• American and British English
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Same goes for Americans towards the Brits. Some Brits don't say the T's in the middle, some do. Hell some American's don't say the T's in the middle, some don't say T's in the middle if theres only one, and some do say the T's, etc. etc.. Point is, everyone is different and you Brits need to stop commentating on Basketball, and we Americans need to stop commentating on Football/Soccer. [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] automerge
I realized I say R-oof. People around me say R-uf. Is my pronunciation British or am I mentally handicapped?
[QUOTE=3com111;28265293]Try to get an American to say "twat". Every time I've heard them say it, it's like, Twoh-t instead of Tw-at. But yet they don't say "at" like oh-t.[/QUOTE] Where the hell are those Americans from? I've heard of a lot accents (such as the "warsh" for "wash"; my grandfather uses "warsh" since he's from the midwest), but I have never heard [b]anyone[/b] say "twat" with anything other than a long 'a' (such as the word "cat"). :v: [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Robert Kubica;28266852] [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] automerge[/QUOTE] automerge. :saddowns:
I think some Americans have neutral accents, pronouncing everything perfectly [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOB26XGLWb8[/media] doesn't put any special spin on words [editline]asdf[/editline] I'm Polish, no idea why I think an american accent sounds right
Fuck yeah, lingustics and lexiconnnn, makin' chomsky prouuuudddd In New England, specifically, Massachusetts, There tends to be an acceptance and kind of overall usage of the british spelling of centre and theatre, especially theatre. Garbage bins are frequently called rubbish bins, Water fountains called bubblers, living rooms called parlors, and groceries and stuff brought in from the store are called bundles. Depending on which part of New England you're in, you'll hear a few different accents: Bostonian, with it's non-rhoticity ("Pahhk tha caah in havaahd yaahd", fuck i hate that sentence) Boston Brahmin, with it's very regal and almost english sound, ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfR4DLXYpCw[/url] Western Mass, which is similar to bostonian in the way that it drops the "h" from most words, e.g, Amherst is more like Am'erst or Amerst, Caught is like Cot, etc. Rhode Island, which is like a very exaggerated bostonian accent which Family guy nails down quite well, I'm dead serious Connecticut, which can be more regal or bostonian soundind, like Kaine123 said And finally the far northern accent, which sounds very Canadian. I've been waiting for a thread like this to pop up!
I live in Florida (The southernmost state on the east coast of the US, for those overseas,) and since most of the people in my area are tech people from all over the US there's a wide variety of accents that I deal with every day. The usual accent is the southern accent: "Look, I'm tellin' yah, th's mornin' cars were back't all th' way passt the Barch Canal. Ya'll can't be callin' me late." It's honestly the most annoying thing to listen to, especially since the guy who's saying it is wearing a Dixie Outfitters T-Shirt and cowboy boots. One thing I notice all the time is the difference in pronunciation of coupon and caramel. I say "que-pons" and "care-ah-mel" while others say "ku-pons" and "car-mel."
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i hate saying the word router as british on ventrilo with americans :smith:
American accents sound cleaner to me
[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;28266552]What area are you from? Baltimoreans tend to have a thicker accent than the rest of Maryland.[/QUOTE] Frederick, to the west of Baltimore.
Why are we wasting our time on this? It doesn't matter.
[QUOTE='Poesidan [GAG];28267915']Why are we wasting our time on this? It doesn't matter.[/QUOTE] It's an interesting topic. If every thread had to matter we'd have all of 10 threads on the entire forum.
if every thread had to matter we wouldn't have forums at all
[QUOTE=Terminutter;28233923]England has a massive variation in pronounciation all around the country - if you were to take me to the north of England, I'd stick out like a sore thumb. For example, up north, the word bath is pronounced "baff" (looks unflattering, but the best way I could type it out) Down in the southeast it's a "b-aah-th" or so. (I really can't type pronounciation...) America has got statewide accents, I think, there's less variation between the accents or something. (I'm clueless with the USA)[/QUOTE] America has regional accents mostly. It's hard to tell a Georgian from a Floridian. Utah, Colorado, Nevada all sound universally the same, etc. There are only a few exception, like a Brooklyn accent is completely different from a Queens accent, while a Manhattan accent sounds pretty much like the rest of North Eastern United States, or a man from the Bayous of Louisiana sounds grossly different than a man from New Orleans or Baton Rouge, but a man from Houma or Slidell, Louisiana doesn't sound any different than someone from South Mississippi. North Mississippians sound like someone from New Orleans.
Today I installed steam again and I saw the language choices. The flag for English was an American flag. I got pissed off. I'm from America and have always lived there. But at least I know where my language comes from. I wonder if in Quebec they use some regional Quebec flag to denote French. I bet they don't.
British lingo always makes me laugh. Things like wanker and tosser. Same with mum. Oh don't forget LOO. DOSH.
[QUOTE=PositorUduro;28268589]Today I installed steam again and I saw the language choices. The flag for English was an American flag. I got pissed off. I'm from America and have always lived there. But at least I know where my language comes from. I wonder if in Quebec they use some regional Quebec flag to denote French. I bet they don't.[/QUOTE] I think it's referring to the fact that the U.S is the largest or most populated country that speaks primarily English. U.S Population: 307,006,550 Million U.K Population: 61,414,062 Million (Probably not accurate to 2011 but you still get the point) And there's also the chance that Valve happens to think that it has more American customers but of course we don't know.
[QUOTE=BenJammin';28268839]British lingo always makes me laugh. Things like wanker and tosser. Same with mum. Oh don't forget LOO. DOSH.[/QUOTE] Alright gov'ner.
[QUOTE=ButtsexV2;28268238]America has regional accents mostly. It's hard to tell a Georgian from a Floridian. Utah, Colorado, Nevada all sound universally the same, etc. There are only a few exception, like a Brooklyn accent is completely different from a Queens accent, while a Manhattan accent sounds pretty much like the rest of North Eastern United States, or a man from the Bayous of Louisiana sounds grossly different than a man from New Orleans or Baton Rouge, but a man from Houma or Slidell, Louisiana doesn't sound any different than someone from South Mississippi. North Mississippians sound like someone from New Orleans.[/QUOTE] I am pretty sure Boston accent is different than New York accent.
I like British lexicon, it's very colorful.
[QUOTE=Erebus.;28266876]I realized I say R-oof. People around me say R-uf. Is my pronunciation British or am I mentally handicapped?[/QUOTE] R-oof is the proper term. This is one of the biggest things that bothers me about western US, they say R-uf, which sounds retarded. I moved from Vermont where everybody would say R-oof, then I moved to Utah where 60% of the people say R-uf. Annoys me everytime.
[QUOTE=BenJammin';28269059]R-oof is the proper term. This is one of the biggest things that bothers me about western US, they say R-uf, which sounds retarded. I moved from Vermont where everybody would say R-oof, then I moved to Utah where 60% of the people say R-uf. Annoys me everytime.[/QUOTE] God damn, I know if I had to hear "ruf" everyday one day I'd snap and scream "IT'S CALLED A ROOF YOU FUCKING MORON!"
Well I'm from southern America and I think the pronunciation here is the worst. Examples: yonder, ain't, I tell you whut
[QUOTE=DiscoBiscut;28269144]Well I'm from southern America and I think the pronunciation here is the worst. Examples: yonder, ain't, I tell you whut[/QUOTE] Hey, look on the bright side, at least it has character and body to it. I like my accent TBH, and I'd not like it if I had a Midwestern accent. There's no soul to it.
[QUOTE=DiscoBiscut;28269144]Well I'm from southern America and I think the pronunciation here is the worst. Examples: yonder, ain't, I tell you whut[/QUOTE] Isn't "whut" the proper pronunciation? I've never heard anyone say "what" in a way that rhymes with "hat." Or are you referring to grammar?
It's more like Whu-uht
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;28269196]Isn't "whut" the proper pronunciation? I've never heard anyone say "what" in a way that rhymes with "hat." [/QUOTE] southern pronunciation puts more emphasis on the u sound "ain't", however, is in no way restricted to the south
I'm from the US and enjoy British English much more.
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[QUOTE=Kylel999;28235084]She shouldn't be teaching either, because everything she said was wrong.[/QUOTE] She shouldn't be teaching because she's outside the kitchen
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