by underworlddreams on Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:16 am
Often, Scunthorpe, we don't know what's coming out of your mouth either.
On another matter, I find myself in a reversal of the British-slang/accent problem. Since many of my friends are overseas students, mostly from the States or similarly educated, I find myself listening in American English* and talking (hopefully) in British. This can sometimes lead to the problem that I'll pronounce something accidentally in an American fashion, or say something particularly American (sidewalk anyone?) and, if nearby to other Brits, earn myself a round of laughter and ridicule.
Add that to the fact that I'm English born and Welsh bred, and thus my accent is also screwed up, and you can get the idea that people can rarely tell where I'm from.
[s]*American English - a strange term that I only really discovered through my colonial friends. However, it does seem as arbitrary as saying "Spanish Italian" or "Chinese Argentinian" - they only make sense if they are in reference to nationalities.[/s]
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