Tellyn Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanman Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddage Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoogleViper Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becca Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 I love this! If only number 15 could be answered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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