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Old 08-05-2009, 09:42 PM #1
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What are some funny words that Americans and Britons pronounce differently? (Not spell, I realize that)

Hyundai
Britain: High-on-dye
USA: Hun-day

Mascara
Britain: Mask-are-uh
USA: Mask-air-uh

there are a few others, but I hear these all the time and I have to laugh a bit.
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Cameo

British: Cam-ee-oh
American: Came-oh.

I say Came-oh though.
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British: Al-you-mini-um

USA: Al-ooooooooooooom-in-um

lol
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Ireland
Britain:Ar-land
USA:Aur-ugh-land(or something annoying like that,god I hate tourists on Paddy's Day)

Anyway....
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British: Sun-duh-lund.
American: Sun-derrr-lend.

(I only know because Gwen Stefani did a gig here and she was attempting to say Sunderland).
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Cameo

British: Cam-ee-oh
American: Came-oh.

I say Came-oh though.
Cameo as in like an on-stage cameo? Or cameo as in camouflage?

We say cameo like "cam-ee-oh" and the camo in camouflage as "camo"
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I hate the way Americans say the word Route
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British: Al-you-mini-um

USA: Al-ooooooooooooom-in-um

lol
I've always laughed when I've heard al-you-mini-um.
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Me: Ed-in-burra

USA: Eden-burg
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Cameo

British: Cam-ee-oh
American: Came-oh.

I say Came-oh though.
Cameo as in like an on-stage cameo? Or cameo as in camouflage?

We say cameo like "cam-ee-oh" and the camo in camouflage as "camo"
Oh.

I meant stage. But anyway. Oh well.
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I hate the way Americans say the word Route
It depends on where you live in the US really. Some people say "root" and some people say "r-ow-t" (that one's hard to spell out)
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British: Al-you-mini-um

USA: Al-ooooooooooooom-in-um

lol
I've always laughed when I've heard al-you-mini-um.
You're a strange child lol
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Toffee

British: Taw-fee
American: Tah-fee.
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DATA

Brittish = Day-ta

American = Da-ta.
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Australian accent FTW <3
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Not

British: Naught
American: Nat
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Firewire, have you actually heard any Americans? LoL
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Firewire, have you actually heard any Americans? LoL
Yeah lol

There are two American Teachers in my school.
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depends what part of the uk your from


"Northern ireland"

england: Nor-thun Irer-lannnd

from here: Norn Iren (or if you Nadine Coyle: Nurn Ear-land)

USA: Nar-thern Eyer-lend


From personal experience opinion course
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Stu used to say that people from N.I. called it "narinarland"
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I've always laughed when I've heard al-you-mini-um.
I've always laughed when I've heard Hun-day.

Hun-Day? HUN-DAY?!?!?!!!!?!?111one?1
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I say Nar-than-eye-land.
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That is because you is Welsh!
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Quote:
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I hate the way Americans say the word Route
Well its more logical to say it the american way. The british way is the french pronounciation, not English!

How do you say OUT?
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LOUGHBOROUGH

americans: loogabrooga
english; luff bur ah
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