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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSay Moo: The difference between Welsh/US English and Northern Irish/English
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My daughter also says Brits can't say 'woof' for a dog sound, they say it as 'wiff.'
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MLAA
(17,368 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,650 posts)The first time I saw A Hard Day's Night I had no idea what the Beatles were saying, and they spoke "English/English".
Kaleva
(36,395 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,650 posts)Kaleva
(36,395 posts)Years ago I used to watch many foreign films with English subtitles and it didn't take long for me to get used to reading and still enjoy watching the movie.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,927 posts)for American English also.
Kaleva
(36,395 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,927 posts)But honestly, that's a very good reason to turn them on, and I'm sure your wife is very appreciative.
Hekate
(91,003 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,411 posts)and even she has toned down her weird strangulated accent over the years.
mitch96
(13,942 posts)I've heard that in Brooklyn NY years ago.. Or "Witt" me... Wanna go witt me?
English..... such a strange language..
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muriel_volestrangler
(101,411 posts)"wiff" or "wiv" for "with" I can understand, but not for the dog sound.
mitch96
(13,942 posts)Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)mostly because British vowels are more fronted and American vowels are more mid/back (which probably accounts for a difference in perception on the part of Americans).
mitch96
(13,942 posts)The US and Britain.. Two countries separated by a common language..
I guess it works for other parts of the British Isles as well. I was in Western Ireland, Mayo I think and yes they were speaking English but I had a hard time understanding a word of it...
Oh and forget about the slang.. I loved it...
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