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To: gattaca

“I love to watch the British shows on Netflix, Midsomer Murders, Foyle’s War, Inspector Lewis, etc.”

Me too. Also Prime Suspect, Wire in the Blood, Murder in Suburbia.

I also like Swedish stuff on NF; Stig Larsson’s Millenium series (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo).

Wallander (original Swedish version) is currently available on NF, and the British version with Kenneth Branagh is coming soon.

The modern English language derives from several other languages, and has the largest vocabulary, etc. (Old English, Old Norse, French, Latin, etc.)

So for us and the Brits, adopting new words and/or usages is nothing new or noteworthy.

Other languages do it too, especially adopting English/American words, ideas, etc.


118 posted on 09/27/2012 12:35:51 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: truth_seeker

I just started watching Wallander, glad to hear the English version is coming.


126 posted on 09/28/2012 2:03:21 AM PDT by gattaca ("Great things can be accomplished if you don't care who gets the credit " Ronald Reagan)
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