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porkmarras 11.13.2006 12:08 PM

Hayden do you speak german?

!@#$%! 11.13.2006 12:11 PM

i wanna see a catfight between porkie & his troll

please???

porkmarras 11.13.2006 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by porkmarrass
It doesn't matter who came first,what matters is who does the best impersonation.

You can't still be the real one,bitch!

static-harmony 11.13.2006 12:42 PM

you got to give some rep points to sn@ke again.

Glice 11.13.2006 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sn@ke
n00bs ALL of you.

When you say "Americans" you are referring to people who live in the Americas not U.S fucking A.


There is a very, very large difference between 'correct' formal English and the general vernacular/ idiomatic/ sociolectical English used in general conversation. You are, of course, technically correct. However, I have never known anyone use the noun 'American' to refer to anything other than a citizen of the USA.

In fact, I took the liberty of having a cursory glance at dictionary.com which lists several uses of the word, both in the context you speak of and the more common use.

Sorry. Pedantry is a horrific disease.

o o o 11.13.2006 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Sn@ke
because in Portuguese there is a word for you! and in Italian too, French,etc,etc,etc....


well, the french word you are probably thinking of ("états-unien" instead of "américain") is really rarely used...
i believe it's not comparable to the usage of the portuguese "estadunidense", the italian "statunitense" (i did not know about these two until today, though) and of course the spanish "estadounidense"...

Glice 11.13.2006 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by o o o
well, the french word you are probably thinking of ("états-unien" instead of "américain") is really rarely used...
i believe it's not comparable to the usage of the portuguese "estadunidense", the italian "statunitense" (i did not know about these two until today, though) and of course the spanish "estadounidense"...


Jeesus. If it's going to be complicated, can't we just get rid of/ ignore the USA and continue with all the good countries (and Wales and Australia), just like God intended?

!@#$%! 11.13.2006 03:03 PM

see, fools, everyone is right here.

sure america is a continent like europe or africa, continents inhabited by europeans and africans. well, people from the american continent call themselves americans.

the problem comes from the fact that
estados unidos do brasil = brasil
estados unidos mexicanos = mexico
united states of america = .... ?

the name came up when the rest of the american continent was under spanish, french or english rule, so it wasn't "officially" anything.

get used to it, the gringos have monopolized the name because the took it first... bizarre, as if there was a country called "united states of europe" which did not include the whole continent, but there you go.

HaydenAsche 11.13.2006 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by porkmarras
Hayden do you speak german?


Quite a bit. I used to know more but I haven't spoke it in forever. I only talk to my grandpa and grandma in German as my mother has forgotten almost all of it.

!@#$%! 11.13.2006 03:36 PM

have you ever watched "the boys from brazil"?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077269/

hayden is the original hitler clone :p

Savage Clone 11.13.2006 03:36 PM

Yeah, but the Nazis took care of their queer contingent in The Night Of The Long Knives.

Glice 11.13.2006 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage Clone
Yeah, but the Nazis took care of their queer contingent in The Night Of The Long Knives.


Oh, Ten Pole Tudor. I bet you thought of that when you typed that, didn't you eh?

Norma J 11.13.2006 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice
There is a very, very large difference between 'correct' formal English and the general vernacular/ idiomatic/ sociolectical English used in general conversation. You are, of course, technically correct. However, I have never known anyone use the noun 'American' to refer to anything other than a citizen of the USA.

In fact, I took the liberty of having a cursory glance at dictionary.com which lists several uses of the word, both in the context you speak of and the more common use.

Sorry. Pedantry is a horrific disease.


I do believe your words were somerthing like: "Only a moron would refer to dictionary.com"

Glice 11.14.2006 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Norma J
I do believe your words were somerthing like: "Only a moron would refer to dictionary.com"


You know, I think you're right? You're still a prick though.

Norma J 11.14.2006 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Glice
You know, I think you're right?


ZING! Whatever that means.

I'm always right.

Glice 11.14.2006 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Norma J
I guzzle spunk for money.


Spot on. This editing post game is a lark, no?

Norma J 11.14.2006 05:28 PM

Shouldn't that have been "from monkey'?

!@#$%! 11.14.2006 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Norma J
Shouldn't that have been "from monkey'?


die.

porkmarras 11.14.2006 06:22 PM

Why can't tsunamis happen more frequently,i ask you?

Norma J 11.14.2006 11:10 PM

Glice edited 'cause he fucked up and had "... for monkey" HAHA.


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