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1. You say you don't mean it, but then you say that all of the Americans that you've met must have been misguided and different from the rest. So, which is it? Do you mean it, or do you not? Make up your mind.
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your standards, OANST! I'm playing off of you now. By your
standards clearly they're misguided if what I've experienced is different to your common knowledge of your people.
When I claimed Americans were a little prententious in the way that SOME like going around saying they're 2.7 % Irish etc., I was in no way referring to the entirety of the population! It was a passing remark, that I have clearly represented to be far more damaging that I intended. It was a "you guys, what're you like?" not a "your ways sicken me, I don't want to associate with you."
And I admit that it was indeed pretentious of me to have brought that topic up, but I felt I had to rival your claims that we're all pretentious for thinking we're better than Americans because our language is better and/or more preserved, which a lot over here seem to do. For Christ's Sake, if its anyone who's preserved the English language to the extent we're discussing in all things 'linguistical purist', then its you Americans! You've preserved it well.
And when have I stated that I'm better than anyone?! This is the thing which keeps getting to me, and its confusing me greatly. You seem to have it driven into your skull that I'm:
a) Against all Americans
b) Have claimed because I'm British I'm better than them, just by jokingly stating that my idiolect is to be 'tainted' if I'm around you guys.
I'd like to think this is all just common forum/internet misunderstanding. I really don't want to fight or dislike you, OANST, or get on your bad side, but I clearly have, and for that I am sorry. I am.