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Post by Matthew on Jul 27, 2018 18:08:54 GMT -5
Simple as that,What language did you
learn from your parents.For most of us
here,I imagine it is American English.
I make that distinction because there are
quite a few disparities among the English
speaking countries .There are also differences
as you travel across the states.East to West and
North to South.And Please,Ebonics doesn't count.
((Hang Me))
Anyone who says Latin has to buy the next round.
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Post by slowroll on Jul 27, 2018 18:18:06 GMT -5
American English with a New Jersey and Ohio flavor.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 18:26:12 GMT -5
Let's see, born in Southern California in the early 1950', it was your basic American English. However, there are other languages that I've learned too. They are, Canadian English, British English, Scottish, Irish, and a little BS  I don't speak Jive though  |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 27, 2018 18:30:27 GMT -5
Texas Hill Country MERICAN  |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jul 27, 2018 18:51:26 GMT -5
 French, both Grandparents had trouble with English, English, some Mexican mostly cussing when Dad took us to Brownsville Texas with the Shrimping fleet. I learned Cajun, Cussing, Mexican fussing and American Slang, which was a beautiful thing to hear, Mom didn't like it , but it tickled Dad. 
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Post by daveinlax on Jul 27, 2018 19:00:53 GMT -5
Very slightly Minnesotan. I work with a lot of guys who speak what I call woodtick. It's a sort of backwoods Pollock/Yooper sounding.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 19:01:50 GMT -5
English.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 19:10:51 GMT -5
ALL forms of English and enough Maltese and Russian to get by👍 Most people “ think “ because The Island of Malta is so close to Sicily that the Maltese language would be similar to Italian. Nope, not even close! The Maltese language is very similar to the Arabic language, but the writing and reading of both languages are completely different, go figure!!
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Post by just ol ed on Jul 27, 2018 21:44:58 GMT -5
English. Mom talked "proper" New England but not "Bastin". Dad from Memphis, TN, no redneck accent.
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
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Post by roadsdiverged on Jul 27, 2018 21:53:55 GMT -5
American English. Mix in some yankee Michigan with some South Georgia... and there ya have it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 21:56:44 GMT -5
English, although the evil Catholic church who originally brainwashed me, tried forcing that dead language of Latin down me. Luckily I forgot every single word.
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Post by Matthew on Jul 27, 2018 22:02:52 GMT -5
In our house we spoke American English,slang,and twangs
were unacceptable.On the other hand we got away with a
lot of verbal tomfoolery.
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Post by Matthew on Jul 27, 2018 22:04:18 GMT -5
English, although the evil Catholic church who originally brainwashed me, tried forcing that dead language of Latin down me. Luckily I forgot every single word. Dad Burn It ! Almost had a buyer. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 22:05:22 GMT -5
American English with a western US accent (Oregon, Texas, and Colorado).
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Post by trailboss on Jul 27, 2018 22:07:09 GMT -5
English... I started trucking in 1980, so I picked up on CB Slanguage...when I key the mic, and talk most of the current generation of truck drivers don't get it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_CB_slangMy vocabulary is much more extensive than that...fer instance, I don't see: Motion Lotion= Diesel Fuel.  |
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Post by monbla256 on Jul 27, 2018 22:40:33 GMT -5
Was bi lingual early in my life. My father was from Quebec and my mother is from Scotland! Learned my English from my mother with a Scottish accent with a twang as we lived in Texas and my French ( Canadienne French) from my father as he and my mother spoke it I had to learn to speak French as when we went to visit my father's family in Canada, French was all they spoke ! I took French in High School thinking I could have an easy course and ended up quitting the class as it was not the French I spoke ( also because my teacher told me I didn't speak French ! )  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 22:44:59 GMT -5
Mid West American!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 27, 2018 23:16:24 GMT -5
Despite being half Brazilian, it's the Queen's English for me. |
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Post by AJ on Jul 27, 2018 23:30:12 GMT -5
Having always lived in the Southeast I was taught proper American English but working in the State Prison System for ten years and being in contact with inmates on a daily basis ruined the diction and my ability to speak correctly. Inmate slang now peppers any conversation I get involved with. So no signifying or profiling. 😉
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2018 23:33:30 GMT -5
Despite being half Brazilian, it's the Queen's English for me. Wait, the Queen of England??? Don’t let the Irish of Dublin hear you! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 27, 2018 23:48:26 GMT -5
Despite being half Brazilian, it's the Queen's English for me. Wait, the Queen of England??? Don’t let the Irish of Dublin hear you! that's why I put a winky face in. |
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Post by herbinedave on Jul 27, 2018 23:52:24 GMT -5
CoalCracker with a bit of White Ruso, Ukranian, Polish and Lithuanian. Understand one, you understand them all. My grandfather taught me some and how to curse a streak in Slav as a young boy.
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 28, 2018 8:48:03 GMT -5
Northern New Jersey English. For a small state there are at least 4 distinct accents.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 9:36:02 GMT -5
There was a two year foreign language requirement at my alma mater. I was shocked to find this out or I may not have chosen it. I tried French but that side of my brain is weak. I'm a numbers guy. I discovered Latin, a dead language with no meaning whatsoever - Perfect! I aced all four semesters which greatly inflated my overall GPA; furthermore, I learned more about English, a Germanic language, studying the mother of all Romantic languages than I ever could spending time with the former. After learning to put together sentence constructs in Latin, English was minor league which served me well throughout my professional career. Reckon the next round is on me. That's Kentuckian y'all.  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2018 10:09:19 GMT -5
Wait, the Queen of England??? Don’t let the Irish of Dublin hear you! that's why I put a winky face in. The IRA has a winky face for you! 😨 |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2018 10:13:18 GMT -5
Plain old English with an occasional southern Louisiana accent. Grew up in Houston which is so cosmopolitan that thick accents don't tend to last. I can speak east Texan, west Texan, a little coona$$, and very little Spanish.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2018 10:16:39 GMT -5
There was a two year foreign language requirement at my alma mater. I was shocked to find this out or I may not have chosen it. I tried French but that side of my brain is weak. I'm a numbers guy. I discovered Latin, a dead language with no meaning whatsoever - Perfect! I aced all four semesters which greatly inflated my overall GPA; furthermore, I learned more about English, a Germanic language, studying the mother of all Romantic languages than I ever could spending time with the former. After learning to put together sentence constructs in Latin, English was minor league which served me well throughout my professional career. Reckon the next round is on me. That's Kentuckian y'all. Deus Vult Illud. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 28, 2018 10:18:09 GMT -5
I speak fluent southern redneck. Also American Proper English...yeah, I went to college.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2018 10:37:10 GMT -5
There was a two year foreign language requirement at my alma mater. I was shocked to find this out or I may not have chosen it. I tried French but that side of my brain is weak. I'm a numbers guy. I discovered Latin, a dead language with no meaning whatsoever - Perfect! I aced all four semesters which greatly inflated my overall GPA; furthermore, I learned more about English, a Germanic language, studying the mother of all Romantic languages than I ever could spending time with the former. After learning to put together sentence constructs in Latin, English was minor league which served me well throughout my professional career. Reckon the next round is on me. That's Kentuckian y'all. Deus Vult Illud. It's amazing what can be stated with three words in Latin. I'd like to go further with this one; however, the discussion is prohibited by forum rules. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jul 28, 2018 10:44:45 GMT -5
Veni, vidi, vici. Says it all.
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French, both Grandparents had trouble with English, English, some Mexican mostly cussing when Dad took us to Brownsville Texas with the Shrimping fleet. I learned Cajun, Cussing, Mexican fussing and American Slang, which was a beautiful thing to hear, Mom didn't like it , but it tickled Dad. 
