Sujet : Re: OT: Language etc. Was
De : pc+usenet (at) *nospam* asdf.org (Phil Carmody)
Groupes : rec.autos.sport.f1Date : 13. Jul 2024, 10:58:04
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~misfit~ <
shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> writes:
On 11/07/2024 9:06 am, Dumas Walker wrote:
As a member of the last UK generation to have gone to a Grammar School
(11+ anyone?) I'm trying to be more Zen about American 'English' but
it's a struggle. Especially as a huge number of non-English speakers are
learning 'English' from American media content.
>
As an American, that last bit also concerns me, especially if it is social
media content.
>
Yeah, that's a big thing that's happening - and a huge can of worms
that doesn't just affect language. (For instance right wing nutters
here in New Zealand wear MAGA caps etc. <shakes head in despair>)
Make Australia Great Again?
Phil
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