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sparks
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| I don't think I ever met an American who seriously cared whether you wrote colour or color in a sentence or did something at the weekend instead of on it. |
You must not hang around many English dorks then. I remember a professor in college calling me over after class to ask whether I read a lot of British literature because I wrote "grey" instead of the American "gray" We then had a short discussion on how although we both preferred the way "gray" looked with an "e" it is unacceptable in American academic writing and thus to be avoided in the future. |
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ecocks
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Obviously then, I must not hang around any American English dorks who care about it to the point of making more than an idle comment.
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sparks
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| Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:20 am Post subject: |
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| Dorks abound indeed! |
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Infinite
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It is quite common to meet teachers from Britain who speak very odd varieties of English. Some are beyond comprehension to me !
I remember at school we were ridiculed by our teachers for using American constructions or forms. No exposure to US Literature o History in school ! |
I remember my first encounter with a Scottish teacher... haha... she ran into the teacher's lounge, said something, laughed really loud and left. I looked around the room and everyone - natives and Polish teachers alike, just sat there looking at each other with that s... eating grin hahahaha... I said - "I'm sorry, but, did anyone actually get that?" Everyone laughed. |
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