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I feel the same way, although that might be because my dad is British. :-) I think the British are very polite and friendly. It's really nice when I go to England; people there are so helpful! I also prefer it because they have much better manners than many Americans. Good manners and good...

I dissagree as well. I think that just because the person you're speaking to understands your meaning doesn't make it okay to totally disregard basic rules of grammar. Of course, joking around and using incorrect grammar to be funny is alright. But for everyday usage people should strive to use...

(Don't worry, I try my hardest not to generalize. :-)) I know! I went to a resteraunt the other day, and there were to Americans talking to the waiter in a way that suggested he was a ***** for not understanding English. I was really tempted to walk over to their table and smack them both. (I...

I'm teaching English in China right now, and you wouldn't believe some of the questions my students ask me. Things like, 'but this American person writes that when they email me, so isn't it correct?' It's very difficult (and embarassing) trying to explain why it is that working adults from...

Hasn't all slang? I think its status as dialect is still questionable, but its at least within more reason than it being classified as an actual language. Duo: :D That would be hillarious!

The best is probably music, like Jazz or Blues. I really like those both. :-) The worst is definitely President Bush and his idea that we have the right to run around the world screwing other people over in the name of justice. Thank God I've been in China for the past month; I haven't had to...

I think this is probably more of America trying to be overly PC. I must admit I am a bit dissapointed to hear about this. I never knew about this going on in Oakland, and now San Bernadino. I'm extremely dissapointed to hear this, though. I have cousins who live in Oakland, and growing up with...