American English versus the Real McCoy

[mustang-sally 8]

was going to post it all but its very long so here is the link -

http://www.anvari.org/fun/Language_and_Eng...Real_McCoy.html

Could be very educational !!!

I use a lot of these words and will probably get blank looks when I get over there

[Jaseball 0]

Personally I try to slaughter the English language as much as possible when around British folks.

[Amby 490]

the link didn't work for me

[mustang-sally 8]

Try this -

http://www.anvari.org/fun/Language_and_Eng...Real_McCoy.html

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

Ummm, Brits speak terrible "english," as well. Let us remember that the english language is not a static language.

[Amby 490]

no one has a clue what my husband is saying and just stares at me or laughs. I read this in the UK forum...as I said there my favorite memory of someone having no clue what Neil said was when he told my mom he thought he'd have a lie in (sleep in). She had no clue what he was talking about.

[Fandango 1,439]

Man, if have soooo many funny stories about vocab confusion, but I'm too lazy to type them out right now...

...but 'spanner' as a curse word? #######? (ref 39 iv

Edited December 17, 2007 by LisaD

[Pinocchio Liberal 268]

Carol hates watching stand-up comedians on television cuz the slang is so frustrating for her. Im sittin their crackin up and she just looks at me shakin her head.

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

While I agree with this, I am very against allowing modern "English" to take away or destroy classic phrases. Case in point: "Ho, ho, ho!" Our shopping mall Santa can't say it now why? Ghetto slang has the right to terminate a centuries old quaint yuletide expression? Bah humbug!

Let us remember that the english language is not a static language.

[Fandango 1,439]

While I agree with this, I am very against allowing modern "English" to take away or destroy classic phrases. Case in point: "Ho, ho, ho!" Our shopping mall Santa can't say it now why? Ghetto slang has the right to terminate a centuries old quaint yuletide expression? Bah humbug!

Let us remember that the english language is not a static language.

that's not 'modern english destroying classic phrases', it's an overly litigious, overly PC dare-anyone-take-offense-because-they-have-no-common-sense that does that

[Kazan' Tiger 1]

Well... That too!

While I agree with this, I am very against allowing modern "English" to take away or destroy classic phrases. Case in point: "Ho, ho, ho!" Our shopping mall Santa can't say it now why? Ghetto slang has the right to terminate a centuries old quaint yuletide expression? Bah humbug!

Let us remember that the english language is not a static language.

that's not 'modern english destroying classic phrases', it's an overly litigious, overly PC dare-anyone-take-offense-because-they-have-no-common-sense that does that

[truffles 2]

I have some in laws who are curious about differences between UK and USA language...and to explain some things i have had to think hard before responding to make sure i am not confusing them further!

Even using correct english i find myself having to repeat myself....my best example would be going into Walgreens and saying to the sales lady " I would like passport photos please" ....she gave me a puzzled look and asked me to repeat myself....which astounded me because with people i do not know i am deliberate with my english language ( i will adopt for want of a better word "non accented english")

I was once told - "we speak the same language but we dont!".....and sometimes that is very evident.

[Wrath of Sithis 0]

But which English is the real English? I for one can hardly understand the east enders of London! Is it the folks from Newcastle? Or Manchester? Notice there are so many different accents and dialects in England. Who's to say which is the real mc'coy?

[AnewKINDofFEELIN 0]

But which English is the real English? I for one can hardly understand the east enders of London! Is it the folks from Newcastle? Or Manchester? Notice there are so many different accents and dialects in England. Who's to say which is the real mc'coy?

There is no real mccoy. It has all been reformatted over centuries. I can't say much, I come from a state with its own unique language.

[truffles 2]

well...the same thing applies in USA ....dont they have different dialects state to state?....England has counties ...I personally am from Yorkshire and sound vastly different from someone from cumbria....