Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/3/84; site mhuxt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!mhuxj!mhuxr!mhuxv!mhuxt!techpub From: techpub@mhuxt.UUCP (mcgrew) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: History of Language Message-ID: <289@mhuxt.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Oct-84 16:11:07 EDT Article-I.D.: mhuxt.289 Posted: Wed Oct 10 16:11:07 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 11-Oct-84 08:19:05 EDT Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 51 How much longer will English be the dominant language in America? Samples of conversation heard on the street: 300 A.D. -- "Sheeit, muvva, git yoh ass ow mah faez! Kinyu diggitt?" 1300 A.D. -- "Blimey, Oiy sez, oiy sez getcher bloomin arse awff me." 1650 A.D. -- "Romeo, Romeo, wherfore art thou, Romeo?" (sound of toilet flushing offstage) "Sweet Juliet, sweet and kindly Juliet, tis the call of nature didst come uponst me and made me beg thy leave." 1812 A.D. -- "O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming." 1903 A.D. -- "Eckscoosamente, Ima so a-sorry. Ees-a my fault-a. Ima just-a offa d'boat anda I needa to-a take-a dis-a beeg-a sheet-a." 1922 A.D. -- "Whoo, whoo and boop-boop-bee-doop, kiddo. 23 skiddoo and hotcha baby." 1943 A.D. -- "Banzai! Die you Amelleekan smelly dog! Aiee-yahh!" 1968 A.D. -- "Well, like uh, like y'know whad I mean? Like, uh, get yer fuggin ass the hell outta here!" 1977 A.D. -- "Ooh, ooh ahh, ahh, stayin' alive, stayin' alive." 1984 A.D. -- "Sheeit, muvva, git yoh ass ow mah faez! Kinyu diggitt?" 1985 A.D. -- ? Comments welcome. Walt H.