Wow, this is an OLD resurrection!

i really don't get this thread. maybe there's nothing to get

but since this seems to have rooted from pronunciations of words[incidently, i've always said pronounciation, even though spelling says otherwise]
i'm really interested in the little things that make American English different from English English

like tomato. it's an overused example, but when i say it i can't help thinking "tom-ah-toe or tom-ay-toe"

then there's aluminium. i'm not sure if it's spelled differently in America, but "aloominum"just seems strange, as i suppose "alewmineeum" would to you peoples.

there's a plethora of other examples. but i'll leave it there for now

i overheard someone talking about iraq a few days ago, and they said Missile in the American way "miss-lll" instead od "miss-eye-ll" i supose this is the same case as "root" and "rowt" so i'll leave that there as well.

Well this trhead can Kiss my Grits!!!! Hearty Laugh and nearly rolling on the floor laughing. ,/i> Who revived this thread?

Compucore Wrote:Well this trhead can Kiss my Grits!!!! Hearty Laugh and nearly rolling on the floor laughing. ,/i> Who revived this thread?

Karl,

you have foilism to thank for the revival.

Compucore Wrote:Well this trhead can Kiss my Grits!!!! Hearty Laugh and nearly rolling on the floor laughing. ,/i> Who revived this thread?

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hehe, sorry compy!

Prankster bit Wrote: Sketch Wrote: Alot of it boils down to the various accents that can be found here in America. There are alot. You would be amazed how many ways one simple word can said. Po-ta-toe, Po-tah-toe... Tater. so not a single person in America says "Po-tay-toes" like we do here in good ole' blightey

That too.

Prankster bit Wrote: so not a single person in America says "Po-tay-toes" like we do here in good ole' blightey

I think illiterates say Po-tah-to. It's a Potato (Po-tay-to) dammit!

A small revisit to the soapbox (and also noting this can pertain to more than just issues of pronounciation). Two irritations of mine...

1. "Irregardless". Jeez that one grates me. It's either "regardless" or "disregarding".

2. "Hot water heater." It's just "water heater", right? What's with describing the device as a tool to heat water that's already hot?

how would you peoples not living in the UK pronounce the name of my home town, Portsmouth?

I pronounce it "portz-muth".

zealot [i say "zelot", not sure about the rest of the UK] but our Z isn't "Zee"

Well, I pronounce it like you do, but I don't consider the "zee" incorrect, considering how to properly pronounce "sea".