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|    Re: OT: Language etc. Was    |
|    12 Jul 24 14:10:12    |
      From: shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com              On 11/07/2024 9:06 am, Dumas Walker wrote:       >> As a member of the last UK generation to have gone to a Grammar School       >> (11+ anyone?) I'm trying to be more Zen about American 'English' but       >> it's a struggle. Especially as a huge number of non-English speakers are       >> learning 'English' from American media content.       >       > As an American, that last bit also concerns me, especially if it is social       > media content.              Yeah, that's a big thing that's happening - and a huge can of worms that       doesn't just affect       language. (For instance right wing nutters here in New Zealand wear MAGA caps       etc. |
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