American words you HAVE adopted
Jul 29th 2011, 9:57 pm
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Jul 30th 2011, 1:08 am
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
On a long journey you stop for a 'potty break' too. Lol
Jul 30th 2011, 9:41 am
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
While working in a Yorkshire preschool I had to change my way of speaking or the little ones couldn't understand me. TomAHto, banAHna, aluMINium, dummy, nappy, buTTer, liTTle, etc. I didn't mind, and those TT's are still with me.
Jul 30th 2011, 9:56 pm
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
You should have seen the faces of my US colleagues when I said I need to pop outside for a "FAG" at a Conference Hall in Orlando a few years ago!! I dont think I will be making that mistake again.
Jul 30th 2011, 10:23 pm
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Jul 30th 2011, 10:27 pm
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
lol
Jul 31st 2011, 3:24 am
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Jul 31st 2011, 12:28 pm
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
"Take a bath" instead of "have one!" Yuck!
"Do you want in" to the cat, instead of do you want to come in? I scream when I hear myself saying these, yet they can't be helped when you live in a place and hear these things all the time. There are too many to list, - purse instead of handbag, chips, pacifiers.. all the words make sense so we can be understood. What I can't change is my pronounciation of things, like garage. My sister-in-law fell over herself laughing when I asked for an almond latte, just because I said almond different.
When my son visits he gets so fed up with the baffled looks if he asks for tomato/water, for example - he says he can't wait for the time when an American asks him for something in England and he'll act all baffled as if he is talking Double dutch!
"Do you want in" to the cat, instead of do you want to come in? I scream when I hear myself saying these, yet they can't be helped when you live in a place and hear these things all the time. There are too many to list, - purse instead of handbag, chips, pacifiers.. all the words make sense so we can be understood. What I can't change is my pronounciation of things, like garage. My sister-in-law fell over herself laughing when I asked for an almond latte, just because I said almond different.
When my son visits he gets so fed up with the baffled looks if he asks for tomato/water, for example - he says he can't wait for the time when an American asks him for something in England and he'll act all baffled as if he is talking Double dutch!
Jul 31st 2011, 1:04 pm
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
When spelling out a name so people to understand me I say
B LIKE Brian
C LIKE Cat
Instead of B for Bravo etc
Blimey!!!
B LIKE Brian
C LIKE Cat
Instead of B for Bravo etc
Blimey!!!
Jul 31st 2011, 1:11 pm
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Re: American words you HAVE adopted
My daughter is going to be sent to boarding school in England. She has just said alluminum the American way
Jul 31st 2011, 1:20 pm
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