What is it with you are you trying to beat the french - who would want to be them either LOL
2007-08-20 02:29:02 · 10 answers · asked by againyourright 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Waiting for the flack!...
2007-08-20 02:29:59 · update #1
I apologize the apostrophe key has gone on holiday or is on strike or is starting a revolution
2007-08-20 02:37:45 · update #2
No I had it right I wanted it in the possessive context
2007-08-20 02:42:58 · update #3
Language is basically a living thing. It changes over time. We lost the "u" in many words years ago. That's not the only change. Words that had a z are slowly changing to have a s as in prize-Surprise. I just recently read a fasinating book called "The native tongue-English and how it got that way" by Bill Bryson. Its too early in the morning for me to quote the book. Brain isn't awake yet. If you get a chance, read the book. As far as the French go, no opinion.
2007-08-20 02:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by Linda 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello! It is "Americans!", not "American's".
American usage of English has been adapted for convenience, not correctness, and you can see evidence for that all over the place. It is a joke that Americans would test other people for their English skills when they want to come to the USA to study and sometimes even to seek a job.
As for the question about the French, America is actually obsessed with Europe, though nobody would really accept that. Europe is the #1 tourist destination for Americans and American people look up to Europe for anything considered "artistic". This riff-raff with the French is more a fallout of Iraq invasion politics than anything else!
2007-08-20 09:38:37 · answer #2 · answered by BSK 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
More than a few words in the American language are actually American. look them up in the dictionary and it will give you the origin of the words. American is actually named after the person that discovered it.....Get this, it's not Christopher Columbus, but Amerigo Vespucci. Why do you think America is called the melting pot? We are a country that is blended from other countries and cultures.
2007-08-20 09:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Axle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We're not trying to beat the French. We've already saved their sorry butts. Who would want to be French anyways ?
2007-08-20 09:35:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Learn your own language first. American's is a possessive word, not plural.
2007-08-20 09:36:07 · answer #5 · answered by told_wife_checking_mail 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We're "Americans", not "American's". If you're going to put us down for our spelling, which is correct in its own right, then at least get your punctuation right.
2007-08-20 09:34:04 · answer #6 · answered by kitten lover3 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well its not a differnt language just a different spelling and the only differnce really it our slang terms thats all
2007-08-20 09:34:02 · answer #7 · answered by butterflycutie777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah i know my parents are american but im Australian so id spell it color my parents would say its wrong so id spell it colour in a test and they would say its wrong how can i win
2007-08-20 09:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
America rocks you, no matter if you live in Russia or Ecuador.
2007-08-20 09:33:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hope you have a good day
2007-08-20 09:32:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋