In Reply to: Are you a native speaker of "English" English? posted by tinear on November 17, 2009 at 18:48:59:
... I'll mention that I was born and brought up in 'The Athens of the North' where, as everyone knows, the very finest English is spoken. (Sex is what coal comes in for us.) Also, I studied linguistics and phonetics in Daniel Jones's old department at University College London - Shaw is believed to have based Prof Henry Higgins on him - which might explain why this topic is close to my heart.
But credentials and expertise aren't all that relevant here: I was just curious to know about inmates' perceptions, whatever their own backgrounds.
PS Your dig at Patrick, below, has me wondering whether Archie Bunker isn't your alter ego!!
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- Without getting too ad hominem about this, tin, ... - Bhasi 01:51:42 11/18/09 (3)
- My cred is a bit different, having - tinear 08:04:32 11/18/09 (2)
- I don't disagree with a single point you make ... - Bhasi 09:03:06 11/18/09 (1)
- Johnny Depp "doing" English. Creeps me out, completely. nt - tinear 15:46:19 11/18/09 (0)