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       The Special Relationship 
       By: Emlyn Morgan Date: March 22, 2026, 9:44 am
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       There is and always will be a Special Relationship twixt USA and
       GB, if only because we speak almost the same language. Jack's
       House and Mmsa are surely good examples. Yes, both sites welcome
       contributors from all over: however...
       Right now, I'm gazing at the vast ocean who separates or divides
       us: calm today. One side we wield the welting cane, t'other the
       bruising paddle. C'est ca.
       Presidents and Prime Ministers, they come and they go.  Our
       Special Relationship shall endure. Yes?
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       Re: The Special Relationship 
       By: Zyngaru Date: March 22, 2026, 10:36 pm
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       I don't see why not.  Relationships last as long as the people
       in them are committed to making them last.
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       Re: The Special Relationship 
       By: Plagosus Date: March 23, 2026, 2:21 pm
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       [quote author=Emlyn Morgan link=topic=3708.msg32523#msg32523
       date=1774190686]...if only because we speak almost the same
       language.[/quote]
       There is a well-known saying, variously attributed to G. B.
       Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Winston Churchill, that The
       USA and the UK are two states separated by a common language.
       Written American English and written British English are
       essentially the same language as are the associated spoken
       standards. Whatever regional varieties there may be, on the
       whole films and TV programmes whether made in the UK or the USA
       are understood on both sides of the Atlantic.
       The well-known saying does rather suggest the main difference
       between Americans and Brits is language. I am inclined to think
       it is in fact what they have most in common. Because we speak
       the same language there is a widespread belief we have much in
       common, when that is not the case. There is a tendency for the
       British, or at least the English, not to think of the English
       speaking non-British (though not the Irish) as foreigners when
       that is exactly what they are. I will not get into discussing
       differences as that can lead to stereotyping, but I do assert
       that Americans are as different from the British as the French
       or any other nationality.
       More generally, I think it is a mistake to align language with
       any one or more of nationality, race, ethnicity or religion.
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