Petition to revoke the independence of the United States of America

[Tellyn]

That was hilarious, I'm forwarding it to my friends. Yeah the portrayal of Brits on screen is wrong. On films we are always posh/cockney, dressed in a top hat and suit, gay, hunting fanatics and with poor or rotten teeth. Yes, just about all of those come from The Simpsons.

[MoogleViper]

Why didn't it say anything about double negatives?

 

"I don't got none."

 

No it's I have got none. It's not hard.

[fanman]

Why didn't it say anything about double negatives?

 

"I don't got it."

 

No it's I haven't got it. It's not hard.

 

That's not a double negative, just the wrong word.

 

Double negatives are things like "I ain't got none", which the british are more guilty of.

[Eddage]

That's not a double negative, just the wrong word.

 

Double negatives are things like "I ain't got none", which the british are more guilty of.

 

I prefer to think of Chavs as something other than British!

[MoogleViper]

That's not a double negative, just the wrong word.

 

Double negatives are things like "I ain't got none", which the british are more guilty of.

 

Woops. I was supposed to put none. Thanks.

 

I wouldn't say the british are guilty of using double negatives, however a lot don't understand them.

[BlueStar]

That's not a double negative, just the wrong word.

 

Double negatives are things like "I ain't got none", which the british are more guilty of.

 

Well, the british can be 'guilty' of it when people who speak other languages may escape it - Cos in some languages double negatives aren't considered an error and increase the level of negation, while in english the double negatives are considered to cancel each other and be a mistake.

 

Brits do use them a fair bit, "I haven't done nothing" etc.

[Becca]

I love this! If only number 15 could be answered...