Differences in Pronunciation

[rebelcowboysnb]

Bawha ha haYou mean fa* or fag*** ? Im confused

Yea, you have the basic idea but you need to hear it in contest of how it is used to really get the full effect...

 

[cockoftherock]

Its kinda like the southern saying. F*** me running huh ??? But its funny .I hear ya

 

[oldrooster]

Bawha ha haYou mean fa* or fag*** ? Im confused

he is, it's a crude referrance, a bundle of sticks or a cigarette.

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

Backyard Chickens is an international forum and this topic always gets some funny replies. What words do you think British (including English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish) and American/Canadian people pronounce funny. I will start off with a couple of words that I think Americans pronounce strangely.

Aluminium - A controversial one but there is definitely a second i in it
tube - Americans pronounce it toob
tomato- Americans pronounce it tom - aye - to
herbs - seriously it annoys me when I watch American tv and they say erbs. It has a H !!
zebra (and pretty much any word with a Z) - There is no second e it is zebra not zeebra
data - you say d-aye-ta

That's just a few to start off with.

*Just to be clear this thread is supposed to be light hearted so please don't take it too seriously*

*Please keep it PG there are loads of kids on this site*

American-English dialects vary like crazy, just like the English, Irish, and so forth do.

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Aluminium - I'm a weirdo over here and use British-English spelling because it somehow feels more correct, but I still pronounce Aluminium like "aloo-min-um".

Tube - Yep, "toob". "T-yewb" sounds funny.

Tomato - "Tuh-may-toe".

Herb - "Erb". You still do get some people who pronounce the h, though.

Zebra - "Zee-bruh". "Zay-bra" sounds odd.

Another weird thing I've noticed in American West-Coast accents is that people pronounce both like "bolth". I've lived here my whole life and I've never done that or felt the need to do that. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who has heard this?

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

I apologize if I'm typing with funny grammar tonight. It's difficult to operate a keyboard with a fever.

 

[cockoftherock]

No bludy ofence tayken blot ha