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   ~misfit~ to Phil Carmody   
   Re: OT: Language etc. Was   
   14 Jul 24 12:47:16   
   
   From: shaun.at.pukekohe@gmail.com   
      
   On 13/07/2024 9:58 pm, Phil Carmody wrote:   
   > ~misfit~  writes:   
   >> 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. )   
   >   
   > Make Australia Great Again?   
      
   LOL, close.   
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