Re: OT: Language etc. Was: British GP

On Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:51:01 +1200, ~misfit~
<shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com> 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.
>

This is the curse of being dominant language worldwide.

English has been global language for decades now, with dominant impact
from American sources (movies, music, IT industry). So, all English
purists have to live with it :)
I can understand British people to be upset with other idioms of
English language, but it is what it is.

As non-native English speaker, I always wanted to speak it properly.
Some other people use broken English (aka. Tarzan English) and don't
care about what someone thinks about it. :)




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