tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post5445308209804259960..comments2024-03-14T04:13:52.274-04:00Comments on Lost in the Pond | British accent. American life.: 50 British Words Americans Love to HearLaurence Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-69735470591753351742015-03-25T14:26:58.478-04:002015-03-25T14:26:58.478-04:00I'm a Brit ex-pat living in Indy too! Been her...I'm a Brit ex-pat living in Indy too! Been here 18 years and still have trouble getting a glass of water! I work in a local garden centre and am asked a thousand times a day where I am from. I use cheerio a lot as the customers seem to like it, haha. After being here so long, I do experience confusion as to where certain words originate, whilst being one of them! Also is it "I am looking forward to...." or "I am looking forwards to..." and don't get me started on the pronunciation of garage! <br />Cheers mate! Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-32240388210488849982014-11-08T14:25:25.115-05:002014-11-08T14:25:25.115-05:00I don't think I've ever heard a Brit say, ...I don't think I've ever heard a Brit say, "Cheerio," except maybe in an old movie. Heard "Cheers" a lot, though--used interchangeably for thanks and goodbye. Elizabeth Westhttp://aelizabethwest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-14842852457206209332014-08-15T08:30:30.713-04:002014-08-15T08:30:30.713-04:00i'm english and i've never said spiffing a...i'm english and i've never said spiffing and have no idea what rat-arsed means haha. and also, we call popsicles ice lollies or if they're not on a stick then we call them ice pops. a lollypop or a lolly is just the round sweets on sticksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-35960502283323882422014-06-08T17:17:33.282-04:002014-06-08T17:17:33.282-04:00Americans are not just interested in the words the...Americans are not just interested in the words themselves, mind you, but the differences in pronunciation. Especially when dropping "g's" and "h's. So it's not "blooming" and "flipping", but "bloomin'" and "flippin'". <br /><br />I especially like the beginning of Monty Python's Cheese shop sketch, where John Cleese has to resort to some slang-ish British (Cockney?) accent to make Michael Palin understand him.<br /><br />I also read the Andy Capp paperback collections when I was a kid, and enjoyed those. <br />macsnafuhttp://macsnafu.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-81284714646055256442014-05-13T16:20:28.101-04:002014-05-13T16:20:28.101-04:00I LOVE it!! Both of my best friends live in the UK...I LOVE it!! Both of my best friends live in the UK and I in the states (South Carolina to be exact) I adore listening to them speak and they in turn find my accent lovely. You hit the nail on the head with this list :-)Melnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-62790828834232753702013-12-30T19:01:20.631-05:002013-12-30T19:01:20.631-05:00As an American in London, it took me awhile to und...As an American in London, it took me awhile to understand 'chuffed.' However, thanks to the lovely John Finnemore's "Cabin Pressure," I feel acquainted with Brian's of Britain and the tern 'clot' as used to describe a Berk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-6125025602040419452013-12-05T09:32:01.755-05:002013-12-05T09:32:01.755-05:00From Laura: I love hearing words that we Americans...From Laura: I love hearing words that we Americans say, only where the emPHAsis is on the "wrong" syllAHble...lol Like, for instance we say ADject-ive and Brits say ahd-JECT-ive...My family plays a lot of "Mad-Libs"; whenever it asks for an adjective, I say it the British way, and my hubby used to get annoyed at that...lol Brits also say Adidas differently...lol we say a-DEE-duss, and Brits say AH-dee-dAs...I love that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-2291077337219978892013-11-26T11:46:20.491-05:002013-11-26T11:46:20.491-05:00You left off "gobsmacked." I think that&...You left off "gobsmacked." I think that's my all-time favourite ;)<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143042612310598204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-9066217966244393722013-11-13T10:54:58.401-05:002013-11-13T10:54:58.401-05:00I was fortunate enough to be an American expat in ...I was fortunate enough to be an American expat in the early 1980's. We moved to London when our daughter, Kate, was 15 months old. As well as learning to talk there she went to the local preschool and watched all the BBC children's programs on the telly. We then moved to Ohio and I enrolled her in preschool but didn't tell the teachers where we'd lived for the past 3 years. When I went to pick Kate up from preschool the first day the teacher said, "Where has she been? She wanted to throw rubbish in the dustbin and go wee in the loo!" I told her we'd lived in London for 3 years, to which she replied, "London, Ohio?" The poor dear was really confused. lyniebeckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528846147911973753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-18248990670430691182013-11-12T20:39:27.065-05:002013-11-12T20:39:27.065-05:00Popsicles are ice lollies.
Around here, people ca...Popsicles are ice lollies. <br />Around here, people call lollypops "suckers". A cashier recently asked my 2 year old about his "sucker". I had to translate to him that she was talking about his "lolly pop." British Americannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-40160045493636087982013-11-12T20:19:09.106-05:002013-11-12T20:19:09.106-05:00I thought popsicles were called ice lolliesI thought popsicles were called ice lolliesTeresa Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920061323742164256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43685471997383033972013-11-04T09:37:59.373-05:002013-11-04T09:37:59.373-05:00Laurence, I had a lot on my mind this morning, so ...Laurence, I had a lot on my mind this morning, so I came to your blog to "lighten up." It worked!Jean | DelightfulRepast.comhttp://delightfulrepast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-61311964158811666542013-08-23T20:22:19.144-04:002013-08-23T20:22:19.144-04:00Ah, yes. Indeed I wrote a post about it. http://l...Ah, yes. Indeed I wrote a post about it. http://lostinthepond.blogspot.com/2013/02/why-do-americans-pronounce-it-aluminum.html?m=0Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-19724020012493934072013-08-23T19:39:08.227-04:002013-08-23T19:39:08.227-04:00I didn't know until recently that the British ...I didn't know until recently that the British say Aluminium instead of Aluminum.tlsmith63noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-28627194787034736082013-08-19T08:24:49.491-04:002013-08-19T08:24:49.491-04:00Haha! I genuinely want to do a piece about Austral...Haha! I genuinely want to do a piece about Australian English. I'm thinking a 4-way comparison between American, Britain, Canada and the Ozzies!Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-32376442600334472452013-08-19T04:22:28.717-04:002013-08-19T04:22:28.717-04:00I'm Australian and we use every single one of ...I'm Australian and we use every single one of these 50 words just as the English do - with one exception. We say "truck" here, not "lorry" (it's used but rarely). And we also say "aluminium". Aloominum sounds so strange. motherof5https://www.blogger.com/profile/11600784171407011391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-69724191073877115162013-07-07T12:56:14.507-04:002013-07-07T12:56:14.507-04:00Americans seem to like it when I say "that...Americans seem to like it when I say "that's brilliant!". Accordingly, I now say it at a greater ratio than once was the case.<br /><br />Follow Lost In The Pond | <a href="http://twitter.com/LostlnThePond" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://plus.google.com/102089133871511400886/posts" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> | <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/lostinpond" rel="nofollow">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/lostinthepond" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-43091041440141338312013-07-07T07:18:25.109-04:002013-07-07T07:18:25.109-04:00My hubby made a mature American lady giggle when h...My hubby made a mature American lady giggle when he said "cheerio" to her (we had met in a hotel in Germany).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-49312478739243100682013-04-25T19:47:01.631-04:002013-04-25T19:47:01.631-04:00I have the same trouble with pronouncing the word ...I have the same trouble with pronouncing the word "regular" in an American accent.<br /><br />Follow Lost In The Pond | <a href="http://twitter.com/LostInPond" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://plus.google.com/102089133871511400886/posts" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> | <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/lostinpond" rel="nofollow">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/lostinthepond" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-51325151137828200802013-04-25T15:07:37.157-04:002013-04-25T15:07:37.157-04:00I actually teach English in Spain so I have to use...I actually teach English in Spain so I have to use these words sometimes, much to my chagrin. Not that I don't like British English, it's just not the way I talk, ya know?<br /><br />Anyway, I canNOT say maths. I swear, it's so difficult!Kaley [Y Mucho Más]http://ymuchomas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-30750998926452581982013-04-13T18:50:37.466-04:002013-04-13T18:50:37.466-04:00"Berk" is best used when preceded by the..."Berk" is best used when preceded by the words "a right... 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I keep being pulled up on 'bloody' -...Yes! I keep being pulled up on 'bloody' - then asked if I say "ta ta"! I feel like I'm being treated like a five year old and any minute, will be patted on the head or tickled under the chinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08896832888635376002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-30582765526296084562013-04-11T00:09:27.873-04:002013-04-11T00:09:27.873-04:00They absolutely did, Gloria. In fact, those conver...They absolutely did, Gloria. In fact, those conversations firmly helped me realize that this blog absolutely had to happen. So, thanks!<br /><br />Follow Lost In The Pond | <a href="http://twitter.com/LostInPond" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://plus.google.com/102089133871511400886/posts" rel="nofollow">Google+</a> | <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/LostInThePond" rel="nofollow">RSS</a> | <a href="http://pinterest.com/lostinpond" rel="nofollow">Pinterest</a> | <a href="http://instagram.com/lostinthepond" rel="nofollow">Instagram</a>Laurence Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-37271102845376707642013-04-10T22:08:27.800-04:002013-04-10T22:08:27.800-04:00I highly enjoyed this article! I feel in some sma...I highly enjoyed this article! I feel in some small way our dressing room conversations during "Almost, Maine" might possibly have placed the seed of inspiration in your head!Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988678916809232539noreply@blogger.com