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(Brit here) I found that when I asked for a glass of water in a US restaurant that they didn't understand me. I had to use a 'D' sound instead of a 'T' and then
by KineticLensman 5y ago
(Brit here) I found that when I asked for a glass of water in a US restaurant that they didn't understand me. I had to use a 'D' sound instead of a 'T' and then things were fine. This is different again from the glottal stop version (wa'er) which would be universally understood (if not liked) in the UK.
On that note, I'm reminded of the George Bernard Shaw quote " it is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman despise him."
- quercusa 5y agoWere you by any chance near Philadelphia? The native pronunciation is weird for other Americans: something like "wooder".
- KineticLensman 5y agoPossibly Washington DC? Can't remember now.
- phonebanshee 5y agoThat's very much an artifact of parts of the east coast. My sister (like, totally a native English speaker from California) had the same issue.