I know the British will say bastardized should be spelled bastardised!
204618
Actually they don't all say that.  And anyway it's not true.  Language is in a constant state of flux anyway.  Let's take 'Fall' (US) v 'Autumn' (UK).  'Fall' was in widespread use in the West of England (where most of the early US settlers came from).  It changed in UK but remained the same in US.  So, the change happened in UK, NOT the US.  This is true for a number of other word/phrase pairs.\n\nIf you assume - as all linguists know - that languages change over time, then it is obvious that in the 400 years or so that English speaking people have lived in America, that their language would diverge from that of the UK.  The same happened in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and, under slightly different pressures, in India, Singapore etc.\n\nEnglish in, say, Georgia and English as spoken in New York have diverged in the same period.  As a Brit, I had real difficulty understanding some of the rural residents of Georgia I met on a recent visit.\n\nThe reason many Brits use the word 'bastardised' to describe American English (yes, with an 's'!) is not so much to do with the language butmore to do with their feeling that America is insular, arrogant and full of itself.  (A view which is only partially justified, I feel).  The assumption by some Americans (as perceived by many Brits) - and largely the assumption of the US Government - that the whole world should aspire to become more like the US, that the US system of doing everything is best, that the US can and should bully other nations leads to a groundswell of feeling of alienation from America.  As we all know, it is traditional in the UK to mock people because of the way they speak!\n\nWinston Churchill (I think) said of Britain and America that we are 'two great nations divided by a common language'.  In general (unfortunately) I think he was about right.
66167
i repeat myself... sad joke... sadder english
36352
peoeple tend to typy fastr than they can acctually think abot spelleng... I hate to see it to!
278803
The bastard. Kill him
656171
Great idea..Notwithstanding,that I doubt that anyone will be "willing" to correct the spelling,to seek for the right explanation .Maybe they(not offensive) stick to their slang and others merely suffer from illiteracy..
231017
your spellings suck..work on that before going to immigration office
222315
wow, really? personally i dont think "pissed" should be considered a cuss-word, but your spelling....yikes!!
315751
Yes it is from half penny, I think you should spell it like this: 'alfpeth cos you say "aypeny" not half penny don't ya?
300385
Any chance you could make an intelligent post?  One that uses the King's English?
399984
I would. The Brits wouldn't because they are P ussies
492571
No, just mind your diction, though.\n\n(The illiterates will surely not be STINGY with their comments)
225318
Maybe if you learned to spell......
316920
Bullshit, arsehole, motherfucker, shithead, fuckface, Thatcher.
499677
I think that word should be abolished entirely.  It's origination is negative.
617014
just have to say this to scatz, the first answerer, maybe good GRAMMAR - thats how u spell it! but not good spelling! they're alot of mad ppl here that is not me! im not supporting england!
70018
I think they spell things wrong intentionally to annoy us!
552244
Should be MikDonald.  It is of Scots-Irish origin, so you need to throw the little accent in there as well.