I have a C2 degree in international english and when I went to the UK londoners kept “correcting” my pronunciation while pretending not to to understand what I was asking.
What? Ooooh! The ˈ̸̜͚̎͆̊̈͑̌̌b̷̨̖̜̫̹͇̠̬͚͂̋͒́̃̅̀ɑ̷͎̺͍̮͓̻̊͝ː̸̨̞̝̩̒̽̊̑̄̃̾θ̴̡̧̬̤̼͔̫̭͑͊̅̅͛̄̈́͘͠.̶̛̟͎̟̒̀̂̈́̃͛͘͠ṙ̴̡̹̫̰̻̳̦̬̩̬̆̏̊̈́̿͝u̴̡̖͚̝̥͚̠̹͗͜ͅː̵̝̭̈́̔m̵̯̂̓͋̐̽̂̏̍̍̊͘
I am an American educated in a private school run by old school posh Brits. Up until the 8th grade (when we got cable) I had a posh British accent that leaned into Mid-Atlantic.
In 1999 I went to London for a Y2K preparations project and I could not understand about half of the words those fucks said.
EDIT: I should go to a vocal coach and try to get my mid-atlantic accent back. I think it’s a fun accent to have.
I have a C2 degree in international english and when I went to the UK londoners kept “correcting” my pronunciation while pretending not to to understand what I was asking.
“No reaction” my ass!
“You git it’s pronounced bo’oh’o’wa’er”
Pardon, madam, where can I find the bathroom?
What?
The bathroom
What?
The toilet
What? Ooooh! The ˈ̸̜͚̎͆̊̈͑̌̌b̷̨̖̜̫̹͇̠̬͚͂̋͒́̃̅̀ɑ̷͎̺͍̮͓̻̊͝ː̸̨̞̝̩̒̽̊̑̄̃̾θ̴̡̧̬̤̼͔̫̭͑͊̅̅͛̄̈́͘͠.̶̛̟͎̟̒̀̂̈́̃͛͘͠ṙ̴̡̹̫̰̻̳̦̬̩̬̆̏̊̈́̿͝u̴̡̖͚̝̥͚̠̹͗͜ͅː̵̝̭̈́̔m̵̯̂̓͋̐̽̂̏̍̍̊͘
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The cockney accent is a fun one.
I am an American educated in a private school run by old school posh Brits. Up until the 8th grade (when we got cable) I had a posh British accent that leaned into Mid-Atlantic.
In 1999 I went to London for a Y2K preparations project and I could not understand about half of the words those fucks said.
EDIT: I should go to a vocal coach and try to get my mid-atlantic accent back. I think it’s a fun accent to have.
As someone who was born in London and lived here for most of my life, you mis-pronounced “ass”. It’s correctly pronounced “arse”.
But I’ve no idea what you’re trying to say!
Oi, I found the dental flosser!
Yep!
That sounds like a reason for a stabbing mate.
With hindsight, yes. But then I was young and naive. I knew the language but not the culture.
Shit happens.
Well, with time it became a great conversation starter (but not with Londoners, lol).
XD
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