On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:38:15 -0400, "Jack Painter"
wrote:

We speak English, not an adaptation
of it

I beg to differ!

I don't think the word "Hi" is English yet it's the ubiquitous
greeting in the US (and unfortunately over here in the UK also).
Why do Americans write "meter" for "metre", " thru" for "through",
"dove" for "dived" , "I've gotten" for " I've got", etc, etc?
Somehow I don't think the Pilgrim Fathers brought all that over from
the Old Country!

Americans speak American and we speak English ... 'nuff said!

Peter, G3PHO

"Peter" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:38:15 -0400, "Jack Painter"
wrote:

We speak English, not an adaptation
of it

I beg to differ!

I don't think the word "Hi" is English yet it's the ubiquitous
greeting in the US (and unfortunately over here in the UK also).
Why do Americans write "meter" for "metre", " thru" for "through",
"dove" for "dived" , "I've gotten" for " I've got", etc, etc?
Somehow I don't think the Pilgrim Fathers brought all that over from
the Old Country!

Americans speak American and we speak English ... 'nuff said!


I recommend Bill Bryson's book "Made in America"- a very readable account of
how American English has developed, with bits of the development of English
English thrown in.

Even in England, English usuage isn't universal. At least, after nearly 28
years in "the south", I still speak proper English ;-)

(Drifting off topic...........)

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

No, they have made many improvements over the years.

"Brian Reay" wrote in message
news:2qmhh7F11fi6gU1@uni- Somehow I don't think the Pilgrim Fathers
brought all that over from
the Old Country!

But your obsession with bestiality owes more to Yankland than
it does to Britland.

"Brian Reay" wrote in message
...
I recommend Bill Bryson's book "Made in America"- a very readable account
of
how American English has developed, with bits of the development of
English
English thrown in.

Even in England, English usuage isn't universal. At least, after nearly 28
years in "the south", I still speak proper English ;-)

(Drifting off topic...........)

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

"Airy R. Bean" wrote in message
...
But your obsession with bestiality owes more to Yankland than
it does to Britland.


Still smarting from you last lost argument with Dr Reay? I guess you've lost
count of them.

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 22:25:11 +0100, "Brian Reay"
wrote:

Even in England, English usuage isn't universal. At least, after nearly 28
years in "the south", I still speak proper English ;-)


Why Aye man!!

Brian Reay wrote:
Even in England, English usuage isn't universal. At least, after nearly 28
years in "the south", I still speak proper English ;-)

Yup, wanna amble over yonder directly, down some suds, and cogitate?


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In message , Peter
writes
On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:38:15 -0400, "Jack Painter"
wrote:

We speak English, not an adaptation
of it

I beg to differ!

I don't think the word "Hi" is English yet it's the ubiquitous
greeting in the US (and unfortunately over here in the UK also).
Why do Americans write "meter" for "metre", " thru" for "through",
"dove" for "dived" , "I've gotten" for " I've got", etc, etc?
Somehow I don't think the Pilgrim Fathers brought all that over from
the Old Country!

Americans speak American and we speak English ... 'nuff said!

Peter, G3PHO

'Hi' is Scandinavian.
Ian.
--

We speak English, not an adaptation
of it


I beg to differ!

Americans speak American and we speak English ... 'nuff said!

Peter, G3PHO

'Corse, IF you know MORSE (both American and Continental), you would
realize that the Ham "HI" is a contraction from the MORSE for "HEE"
..... .. from .... . . ! As is much of morse! Like e s for "and",
the origination for that was the AMERICAN MORSE sign for the symbol "&" !
And much more shorthand in it from a time that messages were charged for
by the LETTER, or WORD ! and for your info, two shortest messages were
(from a correspondant wanting to know about the sale of his book/article, )
sent the message "?" (without the quotes)! The reply (from the publisher)
was "!" (again without the quotes)!! As info, Jim NN7K

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 23:33:37 GMT, "NN7Kex(NOSPAM)k7zfg"
wrote:

two shortest messages were
(from a correspondant wanting to know about the sale of his book/article, )
sent the message "?" (without the quotes)! The reply (from the publisher)
was "!" (again without the quotes)!

Hi Jim,

Dumas.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC