http://www.englishforums.com/English/CommunityAnythingNess/Forum6.htmGeneral chit-chat, games, anything that doesn't fit into the other forums.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.39585)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gckzj/post.htm#513936Thu, 15 May 2008 10:50:22 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513936Zerox0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gckzj/post.htm#513936http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments6-513936.xmlI did enjoy the first one. Great find!&nbsp;<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwbr/post.htm#513281Tue, 13 May 2008 21:05:27 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513281Tanit1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwbr/post.htm#513281http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments6-513281.xmlHere&#39;s sort of parody: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwbr/post.htm#513281"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/LLAXIa0NHjg/default.jpg"/></a><br /><br />(Just for the records, I prefer the original video <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-5.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />)<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwrw/post.htmTue, 13 May 2008 20:50:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513272Tanit2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwrw/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments6-513272.xml<a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhyCantTheEnglish/gcwrw/post.htm"><img src="http://img.youtube.com/vi/qHEN20RB8UM/default.jpg"/></a><br /> <br />I love it! <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><br /> <br /> (the song starts at 2:55)<br /><br /><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-29.gif" alt="Music" title="Music" /><br /><em>Look at her, a prisoner of the gutters<br />Condemned by every syllable she utters<br />By rights she should be taken out and hung<br />For the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue<br />Aw! <br />Heavens what a sound!<br />This is what the British population<br />Calls an elementary education<br />Oh come sir, I think you picked a poor example!<br />Did I?<br /><br />Hear them down in Soho square<br />Dropping h&#39;s everywhere<br />Speaking English any way they like<br />You sir, did you go to school?<br />What do you </em>tike<em> me for, a fool?<br />No one taught him </em>take<em> instead of </em>tike<em><br /><br />Hear a Yorkishman or worse<br />Hear a Cornishman converse<br />I&#39;d rather hear a choir singing flat<br />Chickens cackling in a barn, just like this one<br />G&#39;on! G&#39;on!<br />I ask you sir, what sort of word is that?<br />It&#39;s aw and g&#39;on that keep her in her place<br />Not her wretched clothes and dirty face<br /><br />Why can&#39;t the English<br />Teach their children how to speak<br />This verbal class distinction<br />By now should be antique<br />If you spoke as she does, sir<br />Instead of the way you do<br />Why you might be out selling flowers too<br />I beg your pardon!<br /><br />An Englishman&#39;s way of speaking<br />Absolutely classifies him<br />The moment he talks<br />He makes some other Englishmen despise him<br />One common language I&#39;m afraid we&#39;ll never get<br />Oh why can&#39;t the English learn to<br /><br />Set a good example<br />To people whose English is painful to your ears<br />The Scots and the Irish leave you close to tears<br />There even are places where English completely disappears<br />Well, in America they haven&#39;t used it for years&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </em><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-2.gif" alt="Big Smile" title="Big Smile" /><br /><em><br />Why can&#39;t the English<br />Teach their children how to speak<br />Norwegians learn Norwegian<br />The Greeks are taught their Greek<br />In France every Frenchman<br />Knows his language from A to Zed<br />The French don&#39;t care what they do actually<br />As long as they pronounce it properly&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </em><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-2.gif" alt="Big Smile" title="Big Smile" /><br /><em><br />Arabians learn Arabian<br />With the speed of summer lightning<br />The Hebrews learn it backwards<br />Which is absolutely frightening<br />But use proper English, you&#39;re regarded as a freak<br />Oh why can&#39;t the English <br />Why can&#39;t the English<br />Learn to speak!<br /></em><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-29.gif" alt="Music" title="Music" /><br /><em><br /></em><div style="clear:both;"></div>