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Bruce[_28_]

In article >,
says...
>
> On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 3:25:50 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 4:44:26 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> > > > In article >,
> > > > says...
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, 17 Sep 2016 08:29:29 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > On Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 10:49:18 AM UTC-4, sf wrote:
> > > > > > > On Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:41:01 +0100, "Ophelia" >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Please will you explain 'corn pudding'? Remember, my 'pudding' is your
> > > > > > > > 'dessert', so i am a bit confused
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Is it anything like cornbread? If so, why is it call pudding?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > A better question is "Why do the British call dessert pudding"?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Google doesn't work where you are? The first hit that I got was
> > > > > > very believable:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > <http://greatbritishmag.co.uk/lifestyle/why-do-brits-call-dessert-pudding>
> > > > > >
> > > > > I knew that already. It's not a real answer, and basically calls them
> > > > > classist snobs.
> > > >
> > > > The English invented the language, so whatever they do, they're always
> > > > right.
> > >
> > > The Romans invented Latin, anything other than Classical Latin is incorrect.
>
> You miss my point.

You're talking to yourself here. "The Romans invented Latin..." is your
own text.

> The pronunciation of Latin in Great Britain is different
> from Classical Latin. Roman colonies adapted Latin into the modern
> Romance language. Language changes. There's no point saying "whatever
> they do, they're always right". My grammar-school teacher would rightly
> have marked "colour" as incorrect on a spelling test.

Yes, language changes and you all go your own ways. But to say that the
inventors of the language are speaking it incorrectly, is contradictory.

> > English isn't a Roman language. We'd have to look at Germanic for its
> > roots.
>
> Fair enough. The English should be speaking 5th century German,
> rather than corrupting it into modern English.

Germanic isn't German. It's the parent of English, German and Dutch.