blowero No hate, just contempt to a liar.
Can we sic the Death Star on him?
Lieu, while I’m sure you’re attractive for a man, Gay marriage is illegal, as I pointed out to Michael Ellis.
I don’t hate Alde, I have plenty of anti-US Government opinions myself. The short list of my gripes is this: s/he has a marked tendency to call anyone who disagrees with him/her childish or immature in GD. In the BBQ Pit, okay, it sounds silly but it’s fair game. In GD it’s downright annoying; it’s an insult in a forum that is supposed to avoid such things and it’s been pointed out repeatedly. Further exacerbating this is the use of US’ers, with the defense of English as a non-primary language, a non-romantic keyboard and dyslexia. This might hold some water if it weren’t for the fact that Alde has been able to spell many words equally as long as American with no problems at all and the fact that it’s been pointed out to him/her repeatedly that it’s slightly insulting. If it’s meant that way, fine, no big deal. Ducking behind this cover is distasteful to view, though.
Alde?, ALDE?
Aww, come on, I want the man himself!
You learned to spell in english by watching American TV and movies?
I haven’t been able to come close to speaking or writing in spanish from watching Telemundo.
I must be learning impaired.
Do you have any examples? Again, trying to wade through the OP, it’s mostly quotes from BBQ Pit threads. It seems a little unfair to pit someone, heap invective on him, and then post his responses to the pitting and say “look how rude he is”. I’m not saying you’re wrong; I’m just curious where this is all coming from.
“US’ers” is insulting? Why?
spooje wrote:
spooje! English is not spelled ‘english’.
Use a spelling program. Many available.
Then buy Oxford and Collins. I have other language programs as well, maybe some 12- 15 programs.
My studies: I listened to all kind of tapes I got.
Then I read some easy books in English.
Then I copied, writing by hand, books and articles in English.
After that I chased for tourist-girls from different countries (as England, Ireland and one was from Australia) in Helsinki.
You know, languages is a great hobby. 
Henry
Because we are Americans, not US’ers. The polite thing to do with names is to call people, including groups of people, what they wish to be called.
I hope you’re only aspiring to speak for your own country.
~Kfl, the Ontarian
Henceforth, I wish to be called Philip Madonna Tallulah Electrolux. And does this mean I have to call the crazy lady outside the liquor store Mary, Queen of The World? She keeps on saying that’s who she is.
Hi Philip Madonna Tallulah Electrolux, how you doin?
Anyway, it would be offensive to call people Frenchies, Pakis, or Japs, same for US’ers.
Whatever. This is the first I’ve heard of it. I live in the U.S., and it’s certainly not going to bug me if someone calls me a “USer”. Seems an odd thing to flame somebody for.
It’s not offensive to call Americans “USers” milroyj just has a stick up his ass. In fact, I, an American, will henceforth use the term “USer” just to piss him off.
OK, I’ll bite. English is not spelled ‘english’. How is it spelled?
spooje!
Are You joking with me?
Do You spell:
I am English and speak English.
or
I am english and speak english.
Anyhow, I always spell the word ‘You’ with a capital letter.
I know that it isn’t right, but when I write a business letter to eg. Germany, I always use the capital letter for the word “you”.
Also here at boards I want to be polite, even if I do not always tend to be so.
Just in case You were wondering.
I do not understand why the word “I” has a capital letter and the word “you” is written with a ‘small’ letter? No other culture I know about has this.
Englishmen are usually very polite, but why not in this case?
Henry
I hear ya, Here, ‘you’ is never capitalized unless it’s the first word of the sentence, or used as part of a title.
Actually, I would go with:
“I am English and I speak english”.
Why? I have no idea, really, other than the first ‘English’ refering to the country (I would always capitalize coutries) and the second refering to the lanquage which is spoken put-near everywhere. Maybe laziness or familiarity.
Spooje, who clearly still cannot spell
Just so we’re clear, then, is it the board’s consensus that “Japs” and/or “Pakis” are acceptable terms? Just checking. :rolleyes:
“I” was capitalized as an abbreviation for “ic”, apparently.
Quite a leap of logic there.
Those of Pakistani and Japanese origin kind of agree that those terms are pejoritave and offensive. Lot’s of other folks agree.
So far, the only one isnulted by ‘USer’ is, well…you.
Thank You, Capitain!