Curious Mooky stuff only Yanks say..

El Jarvo wrote: Tomayto Aloominum Lootenant

Don't forget "potayto"....

Ally wrote: "Tuna" massacred as "Toooona"

I've never heard it pronounced as "toooona."

"Toona," yes, as it should be. But never "toooona."

Ally wrote: "Garage" massacred as "Garasche".

More like "guh-RAHJ."

leather_girl wrote: the pronunciation of the word 'measure'. He pronounced it exactly like 'major'.

Sort of like 'may-jer'...

Are there really regions in the US that have people saying 'measure' like 'major'?

Not that I know of. It should be "meh-zhur."

ShugZV wrote: Math

But of course!

Comrade Shampanyov wrote:

wrote: Stupid fuckwit yanks say stuff like:

Ass instead of ARSE butt instead of BOTTOM fanny for bottom/arse instead of vagina....

Not really, ALL Yanks say stuff like that...

wrote: a-hole instead of arsehole

Only when they're trying not to say asshole...

wrote: pants instead of jeans/trousers

PANTS ARE UNDERWEAR FOR FUCKS SAKE

We call that "commando."

wrote: sneakers instead of TRAINERS!

yep!

wrote: Nucular instead of NUCLEAR

Yep, stupid fuckwit Yanks DO say stuff like that.

wrote: Aluminum instead of ALUMINIUM

john instead of TOILET

Bathroom instead of TOILET

cellphone instead of MOBILE

Yep, yep, yep, yep...

wrote: Plus many more to come!

Strange thing is the Yank accent,seems to me there are 3 or 4 distinct accent types:

1,new yoik 2,texan/southern drawl 3,boston (poss due to all the oirish) 4,african american/latino american

But hey i could be wrong,

Oh, you are.

1. New York City alone has several accents: Brooklyn, the Bronx (I know they're different accents, but couldn't tell you what the difference is), Manhattan (same accent as California, I believe). Don't know if Queens and Staten Island have their own accents, but they well may. In addition to these Borough accents, there are several ethnic accents to be heard in New York City-- Jewish, Italian, and Puerto Rican immediately come to mind (although what I think of as "Italian" may be one of the Borough accents, Brooklynese, for example, but probably more 'hood-oriented, like Bedford-Stuy...). Jonathan?

2. The Southern drawl also varies from state to state, although I couldn't even begin to guess at which backwater the "speaker" hails from (with the exception that Floridian is the absolute most incomprehensible mangling of proper American English pronunciation I have ever had the misfortune to hear).

3. New England, which includes Bostonian, although again I don't know enough about the accent to know with certainty if one can distinguish between, say, a New Englander from Boston and one from Maine (although I'm fairly sure that Bostonian is a distinct variant of the New England accent).

4. African-American-- As near as I can tell, a Southern variant transplanted to "Northern" cities.

"Latino-American"-- Nobody would call it that. "Latino," yes, WEST of the Mississippi. . Hispanic," yes, EAST of the Mississippi. "Mexican-American" (Or Cuban-American," or "Puerto Rican", etc.), yes. But never "Latino-American."

And as should be obvious, distinct from "African-American." And probably distinct from each other, as well. I.e., a Mexican-American accent will be different from a Cuban-American accent, etc.

5. You forgot some. The midwest accent, for example. Very distinct. And the upper-midwest accent (the "Minnewegian" heard in Fargo, and from the illustrious mouth of Sarah Palin). I have it on good authority that there's a "Mormon accent," most likely heard in Utah, although I have no idea what a "Mormon accent" sounds like. It's likely that there are other regional accents that I'm forgetting...

And saving the best for last, Californian, which, like the identical accent in Manhattan, is the national standard for proper, accent-less standard American English.

Mostly the variation in accent is due to the parts of Europe, Africa and Asia from whence they originally came. The good thing about the US is the fact that the gene pool is so widely varied. I also rather like the logical approach to everyday phrases: 'cellphone', 'center' and 'median' for example are much more direct and to the point.

'Yes maaam' is a nice form of address too.

so basically EVERYTHING i said is CORRECT,but then again Lord is never wrong!

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wrote: so basically EVERYTHING i said is CORRECT,but then again Lord is never wrong!

http://neworderinfoweb.piczo.com

except for your silly little accent:p

God BLEss AmerICa

wrote: so basically EVERYTHING i said is CORRECT,but then again Lord is never wrong!

http://neworderinfoweb.piczo.com

You said it well,of course you did...but you're still a right wrong un,gaaaaaadge!

Brotherhood all the way wrote:

Comrade Shampanyov wrote:

wrote: Stupid fuckwit yanks say stuff like:

Ass instead of ARSE butt instead of BOTTOM fanny for bottom/arse instead of vagina....

Not really, ALL Yanks say stuff like that...

wrote: a-hole instead of arsehole

Only when they're trying not to say asshole...

wrote: pants instead of jeans/trousers

PANTS ARE UNDERWEAR FOR FUCKS SAKE

We call that "commando."

wrote: sneakers instead of TRAINERS!

yep!

wrote: Nucular instead of NUCLEAR

Yep, stupid fuckwit Yanks DO say stuff like that.

wrote: Aluminum instead of ALUMINIUM

john instead of TOILET

Bathroom instead of TOILET

cellphone instead of MOBILE

Yep, yep, yep, yep...

wrote: Plus many more to come!

Strange thing is the Yank accent,seems to me there are 3 or 4 distinct accent types:

1,new yoik 2,texan/southern drawl 3,boston (poss due to all the oirish) 4,african american/latino american

But hey i could be wrong,

Oh, you are.

1. New York City alone has several accents: Brooklyn, the Bronx (I know they're different accents, but couldn't tell you what the difference is), Manhattan (same accent as California, I believe). Don't know if Queens and Staten Island have their own accents, but they well may. In addition to these Borough accents, there are several ethnic accents to be heard in New York City-- Jewish, Italian, and Puerto Rican immediately come to mind (although what I think of as "Italian" may be one of the Borough accents, Brooklynese, for example, but probably more 'hood-oriented, like Bedford-Stuy...). Jonathan?

2. The Southern drawl also varies from state to state, although I couldn't even begin to guess at which backwater the "speaker" hails from (with the exception that Floridian is the absolute most incomprehensible mangling of proper American English pronunciation I have ever had the misfortune to hear).

3. New England, which includes Bostonian, although again I don't know enough about the accent to know with certainty if one can distinguish between, say, a New Englander from Boston and one from Maine (although I'm fairly sure that Bostonian is a distinct variant of the New England accent).

4. African-American-- As near as I can tell, a Southern variant transplanted to "Northern" cities.

"Latino-American"-- Nobody would call it that. "Latino," yes, WEST of the Mississippi. . Hispanic," yes, EAST of the Mississippi. "Mexican-American" (Or Cuban-American," or "Puerto Rican", etc.), yes. But never "Latino-American."

And as should be obvious, distinct from "African-American." And probably distinct from each other, as well. I.e., a Mexican-American accent will be different from a Cuban-American accent, etc.

5. You forgot some. The midwest accent, for example. Very distinct. And the upper-midwest accent (the "Minnewegian" heard in Fargo, and from the illustrious mouth of Sarah Palin). I have it on good authority that there's a "Mormon accent," most likely heard in Utah, although I have no idea what a "Mormon accent" sounds like. It's likely that there are other regional accents that I'm forgetting...

And saving the best for last, Californian, which, like the identical accent in Manhattan, is the national standard for proper, accent-less standard American English.

Mostly the variation in accent is due to the parts of Europe, Africa and Asia from whence they originally came. The good thing about the US is the fact that the gene pool is so widely varied. I also rather like the logical approach to everyday phrases: 'cellphone', 'center' and 'median' for example are much more direct and to the point.

Brotherhood all the way....more logical and direct as opposed to what?

Get a fucking grip,General Lee! Talk proper,it's not even that aaard to do!Good golly Miss Molly!

Boatraceface wrote:

Brotherhood all the way wrote:

Comrade Shampanyov wrote:

wrote: Stupid fuckwit yanks say stuff like:

Ass instead of ARSE butt instead of BOTTOM fanny for bottom/arse instead of vagina....

Not really, ALL Yanks say stuff like that...

wrote: a-hole instead of arsehole

Only when they're trying not to say asshole...

wrote: pants instead of jeans/trousers

PANTS ARE UNDERWEAR FOR FUCKS SAKE

We call that "commando."

wrote: sneakers instead of TRAINERS!

yep!

wrote: Nucular instead of NUCLEAR

Yep, stupid fuckwit Yanks DO say stuff like that.

wrote: Aluminum instead of ALUMINIUM

john instead of TOILET

Bathroom instead of TOILET

cellphone instead of MOBILE

Yep, yep, yep, yep...

wrote: Plus many more to come!

Strange thing is the Yank accent,seems to me there are 3 or 4 distinct accent types:

1,new yoik 2,texan/southern drawl 3,boston (poss due to all the oirish) 4,african american/latino american

But hey i could be wrong,

Oh, you are.

1. New York City alone has several accents: Brooklyn, the Bronx (I know they're different accents, but couldn't tell you what the difference is), Manhattan (same accent as California, I believe). Don't know if Queens and Staten Island have their own accents, but they well may. In addition to these Borough accents, there are several ethnic accents to be heard in New York City-- Jewish, Italian, and Puerto Rican immediately come to mind (although what I think of as "Italian" may be one of the Borough accents, Brooklynese, for example, but probably more 'hood-oriented, like Bedford-Stuy...). Jonathan?

2. The Southern drawl also varies from state to state, although I couldn't even begin to guess at which backwater the "speaker" hails from (with the exception that Floridian is the absolute most incomprehensible mangling of proper American English pronunciation I have ever had the misfortune to hear).

3. New England, which includes Bostonian, although again I don't know enough about the accent to know with certainty if one can distinguish between, say, a New Englander from Boston and one from Maine (although I'm fairly sure that Bostonian is a distinct variant of the New England accent).

4. African-American-- As near as I can tell, a Southern variant transplanted to "Northern" cities.

"Latino-American"-- Nobody would call it that. "Latino," yes, WEST of the Mississippi. . Hispanic," yes, EAST of the Mississippi. "Mexican-American" (Or Cuban-American," or "Puerto Rican", etc.), yes. But never "Latino-American."

And as should be obvious, distinct from "African-American." And probably distinct from each other, as well. I.e., a Mexican-American accent will be different from a Cuban-American accent, etc.

5. You forgot some. The midwest accent, for example. Very distinct. And the upper-midwest accent (the "Minnewegian" heard in Fargo, and from the illustrious mouth of Sarah Palin). I have it on good authority that there's a "Mormon accent," most likely heard in Utah, although I have no idea what a "Mormon accent" sounds like. It's likely that there are other regional accents that I'm forgetting...

And saving the best for last, Californian, which, like the identical accent in Manhattan, is the national standard for proper, accent-less standard American English.

Mostly the variation in accent is due to the parts of Europe, Africa and Asia from whence they originally came. The good thing about the US is the fact that the gene pool is so widely varied. I also rather like the logical approach to everyday phrases: 'cellphone', 'center' and 'median' for example are much more direct and to the point.

Brotherhood all the way....more logical and direct as opposed to what?

Get a fucking grip,General Lee! Talk proper,it's not even that aaard to do!Good golly Miss Molly!

AWESOME!

this is the most amusing post I have seen in a while..

BTW Canadians speak English better!!!

I'm very used to and tolerant of Americans that can't understand my accent, or indeed think I'm Australian.

The only time I got offended was when a tech at Lockheed Martin asked "are you sure?" when I told him my name was Clive. He seemed to think it should have been Clyde...

Right turn Clive!

wrote:

Strange thing is the Yank accent,seems to me there are 3 or 4 distinct accent types:

1,new yoik 2,texan/southern drawl 3,boston (poss due to all the oirish) 4,african american/latino american

That is kind of like an American saying there's only Queens English and Cockney. (I've head this often)

There's more than 4 distinct Philly accents among natives alone (not counting all the fucking transplants). Same with New York.

Every time I've visited the U.S of A,which is once,the most common question I got asked is "Oh,you're Briddish....Oh.My.Gaaard!Awesome!Do you like,totally know The Queen?"

Like we live in the same road,or something.

I'd say something like"Who Betty?Sure,we do brunch on Thursdays.."

They'd say"OH MY GAAARD!Can you,just like,totally say hi for me..I love you Briddish!"

Everyone goes home happy.

Boatraceface wrote: most common question I got asked is "Oh,you're Briddish....Oh.My.Gaaard!Awesome!Do you like,totally know The Queen?"

"Youre from Scaaatlaaand,my friend xxxxx (enter some mad yank name here) lives in Scaaatlaaaand,do you know him?

Boatraceface wrote: Every time I've visited the U.S of A,which is once,the most common question I got asked is...

Every time I've visited the U.K. (which is once), the most common question I got asked IN THE U.S. is "Do you speak the language?"

In the U.K., I was complimented on my command of English...

Boatraceface wrote: Every time I've visited the U.S of A,which is once,the most common question I got asked is "Oh,you're Briddish....Oh.My.Gaaard!Awesome!Do you like,totally know The Queen?"

Like we live in the same road,or something.

I'd say something like"Who Betty?Sure,we do brunch on Thursdays.."

They'd say"OH MY GAAARD!Can you,just like,totally say hi for me..I love you Briddish!"

Everyone goes home happy.

Us continental folk figure that those on a small island eventually have to breed close to the family tree, thus making you, somehow or way, related to the Queen.

Only a bunch of twats who stole WAY more country from it's owners than they actually needed, would consider the UK a small Island.

Rathlin is a small island, Rockall is a very small island.

Then again I suppose a US atlas shows the US and a smattering of tiny dots under the banner "here be terrorists".

Its not big enough to drive a decent 60's Cadillac on it.:p

EdelBrock wrote: Its not big enough to drive a decent 60's Cadillac on it.:p

Agreed, but most US cars, particularly those of greater vintage, have the power to weight ration of Ayre's Rock, and the turning circle of a planetoid. (they also have brakes made from butter)

People who speak English correctly only say they're sick when there is actually a pile of carrots and peas coming out of their mouths.

Americans say it when their nose is running or they have a headache.

Go figure

Gazman wrote:

Boatraceface wrote: most common question I got asked is "Oh,you're Briddish....Oh.My.Gaaard!Awesome!Do you like,totally know The Queen?"

"Youre from Scaaatlaaand,my friend xxxxx (enter some mad yank name here) lives in Scaaatlaaaand,do you know him?

"you live in Philadelphia? Do you know the Fresh Prince? What about Rocky?"

It works both ways.

Chrissy wrote:

Gazman wrote:

Boatraceface wrote: most common question I got asked is "Oh,you're Briddish....Oh.My.Gaaard!Awesome!Do you like,totally know The Queen?"

"Youre from Scaaatlaaand,my friend xxxxx (enter some mad yank name here) lives in Scaaatlaaaand,do you know him?

"you live in Philadelphia? Do you know the Fresh Prince? What about Rocky?"

It works both ways.

Anyone from norn iron says that to you, let me know, I'll be waiting on the cunt at the airport.

Very vigilant,Cambo.

You remind me of The Righteous Brothers classic 'Unhinged Melody'Good work.

Doctor? wrote:

EdelBrock wrote: Its not big enough to drive a decent 60's Cadillac on it.:p

Agreed, but most US cars, particularly those of greater vintage, have the power to weight ration of Ayre's Rock, and the turning circle of a planetoid. (they also have brakes made from butter)

ahhhh.. the days when they built cars like a tank so that they would go through anything that got in their way... the way cars should be made