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americans, while maybe not possessing the greatest taste in things, have at least "streamlined" the english language a bit, and thus have made it, well let's say, a little more "user friendly"!!!





Hmmm poor taste I can only agree this is the country that gave us that culinary delight "The big Mac"

Streamlined ...thousands of children world wide wandering around who are impressed by being able to communicate in the manner of unintelligable rappers.

The English language being bastardised to the lowest common denominator..this is not something we should be promoting.

As for "user friendly" is this similar to text speak or microsoft windows user friendly....

Uuurgh I will keep my vowels thank you.

But just so you do not imagine this is my american bashing session. You have given us some real good stuff. Gas guzzler cars, the atomic bomb, Southern Comfort and shiny stuff for our BAs or speedies.



Now compare this with Scotland.
An abbreviated A-Z of Scottish inventions

Anaesthetics
Beta-blockers
Bicycles
Cash credit
Colour photography
Cotton-reel threads
Continuous electric light
Criminal finger-printing
Decimal points
Fax machines
Financial services by telephone
Fountain pens
Electro-magnetism
Hollow pipe drainage
Hypodermic syringes
Insulin
Kaleidoscopes
Lime cordial
Motor insurance
Noble gases
Paraffin
Postage stamps
Quinine
Radar
Reflecting telescopes
Retail banking
Savings banks
Tarmac
Ultrasound scanners
Universal standard time
Vacuum flasks
Waterproof mackintoshes
Wave-powered electricity generators

I cannot decide whether to be a good example or a horrible warning ! Peace & respect http://www.tomcc.org/gg/ Eric