• American and British English
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[QUOTE=JeffAndersen;28233931]Hell America alone has all kind of random accents that fucks up words. I apparently can't say "bag" (I say is like behg, but obviously not beg) cause I'm from Minnesota. After I joined the military though it was interesting to see all kinds of people and their accents.[/QUOTE] [img]http://i.adultswim.com/adultswim/tools/img/shows/wiki/metalocalypse/characters/pickles280.jpg[/img] Douche-beg. [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Jsm;28284178]I hate the American pronunciation of it, it just sounds wrong. I dislike their pronunciation of "route" as well, same reason.[/QUOTE] Actually I've heard route both ways
I don't know if it's been addressed yet but the whole aluminium thing at the beginning of the thread is wrong. From what I understand Aluminum (Al-U-me-num) is what Americans call the thin sheet foil variety of the metal. However the element is actually called Aluminium (Al-u-min-e-um).
ITT: We hate everyone who grew up in regions other than our own. Seriously? You're mad at pronunciations? USA has piles upon piles of pronunciations. Europe has piles of them too. Hell, don't even change where you live but go back in time, you'll find out you too are a "corruption" of the English language.
Why the fuck did it double post this? I didn't even click the button more than once.
I like British pronunciation and spelling better. And I'm American.
[QUOTE=kapin_krunch;28284419]I don't know if it's been addressed yet but the whole aluminium thing at the beginning of the thread is wrong. From what I understand Aluminum (Al-U-me-num) is what Americans call the thin sheet foil variety of the metal. However the element is actually called Aluminium (Al-u-min-e-um).[/QUOTE] We call the element Aluminum too
[QUOTE=Sputn!k;28284900]We call the element Aluminum too[/QUOTE] Then you are idiots.
You all are fucking lucky your mom doesn't have a huge New York accent.
[QUOTE=kapin_krunch;28284419]I don't know if it's been addressed yet but the whole aluminium thing at the beginning of the thread is wrong. From what I understand Aluminum (Al-U-me-num) is what Americans call the thin sheet foil variety of the metal. However the element is actually called Aluminium (Al-u-min-e-um).[/QUOTE] Both of them are the same fuckin thing so i don't see why they should be pronounced differently.
[QUOTE=aydin690;28285819]Both of them are the same fuckin thing so i don't see why they should be pronounced differently.[/QUOTE] No, one of them has an extra i.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;28233595]They waste ink by adding an unnecessary u to many words (colour vs. color.) Oh then there's Aluminum (British: AL-you-min-e-um, while American: a-LUM-in-um)[/QUOTE] Funny, us Americans are told the opposite for color.
[QUOTE=Panda X;28284860]I like British pronunciation and spelling better. And I'm American.[/QUOTE] It means you secretly want to be a Brit and should renounce your US citizenship at once (Assuming of course you have it) At least you don't talk to yourself in a British accent when no one is around, I really wish I could find that thread :( It was a great read.
[QUOTE=Coffee;28234345]If you think American and British English is bad, you should come to Manchester, we make new words every week. "ee ar" - here you are my good fellow "Yorite" - are you okay my good chum? "ar kid" - very good acquaintance "ya buzzin?" - are you having a good time old chap? "gaff" - humble abode "sack it" - stop[/QUOTE] Don't forget "nice one m8" meaning thank you
no American spells laser with a z, get your shit straight to who ever said (notice how I don't generalize).
[QUOTE=Z Overlord;28287502]no American spells laser with a z, get your shit straight to who ever said (notice how I don't generalize).[/QUOTE] Wrong sir! Dumbasses spell laser with a Z.
[QUOTE=MegaJohnny;28286474]Don't forget "nice one m8" meaning thank you[/QUOTE] Surely you mean "thank you my good sir."
[QUOTE=CakeMaster7;28288258]Wrong sir! Dumbasses spell laser with a Z.[/QUOTE] Anyone who knows what a laser is spells it correctly, anyone who spells it with a z does not know what it is.
[QUOTE=Jsm;28288477]Anyone who knows what a laser is spells it correctly, anyone who spells it with a z does not know what it is.[/QUOTE] "LAZER IS A BEAM THING THAT DOES STUFF......I think..."
You're idiots for calling it "Aluminium". See that makes me right.
Here in Michigan, we apparently have a bit of a Canadian accent (which would explain why almost ever Ontarian I met while traveling from Windsor to Toronto and all the stops in between sounded the exact same as us) in the lower peninsula, with a weird way of pronouncing anything with t's in the middle as d's. Water-wadder. Auto-audo, etc. The UP upper peninsula) and northern Wisconsin are known down here for having major stereotypical Canadian-leaning accents. The US has crazy accents, even between the same state.
[QUOTE=Jimbojib;28264623]Aluminium The fuck did 'Aloominum' come from? Seriously, what? Also the Bristol accent is awesome. Go look it up on youtube.[/QUOTE] [B]Who gives a shit?[/B] [editline]25th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=kapin_krunch;28285458]Then you are idiots.[/QUOTE] Wow. Way to be elitist over a fucking accent.
[QUOTE=Wiggles;28233710]You yanks keep forgetting the second 'i' in aluminium.[/QUOTE] wtf i didn't even know there was an i
Personally, i don't get the point of all the unusually placed Us in British English ("Colour", et al.), but then again there's propably people out there wondering why American English doesn't have them. It's one of those wierd perspective things, i guess.
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[QUOTE=Wiggles;28233710]You yanks keep forgetting the second 'i' in aluminium.[/QUOTE] You brits keep adding a second 'i' in aluminum.
[QUOTE=aolflash2;28233742]Is "Ain´t" colloquial or is it from a variation? That´s alittle debt i´ve always had[/QUOTE] It's just something that we "lazy Americans" make because we can. But yes its a colloquial from saying something like "I ain't doing that" as opposed to "I am not doing that." Hence the saying: "Ain't ain't a word and you ain't gonna say it"
[QUOTE=Mr. Massacre;28292347]Personally, i don't get the point of all the unusually placed Us in British English ("Colour", et al.), but then again there's propably people out there wondering why American English doesn't have them. It's one of those wierd perspective things, i guess.[/QUOTE] Color would be Co-lor Colour is Cul-er
Also, this thread is Officially a Shitstorm of Americans and brits. [editline]26th February 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Coffee;28296454]Color would be Co-lor Colour is Cul-er[/QUOTE] Lol firefox says colour is spelled wrong. Any way, if anything, colour sounds like Cul-Lor.
whatever you do, dont have a southern accent it makes you sound like a retarded slave owner
[QUOTE=Detective P;28290555]Here in Michigan, we apparently have a bit of a Canadian accent (which would explain why almost ever Ontarian I met while traveling from Windsor to Toronto and all the stops in between sounded the exact same as us) in the lower peninsula, with a weird way of pronouncing anything with t's in the middle as d's. Water-wadder. Auto-audo, etc. The UP upper peninsula) and northern Wisconsin are known down here for having major stereotypical Canadian-leaning accents. The US has crazy accents, even between the same state.[/QUOTE] Im almost 100% sure every American says Wadder or Audo. its just a thing we do because we say it faster.
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