alexscottislegend 1,982 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 A bit off topic but it's 'Shedule' if you are British and 'skedule' if you are american. Does my head in does that. Grey is the colour in UK. Fact. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,686 Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I long ago stopped being surprised that people in different countries use different forms of language. All in all it seems quite reasonable to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileebee 11 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 It's not just different countries, it's constantly evolving even in your own lexicon/family/town etc. I just came in here to moan about my hair but stayed for the language evolution debate. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 On 31/12/2018 at 00:41, forlanssister said: Good God no! Bad enough marrying a Brocher let alone a Belger. Excuse my ignorance, but where are these people from? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,048 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, BEARGER said: Excuse my ignorance, but where are these people from? Fraserburgh and Cairnbulg/inverallochy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,009 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 5 hours ago, BEARGER said: Excuse my ignorance, but where are these people from? 3 hours ago, forlanssister said: Fraserburgh and Cairnbulg/inverallochy Brochers also come from Burghead, along the coast a bit. A very staunch wee town 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,493 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 I have grijs or grau depending if I am in Holland or Germany. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSocksRedTops 3,428 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 (edited) On 28/12/2018 at 07:33, Gonzo79 said: Grey is British English and gray is Yank English (not officially but widely accepted to be the case). Is Yank English not closer to proper English? Our form if English has evolved more than the version used in the US. For example, labor is an old English word but due to the influence of France we adopted another vowel and used "labour". Same with colour/color. Edited February 6, 2019 by BlackSocksRedTops 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileebee 11 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 No such thing as "proper English" but if you mean is it closer to archaic forms then in some cases yes 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eileebee 11 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 And yes English has been heavily influenced by French (Norman conquest), Norwegian (Viking invasions) as well as a multitude of other things, constantly changes and evolves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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