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This is the latest interesting conversation I heard on the tube. It started with a man, standing, asking another man, sitting, about stations and stuff after which we can use their distinct accents to refer to them as:
Englishman: (after telling him the info he wanted) Are you from America?
The American: Yes.
Englishman: I don't support your government.
The Amercian: I don't support them either.
Englishman: I wouldn't put them in my toilet. Do you know why? Because I want to keep it clean. (short laugh)
End of conversation then I got off the next stop, but I don't think they did any more talking after that.
p.s.
the words in bold are interesting because (1) the american actually said 'yes' and not 'yeh' maybe due to age factor (he's in his fifties or more) and (2) is an interesting case of reference assignment (who exactly are 'them' and how do we get to the referent?)
Mai
Englishman: (after telling him the info he wanted) Are you from America?
The American: Yes.
Englishman: I don't support your government.
The Amercian: I don't support them either.
Englishman: I wouldn't put them in my toilet. Do you know why? Because I want to keep it clean. (short laugh)
End of conversation then I got off the next stop, but I don't think they did any more talking after that.
p.s.
the words in bold are interesting because (1) the american actually said 'yes' and not 'yeh' maybe due to age factor (he's in his fifties or more) and (2) is an interesting case of reference assignment (who exactly are 'them' and how do we get to the referent?)
Mai
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Very Intresting indeed...
Simply the Englishman outwitted the american via a (K.O)...
he shutt him off...
& the American would not dare to engage any further...
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