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Old 6th Apr 2020, 20:55
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Originally Posted by Zaphod Beblebrox
Speaking as a Yank who graduated from a very middle of the road US Public High School, I am shocked and dismayed that the country that gave the world Shakespeare, the Kings English and a beautiful example of how to speak so properly without really moving your lips from her Majesty yesterday, I am astounded that you Brits are closing in on the US in education. Keep it up and we can have exchange students between the UK and Alabama or Mississippi, the end result will probably be the same.
Agreed...the result will probably be along the lines of 'fix bayonet, engage en'...Don't need to R and R for that.
But that doesn't stop the p*ss-stained armchair warriors of PPrune pontificating.
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