My advice: Don't listen to this guy...

**TheOfficialBren** · 22nd May 13, 02:45 AM

Originally Posted by Nathan

I always found that to be such a funny expression...

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MODS, I have a question that I will ask via private message. I believe that my account has been hacked.

Littrog and others, I apologise. I was making a joke but it was clearly in bad taste.

**LitTrog** · 22nd May 13, 08:57 AM

Whoa! Throttle back on that throttling, TOB--it greatly eases our social interactions if we calibrate our English.

If I'm yammering away in AmE and my buddy suddenly decides to slip into his BrE and asks to borrow a rubber, it would be nice to know if he's looking to remove a mistake or prevent one. Now imagine that same buddy loudly proclaiming his desire for an after-dinner cigarette...

We should all be as dedicated to mutual understanding and specify whether or not we're talkin uhmercun.

**Downunder Kilt** · 22nd May 13, 02:59 PM

I always fondly remember visiting some friends of friends in rural Oklahoma. Had a great afternnon, but by the time I had returned to where I was staying, the host of the aftenoons visit had called my friends, saying Mike was a great guy and welcome back anytime but could he learn to speak english properly.

**LitTrog** · 22nd May 13, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren

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MODS, I have a question that I will ask via private message. I believe that my account has been hacked.

Littrog and others, I apologise. I was making a joke but it was clearly in bad taste.

Please don't feel obligated to apologize to me! I knew you were joking (those smiley face thingies do wonders). Besides, I have a very poor filter--I'm forced to be proper and serious during my work week and the unfortunate members of X-marks are often subject to the brain sludge that seeps through. Carry on.