DieselDaisy Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, EvanG said: But only linguistic nuts like yourself care about that. Most people who don't have English as a native language are already happy they are able to communicate in another language. I think I use both, depending on what I remember from school where we were probably taught British English. For example I think I write ''colour'', ''favourite'' and ''humour'', which I've been told is not the American spelling, but I also spell words like criticize and apologize the American way if I'm not mistaken, but I honestly don't care whether it's British or American, as long as I get my point across. That is not true. A lot of people, not to the manor born, discover English through those ubiquitous items of ''world culture'' I have mentioned. Shakespeare is up there with Homer, Virgil and Dante. Just now, SoulMonster said: Cannot understand why that would be. Maybe that's what you get when a Sunnmøring (his Norwegian dialect) becomes a Mancunian? I think it is fair to summarise he picked it up whilst playing for Man U. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: That is not true. A lot of people, not to the manor born, discover English through those ubiquitous items of ''world culture'' I have mentioned. Shakespeare is up there with Homer, Virgil and Dante. I think it is fair to summarise he picked it up whilst playing for Man U. After consulting with Google Earth I think that is the obvious explanation and that it wasn't really a conundrum to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, DieselDaisy said: That is not true. A lot of people, not to the manor born, discover English through those ubiquitous items of ''world culture'' I have mentioned. Shakespeare is up there with Homer, Virgil and Dante. I'm sure they do, but I was talking about American vs. British spelling. I doubt most people really care about that, especially people who have English as a second language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 24 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: What’s "Lanky'? Len and Graeme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, EvanG said: I'm sure they do, but I was talking about American vs. British spelling. I doubt most people really care about that, especially people who have English as a second language. If you are learning to read and write, besides just speaking, it is infinitely preferable to be proscribed a distinct spelling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Dazey said: Len and Graeme. Whereas we are more rotundy. Edited November 16, 2019 by SoulMonster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, SoulMonster said: Whereas we are more rotundy. Walking around the supermarket today with my 4 year old when she started shouting “Daddy, you’re really fat!” 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Dazey said: Walking around the supermarket today with my 4 year old when she started shouting “Daddy, you’re really fat!” Honesty is a virtue. I reckon you then tried to catch her but she outrun you. Edited November 16, 2019 by SoulMonster 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 16/11/2019 at 5:58 PM, SoulMonster said: Honesty is a virtue. I reckon you then tried to catch her but she outrun you. She lapped his fat arse and ran up behind him with a chocolate eclair...he soon chased her down after that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon Comstock Posted December 1, 2019 Share Posted December 1, 2019 Finally upgraded my phone, my last one was about 5-6 years old and the screen was cracked, and the battery life was almost non-existent. This new one seems alright though, relatively small and and easy to use. Plus I like android phones, my last one was a Samsung too... I'll never buy another iphone (went through 2 of them in 2 years, fuck that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) https://www.prettygreen.com/products/mens-10th-anniversary-biker-jacket-2733/?color=black&size=s The jacket I bought, not the young poof Edited December 4, 2019 by Len Cnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 11 minutes ago, Len Cnut said: https://www.prettygreen.com/products/mens-10th-anniversary-biker-jacket-2733/?color=black&size=s The jacket I bought, not the young poof Got him for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Dazey said: Got him for free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Dazey said: Got him for free? He's 6'2 and the one he's wearing is a medium, I'm 6'4 and i got a large cuz they didn't have an XL, hope it fuckin' fits or I'm gonna be proper pissed. i wouldn't've got it ordinarily but this jacket and me have a history, I've wanted it for about 10 years, it was released back when Gallagher started that label but I was skint at the time so couldn't afford to lay out 330 sheets on a jacket...its the tenth annivesary now and they've released some of the older gear but they've only got it in a large so fuck it, I grabbed one. They shift pretty quickly too, it'll probably be all sold out by tommorow. Edited December 4, 2019 by Len Cnut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 14 minutes ago, username said: I hope my mom didn't forget to buy me one for tomorrow! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 10 hours ago, EvanG said: I hope my mom didn't forget to buy me one for tomorrow! What are they about? Is it a traditional thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvanG Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, janrichmond said: What are they about? Is it a traditional thing? Yeah. On December 5th we celebrate Sinterklaas, kinda like Santa Claus. He comes from Spain and brings gifts and a chocolate letter (usually the first letter of your name) is part of it among many things. It’s mostly for the kids, though. I don’t really celebrate it anymore but receiving a chocolate letter is sort of tradition in my family. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, EvanG said: Yeah. On December 5th we celebrate Sinterklaas, kinda like Santa Claus. He comes from Spain and brings gifts and a chocolate letter (usually the first letter of your name) is part of it among many things. It’s mostly for the kids, though. I don’t really celebrate it anymore but receiving a chocolate letter is sort of tradition in my family. Zwarte Piet? Crikey, was this character invented for Justin Trudeau? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, EvanG said: Yeah. On December 5th we celebrate Sinterklaas, kinda like Santa Claus. He comes from Spain and brings gifts and a chocolate letter (usually the first letter of your name) is part of it among many things. It’s mostly for the kids, though. I don’t really celebrate it anymore but receiving a chocolate letter is sort of tradition in my family. He comes from Spain? Why Spain?! Then again, why the fuckin' North Pole I suppose! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, janrichmond said: What are they about? Is it a traditional thing? The Dutch (and according to many people wildly racist) alternative to Christmas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas Edited December 5, 2019 by username 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 27 minutes ago, username said: The Dutch (and according to many people wildly racist) alternative to Christmas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinterklaas So where's the racist bit? If your one had a drinking problem then I might prefer Sinterklaas, slightly senile with a drinking problem has great potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, Len Cnut said: So where's the racist bit? If your one had a drinking problem then I might prefer Sinterklaas, slightly senile with a drinking problem has great potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Just now, username said: Whats a bunch of people with cack on their faces got to do with Sinterklaas, God you Dutch are confusing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 (edited) 1 minute ago, Len Cnut said: Whats a bunch of people with cack on their faces got to do with Sinterklaas, God you Dutch are confusing! Those Pieten..... Zwarte Piet (Black Piet) are our version of santa's little helpers. A lot of people seem to disagree with an elderly white man having a bunch of goofy blackface helpers to do his dirty work. Edited December 5, 2019 by username 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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