    
Harry Simenon
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2007 - 03:12 am: |   |
For those of you who aim at the British market:
http://www.brookview.karoo.net/BFA/language.htm
"The British people have a different type of English language. In some ways it's the same as yours, but in other ways it's quite strange. Learn here how to communicate with British people.
You may have heard some British people talking in movies. The men are the posh baddies who often drink to much; the women are the posh ladies who live on their own and have too much money. You may not think so, but your Americans have got 100% right! We are like that!
We also spell a lot of words differently from the standard American English. Here are a few examples:
Correct spelling, British spelling, Why so different?
color, colour, We like putting "u" in lots of our words
aluminum, aluminium, Your word was a bit too short for us. so we added an i
esthetic, aesthetic, We love Greek, and have to spell all our words like they would
meter, metre, We're new to metric measurements, and always get this wrong
labor, labour, We're not used to working hard, so we can't spell it
Greetings are often different to yours, too. Instead of saying "hi" when we meet, we will say something like "I say, old chap, it's awfully kind of you to pop by". When we answer the telephone, we tend to say things like "Hello, this is London 392. May we help you?".
You will find British people very polite. Here are some of our quaint phrases; if you learn them before visiting Britain, you will be able to understand us much better, and soon will be talking "like a native"!
Phrase: Meaning
Efforf: Would you like to join me?
Bleadenyanx: I'm so glad you've come to visit our country!
Shaddi: Please repeat that
Getstaft: Won't you sit here a minute?
Most British people can understand American. If you find that we have trouble understanding you, shout a bit louder. Like all Europeans, we appreciate the extra effort, and will offer tea or a glass of warm beer to any American who is friendly enough to help us with our language.
If you're really stuck with a British word, you might like to get hold of a copy of the "Oxford Dictionary". It's a version of your Webster's dictionary, produced by the famous Oxford School in London, and deals with the British language in a lot of detail.
A lot of people in Britain are "anglo-centric". That means that they think that Britain invented the English language. Of course, they are wrong. Like all good films and music, it came from America!"
Well: jolly good luck! |
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