The French voice sounds the most fluid and lifelike to me...too bad I don't speak understand it
300 million people would beg to differ. It will be inevitable that British English would eventually be assimilate with US English sometime in the future.
The meanings are downright bizarre.
Fag = cigarette..
Calling Mum for a parent sounds like a mumble, I am somewhat biased because I am from the US but I'm sure that most people would prefer the US english way of interaction.
LOL! Such an American way of looking at the world...
300 million people would beg to differ. It will be inevitable that British English would eventually be assimilate with US English sometime in the future.
The meanings are downright bizarre.
Fag = cigarette..
Calling Mum for a parent sounds like a mumble, I am somewhat biased because I am from the US but I'm sure that most people would prefer the US english way of interaction.
300 million people would beg to differ. It will be inevitable that British English would eventually be assimilate with US English sometime in the future.
The meanings are downright bizarre.
Fag = cigarette..
Calling Mum for a parent sounds like a mumble, I am somewhat biased because I am from the US but I'm sure that most people would prefer the US english way of interaction.
One of the best ignorant responses I've seen!
Basically what you're saying is that British English originated from the UK, but because immigration has resulted in a bastardised version of it being used in the USA, now by up to 300 million people, it's time for the originating British English to be forgotten and the bastardised American version "assimilate" and by implication take over.
How about, the UK keeps British English, something we've used hundreds of years before anyone knew the continent now known as the America's even existed, and America keeps it's bastardised version, and everyone's happy?
Language is in constant change. The British English you speak is not the same British English that the British spoke 500 years ago. It may be very close, but it won't be 100% identical. So don't assume that you speak "proper" English. Remember, America is shaped by many different cultures (French, German, Spanish, etc).
I've tried. It sucked! British english is far more reliable for me.
Different pronunciations between the two... i.e., mom vs mum, data ( dada vs dayta ) etc etc.
But you are from Canada, right? Spoken Canadian English is closer to American English than British English, so much so that most British can't tell the difference. I can't tell you how many times I was asked "Are you from Canada?" when I lived in London (I have nothing like a Canadian accent).
Language is in constant change. The British English you speak is not the same British English that the British spoke 500 years ago. It may be very close, but it won't be 100% identical. So don't assume that you speak "proper" English. Remember, America is shaped by many different cultures (French, German, Spanish, etc).
Language is in constant change. The British English you speak is not the same British English that the British spoke 500 years ago. It may be very close, but it won't be 100% identical. So don't assume that you speak "proper" English. Remember, America is shaped by many different cultures (French, German, Spanish, etc).
300 million people would beg to differ. It will be inevitable that British English would eventually be assimilate with US English sometime in the future.
The meanings are downright bizarre.
Fag = cigarette..
Calling Mum for a parent sounds like a mumble, I am somewhat biased because I am from the US but I'm sure that most people would prefer the US english way of interaction.
Can you say "blind, uninformed, ethnocentricity" ?![]()
"Think Different" is simply (and obviously) grammatically incorrect to any scholar of the English language! ;-)
you're American? so what the ho-didley do you know about grammatically [in]correct?A vast majority of spoken English is grammatically incorrect, including in Britain. Written English is a little more correct, although spelling is atrocious. The grammar and spelling rules will evolve to catch up eventually.
I never thought of it that way before either ..it makes more sense now.As for Apple, would it help you understand what they were trying to say if you put quote marks around "Different", as in Think "Different"? If you were discussing paint colors with your wife you might say: Think "blue", perhaps (before you consider how miserable your already bleak future will become if you don't go with the sage green that she likes).
I believe it's colloquial, but not necessarily incorrect.
Can you say "blind, uninformed, ethnocentricity" ?![]()
I have no idea why or how this turned into a d*** measuring contest between who is more qualified to talk about the history of the English language, but I would like to pose a question that is actually on track...
Why don't they just let you pick the voice? Maybe I want an UK English Male speaking to me while I speak American English to it. Just because the Siri voice has an accent doesn't mean the voice recognition software should have to be looking for the same accent. Perhaps this will change at some point, but who knows?
Troll, angry, insane?
I love how British people are jumping on my ass, still butt hurt over the American Revolution? I bet so!