War Of The Words

"Another wise ass know it all" here (see Honor Roll thread, page 18, post 13...

Let us elevate the furshlugginer GF, huh?

From Time Magazine:

Americans and Brits have argued over the English language for centuries, and not just about an extra u here and there. But according to Peter Martin, author of the Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language, "they have always been able to understand their insults of one another."

@leur said
"Another wise ass know it all" here (see Honor Roll thread, page 18, post 13...

Let us elevate the furshlugginer GF, huh?

From Time Magazine:

Americans and Brits have argued over the English language for centuries, and not just about an extra u here and there. But according to Peter Martin, author of the Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language, "they have always been able to understand their insults of one another."

@leur said
"Another wise ass know it all" here (see Honor Roll thread, page 18, post 13...

Let us elevate the furshlugginer GF, huh?

From Time Magazine:

Americans and Brits have argued over the English language for centuries, and not just about an extra u here and there. But according to Peter Martin, author of the Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language, "they have always been able to understand their insults of one another."

@ponderable said
I have been aprt of an international Team once. An Englishman claimed that his language was the best for Insults and was hevily challenged by an Italian. I asked myself if I wanted my language to be the best suited for Insults...

@great-big-stees said
Don't Americans spell that "inslts"? 🤔

@very-rusty said
Don't go getting the Americans all riled up, you know how touchy they can be! 😉

-VR

@caesar-salad said
How dare you!!!!

😉

@very-rusty said
Don't go getting the Americans all riled up, you know how touchy they can be! 😉

-VR

@great-big-stees said
After watching President Trump's speech yesterday... 'nuff said. 🤔

@very-rusty said
I don't even listen to him anymore! 😉 It was Trump Day yesterday in the U.S.!! 😉

-VR

@great-big-stees said
Oh I listen to him even more now. I was actually able to discontinue my purchasing of the comedy network because of him.

@torunn said
We have a confusing situation here with political parties refusing to accept discussions with other parties, or other party. Are these grownup people?

@great-big-stees said
Oh I listen to him even more now. I was actually able to discontinue my purchasing of the comedy network because of him.

@great-big-stees said
Perhaps, like a lot our youth, they prefer not to discuss issues "face to face", but on their cellphones/computers/tablets?

@torunn said
That's true - I can hardly get hold of my family other than on facebook where at least they pop in now and then.