I'm not usually a nit-picker but this is bugging the hell out of me.
POSTED BY: ebonezer
UPDATED: Monday, April 18, 2005 23:22
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lol
quite a nice discussion
lol i notice we also didn't get into the faggot debate.
aye the fanny pack cracked me up no end, see we have our differences, still not sure about the whole "Americans speaking american",
as far as i'm aware its still english...it just seems like for every 's' we have, the americans give it a 'z' usually causes the most fights in scrabble..probably why it dissappeared.
I think its a conspiracy has to be, scrabble has to be the reason why there are so many 'z's and 'u's everywhere. People in the beautiful game were having problems with their spare z's and u's and well before you know it the dictionary got broke.
has there been a real period in history where America decided to spell as well as say things different?
what's fibre between friends?
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I learned British English spelling in school, but I usually much prefer the USA spelling: color to colour, realize/realise, center/centre (but I don't like the USA "meter" as distance), dialog/dialogue, archeology/archaeology... USA punctuation is illogical tho.
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Ohh here is probably the strangest one yet:
US - Brit
Lieutenant - Leftenant
Swaping an F for a I and then trasposing the E???
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Originally posted by GunRunner:
Ohh here is probably the strangest one yet:
US - Brit
Lieutenant - Leftenant
Swaping an F for a I and then trasposing the E???
Ah, now what really makes this confusing is that it is spelt the same, but pronounced different.
So we say leftenant but spell it lieutenant.
Bends the brain a little, eh?
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Originally posted by RelFexive:Quote:
Originally posted by GunRunner:
Ohh here is probably the strangest one yet:
US - Brit
Lieutenant - Leftenant
Swaping an F for a I and then trasposing the E???
Ah, now what really makes this confusing is that it is spelt the same, but pronounced different.
So we say leftenant but spell it lieutenant.
Bends the brain a little, eh?
Mal: "We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so... very... pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die."
Oh the confusion has just begun, I know Brits who spell it leftenant!!
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Some things that really used to bug me *wink*:
The pronunciation 'erb' instead of herb. Is it one of them french thingies?
Aluminum instead of Aluminium.
The pronunciation of Poinsettia as 'ponsetta' and foliage as 'foilage' or 'folage'.
Cookies vs biscuits
Biscuits vs scones
scones vs griddlecakes.....
I used to get the strangest looks when I wanted milk in my coffee not cream LOL. ("You mean you want a latte?" "No, I just want some milk to go in it, not that half and half stuff." "But won't that make it cold? Do you want an iced coffee?" "No just a little bit of milk please." 
hehehe
And I highly recommend hot chips/fries smothered in garlic mayonnaise. Totally delicious!
Also a big fan of malt vinegar on me fish and chips.
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The longer this thread goes on, the more it resembles an Eddie Izard skit I swear to God.
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Originally posted by GunRunner:
There are some places in the US where people use completely different idioms and whatnot....
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Tis true, Gunhand. Here in Maryland there is an island that was very isolated and they speak with idioms that are much closer to Brittish English than to American English. Hey, who doesn't love your first trip to England when someone offers you a fag? .... that's a cigarette.
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Who puts mayo on fries anyways?
The Belgians, who make the best fried chipped potatoes in the world.
And serve them up by the platter full-- free refills!! a teenagers dream!
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We got even with him though when we told him on no uncertain terms that you do not put mayo on fries. Everyone knows ya dip them in a chocolate shake.
Oh, wait now!! Be still my foolish heart!! Where did you learn about dippin' fries in a chocolate shake? That was the bomb when I was growing up (in LA, CA)!!
Ummm...and potato chips are really tasty on bologne and cheese sandwiches.
Which reminds me: fries = chips
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