Originally posted by elvendreamgirlThere's a whole list of matters which the US president prounces wrong.
He has been [president for 4 years! For the love of God! Somebody tell him, it is NU-CLE-AR, not nucaler.........!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tomato for example. it's a plain a not the a from male...
Originally posted by shavixmirI've noticed that a lot of British Isles accents have an 'ah' and an 'ay' but not a frequent 'aa'. For example, most of the English people I know would say 'bahstard', while I say 'baastard'. It's not the 'a' from 'male', but rather the one from 'apple'.
That's what I'm saying. It's not an a is in male (the ay as you put it), but the a is in "Bastards can't even pronounce English".
Originally posted by royalchickenSurely the a from bastard is the same as the a from apple?
I've noticed that a lot of British Isles accents have an 'ah' and an 'ay' but not a frequent 'aa'. For example, most of the English people I know would say 'bahstard', while I say 'baastard'. It's not the 'a' from 'male', but rather the one from 'apple'.
But then again, I'm from Scotland, we don't use that pansy ah of an a.
An old friend of mine has just emigrated to the United States and her eldest son is having his English marked down at school because of his spelling and grammar.
The poor kid is speaking, reading and writing in bloody ENGLISH for the love of God!
Why does neighbour become neighbor, or tyre become tire?
And why, oh why has Bush declared war on tourists, when the rest of the civilized world is busy fighting terrorists?
Originally posted by shavixmirYes it is, to people with proper Northeastern American accents such as myself 😉. But a lot of people I know from various bits of England say 'baaaahstard'. Then again, Americans say 'twaaaaaaht', rather than the more ear-friendly, facetious-sounding 'twa(pple)t' more commonly heard 'round these parts.
Surely the a from bastard is the same as the a from apple?
But then again, I'm from Scotland, we don't use that pansy ah of an a.
I don't have a problem with pronunciation if it purely dialect based, it adds flavour to language. Whether I say toma(rse)to or toma(ble)to is immaterial. But when the likes of Bush-boy say words by placing letters in the wrong order I get annoyed. This is not dialect, it is idiocy. The spelling of words like colour with the removal of the 'u' is equally irritating.
Originally posted by StarrmanWe spell it "color" in the states though. We like to remove letters and keep words simple if we can. We do it for the American school children. They're a little slow...
I don't have a problem with pronunciation if it purely dialect based, it adds flavour to language. Whether I say toma(rse)to or toma(ble)to is immaterial. But when the likes of Bush-boy say words by placing letters in the wrong order I get annoyed. This is not dialect, it is idiocy. The spelling of words like colour with the removal of the 'u' is equally irritating.