It Has Started...
Jun 30th 2010, 1:51 pm
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My 2 (nearly 3) year old says things differently depending on whether she's talking to me or my wife. I'm very proud that she's been asking to watch the football every day for the last few weeks.
Jun 30th 2010, 3:11 pm
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Jun 30th 2010, 3:28 pm
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Got it cleared up by DH this am as I drove him to work. I said, " say w-a-t-e-r."' Wiseass sez W-a-t-e-r. 
Wisely noticing my frown, he said it as if it indeed rhymes with daughter in 2 syllables. So I said it the way I do. He said it sounds like how he says it, but I only use 1 syllable.
The world can now keep on turning.
Wisely noticing my frown, he said it as if it indeed rhymes with daughter in 2 syllables. So I said it the way I do. He said it sounds like how he says it, but I only use 1 syllable.The world can now keep on turning.
Jun 30th 2010, 3:37 pm
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Got it cleared up by DH this am as I drove him to work. I said, " say w-a-t-e-r."' Wiseass sez W-a-t-e-r. Wisely noticing my frown, he said it as if it indeed rhymes with daughter in 2 syllables. So I said it the way I do. He said it sounds like how he says it, but I only use 1 syllable.
The world can now keep on turning.
Wisely noticing my frown, he said it as if it indeed rhymes with daughter in 2 syllables. So I said it the way I do. He said it sounds like how he says it, but I only use 1 syllable.The world can now keep on turning.
When we lived in the UK, we used to watch This Old House and really noticed when a few of the guys would say water,power and shower. I suppose I never thought much about the distinctly different dialects in this country until you hear them in a different context.
Jun 30th 2010, 11:38 pm
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Jul 1st 2010, 12:48 pm
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Missing the 'ale' yet?
Sorry for the OT post
Jul 7th 2010, 5:10 pm
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One difference I've noticed is that in Britian if politicians don't like another country they are polite and say so in parliament in a constructive manner (unless it is Germany or France, and then everyone is just rude and bizarre).
However the US just bombs it to **** and back.
Is it just me who has noticed this?
However the US just bombs it to **** and back.
Is it just me who has noticed this?
Some bright spark answered right away with "United States Air Force, sir..." to which our US air force lecturer responded with "No, it stands for Usually Shoot At Friendlies!!"
That definitely got a thumbs up from us
Who says Yanks don't have a sense of humour... (spelt with a 'U'!)
Cheers
Harry
Jul 7th 2010, 5:17 pm
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Jul 7th 2010, 6:37 pm
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Jul 8th 2010, 11:55 am
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I love the way 'americans' say things,
except for alu min um
and 'im good'. 'I'm good' is so widely used.
except for alu min um
and 'im good'. 'I'm good' is so widely used.
Jul 8th 2010, 12:19 pm
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I visited a friend's company in deepest Indiana last year, they have a "beer o'clock" on Friday afternoons. So I wander in while they're sitting around the conference table with their beers, he introduces me, and the first thing they say? "How do you pronounce aluminum?". Naturally, I corrected them with a grin 