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I've been in the UK for almost 3 years now (I'm from Baltimore, Maryland US) and every once in a while I discover something.
Today it was:-
Currants are actually dried grapes.
Making them RAISINS to the Americans and Currants to the English.
Took me a year to figure out there are no drive through banks in this country either.
Yesterday it was I cannot for the life of me pronounce: Cheltenham Spa (well the Spa part I can)
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Russell H
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Chelt-Num.
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Sabrina Peyton
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It comes out more like Chetlaham...
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Russell H
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How long did it take to master Leicester?
How would you pronounce Towcester?
(Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct)
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Sabrina Peyton
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How long did it take to master Leicester?
How would you pronounce Towcester?
(Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct)
Leicester = Lecaster Towcester = um, exaclty how it's spelled? Merrilund is about right, and Baltimore is Baldimur |
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mo ali
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Russell H
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How long did it take to master Leicester?
How would you pronounce Towcester?
(Mind you, I would actually say Mary-Land rather than Merrilund, which I believe is correct)
Leicester = Lecaster Towcester = um, exaclty how it's spelled? Merrilund is about right, and Baltimore is Baldimur Lester and (curiously) Toaster. |
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Sabrina Peyton
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The other one I really have problems with is Gloucestershire.
It's more gloukestershire .
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Sabrina Peyton
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Remember americans really pronounce the shire part  |
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Sabrina Peyton
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Mostly the southern US pronounces it that way.
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I go for the London pronunciation, Gloss-tuh-shuh.
What about Slough? Norfolk? Southwark?
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Mark Hall
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To be honest you all sound Funny to me.
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"OVER!"
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Russell H
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Try saying the name of John's shop in a Dublin accent without thinking of toilets.
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