Really? Then it would have been spelled a-k-s-e-d instead of a-s-k-e-d.

..... unless you mean in Cockney, and some American low-rent areas, where it's pronounced that way.

 

Yes, really, and it likely was back in Elizabethan times. Remember, there are pockets in the United States where the language spoken is a lot closer to Shakespeare than it is to modern American English.

Tom

 

I thought we all agreed on it - some time ago - that it was the dolphin that got flogged?

 

I not sure if it would be possible to care less or not...

 

A lot of people say frustrating as flustrating. They are wrong. If I were one of them, I would want you to correct me.......

Is it ass or arse?

 

What about people who drink expresso?

 

They get to Coffeetown faster than the espresso drinkers.

 

I am pretty sure there are a lot of visitors and participants here that does not have English as their first language. If too many threads/posts end up in a language/spelling/grammar debate it might be that some of them just do not care or dare to post. I am not one of them and I do think it is both funny and entertaining most of the time - but for the benefit of the site - a little caution could be exercised sometimes.

It would be sad if knowledgeable people did not care to post here just because they are not 100% sure about their English.

 

J, this is the internet. If somebody's skin isn't thick enough to handle a little thing like this, then they shouldn't be on the web.

 

This is a nice site - based on knowledge. Pity if knowledge is based on English - not watches.

 

When America gained indepence the powers that be held a vote as to whether or not America should adopt English as the official language or German. The vote was 12 for deutch and 13 for English. I don't think zee Germans would put up with ziss changing of zee words willy nilly

 

Insert Monty Python of your own choice:

Here.

 

Thanks for the link, that was an interesting article, and just goes to show how mis information can quickly become presented as fact ( like people who say deployant is the only correct term) (sorry, couldn't help it)

 

So you like to poke the beehive with a stick too, eh?