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RE: British vs. American English
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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 have a Liverpool friend, nearly fifty, who invariably replies to a good e-mail joke with one word:......
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May 14, 2004 12:14
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Aput, there wouldn't really be a problem for the Swedish woman's black American friend, because it's......
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April 19, 2004 10:39
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As an English teacher in Norway, I have realized the following: not only do my students have problem......
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April 18, 2004 04:16
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In response to Jerry Thomas' query as to why the Spanish word "esposas" also means "handcuffs," I wo......
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April 18, 2004 03:54
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In Scandinavian languages, the word "sambo" or "samboer" is used. It brings to mind non-PC images of......
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