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KingCracker wrote:Firstly, I pronounce the T anyways

OK so its only a specific few of the many and varied American accents that leave out the 'T' in Antartica then? Interesting...

KingCracker wrote:Secondly in Michigan anyways its pronounced Hun-day, like the y is silent. The commercials even tell me its that way

So its pronounced like an 8th day of the week?? Oh you Yanks are so wacky...

Brother Azul wrote:

KingCracker wrote:Firstly, I pronounce the T anyways

OK so its only a specific few of the many and varied American accents that leave out the 'T' in Antartica then? Interesting...

Some of the people who dont pronounce the first T in Antarctica probably don't pronounce the T in often. Though you can tell a 'real' American by the way they pronounce Mississippi... properly prounounced it's Miss'ippi. kinda like, in the south and certain other regions of the country, New Orleans is pronounced "Nawlens."


There are also certain groups who will want to "ax" you a question, they also go to the dentist to get their "teef" looked at, and when they go to the store they "brought" the new CoD video game.


I would be very surprised indeed if there weren't folks in the British Isles region who didn't have their own "quirks" to pronouncing words.

At the risk of embarrasing myself, I always thought that leftenant and lieutenant were separate ranks (or the same rank, but using different nomenclature between different branches of the armed forces).

As for unhealthy food, I will hands-down admit that the US of A have us brits completely trounced after I saw this come up on memebase:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_XU9x8G7khv0/TDZKBe9wOzI/AAAAAAAAQUE/NPwzzlgFQXA/s1600/4GG5H.jpg

I'm sorry, but you cannot get MORE unhealthy that literally a large lump of fat covered in batter (which is essentially a large amount of carbs) then immersed in oil

Plus, I will hand to America, they are miracle-workers on the breakfast menu, pancakes with bacon, hash-browns & eggs (covered in maple syrup), the 'breakfast pizza', pop-tarts and fruit-loops

But still, in support of my country, it is 'A-LOO-MIN-EEE-UM' and 'NU-CLEE-AR', just because you're American doesn't give you the right to re-pronounce something differently to the rest of the english-speaking world. Your like the pronouciation equivalent of a hipster


Also, you spell coloUr with a U

Necroshea wrote: Everyone knows us Americans doing everything the best way, and everything else is second hand cast away garbage.

Please don't get me started about Afghanistan.

With the "Aluminum" question I think here in Aus we spell it differently so it is Aluminium. I think this also happens in Britain

Kasrkai wrote:

Azza007 wrote:Not to ruin your fun, but we came first, our language that you bastardized.

You mean, the language of English? That Frankenstein of old Romantic languages haphazardly sewn together in a weak cloth developed by gathering foreigners?
/Said the Red-Neck

Actually English has a lot more then the Romance Languages.... It's grammar and syntax are Germanic, while many words are romance. there are also loanwords from many other sources as well.

dsteingass wrote:
Seriousy though, US Midwest grown, prime beef tastes better than anything in the world, I promise.

Kobe Beef.

purplefood wrote:

RatBot wrote:Darn British... just speak English, like the rest of the world!

The British also speak Welsh.
Depending on where you are...

And Gaelic (pronounced gah-lic) and Gaelic (Pronounced gay-lic) if you are in Scotland and parts of N. Ireland (But mainly the republic) respectively





Also why do people think top gear is any good?

Howard A Treesong wrote:

Coolyo294 wrote:Yeah. Beat that, England.

Please, it's Britain, not England.

And as such, there is this 'delicacy' from scotland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep-fried_Mars_bar

Consider yourself beat.

See that's another thing. Someone asked me "What's the difference amongst the UK, Britain, and England?"

Best I could think of is UK= Scotland, Wales, and England.
Britain is just Britain, and England I have no fething clue.

Please learn me somethin'!

The United Kingdom is Britain and Northern Ireland.

Britain is the island.

England is a nation within the island of Britain, the largest. Also included in Britain for no extra cost - Wales and Scotland.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&list=FLht1t56cbL0j7bu1P1wl5HQ&index=45

htj wrote:The United Kingdom is Britain and Northern Ireland.

Britain is the island.

England is a nation within the island of Britain, the largest. Also included in Britain for no extra cost - Wales and Scotland.

And Cornwall.

I'll be in my cold, cold grave before I recognise that motley band of pirates, smugglers and wreckers as a nation.

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

Also why do people think top gear is any good?

Because it is funny

Why do people still clutch onto antiquated ideas of nationalism? I'll be damned if I will be held personally responsible for the idiots in the US government and how they rape and pillage in exchange for corporate campaign money. I think having to live with what scraps the rich bastards leave the rest of us to fight over is quite enough punishment thanks. /end

Thaanos wrote:

dsteingass wrote:
Seriousy though, US Midwest grown, prime beef tastes better than anything in the world, I promise.

Kobe Beef.

Kobe Beef is an entirely different flavor and texture than what most people would think of as "Beef." It's simply a different (although delicious) experience.

reds8n wrote:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNu8XDBSn10&list=FLht1t56cbL0j7bu1P1wl5HQ&index=45

Yeah that video explained it all well. They forgot to mention though that it isn't merely friendly rivalry between nations. Its full on hatred for a great many people, myself included.

Don't worry, mattyrm.

There's not that many people that hate you.

I was living with some Welsh housemates (I'm English) during the Aus-England Rugby World Cup final some years ago, and was forced to endure them cheering on Australia during the whole game.

Going into a old-fashioned little tea shop deep in the heartland of Wales I could hear everyone speaking English, the moment I opened my mouth to say something everyone in there immediately started speaking Welsh.

The whole thing is quite funny really!

Hlaine Larkin mk2 wrote:

purplefood wrote:

RatBot wrote:Darn British... just speak English, like the rest of the world!

The British also speak Welsh.
Depending on where you are...

And Gaelic (pronounced gah-lic) and Gaelic (Pronounced gay-lic) if you are in Scotland and parts of N. Ireland (But mainly the republic) respectively
Also why do people think top gear is any good?

I would have included Gaelic and Gaelic but it's mostly the Republic of Ireland that speak Gaelic and Gaelic in Scotland is every so slowly dying out...

Pacific wrote:I was living with some Welsh housemates (I'm English) during the Aus-England Rugby World Cup final some years ago, and was forced to endure them cheering on Australia during the whole game.

Going into a old-fashioned little tea shop deep in the heartland of Wales I could hear everyone speaking English, the moment I opened my mouth to say something everyone in there immediately started speaking Welsh.

The whole thing is quite funny really!

Its not funny!

I prefer to immerse myself in rage. If your Welsh house mates could enslave your family, they would. They would dash your chidrens head against the walls and salt your land, and burn your house to the ground.

No good sir, It isnt funny. The Welsh and the Scottish are mocking us en masse, in the natural world does the hawk allow the mockery of a pigeon?!

The lion is assailed by wolves!

I demand action, and war is the only solution!

Interesting. Interesting. Do you speak for all of the Royal Marines in this?

mattyrm wrote:

I demand action, and war is the only solution!

Don't start this again, we're still clearing up the mess you guys made in the 1600s. Also, it's essentially England's fault that the Welsh Language is dying out, what with all this maltreatment of miners and the 'welsh not' in schools and such...

We had the last laugh though, we invented the NHS, and we've been milking English taxes for years to pay for our free prescriptions that treat the diseases caused by our relatively impoverished living conditions and unhealthy lifestyles MWA HA HA

biccat wrote:

Thaanos wrote:

dsteingass wrote:
Seriousy though, US Midwest grown, prime beef tastes better than anything in the world, I promise.

Kobe Beef.

Kobe Beef is an entirely different flavor and texture than what most people would think of as "Beef." It's simply a different (although delicious) experience.

Tried Kobe once. Couldn't handle it due to the obscene amount of fat in it. Just so gross. Give me a nice porterhouse steak anyday of the week.

htj wrote:Interesting. Interesting. Do you speak for all of the Royal Marines in this?

No, I like the Scottish/Welsh Marines loads as well.. some numbering amongst my best mates but you know.. they actually left Scotland for a bit and realise that the brainwashing they received at the hands of their parents is false.

I suppose I've nothing against Scottish and Welsh people that have been outside of the craggy windswept lands that call home.

I used to go out with a Welsh girl who had 36DDs.

reds8n wrote:
I used to go out with a Welsh girl who had 36DDs.

Spoiler:

It was a ridiculously long name really.

fething hell red, you actually said something I found funny!

Thats not bad! Ive only been here 18 months.

mattyrm wrote:

htj wrote:Interesting. Interesting. Do you speak for all of the Royal Marines in this?

No, I like the Scottish/Welsh Marines loads as well.. some numbering amongst my best mates but you know.. they actually left Scotland for a bit and realise that the brainwashing they received at the hands of their parents is false.

I suppose I've nothing against Scottish and Welsh people that have been outside of the craggy windswept lands that call home.

Some kind of internment and re-education camps should do the trick then. I'll bring the Beethoven, you bring the eye-holding-open clip things.

#Freude schöner götterfunken..!#

The american accent (as a general thing) comes from the pioneers, many of whom, were british. They have near as much right to claim ownership of the language as we do. Language comes from people, it doesnt squirt from the top of big ben.....

Australians have no such right however, bunch of criminals

Edit: Btw i still see it as 'Redson' (which i like) rather than 'redsatan' (which is lame)

Perkustin wrote:The american accent (as a general thing) comes from the pioneers, many of whom, were british. They have near as much right to claim ownership of the language as we do. Language comes from people, it doesnt squirt from the top of big ben.....

Yeah no way that could be misconstrued...

Perkustin wrote:Australians have no such right however, bunch of criminals

You got something against penal colonies??

Perkustin wrote:Edit: Btw i still see it as 'Redson' (which i like) rather than 'redsatan' (which is lame)

I do this too. I know it says redsatan but i still read redson.

Juvieus Kaine wrote:Slight tangent, what is with Americans giving objects different names?

Biscuit = Cookie
Jam = Jelly
Jelly = Jello
Trousers = Pants
Trainers = Sneakers

... what is with this?

Biscuit comes from the French for "twice cooked".
Cookie comes from the Dutch for "cake".

Trousers is because we have something we wear OVER our pants (whereas Superheroes wear their pants over their trousers).
Trainers="Training" shoes - as in any kind of "sports" training. AKA "runners". Sneakers probably because they are quieter to run around in on wooden floors.

A cookie and a buscuit are two different things
Jam and preserves are the same thing, jelly is something different (made with fruit juice, not the pulp)
JELLO is a brand of gelatin (same thing you use for making Pork Pie) but we have fruit flavors
trousers, pants, slacks- same thing
A training shoe, a sneaker, and a basketball shoe are different types of tennis shoe

And there is no one "American" accent, we develop our accents depending on the region we grow up in and our family heritage. The East Coast has several accents, as does the midwest, the south, and even the west. Most of the pioneers in the US were NOT English, they were in fact mostly German, Irish, or Dutch immigrants. It was that way because of a desire to be an individual family unit, free from religious persecution, and especially freedom to own land, not have it taken away by Aristocrats or a church.

We've had fruit flavoured gelatin desserts for ever, dsteingass, we don't just use it for pork pies. Centuries ago, I think it was some French bod who look at a horse's hoof and thought 'I can make a pudding out of that.' Thus, what we in the UK call jelly was born. It rose to popularity in Victorian times. It's also key to many of our glourious national sweets, such as Jelly Babies, originally Victory Babies to celebrate the end of the war.

Jell-O as a brand was invented 1902, and the adoption of the name for the dessert in general implies, to me, that the dessert must have not had much popularity in the States up until that point, and was popularised by that product. But I don't know for sure on that one.