What Are You Doing Right Now
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@thanksaj said:
This is true. Those that have lived in the states for any length of time quickly stop using phrases they realize are not common to any English except the fake version they learned. Granted, American English has its quirks, but still.
Ummm... did you just call The Queen's English "fake English"?
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@Dominica said:
@thanksaj said:
This is true. Those that have lived in the states for any length of time quickly stop using phrases they realize are not common to any English except the fake version they learned. Granted, American English has its quirks, but still.
Ummm... did you just call The Queen's English "fake English"?
I would assume that they speak The Queen's English in the UK, right? There are similarities between the speaking styles of British and Indian people, but I can always understand a Brit. I'm lucky if I understand most Indian people.
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@thanksaj Depends on what part of the UK (there are many geographical accents) and what you consider to be "The Queen's English". My vote on that goes to a solid Oxford accent.
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@MattSpeller said:
@thanksaj Depends on what part of the UK (there are many geographical accents) and what you consider to be "The Queen's English". My vote on that goes to a solid Oxford accent.
My point is that the two accents, and more importantly speech patterns, are very different. That either means that they speak a convoluted form of The Queen's English in India, or that the UK does not in general speak using The Queen's English, which means that even if that is supposed to be "proper" English, it's like Old English, and is no longer used or accepted for daily speech.
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@thanksaj The adoption of a second language by a colonized population is bound to result in slight differences in dialect. Indians speak British English, including many British turns of phrase. At one point, the colonists of the Original 13 also spoke British English.
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@Dominica said:
@thanksaj The adoption of a second language by a colonized population is bound to result in slight differences in dialect. Indians speak British English, including many British turns of phrase. At one point, the colonists of the Original 13 also spoke British English.
Yeah, I don't think "slight differences" quite accurately encapsulates it...
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Good morning everyone.. Finally I'm back to work
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@Joyfano said:
Good morning everyone.. Finally I'm back to work
Glad you're feeling better!
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@thanksaj said:
@Joyfano said:
Good morning everyone.. Finally I'm back to work
Glad you're feeling better!
Yes Thanks.. ready to drink some beer for weekend
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I'm resisting the urge to post a textual slap down. I'm not in the right frame of mind to be reprimanding people. I might just be taking what they have said out of context.
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Having dealt with similar issues with my own brother, this was really touching...and I won't be too hard on the kids for being Patriots fans...
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Alone at the hotel bar in downtown Seattle. If anyone is around come out for a beer at Urbane, 8th and Olive Way.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Alone at the hotel bar in downtown Seattle. If anyone is around come out for a beer at Urbane, 8th and Olive Way.
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Getting ready for my new Assistant that starts today!! I am so excited!
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Getting ready to fight sleep at the safety meeting.. After donating about a pint red lubricant for donor typing. Hoping for a match but then that will start my panic mood... How many people are really willing to give up any organ for someone else.....
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@g.jacobse said:
Getting ready to fight sleep at the safety meeting.. After donating about a pint red lubricant for donor typing. Hoping for a match but then that will start my panic mood... How many people are really willing to give up any organ for someone else.....
Safety meetings - no one works no one gets hurt!
Hope the donor business goes well for you m8
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@Minion-Queen said:
Getting ready for my new Assistant that starts today!! I am so excited!
Wait, what?
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In Seattle until tomorrow, waiting for my first meeting of the day. The time difference really throws me off. Feels like afternoon and it is still early morning.
