RE: [DL] about different speech patterns (way OT!)

[Markus Finster <markus.finster@chello.at>]

At 07:15 06.08.2002, Mark Chiddicks wrote:
 >Two peoples divided by a common language, it was once said - very true.

Yes, but about Germans and Austrians, as far as I know. ;-)

"The only thing that seperates Austrians and Germans is their commom language."

Probably it's the same with Birtish and American English.

I have to say though, that you do seem a little... I doin't know... 
snobbish, maybe.
Then again, I'm no native speaker and I pretty sure that I'm heavily 
influenced by all those movies I see and all.

The funny thing is, when Americans talk to me, they say I sound British, 
British say I sound American and everybody else aks me if I'm Irish ;-)

Markus "already late for work"