speaking "right"

I know that France hates to let any English words sneak into their language. The French word for Bulldozer is "Bulldozere" because, you know, the "E" on the end makes all the difference.

I think English snobbery towards American use of our language stems from the fact that every change you make to it is a form of dumbing down. It's not the new phrases and terms people dislike, all languages evolve, that's natural. What people get snobby about is the way you change spelling to make them easier. It only serves to reinforce the stereotype of all Americans being stupid.

Of course there are sloppy speakers over here, same as anywhere. Personally, in casual conversation my grammer is terrible and my accent fairly chavvy. I can, however, if I wish speak in perfetly eloquent English but then, I live in a frightfully middle class area, went to a frightfully middle class school and was on the public speaking team...

Jam it back in, in the dark.