Subject: Talk Like an Englishman
Posted by: romeomikegolf
Date: Oct 30 11
In response to the other thread how do we Brits pronounce different words? Do you take a bath, or a barth?
Posted by: romeomikegolf
Date: Oct 30 11
In response to the other thread how do we Brits pronounce different words? Do you take a bath, or a barth?
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mountaingoat 
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I pronounce bath as shower. Reply #41. Dec 18 11, 5:58 AM |
lesley153
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Late response to #37 - I think it ceased to exist when giving short measure ceased to be a hanging offence. Phew! Does anyone remember an ad for Elastoplast, centred on its pronunciation? They had four versions, based on the As being long or short. It's OK, it was a very long time ago. Reply #42. Dec 18 11, 8:40 AM |
george48
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KIL-ometer is how i've mostly heard it pronounced in my area of Canada,and how i say it myself. Reply #43. Dec 18 11, 12:08 PM |
dolly_llama
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I bathe. :) Reply #44. Dec 18 11, 12:58 PM |
lampshade56
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We (English) say alu-minium and Americans say aloom-inum. Also we say labor-atory and Americans say labra-tory Reply #45. Dec 19 11, 6:24 PM |
daver852
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The one that gets me is "shed-yule" versus "sked-yule" for schedule. Reply #46. Dec 19 11, 9:29 PM |
C30
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and "Lootenant" or "Leftenant" for "Lieutenant" Reply #47. Dec 20 11, 2:33 AM |
tezza1551
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On a slightly different tack,in our small country town in Western Australia, an American woman brought our local Co-Op staff to hysteria last weekend by asking if they sold "fanny packs". The very young and highly embarrassed salesman directed her to the "feminine hygiene products" aisle ! Reply #48. Dec 21 11, 12:29 AM |
turbotude
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Tezza: Now THAT'S a good one! ROTFLMAO Reply #49. Dec 21 11, 10:41 PM |
| mountaingoat
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In Australia Durex are sticky and in the US they stop the same. (Durex is sticky tape in Aus.) Reply #50. Dec 29 11, 4:27 AM |
| C30
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In the UK a "fag" is a cigarette, in the USA it has an all together different definition! As does "rubber" in UK, is an "eraser", not so over the pond. Reply #51. Dec 29 11, 5:30 AM |
| turbotude
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C30: Those are examples of why a Brit and an American could have a really hilarious conversation! Reply #52. Dec 29 11, 1:21 PM |
REDVIKING57
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Don't forget the Aussie with his 'sticky tape' - that could add a whole new dimension to international 'relations'. :)) Reply #53. Dec 30 11, 9:19 AM |
pmarney
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Well C30 Rubber does have that meaning, but also has the same meaning I think you are on about There is also another word that is acceptable in the US that is really classed as a definite no no in the UK and they are about an inch apart on the body and a mile apart in meaning Reply #54. Dec 30 11, 12:33 PM |
romeomikegolf
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pmarney, I really don't know what you mean :} Reply #55. Dec 30 11, 2:35 PM |
| tezza1551
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pmarney, that was what sent our small town into hysterical laughter (see above). I think every one of the 1400 people knew within about 20 minutes of the woman's request ! There were groups of people everywhere laughing themselves silly or phoning friends who were at home. Reply #56. Dec 30 11, 5:26 PM |
| mountaingoat
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I heard Jack Nicholson say he was rooting for the Lakers. In Australia we really thought that showed great commitment. (Rooting means Bonking by the way.) Reply #57. Jan 07 12, 11:46 AM |
| redshould
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Which leads nicely onto the pronuciation of the word 'route'. Most Brits would pronouce it r-ooo-t; as opposed to the US (mis)pronunciation of r-ow-t. Makes me wonder how they pronouce the word rout (as in heavy defeat)? Reply #58. Mar 04 12, 11:58 AM |
| turbotude
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Red: Only in certain regions of the US is the word 'route' pronounced as rowt. I was raised in New England, where we pronounced the word as root. Reply #59. Mar 04 12, 9:29 PM |
Paulus123
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I think we pronounce rout as "go on my son" or in defeat we may say "roll on next week". Reply #60. Mar 04 12, 9:48 PM |
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