• American and British English
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I tend to like American spelling better, but British pronunciation better.
i like to think of british english as a more ancient and outdated version of american english
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I like our British obscenities, like "twat" "cunt" "bender" and "mongol". Sounds better to me than "moron" and other american ones.
here's a tip, stop putting a space with your apostrophe
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;28269100]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!"[/QUOTE] But I grew up saying "ruf." :smith: [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] Lods of emone
[QUOTE=joe588;28275467]here's a tip, stop putting a space with your apostrophe[/QUOTE] what
My Grandma's accent is different than mine in some ways. Like "Ruff" to "Roof" and "Garb-eej" to "Garb-edge". [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] Also my British friend said I sounded like I didn't really have much of an accent, he said my speech sounded "generic".
Apparently monies is what we should be using instead of money, in Britain that is.
[QUOTE=Android phone;28275616]what[/QUOTE] it seems that he didn't understand that the op used grave marks instead of apostrophes
[QUOTE=Mort and Charon;28274848]I like our British obscenities, like "twat" "cunt" "bender" and "mongol". Sounds better to me than "moron" and other american ones.[/QUOTE] I think you mean mongrol, never heard anyone call someone a Mongol as an insult here before. Despite pretty much any word being used as an insult here. Calling people a "fucking spoon" used to be a favourite of mine.
[QUOTE=LordLoss;28278941]I think you mean mongrol, never heard anyone call someone a Mongol as an insult here before. Despite pretty much any word being used as an insult here. Calling people a "fucking spoon" used to be a favourite of mine.[/QUOTE] You fucking Mongol goddamn it always raiding the Russian countryside I bet you always sucked up to Genghis Khan.
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;28268865]U.S Population: 307,006,550 [B]Million[/B] U.K Population: 61,414,062 [B]Million[/B][/QUOTE] I didn't know the UK population was 61 trillion [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=LordLoss;28278941]I think you mean mongrol, never heard anyone call someone a Mongol as an insult here before. Despite pretty much any word being used as an insult here. Calling people a "fucking spoon" used to be a favourite of mine.[/QUOTE] I've heard people use "mong" and "mongoloid"
[QUOTE=LordLoss;28278941]I think you mean mongrol, never heard anyone call someone a Mongol as an insult here before. Despite pretty much any word being used as an insult here. Calling people a "fucking spoon" used to be a favourite of mine.[/QUOTE] Short for mongoloid, which can mean someone with down syndrome, or what explosions said
I love how 'mug' can be an insult.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;28279897] I've heard people use "mong" and "mongoloid"[/QUOTE] Same, mong is also one of my favourites.
I'm french Canadian, so I always learned the "British" version of English. However, I spent so much time programming and being on the internet with Americans that I know use the "American" version.
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;28266877]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"). :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Californians.
Yeah, west coasters have an odd thing going on with their voice. It's somewhat subtle.
[QUOTE=Explosions;28279682]You fucking Mongol goddamn it always raiding the Russian countryside I bet you always sucked up to Genghis Khan.[/QUOTE] There is a good chance I'm related to Genghis Khan, my family has roots in the areas of Eastern Europe that the Mongols invaded.
[QUOTE=LordLoss;28281952]There is a good chance I'm related to Genghis Khan, my family has roots in the areas of Eastern Europe that the Mongols invaded.[/QUOTE] Mr. Prosser?
ITT: People flaunt their accents.
Are you guys still arguing about the way Americans and Britains speak?
America British: Ah-mar-i-kah American: Uh-Mare-Uh-kuh
[QUOTE=Marnetmar;28283185]America British: Ah-mar-i-kah American: Uh-Mare-Uh-kuh[/QUOTE] Nope.
[QUOTE=Marnetmar;28283185]America British: Ah-mar-i-kah American: Uh-Mare-Uh-kuh[/QUOTE] I'm British and I say "Em-Erika"
[QUOTE=Xenoyia v2;28233535]Americans stole british english and ruined some pronunciations.[/QUOTE] More like, they fixed it.
[QUOTE=FreakySoup;28267902]Frederick, to the west of Baltimore.[/QUOTE] Yeah, you guys have a way more neutral accent than we do :v: [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Marnetmar;28283185]America British: Ah-mar-i-kah American: Uh-Mare-Uh-kuh[/QUOTE] what
[QUOTE=Ninja Duck;28283167]Are you guys still arguing about the way Americans and Britains speak?[/QUOTE] This isn't an argument and hasn't been. People can discuss things without arguing you know. [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=LODY;28267367]i hate saying the word router as british on ventrilo with americans :smith:[/QUOTE] I hate the American pronunciation of it, it just sounds wrong. I dislike their pronunciation of "route" as well, same reason.
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