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Should Britain copyright english and charge for its use?

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It would seem impossible to take a country from the eminent world power to the "little brother" of a nation formed by a handful of people fleeing religious persecution, but apparently it can be done. Just leave it to a bunch of pompous citizens to butcher a country to death.

Take the advice of other people and stop posting. To suggest copyrighting english (without a hint of sarcasm) is just plain idiotic. Do you even know what's eligible for copyright protection? Perhaps you're single handedly trying to reinvigorate the British economy, but if you're any reflection of the entrepreneurial minds circulating over there, then I just pray for you and your country.
 
Originally posted by: gordiflan
It would seem impossible to take a country from the eminent world power to the "little brother" of a nation formed by a handful of people fleeing religious persecution, but apparently it can be done. Just leave it to a bunch of pompous citizens to butcher a country to death.

Take the advice of other people and stop posting. To suggest copyrighting english (without a hint of sarcasm) is just plain idiotic. Do you even know what's eligible for copyright protection? Perhaps you're single handedly trying to reinvigorate the British economy, but if you're any reflection of the entrepreneurial minds circulating over there, then I just pray for you and your country.
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My Fair Lady Soundtrack Lyrics
Artist: Lyrics
Song: Why Can't the English? Lyrics
Henry Look at her, a prisoner of the gutter,
Condemned by every syllable she ever uttered.
By law she should be taken out and hung,
For the cold-blooded murder of the English tongue.
Eliza Aaoooww! Henry imitating her Aaoooww!
Heaven's! What a noise!
This is what the British population,
Calls an elementary education. Pickering Oh,
Counsel, I think you picked a poor example. Henry Did I?
Hear them down in Soho square,
Dropping "h's" everywhere.
Speaking English anyway they like.
You sir, did you go to school?
Man Wadaya tike me for, a fool?
Henry No one taught him 'take' instead of 'tike!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction, by now,
Should be antique. If you spoke as she does, sir,
Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too!
Hear a Yorkshireman, or worse,
Hear a Cornishman converse,
I'd rather hear a choir singing flat.
Chickens cackling in a barn Just like this one!
Eliza Garn! Henry I ask you, sir, what sort of word is that?
It's "Aoooow" and "Garn" that keep her in her place.
Not her wretched clothes and dirty face.
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
This verbal class distinction by now should be antique.
If you spoke as she does, sir, Instead of the way you do,
Why, you might be selling flowers, too.
An Englishman's way of speaking absolutely classifies him,
The moment he talks he makes some other
Englishman despise him.
One common language I'm afraid we'll never get.
Oh, why can't the English learn to set
A good example to people whose
English is painful to your ears?
The Scotch and the Irish leave you close to tears.
There even are places where English completely
disappears. In America, they haven't used it for years!
Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?
Norwegians learn Norwegian; the Greeks have taught their
Greek. In France every Frenchman knows
his language fro "A" to "Zed"
The French never care what they do, actually,
as long as they pronounce in properly.
Arabians learn Arabian with the speed of summer lightning.
And Hebrews learn it backwards,
which is absolutely frightening.
But use proper English you're regarded as a freak.
Why can't the English,
Why can't the English learn to speak?

http://www.stlyrics.com/m/myfairlady.htm
 
Originally posted by: gordiflan
It would seem impossible to take a country from the eminent world power to the "little brother" of a nation formed by a handful of people fleeing religious persecution, but apparently it can be done. Just leave it to a bunch of pompous citizens to butcher a country to death.

Take the advice of other people and stop posting. To suggest copyrighting english (without a hint of sarcasm) is just plain idiotic. Do you even know what's eligible for copyright protection? Perhaps you're single handedly trying to reinvigorate the British economy, but if you're any reflection of the entrepreneurial minds circulating over there, then I just pray for you and your country.
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