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Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
(Post 6049300)
Just go with what feels natural to you. If you are here long enough your accent will change anyway, it may not be noticeable to you but it will happen even if it is only slight. I think you automatically adapt after a time anyway.
Saying that, I have been in Texas for 20 years and I still sound like an old Essex girl...........:lol: Up Chelsea, right up:rofl: Go QPR And I don't mean Chelsea Clinton, either. |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by Texas Mom
(Post 6048741)
I have a Scottish friend who has been here 7 years. We both have a son called Cameron except she calls hers Camron like most Americans pronounce it. I have US friends that always make the effort and pronounce it as it is spelled when asking about my Cameron. Just a pet peeve which grates on me as she is Scottish.
(I've not heard this name being used in the USA, I'm sure that it is, but I've not been aware of it.) |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by Ozzidoc
(Post 6049654)
"Camron" is the BBC R4 way of saying it...except for 1 or 2 Scots broadcasters, all the others say it the same way that the Aussies do.
(I've not heard this name being used in the USA, I'm sure that it is, but I've not been aware of it.) |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by Texas Mom
(Post 6049661)
The name is more popular for girls in my neck of the woods anyway.
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Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
(Post 6049506)
I was told you sound like Geo. W. Bush:p
Up Chelsea, right up:rofl: Go QPR And I don't mean Chelsea Clinton, either. Oy you.....:p Mr Bush has enough problems as it is so I'm sure if he and I sound a like then it will be down hill all the way for him... QP..who?????;) Chelsea:thumbsup::thumbup: |
Re: Should I give in....
As a yank I would really like to ask this question....(if you all don't mind please)...
Why do you say al-oo-min-ee-um? It's spelled aluminum. There's no 'i' after the 'n'. I really don't understand this. Most of the time, you all pronounce words the way they are spelled - properly. This one baffles me....:p |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by rebeccajo
(Post 6050047)
As a yank I would really like to ask this question....(if you all don't mind please)...
Why do you say al-oo-min-ee-um? It's spelled aluminum. There's no 'i' after the 'n'. I really don't understand this. Most of the time, you all pronounce words the way they are spelled - properly. This one baffles me....:p http://www.usa-vs-uk.com/usvsuk-dictionary.html |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by rebeccajo
(Post 6050047)
As a yank I would really like to ask this question....(if you all don't mind please)...
Why do you say al-oo-min-ee-um? It's spelled aluminum. There's no 'i' after the 'n'. I really don't understand this. Most of the time, you all pronounce words the way they are spelled - properly. This one baffles me....:p You spell and say aluminum correctly too! :rofl: |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
(Post 6050062)
There is an I in the English spelling.
http://www.usa-vs-uk.com/usvsuk-dictionary.html Why didn't my husband ever just tell me this? Or is he like most men...cannot spell.... |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by rebeccajo
(Post 6050047)
As a yank I would really like to ask this question....(if you all don't mind please)...
Why do you say al-oo-min-ee-um? It's spelled aluminum. There's no 'i' after the 'n'. I really don't understand this. Most of the time, you all pronounce words the way they are spelled - properly. This one baffles me....:p |
Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
(Post 6050262)
We actually say, "al-you-min-ee-um".
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Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by weazie
(Post 6050281)
and actually aluminium is the scientifically correct way of spelling and pronouncing it, even in america (since 1950 I think, though not sure). But the american people continued calling it aluminum. Just like they continued using inches, feet, fahrenheit etc... :)
It appears that aluminum and aluminium have equal claim to being correct according to this |
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Hey, I have a son called Cameron too!! He mostly gets Cam'ron which is fine by me. He lets me call him Cammie Bear though!! ;)
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Re: Should I give in....
Originally Posted by anabella
(Post 6045837)
Give in, it'll make your life easier..
I say "bangs" instead of fringe, absolutely hate the sound of the word bangs but it makes my life so much easier!!! |
Re: Should I give in....
A bit of background...I'm from California, my wife is Thai, our daughter was born in Thailand, but has so far lived most of her life here in New Zealand. She can't speak more than a smidgen of Thai (my wife will only speak English with her, dunno why). My daughter's accent is close to mine, kind of a neutral bland West Coast California accent. My daughter has just started intermediate school and they have put her in the ESOL class, ESOL being English as a Second or Other Language. Perhaps this is because she says fish and chips instead of the proper Kiwi fush 'n' chups.
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