Who's English is the best here?

[Marion Morrison]

For you, it's the language barrier

there is no barriers for Russians, we'll have our way anywhere.

OK, dear candidates, name yourselves and then we'll have a poll. I've heard you have democracy there? Or I mixed it up with Britain...

You are confusing Greek with English again.

Democracy is a Greek word. Same as idiot.

What's Malakkia?

Obviously also Greek.

Malakia (with 1 k, not two) is a stupid thing, from the word "malaka", the Greek version of the British word "wanker", someone who masturbates non-stop.

 

[xotoxi]

My English is wicked good.

Oh my goodness, where have you been hiding?

In plain sight.

 

[Pogo]

"Y'all" should not be used in the singular. It would make no sense.

Y'all IS singular !!!

Do you know what the plural for y'all is ???

Y'all is a plural pronoun, by definition. Were it not so it could not include the word all. The singular second person would be you --- which used to be the formal, against thou as the singular second person familiar.

 

[Meathead]

there is no barriers for Russians, we'll have our way anywhere.

OK, dear candidates, name yourselves and then we'll have a poll. I've heard you have democracy there? Or I mixed it up with Britain...

You are confusing Greek with English again.

Democracy is a Greek word. Same as idiot.

What's Malakkia?

Obviously also Greek.

Malakia (with 1 k, not two) is a stupid thing, from the word "malaka", the Greek version of the British word "wanker", someone who masturbates non-stop.

British English masculine .......... Feminine

Wanker ....................................... Bitch

Why don't you go have yourself a nice little wank.

 

[xotoxi]

FYI...the Title of this thread should be:

"WHOSE English is the best here?"

 

[yiostheoy]

Me. You've already asked this and I've already told you.

Sure, sure, but I'd like several guys (and maybe some ladies) to copy so that I wouldn't sound like you completely

.
Add some y'alls to your speech if you want real American and not that snooty yankee english stuff.

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

He's correct though. Other than y'all we do not have a word to express the second person plural that makes it clear it's a plural and not a singular. Youse (pronounced "yuz") just sounds stoopit. That's why I use it here --- it's more specifically plural than the ambiguous you.

But the plural of y'all, i.e. "multiple instances of the word y'all" would have to be y'alls. A more challenging question might have been the plural possessive, i.e. "that which belongs to you-plural". If you go with y'all's then you have two apostrophes, one a contraction, the other a possessive. And that's messy.

I learned a contraction here in Appalachia for the first person possessive demonstrative pronoun -- your'n (your + one). Standard English of course has yours to express this but as it turns out your'n is older.

Your'n is Irish.

Y'all's is possessive NOT plural.

 

[yiostheoy]

You are confusing Greek with English again.

Democracy is a Greek word. Same as idiot.

What's Malakkia?

Obviously also Greek.

Malakia (with 1 k, not two) is a stupid thing, from the word "malaka", the Greek version of the British word "wanker", someone who masturbates non-stop.

British English masculine .......... Feminine

Wanker ....................................... Bitch

Why don't ou go have yourself a nice little wank.

Why don't you offer your services ?!

 

[Pogo]

My English is wicked good.

For the OP ---- that ^^ adjective is only used in New England.

 

[yiostheoy]

FYI...the Title of this thread should be:

"WHOSE English is the best here?"

Correction -- "American English".

We covered that --

- Auzzie English

- British English

- Canuck English

- Kiwi English

Etc.

 

[Meathead]

What's Malakkia?

Obviously also Greek.

Malakia (with 1 k, not two) is a stupid thing, from the word "malaka", the Greek version of the British word "wanker", someone who masturbates non-stop.

British English masculine .......... Feminine

Wanker ....................................... Bitch

Why don't ou go have yourself a nice little wank.

Why don't you offer your services ?!

It's an activity you can do very well alone, as you no doubt know only too well.

 

[yiostheoy]

Sure, sure, but I'd like several guys (and maybe some ladies) to copy so that I wouldn't sound like you completely

.
Add some y'alls to your speech if you want real American and not that snooty yankee english stuff.

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

koshergrl is from/in Oregon.

That is the West (USA) Coast equivalent of West Virginia.

No, but you may tell yourself that if it discourages you from visiting.

I would never visit Oregon again.

Been there done that.

The only excuse for visiting Oregon is if you are stuck in California and you want to hunt a real elk or buck deer.

 

[yiostheoy]

Obviously also Greek.

Malakia (with 1 k, not two) is a stupid thing, from the word "malaka", the Greek version of the British word "wanker", someone who masturbates non-stop.

British English masculine .......... Feminine

Wanker ....................................... Bitch

Why don't ou go have yourself a nice little wank.

Why don't you offer your services ?!

It's an activity you can do very well alone, as you no doubt know only too well.

No doubt you Meathead are the expert with your extensive knowledge and promotion of wanking, Malaka.

 

[Pogo]

Sure, sure, but I'd like several guys (and maybe some ladies) to copy so that I wouldn't sound like you completely

.
Add some y'alls to your speech if you want real American and not that snooty yankee english stuff.

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

He's correct though. Other than y'all we do not have a word to express the second person plural that makes it clear it's a plural and not a singular. Youse (pronounced "yuz") just sounds stoopit. That's why I use it here --- it's more specifically plural than the ambiguous you.

But the plural of y'all, i.e. "multiple instances of the word y'all" would have to be y'alls. A more challenging question might have been the plural possessive, i.e. "that which belongs to you-plural". If you go with y'all's then you have two apostrophes, one a contraction, the other a possessive. And that's messy.

I learned a contraction here in Appalachia for the first person possessive demonstrative pronoun -- your'n (your + one). Standard English of course has yours to express this but as it turns out your'n is older.

Your'n is Irish.

Y'all's is possessive NOT plural.

Your'n is simply older English than yours whether the Irish use(d) it or not. You could look it up.

And again --- y'all is ALREADY plural. By definition. It cannot NOT be plural and carry the word all. Think about it.

Therefore y'all's is both possessive AND plural.

Look, I'm bilatitudinal. I've been using both y'all and you (plural) all my life.



As I always say --- anybody who thinks political discussions get spirited should sit in on a publication editorial board meeting --- you wanna see some battles.....

 

[Pogo]

.
Add some y'alls to your speech if you want real American and not that snooty yankee english stuff.

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

koshergrl is from/in Oregon.

That is the West (USA) Coast equivalent of West Virginia.

No, but you may tell yourself that if it discourages you from visiting.

I would never visit Oregon again.

Been there done that.

The only excuse for visiting Oregon is if you are stuck in California and you want to hunt a real elk or buck deer.

Your impressions of Oregon are in a word, bizarro. No comparison whatsoever with WV. Anyone who's been to both could tell you that.

I'd move to Oregon in a heartbeat if moving 3000 miles wasn't such a PITA.


/offtopic

 

[yiostheoy]

"Y'all" should not be used in the singular. It would make no sense.

Y'all IS singular !!!

Do you know what the plural for y'all is ???

Y'all is a plural pronoun, by definition. Were it not so it could not include the word all. The singular second person would be you --- which used to be the formal, against thou as the singular second person familiar.

Dammit Beavis !!

How many times do I need to beat this into you ??

"Y'all" is singular OR plural but there is a more PLURAL form.

Obviously you have never been to Dallas or Houston, you Yankee pogue.

 

[yiostheoy]

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

koshergrl is from/in Oregon.

That is the West (USA) Coast equivalent of West Virginia.

No, but you may tell yourself that if it discourages you from visiting.

I would never visit Oregon again.

Been there done that.

The only excuse for visiting Oregon is if you are stuck in California and you want to hunt a real elk or buck deer.

Your impressions of Oregon are in a word, bizarro. No comparison whatsoever with WV. Anyone who's been to both could tell you that.

I'd move to Oregon in a heartbeat if moving 3000 miles wasn't such a PITA.


/offtopic

If you went you Oregon (commonly pronounced OH-REE-GONE) you would find it very similar to W.V.

Instead of coal mines as in WV they have paper mills all over Ore. churning out clouds of smoke everywhere.

The people are relatively uneducated and backward there as well.

 

[Meathead]

.
Add some y'alls to your speech if you want real American and not that snooty yankee english stuff.

I actually put this onto a test for college students as a bonus question.

Only one girl from Dallas got the right answer:

"What is the plural of y'all?"

y'all lolll

He's correct though. Other than y'all we do not have a word to express the second person plural that makes it clear it's a plural and not a singular. Youse (pronounced "yuz") just sounds stoopit. That's why I use it here --- it's more specifically plural than the ambiguous you.

But the plural of y'all, i.e. "multiple instances of the word y'all" would have to be y'alls. A more challenging question might have been the plural possessive, i.e. "that which belongs to you-plural". If you go with y'all's then you have two apostrophes, one a contraction, the other a possessive. And that's messy.

I learned a contraction here in Appalachia for the first person possessive demonstrative pronoun -- your'n (your + one). Standard English of course has yours to express this but as it turns out your'n is older.

Your'n is Irish.

Y'all's is possessive NOT plural.

Your'n is simply older English than yours whether the Irish use(d) it or not. You could look it up.

And again --- y'all is ALREADY plural. By definition. It cannot NOT be plural and carry the word all. Think about it.

Therefore y'all's is both possessive AND plural.

Look, I'm bilatitudinal. I've been using both y'all and you (plural) all my life.



As I always say --- anybody who thinks political discussions get spirited should sit in on a publication editorial board meeting --- you wanna see some battles.....

"Academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small." Henry Kissinger

 

[Pogo]

"Y'all" should not be used in the singular. It would make no sense.

Y'all IS singular !!!

Do you know what the plural for y'all is ???

Y'all is a plural pronoun, by definition. Were it not so it could not include the word all. The singular second person would be you --- which used to be the formal, against thou as the singular second person familiar.

Dammit Beavis !!

How many times do I need to beat this into you ??

"Y'all" is singular OR plural but there is a more PLURAL form.

Obviously you have never been to Dallas or Houston, you Yankee pogue.

I don't think you've ever been to the South at all. Had you ever been here you couldn't post something this degree of ignorant.

What does the word "all" mean? Hm?

To the OP --- YoHereAreSomeChipsAhoy has thus disqualified himself. Apparently he knows as much about English as he does about Oregon.

 

[Meathead]

"Y'all" should not be used in the singular. It would make no sense.

Y'all IS singular !!!

Do you know what the plural for y'all is ???

Y'all is a plural pronoun, by definition. Were it not so it could not include the word all. The singular second person would be you --- which used to be the formal, against thou as the singular second person familiar.

Dammit Beavis !!

How many times do I need to beat this into you ??

"Y'all" is singular OR plural but there is a more PLURAL form.

Obviously you have never been to Dallas or Houston, you Yankee pogue.

No, "you" is both singular and plural, but "all" can only be the latter.

 

[yiostheoy]

"Y'all" should not be used in the singular. It would make no sense.

Y'all IS singular !!!

Do you know what the plural for y'all is ???

Y'all is a plural pronoun, by definition. Were it not so it could not include the word all. The singular second person would be you --- which used to be the formal, against thou as the singular second person familiar.

Dammit Beavis !!

How many times do I need to beat this into you ??

"Y'all" is singular OR plural but there is a more PLURAL form.

Obviously you have never been to Dallas or Houston, you Yankee pogue.

No, "you" is both singular and plural, but "all" can only be the latter.

Bull sh!t.