Pete Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Though is it not just like why buy Japanese cars when you should buy English? This makes no sense at all. What on Earth are you dribbling about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasport Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 americanism, let them have something we do let them use our language ENGLISH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSupra Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 americanism, let them have something we do let them use our language ENGLISH Yeah but check this they still tell US how to speak it 'properly': My dad was talking to an American colleague and they were discussing some new business thing in Newquay, and the American guy thought it was pronounced "New-kay", as he'd heard another American say it like this. So when he was talking to my old man, who mentioned the new thing in New-KEY the American guy said "why are you saying it wrong?"!!!!!!! He thought it was some business line like 'New UK' or something!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suprasport Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 typical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymanuk Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 All that I am saying with this bit: - Though is it not just like why buy Japanese cars when you should buy English? What is wrong with it? Are you expecting them to speak the queens english. If yes then in that case you should be driving british made cars. I am not a major fan of all that slang as it is not me but hey what can you do, people are influenced by media these days. Its the world we live in. chuckle to yourself and move on I say........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Yeah but check this they still tell US how to speak it 'properly': My dad was talking to an American colleague and they were discussing some new business thing in Newquay, and the American guy thought it was pronounced "New-kay", as he'd heard another American say it like this. So when he was talking to my old man, who mentioned the new thing in New-KEY the American guy said "why are you saying it wrong?"!!!!!!! He thought it was some business line like 'New UK' or something!!!!!! A good point, but if that's all you know, and nobody has ever corrected your error, wouldn't you think your way was right? There are several words in both English and American accents that we as Yanks and Britons say differently. Same word, same meaning, different pronunciation. Having travelled the world and worked with so many other nations and cultures (especially here in NATO), people mispronounce things all the time (in my eyes/ears). It all depends on where you're from, and how you're used to sounding things out when you don't 'know' the correct pronunciation. For instance, I would've pronounced Newquay (Noo-kway). Is it correct? Case in point, how do you pronounce 'Quebec' (as in Canada)? This is a big argument between Americans who think they know how it's said, but they're mostly wrong. There are people who think they know what they're talking about everywhere you go in the world, when in fact, they're just showing their ignorance. Not taking the piss, just a different view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Shrewsbury... Is it pronounced Shrews- bury or Shro-bury ? The people from there seem to say it's Shro-bury...but that sounds like fancy pants snobbery to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=354468&postcount=1 check this post out - how 'pimp my Supra' is that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 You mean like the words 'sick' and "hook me up"? I think 'sick' was added as in 'not well'. As for hook me up, would 'source' be better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 For instance, I would've pronounced Newquay (Noo-kway). Is it correct? No, New-key Case in point, how do you pronounce 'Quebec' (as in Canada)? kwi-bek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I always thought it was and heard it pronounced "kwa-bek". Then I had an assignment with some Canadians, and I was informed that it's actually, "Kay-bek". Believe me, I didn't tell him he was wrong. He was from near there and I'm pretty sure he's got it right. That dude that told your dad he was wrong was just a jack@ss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_y3k Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 belive it or not, it's the UK language that is evolving and Queen's English as you put it is most likely to be found on th West coast of America. Basically it's all to do with frontiers and population migration. If you imagine that when America was settled it was on the East coast, and travel still between countries existed, so new words dialect etc travelled back and forth. However as the population moved to the west coast, that link became weak and disapered, so as the language in England changed, those changes did not make it back to those west coast / southern people. Thus Southern Americans actually use more words that are english than we do. The one prime example is the word y'all. As in Y'all cmoe back now. It's mentiod in so many English texts prior to the emmirgration rush and is all used in at least one shakespearian play. But now we all view it as southern american slang. Bryson wrote a book on this - all about the origins of owrds etc and its quite intersting. Honest ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 belive it or not, it's the UK language that is evolving and Queen's English as you put it is most likely to be found on th West coast of America. Basically it's all to do with frontiers and population migration. If you imagine that when America was settled it was on the East coast, and travel still between countries existed, so new words dialect etc travelled back and forth. However as the population moved to the west coast, that link became weak and disapered, so as the language in England changed, those changes did not make it back to those west coast / southern people. Thus Southern Americans actually use more words that are english than we do. The one prime example is the word y'all. As in Y'all cmoe back now. It's mentiod in so many English texts prior to the emmirgration rush and is all used in at least one shakespearian play. But now we all view it as southern american slang. Bryson wrote a book on this - all about the origins of owrds etc and its quite intersting. Honest ! No sh*t! That is interesting. Thanks for the history lesson. Never would've thought y'all had such origins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 No sh*t! That is interesting. Thanks for the history lesson. Never would've thought y'all had such origins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted December 19, 2005 Author Share Posted December 19, 2005 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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