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May 09, 2008 @ 19:03:32

#46

jonnythan

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jmo said:
A fairy cake is just the british term for the same thing, in the same way that you call that small breed of penguins 'Fairy Penguins'.

Either way, Calling a 1000 million a billion may be correct in American English it is NOT correct in English.

Well, if the BBC is doing it, no doubt the rest of the country isn't far behind.

Better get on board!

"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you."

May 09, 2008 @ 19:04:10

#47

vekta

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Either way it's being used and pretty soon you will to. Stick that in yer fairy cake and bake it.

"My advice to you, my violent friend, is to seek out gold and sit on it."

May 09, 2008 @ 19:04:51

#48

jmo

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jonnythan said:
Well, if the BBC is doing it, no doubt the rest of the country isn't far behind.

Better get on board!

The point is the BBC should keep using the proper terms.

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May 09, 2008 @ 19:05:45

#49

jmo

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vekta said:
Either way it's being used and pretty soon you will to. Stick that in yer fairy cake and bake it.

All the chavs are calling them 'cup cakes' cus their c**ts.

It pisses me off that Americanisms are becoming so popular, we are British and should do the British things.

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May 09, 2008 @ 19:05:54

#50

vekta

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jmo said:
The point is the BBC should keep using the proper terms.

According to you huh...

Language evolves.

"My advice to you, my violent friend, is to seek out gold and sit on it."

May 09, 2008 @ 19:06:26

#51

jonnythan

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jmo said:
The point is the BBC should keep using the proper terms.

Mmhmm.

But they're not, are they?

Neither system is intrinsically superior. There's no reason other than tradition to hold onto a system that's on its way out.

Just get used to it.

"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you."

May 09, 2008 @ 19:06:45

#52

raditz8526

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jmo said:
All the chavs are calling them 'cup cakes' cus their c**ts.

It pisses me off that Americanisms are becoming so popular, we are British and should do the British things.

What do you call cup cakes?

raditz8526 last visited October 08, 2008

May 09, 2008 @ 19:06:50

#53

jmo

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vekta said:
According to you huh...

Language evolves.

We should not be copying your bastardisation of our beautiful language.

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May 09, 2008 @ 19:07:02

#54

jonnythan

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jmo said:
we are British and should do the British things.

A little xenophobic, are we?

It seems most Brits are.

"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you."

May 09, 2008 @ 19:07:15

#55

feebs

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things and terms change all the time...it is just how it is... also the scottish and welsh and irish all have terms that the english dont use...so does it really matter...what makes it british ...