Quote from an American in her answer:
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2006-09-08 00:29:55 · 23 answers · asked by solo 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
**** yeah, buddy. i'm an american and i am an english major. its my ******* language so i can do whatever i please with it.
2006-09-08 07:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by Go! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think they have. They have not even ruined it for those of us in England. But they have to some extent provided the means for us to ruin it oursleves.
An example is the word "billion". Until about thirty years ago this word had retained a long history of meaning a million million. In North America they had long used it to mean a thousand million. That is their own business. It was not their fault that the word changed its meaning here. It was because conceited, stupid and self-important fools here used it that way in the belief that it sounded more impressive. We did not have to go along with that, but we did. We have damaged our own language by copying the examples of others, even when they are silly.
Other examples include the use of "oriented" when it should be "orientated". And how long will it be before repeated use makes a real word out of "deteriated"? That will be a proof how much our language has deteriorated.
Still, none of this is the Americans' fault. It is our fault for going along with it.
2006-09-08 09:25:50 · answer #2 · answered by Philip N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your using the term "Americans" assuming you mean United States.
As with many countries the "American" language contains many cultures and also different dialects. This is a result of all the ethnic backgrounds in the American melting pot.
"Ruined" implies the U.S. has broken the language, she has simply has evolved into its own dialect.
To answer your question, does the U.S. follow the "Kings English"? The answer would be, no !.
You still have your bloody language! LOL !
2006-09-08 00:53:29 · answer #3 · answered by N e 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
speech of any kind is about making yourself understood being individual is important , what is the English language ? a combination of of all the worlds languages rolled into one .
OK is french , technique is German , pasta is Italian , America is made up of all these nations and many more it is a celebration of the diversity of the English language that allows all these people to understand each other .
2006-09-08 00:41:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think time has taken a toll on the language no matter what side of the pond your on. Slang changes from year to year and what means one thing now will continue to change it's meaning. Terms like wench at one time meant a bar girl but the most common use of the word now is in reference to a tool.
2006-09-08 00:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes :))
Probably the future of "America Language" is a combination between Spanish and English =)).
2006-09-08 00:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2006-09-08 00:31:52 · answer #7 · answered by London Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definately
2006-09-08 00:32:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
I worked in a call centre booking hotels and had to speak to Americans! If i asked them to repeat wot they had said once, they would reply "I'll call back and speak to someone ENGLISH!" Hello! What country are we in?
2006-09-08 00:34:24 · answer #9 · answered by Lou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whaddaya mean? I'm hella tired and I'm fixin' to mosey on in yonder and hit the dang'ole hay.
2006-09-09 19:25:43 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually like what they did with the language.
2006-09-08 00:37:18 · answer #11 · answered by Sam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋