You notice how US spellings are 'simplified' compared to the UK spellings? I'm guessing in the 'ol days they just cudna figure the language out, gosh darn nabbit.
Yes exactly! I don't want to hurt anybody, but immigrants were not usually the brightest or at least not the most educated, otherwise they were better off in England rather than trying a new land. That's how OK was born. Just by mistake! You know the story, right? Also, Americans can tolerate doing something in a more difficult way than necessary, they are always after ways of doing the same things with less effort! We all want that, but not as badly as they do...
Can't be arsed reading the entire thread and it's probably been mentioned, but the funniest one is fanny! fanny bag Hahahah!
A common misconception is that the word "soccer" is American. It's actually British, just more often used in the good ol' US of A. Most Brits will know, and perhaps even use, American words. It's funny when my European colleagues and friends stick two fingers (and the palm is facing towards the person making the gesture) up at me, or someone else, to indicate 2 without realising its rude meaning (in Britain). I assume the two-fingered salute isn't common place in the USA, too?
Tomato (US) - Tomato (UK) Potato (US) - Potato (UK) Neither (US) - Neither (UK) Either (US) - Either (UK) aw...let's call the whole thing off!
No, not yet, I've got the last one for the day: internal revenue vs inland revenue sales tax vs value added tax (these are actually different) while I won't mention the currency, obviously different, I'll mention buck vs quid
Because they work based on a network of cells, served by fixed cellular antennas that cover those cells (areas) (more or less)
MattBeard: HAHAHAHA Is it just me, or when other nationalities (Namely Americans) call everyone who lives in the general GB area "British", it's rather annoying... what happened to being "English", "Welsh" or "scottish"? (Sorry Ireland but I haven't come accross anyone calling you "British") Hmm.. The two fingered salute came about in England some time during the middle ages when we used to use bows and arrows a lot. The usual punishment for a bowman by the enemy, would be cutting off the two fingers closest to the thumb, so they couldn't use their beloved bow ever again. So! In an act of defiance, people gave the gesture to sort of say ... "F*ck off, you're not getting my fingers"
BRUm - Was the English used to cut the two fingers from the French bowmen, other the nthat the rest of the story is absolutely true!
Sorry, it's the other way round, when the French were strong and had cavalry who promised to cut fingers to the English bowmen. But the long bow was so effective and the English so good with it that the French "powerful" cavalry had to retreat, actually run for their lives as they realized that the sun was obscured, with so many arrows in the sky. So the English showed the 2 fingers..to the French!
My bad your right I got the wrong way round, and if anyone wants to learn more baout it I suggest searching for 'Battle of Agincourt' although it would seem that the motion was invented before this battle, it was the battle of agincourt which made it famous, also explains why it is commonly done using the right hand (the hand used to draw back the bowstring)