I know I'm a bit late joining this thread... but I just want to add that regadless of bad grammer, poor spelling (I'm very guilty of that), doesn't any one think it's brilliant that so many nations are able to communicate?
I come here and we all speak, basicly something that approximates to English, and we can share ideas and generally share our felings on a subject... If that isn't brilliant I don't know what is!!!
While I feel a strong affinity for the British way of spelling and grammer (my poor Canadian Girl Friend has to put up with my constant correction of her grammer), I really don't mind how people word things or spell things, as long as they managed to get their message across.
Communication is probably the greatest thing that we have, and I'm proud to come here and be able to communicate to people from different cultures and countries.
I want to Raise a Glass to them, and thank them for using English how ever they use it, because it has allowed me to extend my view of the world (despite my ignorance).
Go on then:
:pint:
:-)
