Posted by Drummer Edward Armstrong on April 08, 2001 at 10:04:30:
In Reply to: Re: Thought for the Day - Oooops!! posted by Kate on April 08, 2001 at 08:38:49:
: : : "England and America are two countries separated by the same language."
: : :
: : : George Bernard Shaw
: : :
: : : Miss JayBee
: : : Assistant to The Huggy Merchant
: : ___________________
: : Ain't THAT the truth! You only had to listen to our Scottish 'First Minister' Alex MacLeish talking to President Bush on the 6th, Tartan Day!
: : AT THE SAME TIME, you only had to listen to Alex MacLeish and Sean Connery talking in the SAME language - but saying TWO VERY DIFFERENT THINGS!! Methinks there is definitely a 'language barrier' there, too!! :o)
: : Kate.
: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
: Oooops - the ol' brain is trying to think of thirty throusand things at once again!! Make that *HENRY* McLEISH!!! (Alex MacLeish is the footballer!!!) And 'Henry' isn't even Scottish enough to spell his name M*a*c - no wonder he 'can't get it right' for Scotland!!
: *an apologetic*
: Kate.
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FYI (just a brief history lesson) the United States after securing their independance was one vote away from making German the offical language of the USofA!