Sounding like a Yank
Jun 24th 2006, 2:24 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
....and me 'cos I come from Yorkshire so I must be posh. 
As posh as muck right?
Jun 24th 2006, 2:28 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
I'm common
Jun 24th 2006, 2:29 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Elvira
As posh as muck right?
Jun 24th 2006, 2:31 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Jun 24th 2006, 2:34 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Does anyone find themselves saying words like 'ToMato' and 'Aluminum' without thinking or do you say them like that to be understood more easily?
Jun 24th 2006, 2:35 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Elvira
back.
Jun 24th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Does anyone find themselves saying words like 'ToMato' and 'Aluminum' without thinking or do you say them like that to be understood more easily?
Have on occasion found myself saying toMAto.
Not much call for asking for 'aluminum'
in my line of work. Leather tends to work just fine...
Jun 24th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
Does anyone find themselves saying words like 'ToMato' and 'Aluminum' without thinking or do you say them like that to be understood more easily?
Jun 24th 2006, 2:38 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I just pronounce words here the same as I do when I am in the UK...sod it.
And they understand you?
Jun 24th 2006, 2:39 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I just pronounce words here the same as I do when I am in the UK...sod it.
Jun 24th 2006, 2:41 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Elvira
And they understand you?
Not always....but sod it....at 25 I'm too old to change now.
Jun 24th 2006, 2:44 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by gruffbrown
You'll be OK until you have problems with your taps then
Faucets to you Gruff.
Now that's a different thing altogether. I have already said that I do use various American words, trash, elevator etc. what I do not do is pronounce English words like an American, budder, dawg etc.
Jun 24th 2006, 2:44 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Not always....but sod it....at 25 I'm too old to change now.
Eh - I think you got those numbers the wrong way 'round...
Jun 24th 2006, 2:45 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Elvira
Eh - I think you got those numbers the wrong way 'round...
I really don't know what you mean.
Jun 24th 2006, 2:47 pm
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Re: Sounding like a Yank
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
I really don't know what you mean.
You got married at minus 5 then?