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-   The Maple Leaf (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/)
-   -   Pronunciation difficulties (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/pronunciation-difficulties-760095/)

London Mike May 30th 2012 12:53 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Lvh76 (Post 10091694)
I keep getting asked if I'm Australian and I'm bloody welsh!!! Not valley Welsh but guttural North Walian Welsh. My OH is talks like Hugh Grant and I've noticed the swoons from shop assistants.
Does he mumble a lot and then say 'beastly'? Those Canucks will fall for anything, especially shop assistants who've probably never set foot outside of The Beach in their lives.

Novocastrian May 30th 2012 12:56 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 10091834)
WHAT, all of them? Surely there is no such thing as a British accent. There are hundreds of accents in Britain and quite a few are horrible. I come from Glasgow but never did have a Glesgae accent such as wurrum for worm or whit ya dain. I've made a concerted effort over the years to disguise my origins with, I hope, a modicum of success.
I hate Glaswegian speak.
I hope you grow happily even older in your condition of denial. :)

Lvh76 May 30th 2012 12:57 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 10091835)
Does he mumble a lot and then say 'beastly'? Those Canucks will fall for anything, especially shop assistants who've probably never set foot outside of The Beach in their lives.
Yep he does all that and even has the stupid floppy hair. He once threatened to 'bop someone on the nose' on a commuter train once for being rude to the woman serving coffee. I sometimes wonder if he was born in the correct century. I'm his bit o Welsh rough.

Lvh76 May 30th 2012 1:01 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Auld Yin (Post 10091834)
WHAT, all of them? Surely there is no such thing as a British accent. There are hundreds of accents in Britain and quite a few are horrible. I come from Glasgow but never did have a Glesgae accent such as wurrum for worm or whit ya dain. I've made a concerted effort over the years to disguise my origins with, I hope, a modicum of success.
I hate Glaswegian speak.
I love the Glaswegian accent. I can't understand it but I live listening to it.

London Mike May 30th 2012 1:10 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10091831)
I call your Toat-in-harm and raise a Kes-wick.
Okay, umm, I see your Kes-wick and raise you Moss-Cow.

London Mike May 30th 2012 1:12 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Lvh76 (Post 10091841)
Yep he does all that and even has the stupid floppy hair. He once threatened to 'bop someone on the nose' on a commuter train once for being rude to the woman serving coffee. I sometimes wonder if he was born in the correct century. I'm his bit o Welsh rough.
I realise that probably came out all wrong. I'm sure he's very charming, your OH, and made shop assistants in [insert where you lived in the UK here] swoon all the time.

Lvh76 May 30th 2012 1:21 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 10091860)
I realise that probably came out all wrong. I'm sure he's very charming, your OH, and made shop assistants in [insert where you lived in the UK here] swoon all the time.
No Mike, you were spot on!! And I don't think the shop assistants of Newbury ever gave him much attention.

Ps I wish you never 'introduced' me to Marble Slab. I'm going to be HUGE if I continue my daily visit

London Mike May 30th 2012 1:29 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Lvh76 (Post 10091870)
No Mike, you were spot on!! And I don't think the shop assistants of Newbury ever gave him much attention.

Ps I wish you never 'introduced' me to Marble Slab. I'm going to be HUGE if I continue my daily visit
Ha ha :D. Enjoy!
Have you been to Sauvignon for dinner yet? Maybe do a lunch if you have a little one. Fabulous French bistro along Queen back towards Leslieville.

Auld Yin May 30th 2012 1:35 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10091839)
I hope you grow happily even older in your condition of denial. :)
Well I thank you for that. I wish you the same in your condition.

victorfoxtrot May 30th 2012 1:45 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 10091826)
The one that gets me is the Ontarion pronounciation of 'Tottenham'. I think it goes like: 'Toat-in-harm' or something like that. Given that I'm a Spurs fan this one always makes me chuckle. Then again, round North London way we used to pronounce this 'yeeeeeeiiids' so swings and roundabouts. :)
They say Tottenham as if describing a small child wrapped in luncheon meat. Tot-in-ham. I never knew you were a spurs fan! Me too!

Lvh76 May 30th 2012 1:46 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by London Mike (Post 10091877)
Ha ha :D. Enjoy!
Have you been to Sauvignon for dinner yet? Maybe do a lunch if you have a little one. Fabulous French bistro along Queen back towards Leslieville.
I live literally opposite to Sauvignons. Will have to try it out. You're like an on-line feeder!

Atlantic Xpat May 30th 2012 1:49 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 10091787)
That takes me back to my childhood. "Green, Red, Red and Amber and back to Green" is a phrase I've never forgotten.

I'm a bit strange.
"Balham" not "Belham" surely? My father is a big Peter Sellers/Goons fan so this is a childhood memory for me too. But in a different way from you.;)

London Mike May 30th 2012 1:55 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by victorfoxtrot (Post 10091891)
They say Tottenham as if describing a small child wrapped in luncheon meat. Tot-in-ham. I never knew you were a spurs fan! Me too!
Yup. You have to be in the Toon Army/EPL thread to know that probably.

Tony-the-Tigger May 30th 2012 2:24 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Lvh76 (Post 10091844)
I love the Glaswegian accent. I can't understand it but I live listening to it.
The novelty of having an accent, whether hard to understand or not, soon wears off. I've been working in Toronto for the last month, I've given up trying to order at drive throughs, especially Singh Hortons and being constantly asked to repeat myself - or worse - people kidding on they understood what I've said, is really knocking my pan in! Got to agree with Auld Yin, the sooner you learn to talk while keeping your nasal passages shut, the better you will get on.

rwin May 30th 2012 2:27 pm
Re: Pronunciation difficulties
 
Originally Posted by Oink (Post 10091173)
Words I have to say really loud for them to understand me are.

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You could say those in German and really scare people.


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