A Queen question for our British cousins. (actually everyone, but them, mostly)

[pbfoot]

Maybe English has evolved , your starting to sound like France with its efforts to preserve the language in its pure form being how the majority of Emglish speakers have lived no where near the UK maybe we now have it correct and you've gone by the wayside

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[Airframes]

Been evolving for over two thousand years Neil - but you can still travel just a few miles and not have a clue what someone is saying - and that's leaving out Russian, Polish, Urdu etc !!

 

[pbfoot]

Been evolving for over two thousand years Neil - but you can still travel just a few miles and not have a clue what someone is saying - and that's leaving out Russian, Polish, Urdu etc !!

isn't any different here there is a definate difference in english just 2 miles away from here

 

[meatloaf109]

I am proud to be from the one place that pronounces english closest to Websters Dictionary, The place all the other states sent their newscasters to learn diction, yes, lowly Minnesota.
Land of 11,865 lakes, although it says "Land of 10,000 Lakes" on the licence plates, probably because "Land of 11,865 Lakes" would look stupid.
Mosquitoes big as a silver dollar, and 6 solid months of winter.
Left that Horrible place 40 years ago...

 

[pbfoot]

I am proud to be from the one place that pronounces english closest to Websters Dictionary, The place all the other states sent their newscasters to learn diction, yes, lowly Minnesota.
Land of 11,865 lakes, although it says "Land of 10,000 Lakes" on the licence plates, probably because "Land of 11,865 Lakes" would look stupid.
Mosquitoes big as a silver dollar, and 6 solid months of winter.
Left that Horrible place 40 years ago...

want buy a few lakes we are sitting ar about 250000 in Ontario ,pitythe fool that counted them

 

[N4521U]

I am proud to be from the one place that pronounces english closest to Websters Dictionary, The place all the other states sent their newscasters to learn diction, yes, lowly Minnesota....

What??? Minni"soatah"?????

Aussie speak... "whilst in my boardies watching Happy Days on the tellie, me and me mates were drinkin coldies and eatin snags from the barbie, some were eatin Tim Tams, we all learnt American"!

Ya gotta laff!

 

[Airframes]

Just had a thought .... Jan (Lucky) is visiting me next week. With his Glaswegian - accented Swedish, and my East Cheshire influenced, 'Geordie' background, semi-neutral English, it should be real fun at the Yorkshire Air Museum!!

 

[meatloaf109]

What??? Minni"soatah"?????

Aussie speak... "whilst in my boardies watching Happy Days on the tellie, me and me mates were drinkin coldies and eatin snags from the barbie, some were eatin Tim Tams, we all learnt American"!

Ya gotta laff!

I have always admired the British variety of slang, but nobody beats the Aussies!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

"FAIR DINKUM MATE!"

 

[Readie]

Maybe English has evolved , your starting to sound like France with its efforts to preserve the language in its pure form being how the majority of Emglish speakers have lived no where near the UK maybe we now have it correct and you've gone by the wayside

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Nothing wrong with evolution of any language Neil. My point is that the sloppy use of basic grammar spelling is unnecessary.

Australian? Supposed to be close to 'old English' so I'm told.

'A bloke's half act willy with the yakker piling up in here without your parlava'
'Quit clowning jack, touch your kick or like for the mulga'

These are extracts from lets talk 'strian...a guide to poms when moving to the land of milk and honey.

Having lived in Melbourne fot 7 years I'm not convinced.....

John

 

[pbfoot]

Has any one ever been to Newfoundland , well that my friends is one unusual accent its called Newfinese .

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbVD5CImjGM

 

[parsifal]

In fact, having thought about it.. living in the 'north' of any country attracts the same riducule from those in the 'south'...even though those in the' north' of France are only 22 miles away from the 'south' of Britain...
Arrrrrrrrrrrragh

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it must be related to the polarity of the poles, because in the great south land, its generally the reverse......the further south you go the weirder they are. Just ask a tasmanian

 

[Readie]

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it must be related to the polarity of the poles, because in the great south land, its generally the reverse......the further south you go the weirder they are. Just ask a tasmanian

You could be right there Michael. We lived in Ulverstone, Tas for 2 years..it was ok provided you didn't deride the Apple growers...
Or, mention Port Arthur.

John

 

[Lucky13]

Would be the same with East or West coast.......or ANY East/West people?

 

[GrauGeist]

Even in the states, there is a distinct difference between the east coast and west coast accents...same with the difference between the south and it's changes the further north you go.

 

[parsifal]

You could be right there Michael. We lived in Ulverstone, Tas for 2 years..it was ok provided you didn't deride the Apple growers...
Or, mention Port Arthur.

John

Or look at their sheep

 

[meatloaf109]

Just watched a terrible flick called "Black Sheep". Made in N.Z. about two brothers, one that had a fear of sheep, the other was a mad scientist making geneticaly altered killer sheep. Really lousey story, make-up, special fx, acting,...

 

[Readie]

Just watched a terrible flick called "Black Sheep". Made in N.Z. about two brothers, one that had a fear of sheep, the other was a mad scientist making geneticaly altered killer sheep. Really lousey story, make-up, special fx, acting,...

I thought you were talking about Dallas for a minute ML

John

 

[meatloaf109]

I thought you were talking about Dallas for a minute ML

John

The only thing geneticaly altered on that show was Larry Hagmans liver!

 

[Readie]

I have another theory....8)
The northern hemisphere, revolving around London naturally, enables people to stand up right and be rational as the human body is working as designed.
The southern hemisphere, where our colonials were rather wild, made them stand upside down.
So, if the phrase 'a rush of blood to the head' is true then the southern hemisphere lot must live in that state permanently. Does this explain anything?
Possibly...
But, the 'sane rational club' does include the Canadians.
Ummm

John