Quote from: Ithoriel on 26 March 2016, 04:38:33 PM
Don't get me started on Aluminium 

I actually use yours because I get tongue tied with ours!

I can understand that. Over here aloo-minum sounds like something one would find on an Indian takeaway menu.  

Completely agree about the football. One of the biggest games in the international calendar is on tonight.

 

Quote from: Subedai on 26 March 2016, 05:57:25 PM
I can understand that. Over here aloo-minum sounds like something one would find on an Indian takeaway menu.  

Quote from: Leman on 26 March 2016, 04:33:57 PM
I don't like the American pronunciation of laboratory, Iran, Iraq and their inability to recognise that football is the biggest game in the world and what they play is rugby league in armour.

I also like your pronunciation of laboratory because of all the Hammer Film Frankenstein movies I watched in the fifties. Iran and Iran - broad I's broad A's is what we does!  We doesnt's  like soccer, precious, 'cause we just got beat 2-0 by Guatemala! Incidently we wear huge amounts of armor to play football  but don't wear no cups! 'Struth!

I'm finding this a target rich thread for "likes". I like that UKers, but English in particular, pronounce every French word exactly as it is spelled!

I dislike that you then turn around and do just the opposite to many names and places.
Rule one would suggest that the name Beauchamp should be Bo-Champ - only rule two assures that it isn't!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 

Some French words arrived in Britain when we went to France and heard them there.

Some arrived in armour, on a horse, built a castle and stayed here!

Quote from: Subedai on 26 March 2016, 05:57:25 PM
I can understand that. Over here aloo-minum sounds like something one would find on an Indian takeaway menu.  

Well played!    

Quote from: d_Guy on 27 March 2016, 02:51:09 AM
I also like your pronunciation of laboratory because of all the Hammer Film Frankenstein movies I watched in the fifties. Iran and Iran - broad I's broad A's is what we does!  We doesnt's  like soccer, precious, 'cause we just got beat 2-0 by Guatemala! Incidently we wear huge amounts of armor to play football  but don't wear no cups! 'Struth!

I'm finding this a target rich thread for "likes". I like that UKers, but English in particular, pronounce every French word exactly as it is spelled!

I dislike that you then turn around and do just the opposite to many names and places.
Rule one would suggest that the name Beauchamp should be Bo-Champ - only rule two assures that it isn't!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 

No, no, it's spelled "Luxury Yacht", but it's pronounced "Throatwobbler Mangrove."

Quote from: FierceKitty on 26 March 2016, 04:40:27 PM
The American pronunciation is correct. The English one is the deviant. Unpalatable, but historically demonstrable.

An inability to move with the times is no excuse!

I'd suggest someone have a word with the Americans but frankly with Hillary and The Donald as front runners for their new leader they have enough problems as it is!

Quote from: Ithoriel on 27 March 2016, 03:09:54 AM
I'd suggest someone have a word with the Americans but frankly with Hillary and The Donald as front runners for their new leader they have enough problems as it is!

It's early yet - Bertram J Luxury Yacht may arise in one of the conventions.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 27 March 2016, 02:59:21 AM
Some French words arrived in Britain when we went to France and heard them there.

Some arrived in armour, on a horse, built a castle and stayed here!

"Wipers" is my all time favorite - uh - unless that's how it is actually pronounced "over there"

Thai workmen who arrive two hours late and turn out to have left a critical item behind on the other side of town.

Listening to a talking book, where the author uses 'Fit' as the past tense of 'Fit'

"He fit the key, into the lock."

(No he didn't, he fitted it into the lock.....Surely ?)....Advise please, Kitty.

Cheers - Phil.

My Kindle pronounced "beans" as "bins".

It also says "Street Mary" for "St Mary".

Quote from: Techno on 27 March 2016, 07:59:39 AM
Listening to a talking book, where the author uses 'Fit' as the past tense of 'Fit'

"He fit the key, into the lock."

(No he didn't, he fitted it into the lock.....Surely ?)....Advise please, Kitty.

Cheers - Phil.

Fit = US irregular past tense.

Using "hung" for "hanged" with respect to capital punishment.
"Montrose was hung in 1650" for "Montrose was hanged in 1650"
Of course the first usage MAY be correct if something else is implied!