British English Vs American English

Samouth · Post by **Samouth** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:00 pm

GonzoBobH wrote: Samouth, congrats again.

To refer back to earlier posts and to explain how British and American English came to be different, here's a bit about Noah Webster, an American Revolutionary, who following America's (then colonists) war with Great Britain, from April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783, call it a successful act of treason or fight for independence (truth be told, a bit of both) wanted to make America different and did so by changing the spelling of words and then having these changes taught to school children. This I read he believed would help the new nation stay a nation and help it feel superior to England (and reading posts here, it's hard to argue it didn't work).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster

Cheers!

Thanks for the link. I actually have been told like this too, but i have never managed to find the reference.

Joker Poker · Post by **Joker Poker** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 12:36 pm

GonzoBobH wrote: Samouth, congrats again.

To refer back to earlier posts and to explain how British and American English came to be different, here's a bit about Noah Webster, an American Revolutionary, who following America's (then colonists) war with Great Britain, from April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783, call it a successful act of treason or fight for independence (truth be told, a bit of both) wanted to make America different and did so by changing the spelling of words and then having these changes taught to school children. This I read he believed would help the new nation stay a nation and help it feel superior to England (and reading posts here, it's hard to argue it didn't work).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster

Cheers!

LOL, why do Americans say 'barks' when referring to a box?

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:21 pm

Joker Poker wrote:LOL, why do Americans say 'barks' when referring to a box?

And what's up with people from Boston?

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 8:34 pm

and why do they say 'W' like 'dubya'

Post by **Username Taken** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:05 pm

^^ Don't forget 'Z' aka Zeeeee

and route.

Did you know that Americans will say "Take this route to get to ..." (route pronounced as in 'out'),
but,
when it comes to 'Route 66', they pronounce it like 'root'.

or, so I was told or heard.

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Wed Oct 07, 2015 9:46 pm

Username Taken wrote:^^ Don't forget 'Z' aka Zeeeee

and route.

Did you know that Americans will say "Take this route to get to ..." (route pronounced as in 'out'),
but,
when it comes to 'Route 66', they pronounce it like 'root'.

or, so I was told or heard.

haha they do n all, i need to make their bloody mind up lol

hoodedviper · Post by **hoodedviper** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:30 pm

To say that all Americans say route so that the dipthong makes that word rhyme with "out" is of course wrong. Some do,but where I come from it sounds exactly like "root." There are many regional variants just as there are in England, but far fewer in the US. Frankly, most dialects from northern England sound more like speech impediments to me than a proper language.

Joker Poker · Post by **Joker Poker** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:06 pm

Jamie, that's obviously a challenge...

hoodedviper · Post by **hoodedviper** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:14 pm

Actually I saw it more as a rebuttal to some of the amateurish cheap shots proffered by snobs on the other side of the pond. I don't care for cheap shots, but I respect damn good ones.

Post by **Jamie_Lambo** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 5:40 pm

haha really? I say old chap, Americans still think we speak in the old 1700's tongue they do, jolly good, smashing i say squire

the worst thing about living in south east asia is that no one understands northern english and i have to speak broken asian-english to not only the locals but to the expats too, even when i moved to melbourne for a few months, i had the same problem, having to speak in broken english in an english speaking country is frustrating lol

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