Plantpothead Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Yes, sorry I spelt it wrong. Also thanks England for Benny Hill I forget to say before. Sorry, I wasn't correcting your spelling, I was just surprised. But I do agree with Benny Hill. Diana gave a great impression to the world outside the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 It fascinates me how the English language came to be the world's most dominant language. It is THE language of many different disciplines and fields of endeavor: Commerce, science, pop/rock music, etc, etc. I understand the process by which this took place: Commerce and Colonization, (the sun never sets on the British Empire, etc.) and the preeminence of British popular culture (Beatles, etc.) but it's still remarkable that a small island country perched high up in the North Atlantic produced the world's most dominant language. (much to the annoyance of the French). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 It's down to the sexy accents, mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 The English accent is VERY sexy when spoken by a beautiful girl. The English speak with such precision and perfect enunciation. (I'm thinking primarily of the London accent, I suppose. I happened to catch a Vivian Leigh/Laurence Olivier film a few nights ago--Wow!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 The English accent is VERY sexy when spoken by a beautiful girl. The English speak with such precision and perfect enunciation. (I'm thinking primarily of the London accent, I suppose. I happened to catch a Vivian Leigh/Laurence Olivier film a few nights ago--Wow!) Sorry, but a "London Accent" is cockney - think Michael Caine in The Italian Job. To speak with precision and perfect enunciation you generally have to be schooled to speak like that or be corrected by your parents at an early age. I worked for a family who spoke, as you put it, the perfect English accent. They were schooled privately, no doubt at great expense, and lived 10 miles from me. Where as I speak with a Northern English accent, they spoke like the queen !! There really isn't an English accent, we have far too many dialects for there to be one. Slave put a great example of that previously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles J. White Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 It fascinates me how the English language came to be the world's most dominant language. It is THE language of many different disciplines and fields of endeavor: Commerce, science, pop/rock music, etc, etc. I understand the process by which this took place: Commerce and Colonization, (the sun never sets on the British Empire, etc.) and the preeminence of British popular culture (Beatles, etc.) but it's still remarkable that a small island country perched high up in the North Atlantic produced the world's most dominant language. (much to the annoyance of the French). England was the greatest country that this ever been or ever will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagefan55 Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) . Edited April 18, 2014 by Pagefan55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliet Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 THANKS ENGLAND FOR WIILLIAM SHAKESPEARE would have been 450 yrs young today.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BARD. Juliet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Strider said: Mr. Bit Coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 7 hours ago, Strider said: Cruel but funny, but with a name like G Unit who wouldn't want to chuck something at them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 18 hours ago, JTM said: Cruel but funny, but with a name like G Unit who wouldn't want to chuck something at them. They must have thought he was thirsty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/11/2014 at 5:35 AM, slave to zep said: sorry, this is not just England I still find that fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Thank you England for convincing us that we didn't need to be your servants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BledZabbath Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Thank you England for Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Thank you England for all the laughs from your great comedy teams: Monty Python Benny Hill Mr Bean ...and of course the Royal Family LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, kipper said: Thank you England for all the laughs from your great comedy teams: Monty Python Benny Hill Mr Bean ...and of course the Royal Family LOL Mr. Bean is our fave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 I had an excellent made chain breaker that was made in England. Also, two short .303 British bayonets stamped 'Made In England.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clinton P. Desveaux Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Love the Uk - traveled all over the place for work in recent years and every time I go it feels like a 2nd home. Canada and the UK are tight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.