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the british are coming . .the british are coming!!
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| trewqy |
| I speak with a british accent. |
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| RapidFire |
my friend has a british accent.
I force him to say "booyakasha" everytime I see him.
Im not a good person. |
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| Orbital32 |
| 2 by sea? 1 by land? |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by enferno
oh nos!!! |
we've been here since before you :p |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
my friend has a british accent.
I force him to say "booyakasha" everytime I see him.
Im not a good person. |
I love the generalisations. Everytime I'm watching american (or god forbid speaking to a canadian (my sis in law)) I find myself mimicking.
American things -
names like - chad, brad, taylor, britney
common words - huh (usage - how'd you like that, huh?)
Canadians
Names like Ashley
common words - Eh, Hoser (Usage - We moved here from canada and they think i'm slow eh)
Also a common tendency to not pronounce words properly, eg "Toronto" is said "trono"
I love how everyone in american media thinks we speak like the posh people though, that's such a minority :D Watch House for a true english comedy legend, even if he's forcing an american accent :( |
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| RickyM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
I love the generalisations. Everytime I'm watching american (or god forbid speaking to a canadian (my sis in law)) I find myself mimicking.
American things -
names like - chad, brad, taylor, britney
common words - huh (usage - how'd you like that, huh?)
Canadians
Names like Ashley
common words - Eh, Hoser (Usage - We moved here from canada and they think i'm slow eh)
Also a common tendency to not pronounce words properly, eg "Toronto" is said "trono"
I love how everyone in american media thinks we speak like the posh people though, that's such a minority :D Watch House for a true english comedy legend, even if he's forcing an american accent :( |
That's true, Americans think that we speak like James Bond probably. A visit to Liverpool, Newcastle or Belfast would soon sort that one out :D |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by RickyM
That's true, Americans think that we speak like James Bond probably. A visit to Liverpool, Newcastle or Belfast would soon sort that one out :D |
I saw a very very old x-files episode with english family & they sounded nothing like anybody I'd ever heard before. It's a very big generalisation, and I know for sure that I could confuse the hell by just speaking in my local tongue (and i dont have a big accent either, not being from a city) |
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| RickyM |
| Yeah I get that too, no English people can make out what I'm saying, either when I'm over there or when I'm on the phone. I need to change it :( |
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| Demoted |
| I thought all the people in the UK have Big Ben watches. |
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| JimWein |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ian
I love the generalisations. Everytime I'm watching american (or god forbid speaking to a canadian (my sis in law)) I find myself mimicking.
American things -
names like - chad, brad, taylor, britney
common words - huh (usage - how'd you like that, huh?)
Canadians
Names like Ashley
common words - Eh, Hoser (Usage - We moved here from canada and they think i'm slow eh)
Also a common tendency to not pronounce words properly, eg "Toronto" is said "trono"
I love how everyone in american media thinks we speak like the posh people though, that's such a minority :D Watch House for a true english comedy legend, even if he's forcing an american accent :( |
Embarrassing. |
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