Don't Americans realise that the English they speak and spell is a poor copy of the original?

I get tired of those semi-intellectuals who want me to put "z" where an "s" should go, or spell words with out the 'u'.

I hope they get a grip and realise that their corrupted version of English (from England not North America) is not the only form of the language.

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SW-User

I'm not English, but I've loved the English language since I was little. I love expressing myself in American English because I find it more flexible and manageable, but I love reading in British. Corrupted or not, languages evolve, or devolve if you will. Once, not even today's British English was English as you know it. They all had to start evolving from somewhere.

painpuppy · 56-60, M

So true, in fact i love early American history. In some ways it is an encapsulated history of the World, but in English LOL

My point though, is targeted at those who constantly try to correct my English, as if they have the 'moral high ground' when it comes to the language.

SW-User

@painpuppy: OK, then. 👍

decka1965 · 56-60, M

Its very true what you say,language evolves over time,I once watched a program on tv where the news was read in Robbie burns Scottish,completely different to modern day,and I remember a teacher at school telling us we would of struggled with middle ages English,another point of history,the language spoken for over 300 years in the Royal courts was French,just a bit of history.

painpuppy · 56-60, M

@Nefertum: As a humorous side bar, read Chaucer's Canterbury Tales or Ben Franklin's Auto-biography and see how the language has evolved LOL

decka1965 · 56-60, M

I know there is an island of Canada,settled by Cornish folk many generations ago and the amazing thing,they still have strong Cornish accents.