mirrorbird (18:27:51)
i'm going to PM Sanya, i think there may be great USSR stories here. or maybe he's 20 years old and has no idea what i'm talking about. we'll see

mirrorbird (18:26:47)
without having to step outside english

mirrorbird (18:26:29)
Newfoundland and Appalachia would be fun linguist holidays in north america

mirrorbird (18:25:35)
--findable in Chaucer -- oh i'm alone in the empty room, ok, thanks, bring your homework on monday

mirrorbird (18:25:18)
i'm just curious really. i love weird dialects. i dislike things that are inherently illogical ("irregardless" etc.) but you can't say much about it. if you hate a double negative you can't stand the french "ne...pas" which is

mirrorbird (18:24:27)
brits online tend to have a weird idea that "everything i learned, including outside school, is GOSPEL, and if someone puts a comma in a different place--" ahemm

mirrorbird (18:23:54)
noodi: now i see why you were so touchy about the language usage thing

mirrorbird (18:23:10)
*picks up noodi* now you do. also: you're now eligible for the "he told me he was a fireman" class action payout in 2030

noodi10 (18:22:52)
i grew up with british and american english influence

directionless (18:22:49)
So true

Starshooted

Reflex (Frédéric Cordier)

zoi

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