"Save us, O God, from the phrasings of the North Americans!"
Resistance is futile, Squatter. We will bury your dictionaries and turn your children into Midwesterners. Not only will you say "I guess", "I reckon", "I figured", and "pretty good", but petrol will become "gas", and torches "flashlights". Before long all of England will be speaking Americanese...just like the French.
Lo! Y'alls very accents shall become nasal and twangy, and all your "O's" will become "A's".
But not all change is to be dreaded. We will also teach you to barbecue, instead of boiling your meat.
[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: Birdland ]
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