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OriginalGriff wrote: Yes, written English can be weird.
Very important FTFY!!!!
The common misconception that a language and its written form are identical, especially among teachers, is a real brain-rotter.
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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Good shout, spoken English is worse, all those accents.
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I bet there's a bad bat under the bed.
Or, as the Dutch pronounce, "I bet there's a bet bet under the bet" 
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This is exactly why no one can understand South Africans... 
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I can read African on Wikipedia! 
It's basically Dutch, but a little different
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Afrikaans started with the Dutch colonials way back in the 18th century or so, IIRC ( our SA members would know a load better than me), but it's a simpler grammar so I'm not surprised.
Our European ancestors did a load of that! I was surprised how much of Malaysia was recognisably Portuguese when I went there!
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Is that why you all sing: ‘My allegiance for all time I pledge to the King of Spain.’ ?
[edit] typo - tablet autocorrect...[/edit]
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modified 15-Jun-16 16:35pm.
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Don't forget the "Am I of German blood..."
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The English one is as bad:
Lord, grant that Marshal Wade,
May by thy mighty aid,
Victory bring.
May he sedition hush,
and like a torrent rush,
Rebellious Scots to crush,
God save the King.
Fortunately, the Welsh one is pretty much "we love this place"
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OriginalGriff wrote: Fortunately, the Welsh one is pretty much "we love this place"
My allegiance for all time I pledge to the king of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (that name makes up for verses 1 to 16)
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In the rural southern United States we have ink pens and straight pins so you get the correct one, since pen and pin are pronounced pee-yen.
We also have sweet potatoes and "Irish" potatoes, the regular white potato. Although no one my age calls them that but my grandparents did.
Gonna get me some maters, taters, beans, and corn bread. (Fried green tomatoes, fried diced "Irish" potatoes, pinto beans, and real corn bread none of that sweet stuff they serve up north.)
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OriginalGriff wrote: It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.
So it is taught here, which I thought to be rubbish
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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Days since Hungary won a game at a major tournament: 1
Days since England won a game at a major tournament: 1,457
veni bibi saltavi
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Days since Wales won a game at a major tournament: 3
Days since Wales won a major Wendyball tournament: NaN
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Days since the Netherlands won a match at a major tournament: 731
(and counting)
In Word you can only store 2 bytes. That is why I use Writer.
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How many days since Hungary won a tournament?
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Same comment from DD on Farcebook. Hungary have won exactly the same number* of international tournaments as Engerlund. 
* 1952 Olympic Football Tournament
veni bibi saltavi
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How many days - not how many tournaments. And the Olympic football is not a major tournament.
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Days since Israel won an important international tournament: 1,100,000 (approximately) 
(David vs Goliath)
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.
--Winston Churchill
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Well, to be fair, Israel did have a few thousand years of non-existence to cope with!
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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We kicked some Aussie butt at the weekend.
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Days since I gave a tinker's damn about soccer: 22046 - and counting.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
modified 15-Jun-16 8:30am.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: Days since I gave a tinker's damn about soccer
So there was a time! Clearly we need a Shirley Temple or a Margaret O'Brien to come into your life, break the stone that was your heart and set it beating again. 
I am not a number. I am a ... no, wait!
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