tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post1969111558252213034..comments2024-02-19T12:05:47.873+00:00Comments on Something Surprising: Don't be so negative!Plasma Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-33906688520967004842012-02-04T08:08:35.778+00:002012-02-04T08:08:35.778+00:00I tend to be sceptical about British English holdi...I tend to be sceptical about British English holding its own against the version across the Pond ;)<br /><br />No, not negative: language evolves and that is a reality (!) and we crusty old wordsmiths need to live with it. We don't have to *like* it, however. <br /><br />But for a country that prides itself on maintaining its own currency, independence, yadda yadda, every time I go there it seems (and sounds) LESS British.<br /><br />Will not rant will not rant. Well, not much.ARIADNE KORDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04527015510787355334noreply@blogger.com