[clutchcargo777]

If you want to hear what a conversion sounds like spoken by someone who learned English the textbook way, call tech support for your electronics or your credit card companies customer service number.

[dynimagelv]

or talk to "FRANC for EXPEDIA DOT COM" wo want to change a reservtions for a hotel guest arriving the next day[I had talked to him an hour earlier and told him to call Expedia to do the change.....] Franc told me that guest was stuck in a snowstorm at Dulles international but would be in the next day.....

Funniest damn thing....guets told ME his transmission repair in Bakersfield was going to take a day longer....I told Franc this and he said...."Oh yes Bakersfield is very close to Dulles."

It was that day that i began[when they asked my name] telling them "This is Rajnish Koothrapali" and they NEVER asked how to spell it.

[lvoc]

Originally Posted by dynimagelv

or talk to "FRANC for EXPEDIA DOT COM" wo want to change a reservtions for a hotel guest arriving the next day[I had talked to him an hour earlier and told him to call Expedia to do the change.....] Franc told me that guest was stuck in a snowstorm at Dulles international but would be in the next day.....

Funniest damn thing....guets told ME his transmission repair in Bakersfield was going to take a day longer....I told Franc this and he said...."Oh yes Bakersfield is very close to Dulles."

It was that day that i began[when they asked my name] telling them "This is Rajnish Koothrapali" and they NEVER asked how to spell it.

What is the old saw...

England and America...two nations separated by a common language.

India is England squared..

[Buzz123]

Originally Posted by lvoc

What is the old saw...

England and America...two nations separated by a common language.

India is England squared..

I don't know, Divia on Royal Pains speaks better English than I do, and she has the best legs on TV ...oh, no ...that's probably Kate on Fairly Legal ..no Divia ...no Kate ...urggg.

[Cyborgt800]

I think Idiocracy has begun!

[von949]

Originally Posted by ScoopLV

We can speak and write proper English to try to hold back the tide for awhile. But I agree. When everyone thinks demolishing a building by collapsing it upon itself is "an implosion," then that's what it is. When everyone thinks that "loose" is pronounced "luze" that's that.

An evolving language isn't a bad thing. It's one of the reasons English is more widely spoken than, say, French. And besides, it drives me batty reading old books that spell Congress with a "long s," which looks like f.

That is pretty much the only thing that we all can do.

[kimba01]

The one that makes my skin crawl is "prolly" instead of "probably". Can't stand it and I have to bite my fingers not to correct it every time.


The card guys. The time share people. They just don't really bother me. Maybe I just tune them out. I do hate the garbage and I think they should be responsible for that. I think they are bad in a few areas. The time share people, I just tell them I live there or I am leaving that day. The Border Patrol thing is pretty funny, though. C'mon, MacGeek!!! Do it!