Bravo, Chris!
ChrisB
On 19 Nov 13, at 15:41, Chris Trask <christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>
> Some time ago I got tired of the conflicting spellings of American and
> OED English, and being half British I felt some allegiance to the crown and
> "proper" English usage and spelling. When I began doing technical writing I
> reverted to OED spelling, including the usage of diacritical markings that
> were last used by the NY Herald in the 1950s. You can find that usage in the
> fascimilies of the original publications of Jack London's writings.
>
> I don't know of any other people who use American spelling, nor do I know
> of any usage of the old English (aka fractional) measurement system outside
> America. But that does not hinder Americans from claiming that they are
> first and foremost. That underscores the underlying barbaric nature of
> American culture.
>
> If you were to judge American cuisine in Europe by way of the numerous
> McDonald's and Burger King franchises, you would get the (somewhat correct)
> impression that Americans are gastronimically impoverished to an extreme.
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