Would an American trying to speak British English be rude?

[seanf]

Eh? You've lost me there, I'm afraid.

Paris and London are both places in Ontario, Canada.

Apologies. I don't really understand your post - I am saying if you are referring to Capital Cities you don't need to tell people what Country they are in. You are saying if you are talking about places that happen to have the same name as a Capital City you should add the Country name. We seem to be in agreement

Sean

 

[MacBoobsPro]

I find Brazilian can get a bit prickly after a while though.

I find it just rolls of the tongue

 

[dcv]

I find Brazilian can get a bit prickly after a while though.

To the OP: Post a sound clip and we'll tell you what we think

 

[Jaffa Cake]

That's a great idea, dcv. There are a lot of British members on these forums who I'm sure would be only too happy to give you their opinion, w00tmaster.

 

[mpw]

I love some good Brazilian. The smoothest language around.

Oooo I could wax lyrical about Brazilian too, I'd love to get my tongue around it. But was never any good at languages

 

[Brize]

Apologies. I don't really understand your post - I am saying if you are referring to Capital Cities you don't need to tell people what Country they are in. You are saying if you are talking about places that happen to have the same name as a Capital City you should add the Country name. We seem to be in agreement

I was just pointing out that a city name alone wouldn't always be sufficient.

When I met people in Toronto and told them that I lived in London, it was nearly always necessary to clarify that I was referring to London, England.

 

[xUKHCx]

I was just pointing out that a city name alone wouldn't always be sufficient.

When I met people in Toronto and told them that I lived in London, it was nearly always necessary to clarify that I was referring to London, England.

It is a different matter when you live in Europe,

Im pretty sure there is a Watford (my closest town) and even a Bushey (my village) in america/canada

 

[iBlue]

I'm an American. I live in England, with an English guy... sorry, bloke. You just sort of pick up on these phrases. Yet, being an american, I don't think I should really give a crap if it seems rude. If someone is being a wanker, by god I will say so, even with my yankee accent. (besides, I usually mean it affectionately) If you get excessive with it, I am sure it could be annoying - bad form. Everything in moderation and all that, of course. Generally I don't think it's taken negatively that a few of these expressions are being used by little old american me. People (generally speaking) are far less uptight here than Hollywood portrays.

 

[mpw]

I was just pointing out that a city name alone wouldn't always be sufficient....

True. What if you came from Beaver. Could be Beaver - Utah, Beaver - North Carolina, Beaver - Wisconsin, Beaver - Oklahoma, S****horpe - North Lincolnshire

 

[dalvin200]

lol.. it's funny how americans pronounce:

Derby - in UK it's pronounced "DARBY", but they say dErby

Leicester - in UK its pronounced "LESTER", but they say "lie-sester"

Birmingham is like "birmingum" instead of birmingHAM

and the best one

Loughborough.. lol!! I remember I had a 10 min conversation with some tourists trying to say that town!! It's pronounced like "LUFF-BRA".. I won't even try to write down how others have tried to pronounce it

Or even Belvoir.. lol!! is pronounced as "BEAVER" not as "BEL-VOIR"

 

[Jaffa Cake]

S****horpe - North Lincolnshire

Hey – mind your language please.

 

[enda1]

By the way, the English spoken in Ireland is the best of them all......Luve

 

[Abstract]

All Brits are like Hugh Grant and the Queen. Lovely people, really.

Oooo I could wax lyrical about Brazilian too, I'd love to get my tongue around it. But was never any good at languages

Ok, I think we lost one.......

 

[iBlue]

lol.. it's funny how americans pronounce:

...

Now some of those are not very obvious. Half of those I simply know better than to "mispronounce" them but others you just have to know how it's pronounced. Easy mistake to make. Take the piss when it's deserved, not over someone simply not knowing how you would say something that is not very clearly spelt.
(I would have made the belvoir mistake myself)

 

[Abstract]

lol.. it's funny how americans pronounce:

Derby - in UK it's pronounced "DARBY", but they say dErby

Leicester - in UK its pronounced "LESTER", but they say "lie-sester"

Birmingham is like "birmingum" instead of birmingHAM

and the best one

Loughborough.. lol!! I remember I had a 10 min conversation with some tourists trying to say that town!! It's pronounced like "LUFF-BRA".. I won't even try to write down how others have tried to pronounce it

Or even Belvoir.. lol!! is pronounced as "BEAVER" not as "BEL-VOIR"

I have a friend from Wooloomooloo, and several from Wagga Wagga. Lets not even compete, because YOU CAN'T WIN!

 

[enda1]

Yeah but australians spell phoenetically(sp??). Try get your tongues around some placenames in Ireland. Ahahaha. Americans, or anyone non irish actually, trying to fing Laois thinking its pronounced louse. Its leash by the way. Then again most people not from america cant pronounce new orleans properly, not that you need to bea able anymore reeally........

 

[xUKHCx]

People (generally speaking) are far less uptight here than Hollywood portrays.

True and we also won the war despite what hollywood says

 

[MACDRIVE]

I love the way Daphne's brother Simon (played by Anthony La Paglia) talks on the show Frasier.

 

[dalvin200]

because YOU CAN'T WIN!

who said i wanted to win

 

[dalvin200]

Then again most people not from america cant pronounce new orleans properly, ..

err... how do you pronounce "new orleans"? isn't it just the way it reads

 

[ReanimationLP]

Because unlike some other Robin Hoods, I can speak with an English accent.

 

[enda1]

i think its new orlins as opposed to new or.leans

americans speak up!

all i know is irish media only figured it out after the bit of rain.

 

[Mord]

Proper English is the dogs bollocks.

 

[dcv]

proper english is the dogs bollocks.

Indeed. So don't make a dog's dinner of it!

 

[iBlue]

i think its new orlins as opposed to new or.leans

americans speak up!

all i know is irish media only figured it out after the bit of rain.

It sorta rolls together. Nu'Olens. <- it's hard to do this in text. Same with the state it's in. Louisiana. TECHNICALLY most southerners pronounce it like floozy - Looozeeannaaa. Just one of those things. <shrugs>

P.S. I am not southern