A lady friend sent me a picture of a sign in a shop window in London that
said; "We Speak American." I've always found it interesting that the English
language originated in Germany. /jnm
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> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Chris Barker
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:12 AM
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> Subject: RE: [OM] Cricket Match
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>
> >Andrew Fildes wrote:
> >Simple solution - they're only allowed to talk about international
> >matches! :-)
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> >
> >LOL! Reminds me of John Cleese, in an TV interview in the USA in 1999.
> >When asked what he considered to be the main differences between the UK
> >and USA cultures, he replied: "We speak English, you don't. When we
> >have a world series competition, we invite people from overseas. When
> >we meet the head of state, we only have to go down on one knee."
> >
> >:-)
> >
>
> Classic Ray!
>
> I wonder if John Cleese is still allowed to play parts in US TV sitcoms?
>
> Chris
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