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That attitude only really works in languages spelled consistently. English has far more ridiculous spelling, like Leicester for example.
by dontlaugh 3y ago
That attitude only really works in languages spelled consistently. English has far more ridiculous spelling, like Leicester for example.
- Culonavirus 3y agoAh yes, reminds me of my favourite meat flavoring ingredient, the Wurstwrsrcer sauce.
- ubutler 3y agoLet us not forget colonel and (in UK English) lieutenant (relevant: https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-19576,00.html https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-19...).
- mcny 3y agoWorcestershire sauce I don't care how these people want me to say their name. Worcester is like Manchester but with wor instead of man for me.
- fullstop 3y agoThat reminds me of a joke about someone calling for an ambulance because a friend was injured and incapacitated. The 911 dispatcher asked for their location, and the caller saw that they were on Worcestershire Street. Being unable to pronounce the word, they dragged the body over to Pine Street and continued the call.
- kcplate 3y agoI just call it in my southern drawl “what’s this here, sauce”
- chiefalchemist 3y agoAm I the only one thinking of the famous The Three Stooges bit right now?
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- themerone 3y agoAmerican English is a bit more sane than British English. Noah Webster and other american dictionary publishers change a lot of spellings to be closer to their pronunciation.
- Affric 3y agoI don’t think there is a meaningful difference. American English still indulges etymological and traditional spellings for heaps of words. In cases like “fillet” and “valet” American English goes with “French” pronunciation.
- KineticLensman 3y ago> In cases like “fillet” and “valet” American English goes with “French” pronunciation. I recall seeing an American somewhere in France getting frustrated when hotel staff couldn't understand what he meant by "maître-d", with his emphasis increasingly placed on the 'dee' as he got more and more annoyed. (disclaimer: Brit here, not defending our pronunciation of Worcestershire)
- bitwize 3y agoThank you for the hilarious image of an obnoxious American tourist shouting "I need to talk to the Mater DEE!" at a baffled Frenchman. > (disclaimer: Brit here, not defending our pronunciation of Worcestershire) The Americans typically pronounce it some form of "Wooshishurr". I used to live in Massachusetts, and my wife would complain about the British-inspired place names and their local pronunciation. "I'm from Louisiana, I can't with your New England names! There's no 'lemon' in Leominster!" I would gently remind her of how 'Natchitoches' is pronounced; it's certainly not as written.
- KineticLensman 3y agoThe North Americans got their own back on me on one trip when I asked for a glass of 'water'. I increased my southern English accent until I was saying 'wart-er'. I then realised that I needed to say 'wadder' and then it worked; service with big smiles all round.
- jjgreen 3y agoIn England, most people say less-tur, in Leicester it's less-tarr ...