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Subject: Re: "The cheques in the post" and other excuses Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2008 18:55:14 +0100

On Wed, 14 May 2008 14:40:40 +0100, "PDR"
wrote:

>> I would knock it if they didn't insist on inflicting their misuse of the
>> language on the UK. Unfortunately, the Americans are insistent to the
>> point where they won't accept any UK produced film or TV material unless
>> American pronounciations or words are used. Skedyule instead of shedyule;
>> dove instead of dived; etc. etc.
>
>...and they're still angry that our DVD distributors won't send them to
>copies of "Madness of King George" and "Madness of King George II" that they
>ordered years ago...

That sort of thing would have only happened if they had called the
film "The Madness of George III" as was the play it was based on.

More to the point, when can we expect "Air Force Two"?