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25. when an American English teacher corrected my English mum's pronunciation of ALUMINIUM

Fri Aug 4, 2017, 01:29 PM

Aug 2017

she responded, "It's MY bloody language."

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sadly, you are absolutely correct. niyad Aug 2017 #4

I find it amusing when I properly pronounce a word and Doreen Aug 2017 #5

I have a friend who pronounces the h in the word Thyme. Doreen Aug 2017 #7

does it grate on you like fingernails on chalkboards? niyad Aug 2017 #8

Yes Doreen Aug 2017 #9

Oh, wait, they do not know what a dictionary is.....sorry....me bad. Doreen Aug 2017 #10

you cosmopolitan elitist, you!! niyad Aug 2017 #11

Aww shucks. Doreen Aug 2017 #12

May I join this elitist cosmopolitan group? Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #13

Yes, you may. Doreen Aug 2017 #14

"Indeed, you may." niyad Aug 2017 #17

I'm bringing mimosas. Pacifist Patriot Aug 2017 #18

ahhh, bless you!! niyad Aug 2017 #20

Does she agree about words like "Christian?" Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #23

When asked to write a story about where he went on vacation over the summer, appleannie1943 Aug 2017 #26

All varieties of English are dialects. Igel Aug 2017 #15

Fewer and less TeapotInATempest Aug 2017 #28

Define your use of "required" DavidDvorkin Aug 2017 #21

K&R for, bwah-HAH!1 UTUSN Aug 2017 #24