Originally Posted by Oakvillian (Post 10093475)

I had the good fortune to spend some time at university in Loughborough. Best comment I've heard here so far on seeing it written down has been "What in the hell's that say there? Looga-barooga? Come on, you're not trying to tell me that's a real place?"

Originally Posted by Alex2201 (Post 10093765)

My personal favorite my perfectly bilingual dispatcher pronounces Calais as Cal iss :huh:

Originally Posted by Little D (Post 10091981)

Me three!! :thumbsup:

Originally Posted by Dave n Ailsa (Post 10094313)

is it not "Urbs" rather than Erbs?

Love the Looga-barooga by the way, that made me laugh :lol:

The problem we all have in the UK, is the HUGE differences in accents in one small country.

I even speak differently from my neighbours, lol. I was brought up in a slightly posher area of Glasgow, so I pronounce my "T"'s, like in butter. I don't say "bu-(small cough sound)-urr". I have "Grass" in my garden, the neighbour has "gress".

I would call the area 80 miles south of Glasgow the "Borders", but my pals in Edinburgh call it the "Boarders".

My name is pronounced "Day-vid", but some of you english guys will say "Die-vid", and "Dive" instead of "Dayve". :D


So, we not only have UK to Canada issues, we have uk to uk issues :rofl:

Originally Posted by rob28 (Post 10093486)

I completely understand the 'Earl' one as that's my last name.

Conversations usually go as follows....

Canadian: Last name please?
Me: Earl.
Canadian: No, your last name.....
Me: That is my last name.
Canadian: Okayyy. How do you spell that.
Me: E A R L.
Canadian: A I R L?

Cue a few more attempts at getting them to understand me before I get to the stage of breaking out some form of ID for them to look at.

Originally Posted by Dave n Ailsa (Post 10094313)

is it not "Urbs" rather than Erbs?

Love the Looga-barooga by the way, that made me laugh :lol:

The problem we all have in the UK, is the HUGE differences in accents in one small country.

I even speak differently from my neighbours, lol. I was brought up in a slightly posher area of Glasgow, so I pronounce my "T"'s, like in butter. I don't say "bu-(small cough sound)-urr". I have "Grass" in my garden, the neighbour has "gress".

I would call the area 80 miles south of Glasgow the "Borders", but my pals in Edinburgh call it the "Boarders".

My name is pronounced "Day-vid", but some of you english guys will say "Die-vid", and "Dive" instead of "Dayve". :D


So, we not only have UK to Canada issues, we have uk to uk issues :rofl:

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 10094553)

That is the only problem we have in the UK? :rofl: Also posher areas in Glasgow....really? :D I am one of the "Die-Vid" crew

Originally Posted by lf1 (Post 10094797)

Yes, really:) It is not just that Edinburgh lot that have posh areas. LOL

I know it will come as a surprise to some people, but not everyone speaks like Rab C. Nesbitt. I have friends from many parts of Glasgow and they are well spoken and know that the letter 'T' exists.

I don't speak with the 'stereotypical' Glasgow accent, but I could quite easily. I have just realized that makes me bilingual. Must add that to my resume/cv.:)

Originally Posted by ultrarunner (Post 10095264)

Yeah but that doesn't mean nowt here in Canada, as it's not 1 of the "official" languages that you can do test in, receive docs in, get jobs with, use as an edge for promotion et al :D:D

Originally Posted by mandymoochops (Post 10099977)

oddly enough am looking for a farrier so called the neighbour to see who they use. she said "oh we use a guy called Matt Fossett, I don't have his number handy but you can look it up, he's out of Stettler".

So I say cheers thanks are we spelling that "F O S S E T T?"

"No, it's FAWCETT" and I say "oooooh Fawcett (pronouncing it FORCE IT)"

She goes silent, probably thinking i'm an illiterate moron.

Originally Posted by Bleepedy Bloops (Post 10100226)

One that gets me is the word Onomatopoeia.

Originally Posted by lf1 (Post 10094789)

I wasn't brought up in a posh area of Glasgow, but my mum was a stickler for proper pronunciation, grammer and table manners. I was even sent off to elocution lessons as she wanted to ensure that I did not speak with a glottal stop. LOL:)

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10100244)

Just to stir the pot how do you think the residents of the NWT and Nunavut feel when they hear brits trying to pronounce the village and town names located in those territories :rofl:

Im just sayin;)

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10100244)

Just to stir the pot how do you think the residents of the NWT and Nunavut feel when they hear brits trying to pronounce the village and town names located in those territories :rofl:

Im just sayin;)

Originally Posted by Lvh76 (Post 10100264)

Probably feel the same as the Welsh do when the English try to pronounce Welsh place names ;)

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian (Post 10103334)

Never had a problem pronouncing Cardiff, Swansea, or Wrexham :lol:

Originally Posted by FriendlyManitoba (Post 10091222)

Gulp. My Canadian Worcestershire is 'Wor-sure-sure'. I'd better brush up!

Americans say FOYERRRR, where we say FOY-Yay, for a home entrance.
They say Trash to our garbage.
Their Aunt (ant) is an Onnt
and their blouses are blowses (rhyming with louses)
Our gah-radge (garage) is their gay-radge
Canadian "Do you want a bag?" is U.S. "Wold ya like a sac for thay-at?"
Canadians - washrooms U.S. - Restrooms

Our shopping carts are your trolleys (?) and U.S. Buggies.

Your car bonnet is our car hood.
Your car boots are our car trunks.

Don't ever order 'chips' in the States, as in 'Fish and Chips', or you may receive potato chips, or your British crisps. Fries are the word in the U.S.

Don't ask for the restaurant bill in the States..you need to ask for the check.

Your flats are our apartments.
Your puddings are not like our puddings.

Great thread.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10091380)

Don't try Geordie. This also provokes a stare of incomprehension but after two or three repeats they think he's called Jodi. He's getting a complex.

Originally Posted by haggis88 (Post 10091565)

i never really experienced any problems when i came over for my interview with people understanding me.

possibly because i'm relatively well spoken?

Originally Posted by umpalumpa (Post 10137078)

Being a plumber over here when i say urinal i get looked at as if i have two heads as they say your -inal :rofl: Also why does everybody say ERBS and not herbs, and my last one is Nutella its pronounced Nutella because it has farkin nuts in it, not newtella!