Question on English Language to British Members

Well, some languages evolve, and other languages are created. In created languages, counting only goes from -4004 to +2010, whereas in evolving languages there are words for bigger numbers, like 'billion'.Joking aside, That's not just a shame, that's the world on its head.Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.

In Dutch, we have 'miljoen', 'miljard', and 'biljoen', for a million, a billion, and a thousand billion.

I think it's a good thing to preserve to British English spelling of words, because it yields a better insight into the history of Latin (and Latinate) influence in the English language. English has a much larger vocabulary than most other languages, because it Anglicized so many foreign words. If you lose the original spelling, you lose part of the history of English.Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.

And then we haven't even mentioned the billiard. Speaking of confusing...

There's another can of worms: inches and centimetres... You probably mean he is making conversation with his rectum.Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.Edited by Parasomnium, : No reason given.