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British vs. American English
On Sat, 18 Feb 2017 08:37:36 -0000, Bod wrote:
On 18/02/2017 02:00, Oren wrote: On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 20:53:53 -0500, Meanie wrote: On 2/17/2017 8:39 PM, T wrote: On 02/15/2017 01:53 PM, Meanie wrote: I thought this was interesting. Our Brit trolls, er, I mean. friends can confirm the accuracy. http://www.playpork.com/mix_british_...n_english.html I listen to a lot of Brit documentaries. I love listening to brits struggle with pronouncing "Glacier" and "Controversy", especially Stevie (Steven Fry) and Simon Whistler. Same word, sound way, way different. Funny, our two resident Brit troll, ooops, friends (now you have me doing it) have not chimed in. Perhaps they're afraid I have a gun. ... and you drive on the right side of the road. 18 Countries/Nations drive on the left. Australia Caribbean Islands* Channel Islands Cyprus Japan Hong Kong India Isle of Man Ireland Jamaica Kenya Malta Malaysia New Zealand South Africa Singapore Thailand UK A good reason to leave the EU before they make us drive on the right, use the same mains plugs as them, convert road signs into km, etc, etc. -- Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine. |
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