I didn't blame teachers... thanks for the information about programmes.
I am still going to be snobby about the current English spelling
though ;-)
... but "erk!"?
Chris
On Thursday, Jul 24, 2003, at 09:54 Europe/London, andrew fildes wrote:
Erk!
Programme is a 19th century affectation (French sounds so stylish) -
that's one the cousins have got right!
How dare you blame teachers? Five periods per week I see my English
class (4 hours) - do you really think that I can compete with the 25
hours of US television they watch each week. No hope. They're victims
of cultural imperialism.
I shouldn't be quite so condemnatory though - some USians speak quite
clearly. That Mr Schwarzenegger for instance...
andrew
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