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Uncle Ebenezer Feb 20th 2012 6:38 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Hiro11 (Post 9911626)
Nothings wrong with it, I just thought that finding Americans strange for using "gotten" while at the same time using the word "ghastly" was a bit ironic. If "gotten" makes you sound like a moron in the UK, "ghastly" (in my opinion) makes you sound like a bit of a foppish dandy in the States. "Ghastly" is what the Jeeves says when confronted with a white dinner jacket with bright brass buttons. :p

Not that Jeeves is a foppish dandy... it's more that... I mean... ah **** it.
"Gotten" fell out of use in "British English" somewhere round the time the Pilgrim Fathers set sail, in the Mayflower, so it's not really surprising it would sound funny to a Brit, is it? Particularly coming from a Brit, on a British forum.

SultanOfSwing Feb 20th 2012 6:39 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 9911663)
"Gotten" fell out of use in "British English" somewhere round the time the Pilgrim Fathers set sail, in the Mayflower, so it's not really surprising it would sound funny to a Brit, is it? Particularly coming from a Brit, on a British forum.
I think you forgot to say "Oooooooooo" at the start of that, as is the way us Brits speak, as I am reliably informed ...

Hiro11 Feb 20th 2012 6:43 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 9911659)
No, you sound like a big girl.
Being that I own a penis, I don't place much significance on the shooting of guns, magnums or otherwise.
You should hook up with willmore, the two of you'd get on like a house on fire ...
I think there are three options here:
1. You suffer from terminal "inability to sense a joke on the internet, even when smilies are included" syndrome.
2. You are just bored and trying to spark something, anything that will relieve this terminal boredom.
3. You're a jerk.

I began by thinking we were in a "1" situation. Now I'm thinking we're in a number "2" situation (haw). It would be simply ghastly of me to even consider that we're in a "3" situation.

Hiro11 Feb 20th 2012 6:45 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 9911663)
"Gotten" fell out of use in "British English" somewhere round the time the Pilgrim Fathers set sail, in the Mayflower, so it's not really surprising it would sound funny to a Brit, is it? Particularly coming from a Brit, on a British forum.
... populated entirely by people who live in the States. ;) Though perhaps that was ghastly of me to make that comment.

fatbrit Feb 20th 2012 6:48 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Hiro11 (Post 9911630)
Que?
If you'd had a better education, perhaps you would have understood. Bet you wish you had, eh?

SultanOfSwing Feb 20th 2012 6:49 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Hiro11 (Post 9911671)
I think there are three options here:
1. You suffer from terminal "inability to sense a joke on the internet, even when smilies are included" syndrome.
2. You are just bored and trying to spark something, anything that will relieve this terminal boredom.
3. You're a jerk.

I began by thinking we were in a "1" situation. Now I'm thinking we're in a number "2" situation (haw). It would be simply ghastly of me to even consider that we're in a "3" situation.
We're in a number "5" situation - you have mistaken me for someone who gives two shits about the opinion of anyone other than myself unless it suits me to do otherwise ...

That means I'm combining numbers 2 and 3, though I prefer to self-identify as a c***, but that's a matter of preference.

Originally Posted by Hiro11 (Post 9911673)
... populated entirely by people who live in the States. ;) Though perhaps that was ghastly of me to make that comment.
There's a big, wide world outside the USA forums. Being an American, I can excuse you for not knowing that, of course.

:whistle:

Uncle Ebenezer Feb 20th 2012 7:01 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Hiro11 (Post 9911673)
... populated entirely by people who live in the States. ;) Though perhaps that was ghastly of me to make that comment.
The fact any of us have decided to frequent this forum, illustrates that we all want to retain our "Britishness", does it not? Some of us (though, obviously, not you), are easily able to employ American usage, when doing business, but lapse back into British usage, when conversing with our fellow countrymen.

Bob Feb 20th 2012 8:37 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Oh dear....this is all going a bit pear shaped isn't it.

Do I need to close this thread? Or can we all kiss, make up and take the mick out of the French instead?

SultanOfSwing Feb 20th 2012 8:42 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9911855)
Oh dear....this is all going a bit pear shaped isn't it.

Do I need to close this thread? Or can we all kiss, make up and take the mick out of the French instead?
If a Frenchie comes in and starts using English incorrectly, then I'm fully on board with your excellent suggestion Bob, old boy.

:)

GeoffM Feb 20th 2012 8:47 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9911855)
take the mick out of the French instead?
Can we do that anyway? :rofl:

Uncle Ebenezer Feb 20th 2012 8:51 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9911855)
Oh dear....this is all going a bit pear shaped isn't it.

Do I need to close this thread? Or can we all kiss, make up and take the mick out of the French instead?
Close one of Sue's threads? Go on then, Bob ...

Bob Feb 20th 2012 8:58 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Uncle Ebenezer (Post 9911880)
Close one of Sue's threads? Go on then, Bob ...
Well that's why I was giving everyone a olive branch...that and well, everyone takes the mick out of the French anyway :D

Uncle Ebenezer Feb 20th 2012 9:00 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Originally Posted by Bob (Post 9911887)
Well that's why I was giving everyone a olive branch...that and well, everyone takes the mick out of the French anyway :D
Well, let's just pretend Hiro's a frog then. :)

scrubbedexpat094 Feb 20th 2012 9:56 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
:o I only happened to mention that I hated the word 'gotten' & all hell breaks loose. I seemed to have turned into a troll :eek:. How simply ghastly :sneaky:


Now about the Frogs......

Sue Feb 20th 2012 10:17 pm
Re: Dear America... | David Mitchell's SoapBox
 
Oh dear ... what have I started? :rofl:


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