The Colonies AKA America
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it wasn't an argument, it was a joke. but since you brought it up, Noah Webster took the 'u' out of those words because it made them easier for children to learn. He also had a notion about freeing the language from British aristocracy so you do have a point there.LimaBravo said:
i specifically pointed out "your" instead of "its" or "im" because "your" and "you're" are actually spelled differently. given the current topic i found it ironic. sorry if i offended.
Nope never.
A lot of Americans are descended from a variety of races across the globe so it would be a mistake to refer to the American nationality as colonial even when jokingly assuming that they are descendants of colonials.
As such, even when joking about their derivative of the English language I refer to people from America as Americans.
However, in some cases pronounciation has been changed or lost and there are additional letters which no longer have a use and also in a fair few cases they are words that have come from latin carrying extra letters.
A lot of Americans are descended from a variety of races across the globe so it would be a mistake to refer to the American nationality as colonial even when jokingly assuming that they are descendants of colonials.
As such, even when joking about their derivative of the English language I refer to people from America as Americans.
On a similar note, the spelling of the word changes the way it is pronounced, if you spell armour as armor and pronounce it the same way as us over here in blighty you are spelling it incorrectly.asinann said:
However, in some cases pronounciation has been changed or lost and there are additional letters which no longer have a use and also in a fair few cases they are words that have come from latin carrying extra letters.
Why would we reference them as such? They haven't been the colonies for quite a few years now, and I seriously doubt they'll ever be again. It would be akin to pointing to the parts of Africa that were colonized and asking about the colonies, or talking about Australia and then mentioning it as a place to send prisoners. It's not exactly a modern means of discussion.
If you're in the UK and refer to 'the colonies' it means Australia and New Zealand.
They used to be penal colonies for the British Empire and sometimes still get referred to as 'the colonies', usually as a joke or put down on Aussies.
They used to be penal colonies for the British Empire and sometimes still get referred to as 'the colonies', usually as a joke or put down on Aussies.
Never in my life.. IT was always " the States, or younger brother across the pond" ( Canada was baby brother as it's younger, and more dependent longer)
other than the occasional " yank" Nothing really ever close to that..
and as said above, only time I've heard it used in a derogatory way was used for the Oceania region and I heard that rarely.... normally at the height of tourist season and every pub is flooded with canadians, americans, and aussies " trying to trace their roots"
and show off and try to impress the ladies, then fall on their face dead drunk after half a pint of cider.
and to be fair I now live IN the States, and really....Other than limey ( which, I add Im Scot, so I hear that at home too) there is no term I've heard towards the UK other than " England, the isles, or UK"
other than the occasional " yank" Nothing really ever close to that..
and as said above, only time I've heard it used in a derogatory way was used for the Oceania region and I heard that rarely.... normally at the height of tourist season and every pub is flooded with canadians, americans, and aussies " trying to trace their roots"
and show off and try to impress the ladies, then fall on their face dead drunk after half a pint of cider.
and to be fair I now live IN the States, and really....Other than limey ( which, I add Im Scot, so I hear that at home too) there is no term I've heard towards the UK other than " England, the isles, or UK"
ummm no.
I've said it before and I'll say it again. British English, Australian English, and American English are all different dialects of the same langauge. The united states began creating it's own dialect 400 years ago. I would argue the way that you Brits speak English is just as different as you did 400 years ago as the way we speak English. No one dialect is 'right' they're just different.LimaBravo said:
When I'm playing Empire: Total War I call the parts of America I own the colonies.
Thats about it, I do in fact recognize Americas independence from the European powers, no matter how much I resent it
By the way does anyone know what happens on Empire if you own Boston and they revolt in ? Do you get a chance to join with the rebs and become the USA in 1776?
Thats about it, I do in fact recognize Americas independence from the European powers, no matter how much I resent it
By the way does anyone know what happens on Empire if you own Boston and they revolt in ? Do you get a chance to join with the rebs and become the USA in 1776?
Actually as a side note yous weren't just helped by the French but the Germans too and some outher countries not sure on which other ones to be precise.dwightsteel said:
And yes that was a help when yous helped with World Wars in general but I have to agree with the other countries involved not getting the proper thanks in minds of today not that yous didn't repay the favour as yous did
Probably by the looks of it hopefully not though as that would be silly and pointless.irishstormtrooper said: