British vs. American English: A 'Pony' Market?

[poiuytrewq0987]

British vs. American English — It's a constant source of friction for a global news operation. "Fights" become "rows," prepositions get dropped, and labor gets spelled with a "u." American editors like me become constant scolds.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/38221995

[Treffie]

More like Cockney Rhyming Slang v's American English - we don't all speak like that over here :)

[poiuytrewq0987]

More like Cockney Rhyming Slang v's American English - we don't all speak like that over here :)

:D I think British English is pretty weird, comical at times but how the British string words together is definitely unique. :)

[Smaland]

Video clip from the musical My Fair Lady (1964). Professor Henry Higgins (Rex Harrison), a professor of phonetics, is incensed that no one speaks English correctly. :D

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[Wyn]

More like Cockney Rhyming Slang v's American English - we don't all speak like that over here :)

Give it a rest - let's not have Barney over it, eh?

[Eldritch]

I (try to) speak neutral Standard International English -- with a hint of a Finnish accent on the fricatives, and some American twang, courtesy of American missionaries from whose instructive education I benefited from as a child in South America.

For the longest time, however, I tried to stick to British spelling, now I seem to go back and forth, at least on fora. Don't ask me why.

As for "speaking gay", the answer is yes, whatever the question actually means.

[Absinthe]

I also speak neutral Standard International English but with a Balkanian accent :D

And lately I have been putting up a sincere effort into mastering the Queen's English, by reading literature and highlighting words, idioms, etc.
Actually I was taught proper English (I got the Cambridge degree in English proficiency) but then I went to an American College and got accustomed to the filthy language that is American English :p

[Grumpy Cat]

Canada uses British English. American spellings are just weird!

[Aemma]

Canada uses British English. American spellings are just weird!

With the exception that some of our words are dying out there with the younger generations. :( How many younger people do you know still use the word "chesterfield"? :( And we never used to use the word "soda" but always "pop" or, in my generation especially, "soft drink". :(

Gah............how depressing. Buh-bye Canadianisms! :(

[Aemma]

Give it a rest - let's not have Barney over it, eh?

See, in my world Barney is this guy:

http://i25.tinypic.com/1076n7l.jpg

And see, if you happen to be as old as I am, Barney would more than likely be conjured up as this guy:

http://i26.tinypic.com/23u3kg5.gif

:shrug:


EDIT: BTW, I just saw the poll. Whazzat all 'bout? ????????

[poiuytrewq0987]

EDIT: BTW, I just saw the poll. Whazzat all 'bout? ????????

My jab at British English. ;)

[jerney]

Canada uses British English. American spellings are just weird!

I've noticed most (English speaking) Canadians add the "u" to words, but use the American -ize instead of -ise. I've also noticed Canadians tend to use use American vocabulary over the British:confused:, so I don't necessarily agree what you said.

[Treffie]

My jab at British English. ;)

The original and (relatively) unpolluted English :p

[Bloodeagle]

And we never used to use the word "soda" but always "pop" or, in my generation especially, "soft drink".


It's all Coke to me.:D

[Germanicus]

It's all Coke to me.:D


Dandilion and burdock over here old chap!.....:coffee:

[Allenson]

Dandilion and burdock over here old chap!.....:coffee:


http://www.tvhs.k12.vt.us/WMHS/TechEd09/gmolner/Images/Flower%20Pictures/dandelion.jpg

http://20prospect.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/burdock-plant.jpg

:cool:

[Germanicus]

http://www.tvhs.k12.vt.us/WMHS/TechEd09/gmolner/Images/Flower%20Pictures/dandelion.jpg

http://20prospect.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/burdock-plant.jpg

:cool:


Here is the real pop http://i339.photobucket.com/albums/n449/ruffusruffcut/tescos.jpg

[Allenson]

^^ Ohhhh, I've never seen that before....