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Title: Geography
Post by: minke on November 07, 2012, 07:16:34 AM: Learnt a lot about where all the US states are last night. Kinda embarrasing, but there was a lot of "really? Idaho is there? wow". I hadn't paid much attention before, pretty much only knew where texas and florida were. My night wasn't wasted.
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Nypsy on November 07, 2012, 07:47:29 AM: Don't feel bad. Most American's would fail a simple US geography test.
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: SmokinLoon on November 07, 2012, 07:53:40 AM: But they can tell you the scores of the they favorite sports team for the past three years. :aok
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Slate on November 07, 2012, 07:58:41 AM: Every Great Empire had a Rise and a Fall. That is all before I get another one locked. :uhoh
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: titanic3 on November 07, 2012, 08:19:09 AM: Quote from: minke on November 07, 2012, 07:16:34 AM
Learnt a lot about where all the US states are last night. Kinda embarrasing, but there was a lot of "really? Idaho is there? wow". I hadn't paid much attention before, pretty much only knew where texas and florida were. My night wasn't wasted.

Wow, haven't seen some one used learnt instead of learned in a while.
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: GScholz on November 07, 2012, 08:40:17 AM: Quote from: titanic3 on November 07, 2012, 08:19:09 AM
Wow, haven't seen some one used learnt instead of learned in a while.

Outside the US it is the correct spelling. In US English use "learned" always.
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: minke on November 07, 2012, 08:42:26 AM: kids in UK now pronouncing Z as 'zee' instead of 'zed'. American influence is spreading. At least Canada is still keeping it real.
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: titanic3 on November 07, 2012, 08:46:39 AM: Quote from: GScholz on November 07, 2012, 08:40:17 AM
Outside the US it is the correct spelling. In US English use "learned" always.

Depends on what state I think. Last I heard it was from a friend from Arizona. I thought he was wrong until I looked it up. But hey, good to know :).
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Devil 505 on November 07, 2012, 09:24:11 AM: Quote from: minke on November 07, 2012, 08:42:26 AM
kids in UK now pronouncing Z as 'zee' instead of 'zed'. American influence is spreading. At least Canada is still keeping it real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y7Yp2L6c2KM#t=7s
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: minke on November 07, 2012, 09:26:59 AM: Quote from: Devil 505 on November 07, 2012, 09:24:11 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=y7Yp2L6c2KM#t=7s

:lol
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Stalwart on November 08, 2012, 02:23:41 AM: Quote from: GScholz on November 07, 2012, 08:40:17 AM
Outside the US it is the correct spelling. In US English use "learned" always.

Depends on how someone learned it to you. :neener:
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Vulcan on November 08, 2012, 03:15:00 AM: I think US skooling has a way to go yet:

(http://static.stuff.co.nz/1352343823/643/7924643.jpg)
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: StrayDog on November 08, 2012, 07:41:58 AM: Quote from: Vulcan on November 08, 2012, 03:15:00 AM
I think US skooling has a way to go yet:

(http://static.stuff.co.nz/1352343823/643/7924643.jpg)

Leave ur guns with us :rock
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: whiteman on November 08, 2012, 04:43:24 PM: keep your god and church out of my government
Title: Re: Geography
Post by: Scherf on November 08, 2012, 04:50:29 PM: Quote from: Vulcan on November 08, 2012, 03:15:00 AM
I think US skooling has a way to go yet:

(http://static.stuff.co.nz/1352343823/643/7924643.jpg)

Yeah man, that's seriously :headscratch: