RE: 'ow I spake
February 23, 2012 at 6:37 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2012 at 6:38 pm by 5thHorseman.)
(February 23, 2012 at 3:24 am)thesummerqueen Wrote: So... England can be as incomprehensible as America!!
You've no idea, Geordies, Cornish, Mancs, Brummies, Cockneys, Fennies, Sheepshaggers, Sweaties, Mackems, Paddy's(N.I). Total mess, Cornish and Georgies are particularly incomprehensible.
Then there's me:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFGxb1j5Jko
But half the poshness and add a teeny dose of plain.
(February 23, 2012 at 6:17 pm)padraic Wrote: In American a lot of people think I'm English. That's an insult to an Aussie,like calling a Canadian an American. Of course,the reverse is a compliment according to my Canadian-born mother.
Once,in New York,after explaining I'm Australian, I was complimented on my English.Really.hock:
When in NYC, I was asked if I was Australian. I said no, ffs, i'm the least Australian sounding person around.