Thread: Notice how Brits say Hospital instead of The Hospital..
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2011-08-23 , 09:04
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Originally Posted by Dancairo View Post
@danramos... That's funny!

I once had a cashier (teller?) in Gettysburg tell me "I love your English accent so much, you sound like James Bond... you know, Sean Connery"..

(The SCOTTISH actor who famously plays ever part with a scottish accent...even a Russian sub commander)

:-)

shittttt, gotto go to work.......late....
I couldn't help laughing AND clapping at the same time. That's hilarious! Personally, I'm American but I also listen to so much Canadian (CBC mainly) and British (mostly the Today program on Radio 4) that it's clear to me that these differences are all valid within their own territories and provide "local color" to their regional English forms--and they tend to have a history behind them as well. I, for one, "feel" like American English is correct but I recognize that it's because I grew up in a country where the English was intentionally evolved independently from its origin. Only an idiot that doesn't understand their history would insist that that British are speaking incorrect English. Now--Canadians, on the other hand... seriously! A-boot??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-XbZL7Lns
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