NSG Senate General Discussion Thread (Former Lobby)

[Gothmogs]

There's nothing pompous about using a British English spelling.

British English is widely stereotyped as pretentious in the states.

My experience is that it's thought of as incorrect, and I get points off on my papers...

[Ainin]

British English is widely stereotyped as pretentious in the states.

My experience is that it's thought of as incorrect, and I get points off on my papers...

heh. In Canada, most teachers accept Canadian, UK and US English.

[Gothmogs]

My experience is that it's thought of as incorrect, and I get points off on my papers...

heh. In Canada, most teachers accept Canadian, UK and US English.

Probably makes life a lot easier.

[The Union of the West]

British English is widely stereotyped as pretentious in the states.

So what's American English? Crude?

Statements like that are probably why people see British English as pretentious.

[Ainin]

heh. In Canada, most teachers accept Canadian, UK and US English.

Probably makes life a lot easier.

Definitely.

[Yanalia]

British English is widely stereotyped as pretentious in the states.

My experience is that it's thought of as incorrect, and I get points off on my papers...

Really? I use it all the time. One teacher complained, but no points off and I stopped in his class.

[Geilinor]

So what's American English? Crude?

Statements like that are probably why people see British English as pretentious.

I'm saying that if people are going to consider British English pretentious, they should see American English as the exact opposite of pretentious.

[The Union of the West]

Statements like that are probably why people see British English as pretentious.

I'm saying that if people are going to consider British English pretentious, they should see American English as the exact opposite of pretentious.

In my opinion, they're just dialects. They can't be pretentious or crude.

[Ainin]

I'm saying that if people are going to consider British English pretentious, they should see American English as the exact opposite of pretentious.

In my opinion, they're just dialects. They can't be pretentious or crude.

I think it's mostly just because of cultural perceptions and stereotypes.

[Libantica]

In my opinion, they're just dialects. They can't be pretentious or crude.

I think it's mostly just because of cultural perceptions and stereotypes.

This.

[The Union of the West]

I think it's mostly just because of cultural perceptions and stereotypes.

This.

Agreed. That's basically the point I was trying to make, but you worded it better

[Nautarya]

Happy Independence Day, Americans!

We miss you though ;-;

Signed,
British North America

[Arkolon]

Don't get me wrong, I pronounce it "arse", but writing "arse", on a website inhabited by a large international community, is nothing but arrogantly pompous if you ask me.

There's nothing pompous about using a British English spelling.

I use British English spelling as much as I can, taking the linguistic and cultural heritage to heart, but "arse" is trying too hard for me. I've always lived outside of the UK and with people from a very international community, so that's probably why. If you've been living in England ever since birth, you probably wouldn't notice the effects spelling the word like that has, but as a British person I must acknowledge that, indeed, it doesn't feel like the write way to say it. I mean, with a Southern accent, you can still pronounce "ass" as "arse", the way I seem to do it, so it's not that big of a deal, really.

[CTALNH]

Whelp I just became a National Socialist Human centrist.

[Unicario]

Whelp I just became a National Socialist Human centrist.

[The Nihilistic view]

There's nothing pompous about using a British English spelling.

I use British English spelling as much as I can, taking the linguistic and cultural heritage to heart, but "arse" is trying too hard for me. I've always lived outside of the UK and with people from a very international community, so that's probably why. If you've been living in England ever since birth, you probably wouldn't notice the effects spelling the word like that has, but as a British person I must acknowledge that, indeed, it doesn't feel like the write way to say it. I mean, with a Southern accent, you can still pronounce "ass" as "arse", the way I seem to do it, so it's not that big of a deal, really.

No, you really can't pronounce "ass" as "arse".

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pron ... ritish/ass

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pron ... itish/arse

[CTALNH]

Whelp I just became a National Socialist Human centrist.

What?

Human centrism for life.

[Unicario]

(Image)

What?

Human centrism for life.

I was referring more to the National Socialism part, you Nazi.

[Arkolon]

I use British English spelling as much as I can, taking the linguistic and cultural heritage to heart, but "arse" is trying too hard for me. I've always lived outside of the UK and with people from a very international community, so that's probably why. If you've been living in England ever since birth, you probably wouldn't notice the effects spelling the word like that has, but as a British person I must acknowledge that, indeed, it doesn't feel like the write way to say it. I mean, with a Southern accent, you can still pronounce "ass" as "arse", the way I seem to do it, so it's not that big of a deal, really.

No, you really can't pronounce "ass" as "arse".

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pron ... ritish/ass

http://www.macmillandictionary.com/pron ... itish/arse

"Grass" isn't spelt "grarse", is it?

[The Nihilistic view]

No, you really can't pronounce "ass" as "arse".

"Grass" isn't spelt "grarse", is it?

Welcome to the English language. I thought you proclaimed yourself British just now?

[CTALNH]

What?

Human centrism for life.

I was referring more to the National Socialism part, you Nazi.

Hey on the bright side I ain't a Nazi towards other humans.

[The Jasminia Islands]

Yup, everyone says that people from my part of the country sound like pirates ot farmers.

If you think the Queen sounds like a pirate, I don't think you really know a) what a pirate is or b) who the Queen is.

Southern accent, I'm guessing, Jasminia?

West Country English, the Queen's English is very refined compared to our rhotic western drawl.

[Calimera II]

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[Kraciva]

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[Calimera II]

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