When will Brits learn to speak English? (151)
equiya: really, in Joizey?
that's just how the New Yorkers sound when they go to Joizey for a day at the beach
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felixis99: that's just how the New Yorkers sound when they go to Joizey for a day at the beach
hi Felix...talking about accents.....the nice,est ones, the late william holden.(actor)where he came from in the states i dont know...it was warm/rich/clear.......sounded like new England...?????------ This thread is Archived ------
truheart1941: hi Felix...talking about accents.....the nice,est ones, the late william holden.(actor)where he came from in the states i dont know...it was warm/rich/clear.......sounded like new England...?????
Hello Tru, William Holden had stage actor's speech. Back then actors would take elocution, as often as not. Older films have very little colloquial speech unless the characters were gangster types, maids, or street kids like Our Gang (for example).
William Holden grew up in California and his heritage was England. My guess though is that his speech is more due to acting lessons and the proper English (American version) spoken by "people of class" at that time.
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truheart1941: ...and we dont speak english here anymore....(britain)...hindi.....
Lor' luv a duck! gotta get a taxi ter town fer some shopping. An' gotta meet me sister. Know what I mean?
Translation from Hindi.
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And to use a true Scottish wordage :
Gettifer................ (Meaning to go away quietly)
Gettifer................ (Meaning to go away quietly)
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pedalguy59: My Mum still uses a lot of those, and terms like:
- Gordon Bennett, along with certain references to Oscar Pennyfeather.
- Gordon Bennett, along with certain references to Oscar Pennyfeather.
Yeh she probably remembers "bag of sand" "grand" £1000.
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tomcatwarne: Yeh she probably remembers "bag of sand" "grand" £1000.
Current Bun is used also, and a "It will be a Frosty Friday before
I do that." Still though, " I'll ave your gut's for garter's",
is still one of my favs.
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pedalguy59: My Mum still uses a lot of those, and terms like:
- Gordon Bennett, along with certain references to Oscar Pennyfeather.
hi pedal ...thats right...all thos i know..- Gordon Bennett, along with certain references to Oscar Pennyfeather.
like deaf.....mutton and jeff....barnet-hair...apple.pears.....stairs.....i never learnt cockney slang....but a mate and his wife .gave me a demo one night...a 3 minute conversation.....i never understood one damm word was sooooo funny.....------ This thread is Archived ------
truheart1941: hi pedal ...thats right...all thos i know.. like deaf.....mutton and jeff....barnet-hair...apple.pears.....stairs.....i never learnt cockney slang....but a mate and his wife .gave me a demo one night...a 3 minute conversation.....i never understood one damm word was sooooo funny.....
Those Bow bells must be loud
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truheart1941: hi pedal ...thats right...all thos i know.. like deaf.....mutton and jeff....barnet-hair...apple.pears.....stairs.....i never learnt cockney slang....but a mate and his wife .gave me a demo one night...a 3 minute conversation.....i never understood one damm word was sooooo funny.....
I know, not easy to understand, once outside of London. When I
was a kid in Streatham, heard a lot of it.
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tomcatwarne: Those Bow bells must be loud
..watch it mister...are you asking for some barney rubble.....
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n you'll get a wack wiv a clenched pissed
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tomcatwarne: n you'll get a wack wiv a clenched pissed
Oyer...one good duke..in the apple pie..will sort you out......
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Some Ireland slang in English for ye:
What's the craic? = any news or mischief?
I will, yeeeah! (with a pfft) = have no intention of it!
yerra gwan = please do (picture Mrs. Doyle!)
Go 'way! (surprised look) = you're joking! really?
I wouldn't get up on him/her to watch the All Ireland = doesn't fancy him/her at all!
Head on him like a mouldy chip = hungover
I'm dying! = hungover or manflu (basically a few sniffles!)
What's the craic? = any news or mischief?
I will, yeeeah! (with a pfft) = have no intention of it!
yerra gwan = please do (picture Mrs. Doyle!)
Go 'way! (surprised look) = you're joking! really?
I wouldn't get up on him/her to watch the All Ireland = doesn't fancy him/her at all!
Head on him like a mouldy chip = hungover
I'm dying! = hungover or manflu (basically a few sniffles!)
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Funny how things stick with you... I'm a Black Country wench by birth (that won't mean anything unless you're another Brit )
One phrase I can't shake is "round the Wrekin" (The Wrekin being a big hill)
Used in two ways...
Yowm gooin round the Wrekin.... meaning... you're taking a very long time to tell this story!
or
Arv bin round the Wrekin... meaning... I got lost on the way here!
I get some odd looks using it in conversation in Ireland
)One phrase I can't shake is "round the Wrekin" (The Wrekin being a big hill)
Used in two ways...
Yowm gooin round the Wrekin.... meaning... you're taking a very long time to tell this story!
or
Arv bin round the Wrekin... meaning... I got lost on the way here!
I get some odd looks using it in conversation in Ireland
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Need a dictionary for cockney rhyming slang and some northern sayings.
Love "chuffing Nora!" "eh up!"
dunno if ye have this in GB
"round the house and mind the dresser, and don't knock over the cat's saucer" = beating round the bush, the long way round.
comes from set dancing terms, when they used to have rambling houses with music and dancing (trad)
think they have/had a term like that for barn dances in America
Love "chuffing Nora!" "eh up!"
dunno if ye have this in GB
"round the house and mind the dresser, and don't knock over the cat's saucer" = beating round the bush, the long way round.
comes from set dancing terms, when they used to have rambling houses with music and dancing (trad)
think they have/had a term like that for barn dances in America
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In S.A..we speak the "Queen's English" better than people in England do..maybe because we aren't influenced by all the slang
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Depends on your education. Slang and dialogue don't detract from a basic knowledge.
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Some people WRITE words better than they pronounce them
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Funny you say that because I have noticed my American friends have problems with the same letter. In words ending in Ty like party, arty, Marty etc.