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LOL. Ok.. I will assume your trying to make an point akin to your point about speaking english, (but not british).
 
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LOL. Ok.. I will assume your trying to make an point akin to your point about speaking english, (but not british).

And I stand behind it, too - I speak English, not British.

Cherrio, bloke!

Oh, incidentially, since I like triviata, answer me this:

In the Christmas song God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, where does the comma go (if you were to punctuate it correctly), and why?
 
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In your fantasy world maybe. In reality christians had more of an 'believe as I do or I'll kill you' mentality.

No they didn't, either. Even in the end times, when Christians are going to have a reason to fight (self-defense), Jesus is going to do it for us while we spectate.
 
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And I stand behind it, too - I speak English, not British.
You miss the point. What you wrote makes no sense whatsoever. Ever heard of syntax?
American English and British English are two dialects of the same language. Like the difference between a Texan and a... NYian?

Cherrio, bloke!
Quite.

Oh, incidentially, since I like triviata, answer me this:

In the Christmas song God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, where does the comma go (if you were to punctuate it correctly), and why?
The traditional punctuation is 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen', but in modern English the phrase can be left without a comma.
 
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You miss the point. What you wrote makes no sense whatsoever. Ever heard of syntax?

No --- YOU missed MY point --- we'd be calling each other 'bloke' and 'gentlemen', and having 'donnybrooks' and the like. In addition, we'd be on the metric system and the Celsius Scale.

American English and British English are two dialects of the same language. Like the difference between a Texan and a... NYian?

That's right --- and if I said we'd all be speaking Texan if Texas took over the country, people would know what I'm talking about.

The traditional punctuation is 'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen', but in modern English the phrase can be left without a comma.

Right-o, old chap! Now tell me WHY the comma goes there. If British and English are the same (but for syntax), this should be no problem, eh?
 
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No --- YOU missed MY point --- we'd be calling each other 'bloke' and 'gentlemen', and having 'donnybrooks' and the like.

That's slang, it's still the same langauge stupid.

People in texas talk differently than people in california.. they use differnt slang... it's still the same language. Same with the british.


 
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That's slang, it's still the same langauge stupid.

People in texas talk differently than people in california.. they use differnt slang... it's still the same language. Same with the british.



You people are right friendly to talk to, aren't you?

Here's my original remark, from Post 79:
  • To maim and kill, yes. I made a pledge in 1972 to give my life for this country if I had to; and thanks to those who have made that pledge in the past, I'm not speaking German right now (or British).
Please show me where I said British and English are two different languages.
 
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No they didn't, either. Even in the end times, when Christians are going to have a reason to fight (self-defense), Jesus is going to do it for us while we spectate.
I kinda hate to step in when you're dealing so well with someone who... shall we say... is dealing less well from a standpoint of courtesy.

But, none-the-less, history shows the Christian church to have a markedly violent history. As one example among many, Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake in 1600 by the church because he committed "heresy" by admitting that he subscribed to the Copernican configuration of the solar system. Those who "lead people away from God" were dealt with harshly and though the tactics have changed, I think Timmy constantly reminds us that the mentality is still the same.

It's good though.

Nice job with that other matter, though. Definitely worth mentioning.
 
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Um. What?

I said that your belief in the God stems from circular logic - all the proof you need is the Bible, you know that the Bible is true because it says so.

You then claimed that the truth of your beliefs is evidenced by the people dying for them (correct me if I misunderstood that).

I answered that the same logic could be applied to radical Muslims, thus proving the truth of the Quran.

And now, trapped astronauts and emphysema. I don't see the connection.

I'm sorry about your mother.
 
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You shouldn't progress down this road AV you are making yourself appear stupid.

There is no such language as British ( Britons speak a variety of languages - English, Cymraeg, Gaelic, Cornish )

You should read Bill Bryson's book " Made in Britain" about the differences and similarities of British English and American English. The English of the NE USA is moor similar to early modern English ( circa 17th-18th Century ) than modern English is.

Some phrases that appear to quintessencially British - stiff upper lip - were coined in the USA ( Boston ), some that sound straight out of the Wild West - He's bitten the dust - were coined in England ( during the civil war that one ), so you shouldn't make genralisations about where mannerisms in speech come from.

Britain has only moved onto metic measurements and the Celsius scale in the last 30 years, and Donnybrook is an Irish phrase, and I imagine they are as common in Boston as they are in Dublin.

You really shouldn't spout off about things you know zero about, stick to quoting the bible you're good at that
 
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In addition, we'd be on the metric system and the Celsius Scale.

The Imperial measurement scale is British. The Fahrenheit scale was created by a German. Shouldn't you be getting rid of them?

Right-o, old chap! Now tell me WHY the comma goes there. If British and English are the same (but for syntax), this should be no problem, eh?

Puntuation does not a language make. Differences in comma placement is irrelevent; the languages are the same. By the way, that use of "eh" at the end of your sentence? You're speaking Canadian when you do that.
 
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Or from Ballymena if you're in Northern Ireland
 
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No --- YOU missed MY point --- we'd be calling each other 'bloke' and 'gentlemen', and having 'donnybrooks' and the like. In addition, we'd be on the metric system and the Celsius Scale.
This is regional differences. In northern England for example, there is a tendency to omit definite and indefinite articles altogether. This does not mean they speak another language,

That's right --- and if I said we'd all be speaking Texan if Texas took over the country, people would know what I'm talking about.
They'd know you would, for some reason, speak with a Texan accent (presumably, you think that a person's accent is determined by the accent of their leaders), but they would also know that Texan is still English. Language is a nested hierarchy, just as taxonomy is.
And yet you miss my point again. I was demonstrating that Texan is a dialect of English. There is no 'US' accent, just as there is no 'British' accent. There are styles of writing that dominate Britain, and styles that dominate the US.

Right-o, old chap! Now tell me WHY the comma goes there. If British and English are the same (but for syntax), this should be no problem, eh?
The comma goes there because is where the comma went in the time it was written. Things change, y'know. In English grammar, both British and US, the phrase is parsed correctly without a comma.
I don't quite see what you are getting at here.

And I think we've all had enough of your 'Look at me, I can speak British, tally-ho, pip-pip' antics. I find it offensive, and, frankly, you look like an ignorant child, not to mention that you've completely derailed the thread.
 
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instead of trying to speak from a point of view that isn't christian why not try defending your beliefs in wiccan and sciences of this world if you've knowledge enough because by the way your impending your answers your also providing an alternative that theres something else other than the messiah, care to explain?

care to articulate all facotrals scientific findings to prove the physical creation of earth a million years ago until now? i mean after all, you say that theres no messiah, and i'm just simple implemeting that science isn't everything. State your opinion. go on. and why not throw in a couple of facts and reasons of why scientist still aren't able to uncover the smallest partical of atoms in nuclear warfare.
 
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care to articulate all facotrals scientific findings to prove the physical creation of earth a million years ago until now?

There isn't any evidence to suggest the earth was created a million years ago. All the evidence suggests it was formed several billion years ago.

and why not throw in a couple of facts and reasons of why scientist still aren't able to uncover the smallest partical of atoms in nuclear warfare.

I have no idea what you're asking for. What do you mean by uncover? And what does it have to do with warfare?
 
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