Understanding the British.

[Ace Otana]

What confused me when growing up during my high school years in my good ol'e days when I was frequantly sat on by many hot virgins. Is the way americans pronounce certain words.
Like over 'ere we pronounce things like militry instead of military. Also catagry, libry, ect ect.
We also say things like - not half!, buggery and fooking blighter.

Oh and that one that confused me thee most. Process, we pronounce it like this - PRO-cess.
Also the word "ass" was something I would pronounce like I would with the word "as".

I'm going to drink me my bloody hot cup'o tea.........once it cools down that is.

[The Omnissiunt One]

What confused me when growing up during my high school years in my good ol'e days when I was frequantly sat on by many hot virgins. Is the way americans pronounce certain words.
Like over 'ere we pronounce things like militry instead of military. Also catagry, libry, ect ect.
We also say things like - not half!, buggery and fooking blighter.

Oh and that one that confused me thee most. Process, we pronounce it like this - PRO-cess.
Also the word "ass" was something I would pronounce like I would with the word "as".

I'm going to drink me my bloody hot cup'o tea.........once it cools down that is.

My dear fellow, I believe the correct pronunciation (according to Queen's English) is 'arse', as in 'Let's kick some arse' (which is, apparently, something the Queen often says).

Are you going to have a chinwag while having a cuppa, and will you be having crumpets? Or is that just not cricket?

[Ace Otana]

My dear fellow, I believe the correct pronunciation (according to Queen's English) is 'arse', as in 'Let's kick some arse' (which is, apparently, something the Queen often says).

Are you going to have a chinwag while having a cuppa, and will you be having crumpets? Or is that just not cricket?

Aye lad. Arse it is. Like "we'll give'em a bloody good British beating!"
Chinwag sir? No no sir, not my cup of tea. A jolly good biscuit with me cuppa would do jolly good. My taste for crumpets have long vanished. Just not cricket indeed.

[Samson]

What the hell is a Chinwag.......?

[Ace Otana]

What the hell is a Chinwag.......?

To chat/gossip old chap.

[Dotard]

Dotard, you must live in Texas.....LOLOL

Yezir. Yezir I shur does. (Yes sir. Yes sir I currently reside in the Republic of Texas.)

[Oldandeasilyconfused]

Isn't that little exaggerated it's like saying that islam will take over europe in 50 years which has been proven to take far more time than that, also hispanic is not a race

I did not say nor mean to imply 'Hispanic' is a race. I try to avoid using the term 'race' as it is imprecise.I have never been able to find a univerersally accepted definition of the word. To me 'Hispanic' refers to a fairly vague collection of Spanish speaking ethnicities. In the US, it seems to refer mainly to anyone either personally or with with descendants from anywhere South of Texas.


As for being an exaggeration, I've come across the claim several times on line, and it seems a not unreasonable proposition .I have no investement either way in the truth of the claim ----In fify years I"ll be 112, so may be dead.

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Deep Australian Englsih is called 'strine'. we have an abiding hatred of the vowel 'a' ,ommiting it entirely, or replacing it with 'i' whenever possible.

Hence 'pay day Friday' ='pidi Fridy'


Spray painter = 'spry pinter'


Wayne= whine


We aslo like to add 'ie' to common words:

Christmas = Chrisie

Present= pressie

[swimming] costume= cossie

Woolworths=Woolies.

Hungry Jacks (Burger King) is Hungry's

McDonalds is prounced Macca's .

Many Australians also suffer from the rising inflection, whereby a statement becomes a question. EG "I've been shopping? I met Sue?"


We aslo like to run words together EG;

Emma chissit? (how much is it?)

We refer to Gloria Soames (glorious homes)

A very funny and informative book is 'Let Stalk Strine' by Afferbeck Lauder ('Let's Talk Australian' by Alphabetical Order)

Disclaimer:Aussiess love it but it gives everyone else a headache.

Afferbeck Lauder was the pseudonym used by Alastair Ardoch Morrison (born Melbourne 21 September 1911 - died 15 March 1998), an Australian graphic artist and author who in the 1960s documented Strine in the song With Air Chew and a series of books beginning with Let Stalk Strine (Ure Smith, Sydney, Australia, 1965). Morrison illustrated the books and also used the pseudonym Al Terego.

* Strine
o "Spewffle climber treely" - It's a beautiful climate, really
o "Emma chisit" - How much is it ?
o "Egg nishner" - air-conditioner
* Fraffly
o "Egg wetter gree" - I quite agree
o "Gray chooma" - Great humour

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afferbeck_Lauder


PS I can only think of one example of Posh English. HRH Charles says it all the time; ears (yes)

[Samson]

Yezir. Yezir I shur does. (Yes sir. Yes sir I currently reside in the Republic of Texas.)

Dotard, I'm so sorry...Do you happen to live close to Austin? At least then you can hang out with one of my favorite groups...(The Atheist Experience Team)..

I'm about 8 hours from them....(Live in Monroe, LA).....

[Dotard]

Errenhav from Austin. (An hour and a half from Austin)

I's in Santone. (I'm in San Antonio)

[Samson]

LOL....

I eearr' ya..dats purtty dang faar......


On a side note, Dotard, you are living in two hells...The heat in S.T. is insane plus it's Texas....