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20.07.2017, 21:29
| | | | Re: I am not an Englishman
| Quote: | |  | | | Congratulations! Why be boring...  | | | | | English isn't boring. Entirely flexible and inventive. Though as with so many systems, you have to understand the "proper" before you can subvert, parody and play around with it.
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20.07.2017, 21:56
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| | | Re: I am not an Englishman
| Quote: | | | | | He said 'English', NOT 'Brit'. 
Tom | | | | | What the F is a Brit?
Sorry, I've just been here quite awhile and can't keep up
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20.07.2017, 22:02
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| | | Re: I am not an Englishman
| Quote: | | | | | I am from the UK, but I am not an Englishman.  | | | | |
Me neither!
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20.07.2017, 22:18
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English is not boring...no language is.
Pedants are.
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20.07.2017, 22:21
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| | | Re: I am not an Englishman
| Quote: | | | | | What the F is a Brit? | | | | | Someone from GB.
Or UK, short for 'United Kondom of Grate Britten and Northern Iceland'!
Tom
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20.07.2017, 22:36
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| Quote: | | | | | Someone from GB.
Or UK, short for 'United Kondom of Grate Britten and Northern Iceland'!
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20.07.2017, 22:43
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| | | Re: I am not an Englishman
| Quote: | | | | | Does anyone here actually speak (proper) English? 
Tom | | | | | I do!
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20.07.2017, 22:47
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| Quote: | | | | | Does anyone here actually speak (proper) English?
Tom | | | | | | Quote: | | | | | Yes. I do. But not often. | | | | | | Quote: | | | | | I do! | | | | | That's two of us. Brilliant start.
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20.07.2017, 22:51
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| Quote: | | | | | UK, short for 'United Kondom of Grate Britten and Northern Iceland'! | | | | | | Quote: | | | | | They conquered that too? Bastards! | | | | | | Quote: | | | | | That's two of us. Brilliant start. | | | | | Yes, Curley is clearly NOT onthe same page.
Tom
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20.07.2017, 22:51
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| Quote: | | | | | can I participate on this forum ? | | | | | Only if you roll up one Trouser leg and then repeat the EF oath three times under a full moon  | | The following 3 users would like to thank marton for this useful post: | |
20.07.2017, 23:04
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| Quote: | | | | | English is not boring...no language is.
Pedants are. | | | | | Thanks for that. | | This user would like to thank for this useful post: | |
20.07.2017, 23:10
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| | | Re: I am not an Englishman
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Just testing the good old English manners |
20.07.2017, 23:12
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Just testing the good old English manners | | | | | How interesting.
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20.07.2017, 23:17
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Just testing the good old English manners | | | | | Of the pair of us, Mr Rufus is the nice one. I'm the other one. What on earth are you getting at? Ah, unless you took the pronoun I used to be personal rather than universal second person. Meh. | Quote: | | | | | How interesting. | | | | | Interesting, interesting, or "bless your heart" interesting?
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20.07.2017, 23:20
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| Quote: | | | | | How interesting. | | | | | *faints after having read so much grammar and sarcasm |
20.07.2017, 23:29
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| Quote: | | | | Of the pair of us, Mr Rufus is the nice one. I'm the other one. What on earth are you getting at? Ah, unless you took the pronoun I used to be personal rather than universal second person. Meh. | | | | | Meh, indeed. I did not, no worries. Nor do I think all English teachers are pedantic, no need to look for that in my post
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20.07.2017, 23:40
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| Quote: | | | | | Does anyone here actually speak (proper) English?
Tom | | | | | Queens English! Roger that old chap
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20.07.2017, 23:42
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| Quote: | | | | | Um, considering you've been an EF member since April last year and have made 45 posts I think you know the answer. | | | | | Ummm, I was born in the borough of London and still don't know the answer apparently 
Guess I'll just stick with the little red one out of simplicity
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20.07.2017, 23:53
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It says English Forum on the tin so if you are not English, bugger off!
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21.07.2017, 00:00
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| Quote: | | | | | Roger that old chap | | | | | No need to be rude. 
Tom
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