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Weird things about the English
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Absolutely, in all of its beauty.
Sorry for adding anything in the spirit of the thread but the Americans I've heard pronounce "caulk" amuse the hell out of me. English people generally say "cork" or sneak a little L sound like they do with chalk.
Americans rhyme it with "dock"
Being asked where the caulk is, by a female, when I worked at a hardware store never got old.
Americans rhyme it with "dock"
Being asked where the caulk is, by a female, when I worked at a hardware store never got old.
A very elaborate explanation to avoid writing cock there for what it's worth.
it should rhyme more with chalk, at least my my neck of the woods. then again, we like long syllables and so a lot of pronunciation gets stretched. then again, maybe she was interested in some caulk?
no reporting in this thread unless it's some unsightly englishness. back on topic, I present this:
The Midwest has some funkily odd vowel sounds. Think the Eastern European influence still leaves its mark
Wait, what? I thought it was censored. Ffs
my favorite is the deep midwest (MN, WI) saying "bag" with 3 or 4 "a"s in it.
"Can you graab my baaaag for me?"
My wife said/says "bayg"
I got her to say ag words like a toddler
Rag
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BAYG
Welsh aren't they?
Boston and New Orleans are weirdly similar to each other for being so largely distinct
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Never understood the 'K' in knife either....no reporting in this thread unless it's some unsightly englishness. back on topic, I present this:
In a fantastically overhead kicked own goal by Kurt - they are.
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