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Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
you mean "I do know that American English is what we needed to use for our spelling!", right?
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
Friend, when you are the most powerful, wealthiest, culturally influential nation on the planet, you don't need to put a prefix in front of your brand of English. I know that grates the fine people in Australia, Britain, Canada, etc. but the answer of course is for them to become the most powerful, wealthiest and culturally influential nation on the planet, and then THEY get to drop the prefix.
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
So you'll be renaming your country to England, then?
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
1) since you (I assume you feel grand enough to represent your country on this little stage) are in more debt than ANY nation in the world, I don't think you qualify as the wealthiest. Anyone can by a mercedes on the drip, that doesn't mean you're rich. (as an aside, notice how no one ever uses an american car as a paragon of automobile excellence?)
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
As an American who lived for years in Canda, speaks French and German (although that's fading fast), and actually knows how most English speakers outside America spell (the colourful nature U.S. "spelling" took some serious adjustment - and I use "color" euphemistically), let me just say:
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
When you read comments like this, and realize that it could be not the opinion of just one, you easily understand why US is not so popular on the planet. And, please, leave "culture" out of this.
Override a strange dictionary quirk in Pages '08
Jeez, I didn't realize my wording would cause such a firestorm. I really did *not* mean to offend anyone by my choice of words; it's just what rolled off the keyboard. I have edited the original now, leaving the original wording showing so that people can see just what my mistake was... |
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