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Isn't British English considered a foreign language? 
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My English tutor always said that British is the only form of English, and that American was an "accident, not a language" 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Ask him why programming languages use American spelling then?
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You are to learn the language, not the accident - even if the entire world does it wrong, that's not an excuse.
One of her favorite remarks is "no buts, or I'll kick yours". So no, not taking that risk 
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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He obviously got it all wrong.
It's not an accident - it's evolution. It is obviously (unambiguously) the most fit of the two. As for the version he prefers? I believe it's pronounced "Extinction".
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She. Imagine a small big mother clucker/hen that breathes fear into mortal men.
It is an accident in the terms that it is a dialect made up out of English, German and Dutch, bastardizing words, simplifying writing to child-like and ignoring "stuff" that makes the language predictable (grammar?) English (and Dutch) is ironically built on exceptions to the rule and hard to learn to do right. Easy to learn the basics, harder to learn if you grew up without. Most that had access to Hollywood movies learned easily.
At the time, I felt English was the most accessible language, with almost every manual containing an English version. English united developers, like the Academics hoped Esperanto would unite Europe. German is unhelpfull, as it contains lots of non-ASCII characters.
128 characters to rule them all. 64 to the Kings of Elves, 32 to the Kings of Dwarves, 16 to the Kings of Mankind.. and 16 stolen by some little brat before they could be infused.
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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A good parallelism to tender unto your tutor, when he complains about American English.
From Khalil Gibran[^] "What of the cripple who hates dancers?"
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She.
And I dare not collide great minds, I may not survive. And as a cripple, I still dance 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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To quote Oscar Wilde: "Two nations divided by a common language"
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F-ES Sitecore wrote: Sorry I speak English so you'll need to explain to me
Total misuse of cause-effect, in my opinion.
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I once asked a Spanish waiter for the "gay boy", instead of the bill.
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I avoid the issue altogether by refusing to learn a 2nd language. Because 'murrica.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - 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
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In my experience, even English is a foreign language for many Americans (and I don't mean the immigrants).
Ad astra - both ways!
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You must mean people who only speak one language but speak it with expected 2nd language fluency?
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote: I avoid the issue altogether by refusing to learn a 2nd language. Because 'murrica.
Like there was ever any risk of anyone misunderstanding a well-armed Texan's intent... 
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I told a french bakery not to 'f*** the bread'.
Tranché, to slice, Tronché, the f***.
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Munchies_Matt wrote: I told a french bakery not to 'f*** the bread'.
Which is always a useful reminder. You know, french...
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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In Spanish, the word for left-handed and the word for deaf are very similar. I used to purposely misuse them and say things like, "Sorry, I can't hear you, I'm left-handed." I think I was the only one who found it humorous.
Everyone is born right handed. Only the strongest overcome it.
Fight for left-handed rights and hand equality.
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Does your sig have anything to do with this?
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Member 12415033 wrote: What is the worst mistake you've made while speaking a foreign language?
Speaking the "k" in "I don't know".
Best overheard mistake; "Platzen Sie" (German, take a seat/explode)
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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Eddy Vluggen wrote: Speaking the "k" in "I don't know".
Are you a Gnu[^]?
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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IMMA KNU! I KNEW I KNEW I NEW IMMA KNU 
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
"If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.
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