dear americans - please learn the CORRECT definition of words - BEFORE using them

communist

fascist

nazi

racist

you really - REALLY need to start with those four

as in thread after thread - their miss-use goes beyond the pale

thanks in advance - the english speaking world

PS - the letter " U " needs to be used correctly too - and stop replacing " S" with " Z"

ETA - how the hell did i miss " racist " off my list - thanks " canerwarrior "

a reply to: ignorant_ape

U have no idea how badly this is needed.
Thankz!

a reply to: ignorant_ape

I dunno wat u fascist grammar nazis b talking about all the time. U B commiez while we be free
#notallamericanz

a reply to: ignorant_ape
I will not try to back up the products of the US educational system.

But It isn’t just ‘Americans’ that have problems with the written word.

Make sure to add racist to that list as well.

a reply to: ignorant_ape

Speaking of which; I often like to point out to the inhabitants of the "Land of The Free", their House & Congress rule with Fascism.

Nothing is by accident

People here in America tend to create and redefine terms to bolster their opinions on a whim. It's definitely annoying.

Grammatically I cringe when people mix up "a" and "an", personally.

a reply to: ignorant_ape

... PS - the letter " U " needs to be used correctly too

You mean like "catalogue", "cheque" and "colour"?

Sorry about that; we'll get right on it.

a reply to: ignorant_ape

Is this just addressed to United Provincians, or does it also include Canadiens eh, pepper bellies, Argentinians, etc?

Only so many U tiles in a set of Scabble. Four I think, so we had to cut out the unnecessary ones in favor of distinguishing things like fowl and foul.

a reply to: ignorant_ape

If you can change the language, you change the culture.

originally posted by: sine.nomine
People here in America tend to create and redefine terms to bolster their opinions on a whim. It's definitely annoying.

Grammatically I cringe when people mix up "a" and "an", personally.

Add to that the mixing of 'there' and 'their.' 'To' and 'too'.

And who came up with 'yuge'?

Anything to get people riled up.

My brother in law used to call people nazis all the time....
His employer
The cops

I told him to ready a damn book....

Like a "boot" ?
A "boot" is not on an automobile
I have a pair on my feet .
And , if one look close enough , I can show one a boot beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Definition straightener outter right there , I tell ya
Eye opener

a reply to: ignorant_ape
I don't think that particular batch of confusions is peculiarly American.
It was as a mature student at London University that I was puzzled by the conversation of fellow-students- "My father's a fascist", "Yes, my father's a fascist too"; eventually working out that the word now meant "not-socialist". I assume that "nazi" and "racist" have gone the same way and now mean "someone who disagrees with me".

Though the confusion of socialism and communism is probably more American, because America has had so little real experience of either.

I will always spell 'organiZe' with a 'z' even though I am English.

It is the correct spelling which English writers have got wrong.

I agree on the meanings of words, they need to be clear, but as for grammar and spelling, I don't care really, so long as we can all understand the meaning of the sentence.

a reply to: LogicalGraphitti

My opinion on grammar is summed up here:

www.abovetopsecret.com...

a reply to: ignorant_ape

It isn't a problem limited to any one country.

Perhaps the world's not such a bad place. It just needs some healing. There's hope still.