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RE: British vs. American English
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Not to be picky, but a)isn't this a language forum? and if it is, b) aren't you mixing French and S......
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February 13, 2005 04:41
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...I'll bet she's not even a Tudor (two-door)....
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February 12, 2005 07:48
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Good point! Unfortunately, that course often leads to misunderstanding. For example, when a Dane is......
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December 04, 2004 05:59
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No, "geezer" in US English at least has never had the feeling of "disreputable." If it has any atta......
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November 20, 2004 23:34
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The combined "ae" in Icelandic is pronounced as in the English "gaff" or as in "laugh." The "geysir"......
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November 20, 2004 09:03
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I wish you'd tell that to the British, who seem to Anglicise the pronunciation of French words as a ......
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November 20, 2004 08:59
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Thanks, jheem. I understood the message, but couldn't understand why the squares where there. Thanks......
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November 20, 2004 08:42
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Can anyone tell me why "jheem"'s message was received here on my computer screen full of small squar......
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November 20, 2004 07:37
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The Icelandic "geysir" is pronounced "GUY-seer" as in "guy=a man" rhyming with "sky." It didn't go v......
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November 20, 2004 00:38
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Hello again! I'm not a Brit, but I've been in the UK so many times that I've naturally reacted to t......
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November 20, 2004 00:11
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So when you call Kalleh "hon" do you pronounce it "un?" Sorry....
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September 22, 2004 22:37
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Thanks, and the same back to you. Here in Oslo autumn has arrived already, so I hope it's still mild......
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August 16, 2004 13:31
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Madison lived so long ago that the American language was still heavily influenced by the British, he......
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August 16, 2004 12:56
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Thanks, Kalleh! I've made my annual pilgrimage home to the family in the USA. Every year I discover ......
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August 16, 2004 11:55
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Have sometimes heard the last two in the USA, but NEVER the first....
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August 16, 2004 08:02
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Thank you, Jerry. It actually DID clear things up, although the difference is not as much as I had e......
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August 15, 2004 14:26
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My friends from the UK and the Antipodes use "whilst" (some of them, at least) but so far, none of t......
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August 15, 2004 13:00
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I've been on vacation; sorry for the delay in commenting on this. What you wrote is correct. I thoug......
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August 02, 2004 22:26
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And remember, in the UK a condom is a "French letter" while the opposite is true in France!...
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May 22, 2004 13:36
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Florida is not the USA. It's Cuba Lite. Ha....
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