HeadingNorth Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 to celebrate somthing means your proud of it You've written a new dictionary with entirely new definitions? You cannot take pride in anything which was done by someone else. It's a contradiction in terms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVAN LILLEY Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 so all communities should live in the now? all communities should ignor the past, not learn from it, improve on it, celibrate it, build on it, id say taking pride in the past is away of motivating me and my children, to repeat them. understanding the mistakes of the past is away of not repeating those mistakes. not in my view taking pride in englishness would create stagnation. maybe thats the problem today, stagnation due to a disconnection with who we are? the above is why you can and should Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesday1 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 the above is why you can and should Oi, oi Phil. All set for another day's trolling then. Well to be honest it's a bit more fun than the World Cup has been to date! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 You've written a new dictionary with entirely new definitions? You cannot take pride in anything which was done by someone else. It's a contradiction in terms! my bold Yes you can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I can't think of any other country I would have preferred to have been born in but that doesn't make me proud to be English. Just thankful to be born in a place where everyone is entitled to a good education and most people have all their basic needs met. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 to celebrate somthing means your proud of it You've written a new dictionary with entirely new definitions? You cannot take pride in anything which was done by someone else. It's a contradiction in terms! I really don't know why you make the effort HN. As for being thankful of your "Englishness" is another matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retep Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 You've written a new dictionary with entirely new definitions? You cannot take pride in anything which was done by someone else. It's a contradiction in terms! No they have not, proud • adjective 1 (often proud of) feeling pride or satisfaction in one’s own or another’s achievements. 2 having or showing a high opinion of oneself. 3 conscious of one’s own dignity. 4 (often proud of) slightly projecting from a surface. 5 literary imposing; splendid. — PHRASES do proud informal 1 cause to feel pleased or satisfied. 2 treat or entertain very well. — DERIVATIVES proudly adverb. — ORIGIN Old French prud ‘valiant’, from Latin prodesse ‘be of value’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_W Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I really don't know why you make the effort HN. As for being thankful of your "Englishness" is another matter. my bold How does that work then ? If your Englishness, means your proud of your country of birth (which it can}, then you can be thankful that your proud to be English ! What's your definition of Englishness ? Do you drink tea ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVAN LILLEY Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 You've written a new dictionary with entirely new definitions? You cannot take pride in anything which was done by someone else. It's a contradiction in terms! can you respond to the above? post 60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kthebean Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 I really don't know why you make the effort HN. As for being thankful of your "Englishness" is another matter. No I dont know why he makes the effort...the effort to be wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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