[QUOTE=Greyson;28249478]You're supposed to throw trash in the bin! Not trash in the trash.[/QUOTE]
Trash can
Why can't 'color' (colour) be, 'culler'?
I always made the same question to my english teachers, their answers always were "Us english uses more the abbreviations"
They teach UK english in most of the schools here
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[QUOTE=Jsm;28249553]To be honest it is in some ways. It can be far too ambiguous at times. Take the word "free" for example, this could either mean a free meal (as in gratis) or being free (libre).
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Is not a shitty languaje, it's just more simple than others
[QUOTE=Moose;28233808]wELL IT DOESNT SOUND RIGHT
ITS NOT 'SIV-IL-I-SAY-SHUN-'
IT'S 'SIV-IL-I-ZAY-SHUN-'[/QUOTE]
Please don't consider teaching English classes as a profession.
[b]Please.[/b]
I once spelled 'fairy' using the archaic spelling 'faerie' in an essay. My teacher crossed it off and wrote WHAT in caps next to it :v:
[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]
That's extremely interesting as i'm from Grimsby and have been mistaken for a Manc many times yet we're acres apart. The only difference being 'Yorite' is changed to a more exaggerated 'Yarright' but not quite as far as pirate, but the rest are common words here.
I think this guy raises a good point.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTjeoQ8gRmQ[/media]
[QUOTE=Xyzzy;28250579]I once spelled 'fairy' using the archaic spelling 'faerie' in an essay. My teacher crossed it off and wrote WHAT in caps next to it :v:[/QUOTE]
Very nice. In my DBQs, (Detail Based Questions) I used to piss my European history teacher off by using the English form of everything in my papers. I substituted civilization with civilisation, criticized with criticised, harbor with harbour, and color with colour to name a few. I always got a glare and the question "Are you a closet Brit?" whenever she would hand back my paper.
For the very last DBQ that was assigned I made sure to swot some of the phrases that the UK uses in place of words and had a very gallivanting experience being cheeky.
The Beatles spoke British English. Therefore, British English wins. I speak Australian English, which is essentially the same as British but with a lot of "Mate" and such
Every accent sound pretty cool
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dABo_DCIdpM&[/media]
The original English language isn't used by anybody. British English evolved from it, and American English branched off of British English.
[QUOTE=LordLoss;28247698]Akin to a rage quit on a game.[/QUOTE]
Well-played, I admit that. :golfclap:
What about Canadian english.
[QUOTE=Humantorch00;28251952]Every accent sound pretty cool
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dABo_DCIdpM&[/media][/QUOTE]
Both his Irish accents aren't very good.
[QUOTE=doonbugie2;28252019]What about Canadian english.[/QUOTE]
What aboot it?
[QUOTE=leonthefox;28250199]
Is not a shitty languaje, it's just more simple than others[/QUOTE]
I suppose you are right.
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[QUOTE=Lizurd Man;28249955]Why can't 'color' (colour) be, 'culler'?[/QUOTE]
I am sure somewhere some idiot spells it that way.
[QUOTE=Explosions;28249622]Trash can[/QUOTE]
Rubbish bin - Informal, bin
Trash can - Informal, trash
Really, informal for Trashcan should be can, not trash.
[i]"Where's the rubbish?"
"In the bin, why?"[/i]
Apparently, a ship to the US from the UK carrying the letter us (U IN PLURAL, DICKNUGGET) got sunk.
I apparently write in both American and British English. For example, to me "colour" (British) looks more correct than "color" (American), while "civilization" (American) looks more correct than "civilisation" (British).
Here in Australia we use "British English' but according to my friends I talk/type like a British person (Not accent-wise) So I have no idea.
Maybe the part of my brain that wants to move to the UK keeps niggling away at me and makes me talk funny
[QUOTE=J. Jett;28255649]I apparently write in both American and British English. For example, to me "colour" (British) looks more correct than "color" (American), while "civilization" (American) looks more correct than "civilisation" (British).[/QUOTE]
This all the way.
Yay Australia, we can pick and choose!
[QUOTE=ShazzyFreak0;28247510]New York has like, 5 accents in it alone.
[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/"]View YouTUBE video[/URL]
[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=1hrA9-6o4tI[/URL]
more english accents
[URL="http://www.facepunch.com/"]View YouTUBE video[/URL]
[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k[/URL]
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When you get further into [I] actual [/I] New York your separated by quiet a few accents.
Small List:
-French-Canadian
-Fast-Speaking Manhattan Accent
-German/Polish Slow-paced deep.
-Gentlemen'ish voice (Albany)
-Cockney Accent
-Russian Accents
-Spanglish
-Frenchish
Oh, and very midwestern like Amish. One thing you'll get use too though is people saying... Son, Boy, Man, and Kid after every fucking sentence which is pointed at someone. Anywhere which borders with Jersey you get a bunch of Hispanic/Scandinavian types...
bones are bones my friends, and you wont find flags in a million years in the fossil record.
i use a combination of both and its mindfucking me during exams
[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]
Surely these are more slang terms that you've butchered by spelling like they sound said quickly in the accent. Like "Our kid" (Our said like Arr as in common), "Here y'are" (He barely/inaudible, same for the shortened Y of a you) and "You alright?" (Ou and Al merged into one)
Less new words, more a strong accent.
[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;28234062]The difference between a Southern and New York accent is hilarious.
We had to watch a video about American accents in an anthropology course, and I counted no less then 5-6 different accents which were noticeable. Midwest is the [I]de jure[/I] newsman/newswoman accent, however, since it's more of a [U]lack[/U] of accent.[/QUOTE]
I think I saw the same video in my anthro class too. Funny.
And I love my midwestern accent. No one ever makes fun of a midwestern accent.
When I was a kid, my mom always pretty vehemently defended the British English pronunciations, which really bothered me. I couldn't even say "kid" or "you guys" without getting pulled up on it. I couldn't understand why I had to say "film" instead of "movie" or "cinemuh" instead of "cinemarr". American TV shows are so present now in the UK that various pronunciations and word substitutions are mixed and matched now anyway.
I thought it wouldn't bother me. But having a sister that persists in saying stuff like "datta" for data, instead of "dayta" grates on you pretty quickly.
Yea, we say things how they are spelled, that is what I meant to say in my other post.
Also why do british people add "ar" after words ending in an a?
I use both because of this damn forum. I get marked wrong on essays and shit. (USA)
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I don't see anything wrong with pronouncing things differently, as long as you aren't making it IMPOSSIBLE for others to understand you.
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