American vs UK English
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From: oldsoundguy on 10 Sep 2008 22:36 On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:09:47 -0400, "liquidator" <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote: >I think Ron made a recent post noting substatial differeces in US vs UK >English. > >He wasn't kidding. > >When I was in London the doorman told me "This is an informal club,sir. You >can take your dickey and jacket off." > >Next thing I knew I was under arrest. > Confusion abounds. I was married to a transplanted Brit .. but she had spent many years in US schools so there was just this trace. My MIL, on the other hand was from Leeds and it showed!! (the FOOD differences are there as well.)
From: www.locoworks.com on 11 Sep 2008 02:09 On Sep 10, 7:36�pm, oldsoundguy <sound...(a)ixpres.com> wrote: > On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:09:47 -0400, "liquidator" > > <mi...(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote: > >I think Ron made a recent post noting substatial differeces in US vs UK > >English. > > >He wasn't kidding. > > >When I was in London the doorman told me "This is an informal club,sir. You > >can take your dickey and jacket off." > > >Next thing I knew I was under arrest. > > �Confusion abounds. > I was married to a transplanted Brit .. but she had spent many years > in US schools so there was just this trace. > My MIL, on the other hand was from Leeds and it showed!! > (the FOOD differences are there as well.) What about the perennial favorite: "I'll knock you up later."
From: Bob Howes on 11 Sep 2008 04:29 "Phildo" <Phil(a)phildo.net> wrote in message news:Yd_xk.15266$g27.11104(a)newsfe10.ams2... > <snip> > The best one was Coke when they launched in China. Billboards went up > everywhere with the familiar "Coke Adds Life" slogan which got translated > as "Coke will bring your ancestors back from the dead" !!! > > Phildo > Chinese translations produce some of the best mangled English. I'm not entirely sure about all the claims made by this product: http://www.pho56.com/4images/data/media/3/vq037s.jpg Be sure to read all the fine print! Bob
From: Gareth Magennis on 11 Sep 2008 05:10 "oldsoundguy" <soundguy(a)ixpres.com> wrote in message news:7q0hc4t67jn3puoi6vvn97ls8qnco2obe6(a)4ax.com... > On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:09:47 -0400, "liquidator" > <mikeh(a)mad.scientist.com> wrote: > >>I think Ron made a recent post noting substatial differeces in US vs UK >>English. >> >>He wasn't kidding. >> >>When I was in London the doorman told me "This is an informal club,sir. >>You >>can take your dickey and jacket off." >> >>Next thing I knew I was under arrest. >> > Confusion abounds. > I was married to a transplanted Brit .. but she had spent many years > in US schools so there was just this trace. > My MIL, on the other hand was from Leeds and it showed!! Ah, well, Leeds (Yorkshire) people and UK Northerners in general, have their own language. I think it is unlikely your average American would understand a word anyone was saying in Sunderland, for example. ("Ya gan doon' bank" means "you go down the hill") In Yorkshire, the words "the" and "a" don't exist, but are replaced by gutteral stops. As in "I'm off t' pub for' pint. Best one I've heard is "Tin tin tin" This translates as "It isn't in the tin" Gareth.
From: William Black on 11 Sep 2008 05:20
"Gareth Magennis" <sound.service(a)btconnect.com> wrote in message news:K-qdnTvNeJA6fVXVnZ2dnUVZ8qrinZ2d(a)bt.com... > In Yorkshire, the words "the" and "a" don't exist, but are replaced by > gutteral stops. As in "I'm off t' pub for' pint. > > Best one I've heard is "Tin tin tin" This translates as "It isn't in > the tin" Them's 'Wessies' North Yorkshire and East Yorkshire have their own distinct accents. So do most of the Yorkshire cities. http://www.ydsociety.org.uk/ -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea. |