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Hi, I was wondering if there are any 'American' pronunciations of words that sound strange to you and what they are? My mum and I watch house doctor at night (well, the older ones) and Alistair pokes fun at Ann for how she says things like 'mirror' (he says she says it as simply 'mere') or faucet instead of tap. From what I gather it seems like a real pet peeve if someone pronounces it 'aloominum' instead of 'al-u-min-ium'.

Also, does it bother you if someone were to try and pronounce/spell things like you? Even though they're technically not British? (when I say pronounce, I don't mean with an accent. I mean aloominum' vs 'al-u-min-ium'. That sort of thing)

Thanks!

i hate peopel talking like that gonk

were i am (london)there are many different ways of pronunciations,so all i can say is what ever floats your boat really 3nodding
plus from what they use you can kinda tell what area there from within britain.
one annoying one all my mates said was mirror pronunced 'mero' stressed

plus i say 'al-u-min-ium' heart

@Duo__Maxwell 4laugh i sound a right Cockney geezer bird redface
so er wat love wink but i am trying to use the f or the h in every word
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I feel rather strange about asking this, (I don't want to sound patriotic or anything) but can anyone tell the difference between 'standard' (as in what television always shows) American English and Canadian English (aside from Newfoundland)? I was reading on some website about a busload of tourists from varies places (Canada, America, New Zealand, and Australia) and the New Zealanders and Australians got into a mild argument about the way they spoke, insisting that they didn't sound alike at all. Aparently the Canadians and Americans were urged to do likewise since no one could diverentiate (sp) between them either.

On another forum it has an Australian asking what the difference was and on a BBC one most claimed they couldn't hear any difference.

So...to summarise, can you tell the difference? sweatdrop Is there one? And if so, is it (the Canadian one) as annoying as how television protrays it?
(I won't be offended or anything. I'm just curious)

Also, is there anything wrong with us learning your history? On another forum this one guy was having a regular shitfit about that. ^_^;

Aparently I have elements of a posh accent, the sort Sean Connery [that James Bond guy I can never spell] has.

"I'll have a Vod-kah Mar-tee-ni... Shu-haken, Not Shu-tur-red"
Cept it's deeper and more manly.

My accent goes everywhere. I was raised by a couple of Mancunians with regular access to German grandparents, I went to school on two sides of a dialect boundary and since I've left university - an absolute melting pot of accents from all over the place (living with a Yorkshireman didn't help) - I've been in London, Birmingham and even the US for a bit.

And I now live in Wales.

Some people can recognise that the base is Mancunian. But that's usually about it.

I dont got no accent, but i can fake a few! Britan here i come! cool LOL