}> }> I can half understand why we don't say Paree, but why shouldn't }> English speaking people be able to sort out the local pronunciations }> of proper nouns in English speaking countries? Why do all English }> people, it

I'm fairly new to the group, so forgive me if the subject has already been discussed ad demens. Currently everyone ... theories or prophecies that any of you might have as to when the transition will occur (if ever). Before 2020? No matter

I can half understand why we don't say Paree, but why shouldn't English speaking people be able to sort out the local pronunciations of proper nouns in English speaking countries? Why do all English people, it seems when I listen to the

See another thread for my comments on this subject. One can always find BrE speakers ready to ascribe any unwelcome or innovative language change to "Americanism". They are often mistaken, of course. Not all of us. I am quite aware that

For US friends, I think knickers can be translated as panties. From M-W online: Main Entry: knick·ers Pronunciation: 'ni-k&rz Function: noun plural Etymology: short for knickerbockers 1 : loose-fitting short pants ... Meaning 1 was my own

I'm getting in late on this discussion. I see nowhere in this thread (my appologies if I missed it) where ... NOT say, "Yesterday I disproven his theory". Most verbs in English have these forms. Am I missing something here? Don Yes,

Bob Cunningham: ("Congregation" is a collective noun that properly takes a plural verb.) Michael Hamm, in direct response: ... if you're British. Which you're not. Someone, later: I'm an Antipondean, but I speak fluent Brit.

"R*" schrieb: The pioneers and cowboys used to call the grasslands of ... Or did the grassland get its name from the brush? The reference is probably to the sagebrush plains of western North America. Sage itself is a plant of the mint

As for the back-formation bit, that's how I see the ... As used by "the manin the street," so to speak. I've never seen it to mean that, though of course one could use such things to try to persuade someone ... fide customer when

As a Brit, I always treat Lego as an uncountable noun. (Sorry, snipped a material bit) Yes, it is strange which Pondian differences seem to matter most. I'd love to see a theory. (Warning, I am just an interested amateur, so none of this is