Clickieeee New Age Bane fucked around with this message on 10-24-2006 at 10:46 AM.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage attempted to be funny by writing:
Isn't that the game about being in an English public school? Of course it's got gay in it, then!
I believe it's a private school, but your point probably still stands.
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Verily, the chocolate bunny rabbits doth run and play while Kegwen gently hums:
I believe it's a private school, but your point probably still stands.
It's one of those differences between British English and American English. When you say "public school" in England, you're talking about an elite private school. 
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
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Bloodsage had this to say about pies:
It's one of those differences between British English and American English. When you say "public school" in England, you're talking about an elite private school.
I'm used to associating public school with public funds and such. Silly British.
Learn something every day, I suppose. Kegwen fucked around with this message on 10-24-2006 at 02:01 PM.
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Bloodsage said:
It's one of those differences between British English and American English. When you say "public school" in England, you're talking about an elite private school.
Uh.. public schools are public schools.
We say "private schools" the same as you. Someone's been telling you fibs.
Voted 3. 
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Quoth Mortious:
Uh.. public schools are public schools.We say "private schools" the same as you. Someone's been telling you fibs.
Not really. Since people love Wiki so much, here you go:
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The term public school has different (and in some cases contradictory) meanings due to regional differences. In most of the world, it refers to a government-funded primary or secondary school; in some countries, it can refer to government-funded higher education; in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland it refers to certain elite, private secondary schools.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
"Don't want to sound like a fanboy, but I am with you. I'll buy it for sure, it's just a matter of for how long I will be playing it..."
- Silvast, Battle.net forums
Englishman > Wiki.
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Mortious startled the peaceful upland Gorillas, blurting:
Are you being sarcastic, Bloodsage? I can't tell here anymore.Englishman > Wiki.
Sorry, not sarcastic at all.
Maybe it's going out of fashion lately. But when one refers to a "public school man" one is talking about an elite private school and not normal public schools.
One can even find the history of the expression, since the schools were established by public law and were "public" in the sense that anyone with enough money could go there.
It's not at all a joke. . .but maybe the expression is no longer current.
--Satan, quoted by John Milton
Why didn't any of you tell me the link was broken because of a stupid " New Age Bane fucked around with this message on 10-25-2006 at 04:10 PM.
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This one time, at New Age Bane camp:
So the truth comes out, Mort isn't really british at all.Why didn't any of you tell me the link was broken because of a stupid "
Yes he is. He's just a secret agent, so is out of touch with current slang (reality).
