+1,199 American English is like the bastard child of Latin and some Germanic language. Its more well-liked but prudish sibling is British English, while its sporty and laid back brother is Australian English. French would be the indulgent aunt because it lavishes American English with so many word gifts, and Old Norse would be the cranky but often helpful grandfather language. amirite?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Where did you copy this from?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Nowhere. It is a product of my mind.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

You certainly put a lot of thought into it O_o

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Nah, the muse just struck me. Hard.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Facebook.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

You left out Greek!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I'm sorry but australian/british/american english just isn't different enough from each other to put it into a context like this.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Uhm, yes it is.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Marvellous argument.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

inorite.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Have you actually been to England? There is nothing here that is in any way prudish. It's not the nineteenth century anymore my friend.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

So wait - do you mean to tell me that British people don't say " 'Ello guvna, top uh thuh monin to yuh!" anymore? D:

by Anonymous 14 years ago

i know. it's DISGUSTING.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

"Top o' the mornin' to ya" is an Irish stereotype lmao

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Well North Ireland is part of Britain... But you're right it should have been "'Ello guvna, fahncy uh cuppa tea?" if I was going for English.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I think you mean "Northern Ireland", which isn't a part of Britain (but it a part of the United Kingdom), and even then they're still way off. And yes, I'd love a cup of tea!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I thought it was North Ireland in the same way that it's South Africa instead of Southern Africa. Wouldn't "Northern Ireland" get confusing because it could either mean the part of Ireland that's in the UK or the northern part of the country of Ireland?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Lol. The official name is "Northern Ireland". I live there, trust me I know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Oh lol I wouldn't have even asked if I'd known you lived there.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Pretty sure if we were to make something like it more exact, American English would be the Downs kid that every one likes out of pitty.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Pity you can't spell pity.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

British English: also known as 'proper' English.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

There are so many diffrent types of "Brittish English", and most of them arn't prudish at all.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yeah, you seem like a really legitimate source, especially considering your spelling of the words "different," "British," and "aren't."

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I may have made a few spelling errors >.> But seriously have you heard a Scouser talk?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

No, to be honest I don't even know what a Scouser is. What do they sound like?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I'm eating chips.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Cool. No one gives a shit.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

They're doritos.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Om nom nom xD

by Anonymous 14 years ago

And is Greek the godfather, or uncle, or something?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

What about South African English? I think we would be like that kinda weird yet still pretty legend cousin :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I concur.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

What would German be? The cool older cousin that teaches it to swear?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

german....is the ginger.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Everyone stfu, and appreciate this metaphor.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Thank you ! I was going to go back and answer all of those comments up there but now that I've read your comment I believe I shall let the post speak for itself :)

by Anonymous 14 years ago

English, Australian English and pretty much all the English-es in the commonwealth are exactly the same. I do agree with the Australian English comparison though.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

One has to wonder what kind of child American English will bear.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Yo broski me n' mah biddies was wonderin' that too. Like, I like, think that, like, y'all will be saying' sum kind er retarded screwed up broken language in, like, the future.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Dood, u may b rite lol

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I read that in a George W. Bush voice lol

by Anonymous 14 years ago

It will just be an amalgamation of textspeak, l337sp34|<, numbers and letters like "4" and "u", and a bunch of words from Urban Dictionary.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

i think something that looks and speaks like Ali-g.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Herpes lawyer

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Damn it! Brett told me it would get a 28 rating!!!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Way too deep

by Anonymous 14 years ago

But we must go DEEPER!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

hello

by Anonymous 14 years ago

"More well liked" hahahaha shore!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Spanish is the nephew no one likes

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Indeed.. the Spanish language fucking sucks.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

mmreally though?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Oui. Yes. Ja.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

um. no.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Are all the Asian, African, and Native American languages the far off cousins that the Germanic/Romance languages don't really know about?

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Well let's think. We speak English in America because the colonists from England brought it over. So "American English" is the daughter of "British English." Also, are you talking about accents or the adding of new words and terms to make each English type original? Because there are many different accents and terms used throughout Britain, just like America. There is London, Liverpool, Manchester, and Yorkshire to name a few just like in America there is Jersey, Philly, New York, Midland, Southern and California. You can't generalize a language.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

You're over-thinking things a bit.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

If you're gonna make a metaphor in four lines at least make it worth it, you gain nothing from this it's neither funny nor accurate.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I thought it was funny. If you don't, vote down and move on.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

YOUR MOM moves on.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Troll harder.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Your mom makes me harder.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I'll give you that one.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Laugh worthy.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

And Klingon is like Atlantis, everyone has heard of it but it's not truly understood by more than a handful.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

im too tired to read all this

by Anonymous 14 years ago

They must have had a threesome with greek...

by Anonymous 14 years ago

but... american english is the product of british english. latin + germanic language = british english --years of separation--> american english. so, british english kind of... asexually reproduced, making a mutant child? also, australian english is a product of british english. more mutants

by Anonymous 14 years ago

LOL @ mutants

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I like American English :(

by Anonymous 14 years ago

I speak American... IT'S THE FREEDOM LANGUAGE!!

by Anonymous 14 years ago

You make it sound like American English is a language by itself, independent of all the other variants English around the world

by Anonymous 14 years ago

that's because an american made this post.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

lolwut

by Anonymous 14 years ago

hey.

by Anonymous 14 years ago

Why do people have to get so into it? I think they just wanted people to laugh not go into a philosophical debate. Funny post though:)

by Anonymous 14 years ago