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Re: 15 million fools

From "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com>
Newsgroups alt.usage.english, alt.english.usage, misc.writing, soc.culture.usa, talk.politics.misc
Subject Re: 15 million fools
Date 2016-01-04 00:27 +0000
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On Sun, 03 Jan 2016 22:54:51 -0000, Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 03 Jan 2016 18:36:22 -0000, "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 03 Jan 2016 02:52:37 -0000, Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 02 Jan 2016 20:46:25 -0000, "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:41:41 -0000, Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 11:00:40 -0000, "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, 01 Jan 2016 03:36:45 -0000, Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:11:41 -0000, "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've never heard anyone say "runned".  I've also never heard anyone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    I hear it more and more - and from more 'educated' people - as
>>>>>>>    time goes on. It's "Blinglish' ... American "Black English", a sort
>>>>>>>    of pigin where non-speakers learned a language quickly and
>>>>>>>    skipped the more subtle rules. That which did happen often has
>>>>>>>    "-ed" at the end, so "run"/"runned", "sit"/"sitted" ... the simple
>>>>>>>    rule applied to everything. Mass exposure then leads to mass
>>>>>>>    usage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> From someone who doesn't speak much English, someone here on
>>>>>> holiday maybe, but I don't expect it from anyone who speaks English
>>>>>> everyday.
>>>>>
>>>>>    The internet does have the ability to educate - it's not ALL porn.
>>>>>
>>>>>    So find on-the-street news coverage, say of the "Black Lives
>>>>>    Matter" demonstrations. Street interviews will reveal the local
>>>>>    lingo - and it is as I've said. The professional newscasters try
>>>>>    to keep it more formal, but even they might say "runned" or
>>>>>    "hitted" or "shooted" if they are "live" and do not have time
>>>>>    to mentally edit their speech.
>>>>
>>>> Ah, blacks.
>>>
>>>
>>>    There are also pidgins amongst the "Spanish" subcultures
>>>    (Mexican isn't Guatamalan isn't Cuban isn't Puerto Rican)
>>>    and the longer-established asian enclaves. 'Cajun'/Acadian
>>>    "Fringlish" permeates much of the state of Louisiana as well.
>>>    The sheer size of the USA allowed immigrants from many
>>>    nations to form partial enclaves where the Queens english
>>>    mixed with the local lingo in odd and interesting ways.
>>>   Hmm ... is there "Hindglish" - Hindi-English - in the UK ? Lots
>>>    of immigrants from there, held partially segregated for
>>>    racial & class reasons for over 100 years .... bound to be
>>>    some interesting words and grammar ......
>>
>> Hindis here speak very clearly and use proper English, but leave no
>> spaces between the words.  Easy to understand if you can prevent
>> yourself from laughing.
>
>    They run practically every "convenience store" in America
>    at this point, so we're well-exposed  :-)

Same here.  When possible I avoid those ones.

>    They seem to replace the 'gaps' with harder letter sounds,
>    "WeMustNowGoToTheMeeting" - at least to my ear. This,
>    combined with their native accents, can make it rather
>    difficult to understand them at times.

I have no problem understanding them, in fact those harder sounds make the words clearer.

>    Now if you want funny,
>    find a store clerk that has been living in our deep south
>    for a long time ... Hindglish with a slow drawl  :-)

Deep South accents just make people sound stupid.

>>>    "Colour" -vs- "color" ? Americans are lazy too, we tend
>>>    to drop "useless" letters  :-)
>>
>> You're not lazy when it comes to eating!
>
>    We're hardly the only 'pudgy' country in
>    the world.

You're the country famous for it.

>    To some extent I think our culinary habits
>    are a reflection of the "great depression"
>    of the 1930s. There were a lot of skinny
>    kids then ... and not skinny by choice.
>    Once the food returned I think they started
>    making up for lost calories - 'fat' meant
>    'healthy', 'happy' and to some degree 'wealthy'.
>
>    There are also our not-THAT distant colonial
>    roots where people expended vast amounts
>    of energy in hard labor in rugged environments.
>    A 6000 kCal dinner wasn't actually excessive.
>    The recipies and traditions stuck ... even after
>    life became easier.

Look up ectomorph.  Now explain to me why they don't supersede everyone else.  When you choose your spouse, if an ectomorph is available, you'd obviously pick one.

-- 
An English woman who has been blind for 26 years got her sight back after suffering a heart attack.
Unfortunately, after she was able to see her doctors bill she had several more heart attacks.

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  Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-30 22:19 -0500
    Re: 15 million fools James Hogg <Jas.Hogg@gOUTmail.com> - 2015-12-31 09:22 +0100
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        Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2015-12-31 17:13 +0000
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        Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-31 22:00 -0500
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              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 14:59 +0000
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                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 19:48 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-01 22:24 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 22:46 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-02 12:28 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-02 15:04 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2016-01-02 12:03 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-02 20:51 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:58 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 09:02 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:14 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Athel Cornish-Bowden <acornish@imm.cnrs.fr> - 2016-01-03 19:14 +0100
                Re: 15 million fools the Omrud <usenet.omrud@gmail.com> - 2016-01-03 19:19 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-04 09:02 +1100
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 19:57 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools pensive hamster <pensive_hamster@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-01-01 12:10 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 20:18 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-01 22:27 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 22:47 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-01 20:17 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:48 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-01 12:55 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 21:05 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 21:09 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-01 22:29 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 22:51 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-02 12:29 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:53 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 09:03 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:14 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-05 10:31 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-05 07:12 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 00:14 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 00:14 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools bill van <billvan@delete.shaw.ca> - 2016-01-01 17:02 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools musika <mUs1Ka@NOSPAMexcite.com> - 2016-01-02 01:43 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:42 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 14:58 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:52 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:54 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:09 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:47 -0500
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:42 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 14:57 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 21:54 -0500
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:44 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:55 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:10 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 11:09 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 19:27 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:32 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:25 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 11:56 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 17:21 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 17:44 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:38 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 23:12 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-05 22:16 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-05 22:04 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 20:09 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools pensive hamster <pensive_hamster@hotmail.co.uk> - 2016-01-06 11:10 -0800
    Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2015-12-31 17:11 +0000
      Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2015-12-31 22:36 -0500
        Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-01 18:12 +1100
          Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-01 06:48 -0800
          Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 22:17 -0500
        Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 11:00 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-01 19:46 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 19:54 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools Richard Yates <richard@yatesguitar.com> - 2016-01-01 12:27 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 20:34 +0000
            Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-01 12:57 -0800
              Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-01 21:05 +0000
          Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-01 22:41 -0500
            Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-02 20:46 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-02 21:52 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools RH Draney <dadoctah@cox.net> - 2016-01-02 22:03 -0700
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-02 21:48 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-03 17:34 +1100
                Re: 15 million fools Janet <nobody@home.org> - 2016-01-03 11:31 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:40 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> - 2016-01-04 10:13 +1100
                Re: 15 million fools Jerry Friedman <jerry_friedman@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-03 16:15 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-05 16:43 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> - 2016-01-05 17:36 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 18:36 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 11:11 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 19:28 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-03 13:47 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter Duncanson [BrE]" <mail@peterduncanson.net> - 2016-01-04 00:07 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:31 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:29 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 09:13 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 04:17 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:16 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:15 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-05 10:24 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 00:13 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-06 13:42 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-06 19:04 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 04:19 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:16 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 11:58 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:30 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools charles <charles@candehope.me.uk> - 2016-01-04 20:02 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Peter Young <pnyoung@ormail.co.uk> - 2016-01-04 20:10 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@verizon.net> - 2016-01-04 13:17 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:31 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Reinhold {Rey} Aman <aman@sonic.net> - 2016-01-03 18:18 -0800
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-03 17:54 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 00:27 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools Mr. B1ack <nowhere@nada.net> - 2016-01-04 17:58 -0500
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 23:40 +0000
              Re: 15 million fools GordonD <g.davie@btinternet.com> - 2016-01-04 09:06 +0000
                Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-04 19:15 +0000
        Re: 15 million fools Charles Bishop <ctbishop@earthlink.net> - 2016-01-02 17:29 -0800
          Re: 15 million fools "Mr Macaw" <no@spam.com> - 2016-01-03 16:09 +0000
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