July 20, 2002
From the desk of Jane Galt:Last post before I go
Last post before I go out:
I don't want to hear one more Brit proclaiming that what they speak is "Proper English" and what we speak is that debased tongue, "American English".
We speak American English. Brits speak British English. On what basis do the Brits claim superiority? They spoke it first? You're only allowed to make that claim if you speak Shakespearean English, that being the last rev. before Plymouth Rock. Population? Umm. . . well, I guess if you include people who learn it in school and speak it about as well as I speak French. Avez-vous la plume de ma tante?
Besides which, I've been informed that the closest thing to a Shakespearean London accent can be found in -- North Jersey. North New Jersey, that is. Still want to cling to those roots?
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