Re: Fauxes Pas

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.3.32.19980812171147.007156fc@206.105.172.6> Robert Myers writes:

> Is my sense of humor slipping again, Phil?  The Phil and hillbilly
> wisecrack was to say that there are those, especially in the provinces, who
> might say that neither an Englishman nor a hillbilly speak 'Murican English.
>
> Sorry if I offended you.

No, absolutely not.  I just didn't understand it, that's all.  Humour
doesn't always travle well - witness my remark about Jouko's BBSes.

It seems to be accepted by English academics, BTW, that modern American
English is closer to Shakespeare's pronunciation than current British
English - largely due to the affected accents of our Royal family.

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