume you are trying to say) about them. Right, interesting variation of racism there, prejudice against language? Anyway it isn't really us "adding a pointless u", more you taking a 'u' away.

[small]Because you're a fat, lazy and stupid American.

Yes, that was a joke.[/small]

So because you all want to be arrogant jerks, I cant hate your language? You can do it to us, but we can't do it to you? You guys are just as bad as us, but the fact you guys pretend you are not is pretty sad. If I were being 'racist against language' I would hate all who use it. I don't. There are some really cool and nice and not arrogant pricks among you, so I cant hate all of you. And guess what! Same for us, so stop hating all of us cause of some of us, it makes you just as bad as the way you think we are.

 

[Kiutu]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

You're an idiot. Our language is the same one, just because you add a letter to some words, does not make it a whole different language. And so what if you had it first? I never said you couldnt, but how does that make it better? No language is better truly. All language is are symbols (writing) and sounds (spoken) that we understand to have meanings. Unless you think your 'u's make it better than mandarin and french and german too? And all others.

You call me an idiot, yet you don't know that we don't ADD a letter, YOU take it AWAY.

Sorry about the caps. Helps get the point across.

Ok, yes, you are right, we take away the u. And YOU ignore everything else I said. If thats all you are going to respond to, then you are not worth my time.

 

[Sparrow]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

You're an idiot. Our language is the same one, just because you add a letter to some words, does not make it a whole different language. And so what if you had it first? I never said you couldnt, but how does that make it better? No language is better truly. All language is are symbols (writing) and sounds (spoken) that we understand to have meanings. Unless you think your 'u's make it better than mandarin and french and german too? And all others.

You call me an idiot, yet you don't know that we don't ADD a letter, YOU take it AWAY.

Sorry about the caps. Helps get the point across.

Ok, yes, you are right, we take away the u. And YOU ignore everything else I said. If thats all you are going to respond to, then you are not worth my time.

I never said it's better than any other langauge besides American, and didn't even really say that outright.

Honestly though, did you not expect this? Earlier you generalised, and called all people who spoke English "pricks". Seriously? That's like me going "Haw haw, all Americans are fat and lazy". I'm fairly certain you wouldn't it if I said that.

No? So don't say it about us.

(I also reckon you should apologise! Alright, not really, but it didn't seem as if I typed enough).

 

[Sparrow]

Figures. I mean, your not going to make yourself look even MORE of a prat are you?

Anyway, you have no evidence other than "This is how cultures work, ya da ya da". You didn't even bother to include a cool decision making task like me.

Shame on you.

What evidence do you have aside from 'Yar, they stole or language because the British made the language first!'
Tell me how you plan to support that? Are you a historian, have you lived for thousands of years and can tell people for certain which culture came up with the basis for the 'British english' first?
No, I doubt you can.

Shame on you for not looking at the whole picture, and bashing a country who were initially a part of yours. You just seemed pissed that they got away and didn't come up with a whole new dialect and used the language that was taught to them.

You're just as much of a prat as I since you have even less of an argument and lack any sort of practical reasoning and basis for your view.

You seem to be forgetting to insert a decision making task once again! So, the shame is still on you until you do so!

Oh that's right, I did. But where's yours?

....Oh wait, there ..... maybe... I think!!....

That's right, you lack one too! Imagine that.
Looks like the shame is on both of us, but you're riding too high on that egotistical high-horse of yours to notice it.

Sorry it took me a while to respond. I doing that stupidly ridiculous quiz.

Anyway. Here's the quote!

...And yes, being first does give you an advantage. Look at it this way. You manage to find out how to make a working teleporter. Your friend looks at your plans, and sells it to a company.

Who's in the right? The guy that was FIRST or the SECOND guy that stole the plans?

There you go.

 

[Kiutu]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

You're an idiot. Our language is the same one, just because you add a letter to some words, does not make it a whole different language. And so what if you had it first? I never said you couldnt, but how does that make it better? No language is better truly. All language is are symbols (writing) and sounds (spoken) that we understand to have meanings. Unless you think your 'u's make it better than mandarin and french and german too? And all others.

You call me an idiot, yet you don't know that we don't ADD a letter, YOU take it AWAY.

Sorry about the caps. Helps get the point across.

Ok, yes, you are right, we take away the u. And YOU ignore everything else I said. If thats all you are going to respond to, then you are not worth my time.

I never said it's better than any other langauge besides American, and didn't even really say that outright.

Honestly though, did you not expect this? Earlier you generalised, and called all people who spoke English "pricks". Seriously? That's like me going "Haw haw, all Americans are fat and lazy". I'm fairly certain you wouldn't it if I said that.

No? So don't say it about us.

(I also reckon you should apologise! Alright, not really, but it didn't seem as if I typed enough).

I called all people who say your english is better than ours pricks. Most of the people who posted saing they use English spelling also went on how it was the 'right' and 'better' and 'real' way as if our way makes us lesser people, which if you truly think that, then you are just as bad as you THINK we are. My point is, no language is really better, since all language started as gibberish that eventually was given meaning to.

 

[crypt-creature]

...And yes, being first does give you an advantage. Look at it this way. You manage to find out how to make a working teleporter. Your friend looks at your plans, and sells it to a company.

Who's in the right? The guy that was FIRST or the SECOND guy that stole the plans?

There you go.

That would be great, but it doesn't fit with the instance, which is basically my entire point.

You're trying to yell 'theft', when there was nothing to steal. It's a comparison that doesn't fit with the instance of how North America basically came into the language by default.

It's like two brothers who own the whole of a company, one gets fed up with how the other is running some things and they split the company, no one person is in the right because it belonged to them both (this is assuming it was put down in a contract that in the event of disagreement, the company is split almost in half). Maybe one was an older sibling so he got more between the two shares, but they are both entitled to the same resources and plans.

Between the two countries, no one was really 'in the right'.
Had the new American colonies not rebelled against Britain or had they lost, we wouldn't be having this argument since America would be recognized as a British country (if they hadn't been taken over by someone else). It would have remained the British english language for the most part.
But the colonies did win, and already had the British language by default. Once they started to absorb other cultures into their own, the dialect grew and changed. After so many years of having non-traditional speaking British interacting with them, the accents, words, and language grew and changed. It was bound to happen.
America is just your odd cousin with the even odder accent, that's really about it. Neither of them is right, they're just different variations of the same language.
Kind of like how the Chinese have about 50 different ways of saying 'no' depending on the region and the influences surrounding them. The farther away from the home language you are, the more likely it's going to change over time. No one is 'in the right', that's basically bashing culture as we know it since everyone copies from everyone else at some point.

Who is in the right when no one can agree on a whole?

 

[Neosage]

I use English, because I am English. Like most English people.

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

You hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickeshness (at least that is what I assume you are trying to say) about them. Right, interesting variation of racism there, prejudice against language? Anyway it isn't really us "adding a pointless u", more you taking a 'u' away.

[small]Because you're a fat, lazy and stupid American.

Yes, that was a joke.[/small]

So because you all want to be arrogant jerks, I cant hate your language? You can do it to us, but we can't do it to you? You guys are just as bad as us, but the fact you guys pretend you are not is pretty sad. If I were being 'racist against language' I would hate all who use it. I don't. There are some really cool and nice and not arrogant pricks among you, so I cant hate all of you. And guess what! Same for us, so stop hating all of us cause of some of us, it makes you just as bad as the way you think we are.

What are you talking about? How was anything I said arrogant?