Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe' gets approval

Re:Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe... by BitwiseFool on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @11:48AM (#41789227)

I jokingly suggest that, by definition, the only person who uses English properly and speaks without an accent is the King.

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Re:Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe... by anthk on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @11:54AM (#41789310)

Hence the "Royal Academy of English" -> RAE, as in Real Academia Española.

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Re:Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe... by lenerdenator on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @01:21PM (#41790342)

If it's English because the King speaks it, how come the most famous document written in (modern) English tells the King to take a hike?

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Re:Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe... by int_19h on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @03:10PM (#41791546)

But the King is basically German. ~

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Re:Germans decry influence of English as 'idiot's apostrophe... by kps on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @04:28PM (#41792278)

Exeunt, bearing off the dead bodies; after which a peal of ordnance is shot off.

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