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Americans (re your 'use' of our native language!) (pg. 3)
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
French french perhaps. But even then, it doesn't disort english to the same degree as british english disorts french. |
This is probably due to the effect of time more then anything. You must remember French influance in the English language dates back nearly a thousand years. |
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| Slylee |
| ok so it's pronounced "EEH-RUHN" or "EEH-ROCK" and "EES-RIGH-ALE"...i know that. but the question is, do i care enough to take the time to pronounce it correctly? |
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| Moral Hazard |
| quote: | Originally posted by Slylee
but the question is, do i care enough to take the time to pronounce it correctly? |
Seriously..... how much extra time does it take? |
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| Slylee |
i personally think it's kind of funny when someone is talking in their native tongue (like American-English, for example) and then all of a sudden they get all latin on me when pronouncing something. i kind of giggle a little bit.
i say Israel like "Is-righ-el" i think that's pretty accurate.
but Iran & Iraq can kiss my ass. lol |
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| DJ RJT |
I speak the way I speak because I'm from where I'm from.
Sometimes I say "bubbler."
It' "soda," not "pop" or "coke."
I often use the phrase "You Betcha."
I don't mock Spanish speaking people's for using the word "gato" instead of cat.
Don't tread on me. |
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| Temperate |
| it's too bad that the british have trouble pronouncing "r" correctly. Otherwise, I'd take this thread seriously. |
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| david.michael |
I hate when I hear th = f, such as heard sometimes in It's All Gone Pete Tong.
I fink I found something. |
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| El Spamo |
| El queso podrido quiere ir al el baņo...Ay chihuahua!! :wtf: |
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| pvdAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Nou
...especially if they are in scottish... holy do they fail. |
Oi, not all of us sound that bad...
... but it's true, we British can understand most of you Americans quite well regardless of different pronunciation or accents, while we can be really incomprehendible to everyone else.
I don't have a problem with other accents or dialects from other English speakers outside the UK, maybe that's just because I'm tolerant and generally good at understanding how one sounds.
Gaelic here in Scotland, is declining and I generally don't like the sound of it, I think Welsh sounds better. Dunno why though.
If you haven't read it, read Bill Bryson's "The English Language". It gives you a good understanding on how it all started. :) |
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| all-nite-freak |
| quote: | Originally posted by Aquarian
French french perhaps. But even then, it doesn't disort english to the same degree as british english disorts french. |
j'veux deux cheese all dressed extra toute:p :tongue3
pis une crisse de big poutine |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by all-nite-freak
j'veux deux cheese all dressed extra toute:p :tongue3
pis une crisse de big poutine |
the only things i could say in french were 'I have a dog' but i dont anymore :(
Nice to see some fun debate too :D |
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