Yeah, it's true...
English are a hard language but we talk it good!!
From: jschmi7@us.ibm.com
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Date sent: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 10:46:13 -0500
Subject: English
Send reply to: jschmi7@us.ibm.com
> To our friends from down under and other remote English speaking places,
> Winston Churchill once said we are two countries(England and the US) separated
> by a common language.
>
> I think that can be said for all of the English speaking (sic) countries. We
> have things like SUV which may be unique to a country like ours that also has
> soccer moms and cars with "road holding weight".
>
> I do, however, take exception to the comment about our use of the language as
> being any worse than any others. Afterall, it is not the USA that pronounces
> beer as "beeah". Nor do we often say "yah hay dare" when trying to say
> "hello".
>
> There is not need to reply as I don't take myself seriously and you shouldn't
> either.
> Have a G' Day, mate.
>
>
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