Say Moo: The difference between Welsh/US English and Northern Irish/English

[TheBlackAdder]

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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]

1. Too funny!

[BigmanPigman]

2. I could only get about half of what was being said.

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]

3. I use close captioning for English movies and TV shows.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Normally I would say that's funny, but it actually makes sense.

[Kaleva]

11. It works well for me. You ought to try it.

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]

5. I often find myself turning on closed captioning

for American English also.

[Kaleva]

10. I do that when the wife is upstairs sleeping and I have the volume turned low.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

12. Ahh, I'd claim that except I live alone.

But honestly, that's a very good reason to turn them on, and I'm sure your wife is very appreciative.

[Hekate]

6. That's adorable!

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. I have no idea how any British accent can end up as 'wiff', apart from possibly the Queen

and even she has toned down her weird strangulated accent over the years.

[mitch96]

9. As in " you wanna go wiff me?"

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]

13. The OP said it was for the 'woof' of a dog

"wiff" or "wiv" for "with" I can understand, but not for the dog sound.

[mitch96]

15. Woof...

[Spider Jerusalem]

14. there is a fairly distinct difference between US English and British English vowels

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]

8. A great line I heard...

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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