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    GO! use leech seed! qwertysaur's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rye View Post
    What's with all of the Jewish New Yorkers planning to study in England lately?

    We are taking it over by surprise.

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    absolutely haram Recognized Member Madame Adequate's Avatar
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    Whatever communicates the intended meaning is correct.

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    sly gypsy Recognized Member Levian's Avatar
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    I like to mix and match


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    Quote Originally Posted by Yar View Post
    manoeuvre vs maneuver too.

    I hate British English so much.
    I dont' think I'd be able to spell maneuver. manoeuvre makes sense from a francophone point of view, however, and thus is easy to spell. Viva standard rules of spelling!

    As far as color vs. colour, all I have to say is
    Quote Originally Posted by The French
    couleur
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2001 rubah
    houtdoug!









    the implication of course is that even the british are doing it wrong, so you might as well go all the way instead of just half-assing being wrong.

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    Color and center, ugh. Colour and centre, yay.

    Oh and don't tell people to "Just sit your fannies down right there," as a waitress did to a friend and I. You'll reduce all British people to giggling school girls.

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    Huh? Flower?! What the hell?! Administrator Psychotic's Avatar
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    Oh America, what crazy wacky stunt will you try to pull next?

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    Europeans are just jealous because they didn't invent gonzo porn and school bathrooms for transsexuals and more fast food restaurants than citizens and that American football is manly.

    Now that's progress!
    derp

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