Sorry. How the hell am I supposed to know the difference between a British accent and an English accent? Help a brother out.
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 (March 3, 2014 at 9:38 pm)Rahul Wrote: Once in London I heard this young guy say to his buddy, "You bloody wanker, you broke your fag!". I almost busted out laughing. Never break your fag in public. <muttering under breath> God damn wanker. 
I think he's taking issue with the term Brit?
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To give it some perspective, it's a bit like my saying that everyone from South America's Cape Horn to Barrow, Alaska, is a Yank.
As for the accents, I started a thread a year ago outlining the way people speak in my neck of the woods. Then there's Received Pronunciation (a.k.a. Queen's English, or posh), Cockney, Geordie, West Country, ZummerZet - sorry, Somerset - and so on.
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If you're not a Brit, where do you live Stimbo?
Keep in mind that there is North America, Central America and South America, but I don't get upset when someone calls me an American. I smile and understand that they have no ill-will. 
England. Almost smack-dab in the centre. Consider that, similar to continental America, mainland Britain - the big bit - is divided into England, Scotland and Wales. There's also Northern Ireland at the top of the other bit, but that's more of a patio sort of thing. (
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 (March 3, 2014 at 9:41 pm)Cinjin Wrote:(March 3, 2014 at 9:38 pm)Rahul Wrote: Once in London I heard this young guy say to his buddy, "You bloody wanker, you broke your fag!". I almost busted out laughing. When I was fourteen, I had a first-generation Scottish American friend. The first time I ever called his house, I asked for Eric. Eric's mother said, "ooo, Ehdik? E's oot in the gehrige, smookin' a fahg." I had no idea what she said until I worked it out years later... (sorry for being off topic)
Language can be a cruel mistress. For instance, over here, you either need to know a lady particularly well, or else pay her a metric shit-ton of money, before you get to spank her on the fanny.
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 (March 3, 2014 at 10:19 pm)Stimbo Wrote: To give it some perspective, it's a bit like my saying that everyone from South America's Cape Horn to Barrow, Alaska, is a Yank. Call somebody a Yank in Texas and you're likely to get your ass beat.
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