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Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:01 pm
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!
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:05 pm
by Trumpton
They prononuce it 'skedule' when we say 'shedule'!
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:09 pm
by Sam Slater
Trainers---------Sneakers
Trousers--------Pants
Jumper----------Sweater (we use sweater and jumper depending on the material, they don't.)
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:11 pm
by Snake Diamond
not really spelling, meaning, USA has diff meaning to UK, but I know what ya mean !grin!
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:13 pm
by Snake Diamond
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.
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:15 pm
by Snake Diamond
TWAT...
Spealt T W A T, pronounced TWAT, they pronounce it TWOT.
Umm, what was wrong with my list Warren ?
Re: Bums.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:16 pm
by Trumpton
warren zevon rip wrote:
>
> 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.