[SOC] English like wot it should be spoken like.

Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:04:18 -0400

Why on earth would you watch Jerry Springer in any language?  Other than an
opportunity to laugh at those (carefully selected) stupid Yanks, what do the
Brits see in him?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Redding" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SOC] English like wot it should be spoken like.

> Dear Yanks.
> As you will have already noticed, over this side of the pond we are
> maintaining a characteristicly British dignified diplomatic silence.
> This is in the interests of Anglo-American relations.
>
> We shall not offend you by describing what you actually sound like to us.
> Nor, shall we mention that the Jerry Springer show is shown on British TV,
> lest you realise that you are skating on very, very thin ice indeed.
> Also, it would be churlish to mention that when our soap opera 'Coronation
> Street' was shown on US Cable TV, some stations inserted subtitles,
despite
> the soundtrack actually being in the North-Western 'shade' of English
which
> is my own native accent.
>
> American English does however have one advantage over 'English' English.
You
> can always tell what an American is saying from a much greater distance.
>
> Nyah, Nyah, Nyah...!
>
> Chris G4PDJ
> England (mother of the free...that's you by the way)
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Brunner <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2002 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [SOC] Happy 50th Birthday KFC!
>
>
> > Re:
> > > > Once while flying to Europe on British Air for me they had to repeat
> > > > everything twice.
> > >
> > > Was that four times in total?
> >
> > Nein, es war nur zweimal.  (Maybe twice.  I flew back on Lufthansa -
their
> > Englisch ist better.)
> >
> > Richard
> >
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