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Sam Slater
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Post by Sam Slater »

It really annoys me that Americans cannot pronounce 'tuna' or 'tune' properly.

It's always 'toona' and 'toon'.

I mean, I'll give them aluminum/aluminium but come on!

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Trumpton
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They prononuce it 'skedule' when we say 'shedule'!

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Post by Sam Slater »

Trainers---------Sneakers
Trousers--------Pants
Jumper----------Sweater (we use sweater and jumper depending on the material, they don't.)

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Snake Diamond
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not really spelling, meaning, USA has diff meaning to UK, but I know what ya mean !grin!

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Sam Slater wrote:

> And when we say 'I'm taking the piss'.............it doesn't
> mean we like to carry urine around in a little bag.

Those with Weak Bladders/Bladder control problems actually do...

LOL.

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TWAT...

Spealt T W A T, pronounced TWAT, they pronounce it TWOT.

Umm, what was wrong with my list Warren ?

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Post by Trumpton »

warren zevon rip wrote:
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> Seriously, the Americans are right with their pronounciations.
> We are right with ours.

Because the Americans speak a form of English that only came into existence after the War of Independence.

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