3 ms·
I thought the same until I was doing my time in silicon valley. I got made fun of pretty mercilessly at lunch meetings when I said "about". I figure Americans
by imack 17y ago
I thought the same until I was doing my time in silicon valley. I got made fun of pretty mercilessly at lunch meetings when I said "about". I figure Americans tend to say "Abowt".
The only the that bothered me was that the British guy got a pass for pronouncing "Java" with an "R".
- paulgb 17y agoDitto here. I'm from Nova Scotia originally and spent the last few years in southern Ontario (Toronto and Waterloo). I never noticed my accent, though, until I lived in California.