02 Oct 2013, 6:33 pm
02 Oct 2013, 7:10 pm
Did not know about the 2 fingers in England. Even with Churchill's victory sign:
02 Oct 2013, 7:29 pm
UDG wrote:
wavecannon wrote:
"Brit" is generally fine.
If you want to impress a native while in Albion, brush up on your geography and general knowledge of Britain. I think we're easily impressed by U.S. Americans especially who make the effort. But of course, one notable error like thinking Cornwall's a city will mean you're back to square one. Perhaps learn a dozen or more cities in the British Isles if you don't know that many already, and similarly with our counties.
Another source of respect would be correct pronunciation and stressing of place names and I'll throw down some examples because it's 2am and this is what I do:
Birmingham = Burr-ming-UM (not Burr-ming-HAM/-HAYUM)
This same rule applies for most "-ham" towns. Durham = DUH-rum.
Scarborough = SCAR-bur-UH (not Scar-BRO)
This same rule applies for most "-borough" towns, including cases like Middlesbrough and Edinburgh.
Cheshire = CHESH-uh (not Che-SHY-uh)
This same rule applies for most "-shires" despite "Shire" being pronounced "SHY-uh", although examples like CHESH-eer, SHROP-sheer and WUSS-ter-sheer are also used.
Leicester = LESS-ter
This same rule applies for examples like Worcester (WUSS-ter) and Gloucester (GLOSS-ter).
Plymouth = PLIH-muth
This same rule applies for examples like Portsmouth (PORTS-muth) and Cockermouth (Cock-UH-muth).
Then there are other strange variables, eg. Southwark = SUTH-uk, Keswick = KEZ-ick, Norwich = NOH-rich, Salisbury = SOLS-bury.
I've forgotten what I was attempting to achieve with this or why, but that should make anyone well-prepared and leave us natives appreciative.
If you want to impress a native while in Albion, brush up on your geography and general knowledge of Britain. I think we're easily impressed by U.S. Americans especially who make the effort. But of course, one notable error like thinking Cornwall's a city will mean you're back to square one. Perhaps learn a dozen or more cities in the British Isles if you don't know that many already, and similarly with our counties.
Another source of respect would be correct pronunciation and stressing of place names and I'll throw down some examples because it's 2am and this is what I do:
Birmingham = Burr-ming-UM (not Burr-ming-HAM/-HAYUM)
This same rule applies for most "-ham" towns. Durham = DUH-rum.
Scarborough = SCAR-bur-UH (not Scar-BRO)
This same rule applies for most "-borough" towns, including cases like Middlesbrough and Edinburgh.
Cheshire = CHESH-uh (not Che-SHY-uh)
This same rule applies for most "-shires" despite "Shire" being pronounced "SHY-uh", although examples like CHESH-eer, SHROP-sheer and WUSS-ter-sheer are also used.
Leicester = LESS-ter
This same rule applies for examples like Worcester (WUSS-ter) and Gloucester (GLOSS-ter).
Plymouth = PLIH-muth
This same rule applies for examples like Portsmouth (PORTS-muth) and Cockermouth (Cock-UH-muth).
Then there are other strange variables, eg. Southwark = SUTH-uk, Keswick = KEZ-ick, Norwich = NOH-rich, Salisbury = SOLS-bury.
I've forgotten what I was attempting to achieve with this or why, but that should make anyone well-prepared and leave us natives appreciative.
Middlesbrough is Bruh NOT buruh. That is how to offend a teessider.
Ha fair shout, in honesty I pronounce them all "bruh" but despite that thought they were mainly "buruh" in standard pronunciation. I'll retract that.
02 Oct 2013, 7:33 pm
02 Oct 2013, 7:36 pm
Biscuitman wrote:
wavecannon wrote:
"Brit" is generally fine.
If you want to impress a native while in Albion, brush up on your geography and general knowledge of Britain. I think we're easily impressed by U.S. Americans especially who make the effort. But of course, one notable error like thinking Cornwall's a city will mean you're back to square one. Perhaps learn a dozen or more cities in the British Isles if you don't know that many already, and similarly with our counties.
Another source of respect would be correct pronunciation and stressing of place names and I'll throw down some examples because it's 2am and this is what I do:
Birmingham = Burr-ming-UM (not Burr-ming-HAM/-HAYUM)
This same rule applies for most "-ham" towns. Durham = DUH-rum.
Scarborough = SCAR-bur-UH (not Scar-BRO)
This same rule applies for most "-borough" towns, including cases like Middlesbrough and Edinburgh.
Cheshire = CHESH-uh (not Che-SHY-uh)
This same rule applies for most "-shires" despite "Shire" being pronounced "SHY-uh", although examples like CHESH-eer, SHROP-sheer and WUSS-ter-sheer are also used.
Leicester = LESS-ter
This same rule applies for examples like Worcester (WUSS-ter) and Gloucester (GLOSS-ter).
Plymouth = PLIH-muth
This same rule applies for examples like Portsmouth (PORTS-muth) and Cockermouth (Cock-UH-muth).
Then there are other strange variables, eg. Southwark = SUTH-uk, Keswick = KEZ-ick, Norwich = NOH-rich, Salisbury = SOLS-bury.
I've forgotten what I was attempting to achieve with this or why, but that should make anyone well-prepared and leave us natives appreciative.
If you want to impress a native while in Albion, brush up on your geography and general knowledge of Britain. I think we're easily impressed by U.S. Americans especially who make the effort. But of course, one notable error like thinking Cornwall's a city will mean you're back to square one. Perhaps learn a dozen or more cities in the British Isles if you don't know that many already, and similarly with our counties.
Another source of respect would be correct pronunciation and stressing of place names and I'll throw down some examples because it's 2am and this is what I do:
Birmingham = Burr-ming-UM (not Burr-ming-HAM/-HAYUM)
This same rule applies for most "-ham" towns. Durham = DUH-rum.
Scarborough = SCAR-bur-UH (not Scar-BRO)
This same rule applies for most "-borough" towns, including cases like Middlesbrough and Edinburgh.
Cheshire = CHESH-uh (not Che-SHY-uh)
This same rule applies for most "-shires" despite "Shire" being pronounced "SHY-uh", although examples like CHESH-eer, SHROP-sheer and WUSS-ter-sheer are also used.
Leicester = LESS-ter
This same rule applies for examples like Worcester (WUSS-ter) and Gloucester (GLOSS-ter).
Plymouth = PLIH-muth
This same rule applies for examples like Portsmouth (PORTS-muth) and Cockermouth (Cock-UH-muth).
Then there are other strange variables, eg. Southwark = SUTH-uk, Keswick = KEZ-ick, Norwich = NOH-rich, Salisbury = SOLS-bury.
I've forgotten what I was attempting to achieve with this or why, but that should make anyone well-prepared and leave us natives appreciative.
once heard an American pronounce Loughborough as 'LOOGA-BAROOGA'
One of my favourites was a few old Dutch women who stopped me on a run and asked me for directions to "Kylie." They ended up having to point to it on a map for me. They meant Keighley (KEEF-lee). I pronounce it "Kylie" now quite often as an inside joke that only I get.
02 Oct 2013, 7:38 pm
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02 Oct 2013, 8:52 pm
03 Oct 2013, 12:19 am
naturalplastic wrote:
Im confused by Ricky Gervais.
I thought it was Americans who were notorious for using profanity. Not the British.
The American character in British movies is always the one the says "Its friggin hot today..its friggin this...its friggin that".
Probably the way it goes is that americans use the words more often- but figuretively- as expetives. But Brits are the one who actually talk about bodily functions more openly and often.
I thought it was Americans who were notorious for using profanity. Not the British.
The American character in British movies is always the one the says "Its friggin hot today..its friggin this...its friggin that".
Probably the way it goes is that americans use the words more often- but figuretively- as expetives. But Brits are the one who actually talk about bodily functions more openly and often.
You obviously haven;t met an Australian before
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03 Oct 2013, 1:39 am
03 Oct 2013, 2:32 am
starkid wrote:
wavecannon wrote:
Another source of respect would be correct pronunciation and stressing of place names and I'll throw down some examples because it's 2am and this is what I do:
What?! That's too much work! We'll pronounce it the way we like (Americans are the only people on Earth who speak English correctly, anyhow), and if the Brits don't like it, we'll bomb them back into the Stone Age and install a corrupt government!
I saw this the other day, were you joking or did you actually mean what you typed?
03 Oct 2013, 4:03 am
03 Oct 2013, 4:07 am
03 Oct 2013, 4:28 am
Dox47 wrote:
I got ripped into one time for using the term "Britishers", which I thought was just another pluralism for people from England.
Don't confuse England and the United Kingdom.
And, like I say, Britishness in the UK itself is controversial, violently so in Northern Ireland. Also in Scotland, but less savagely so.
03 Oct 2013, 5:55 am
Dox47 wrote:
I got ripped into one time for using the term "Britishers", which I thought was just another pluralism for people from England. I don't even know if there is some offensive meaning attached to that particular term, as the guy I was talking to was being kind of a dick generally, but I've avoided it anyway just in case.
The plural of british is british! which is probably why you got ripped into (though that sounds a bit extreme to me), Britishers is not technically a real word.
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03 Oct 2013, 5:57 am
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