Utter disregard of context when using words:
US "That was totally awesome dude" - UK "That was Ok"
US "Let's levarage the situation" - UK "We could use that again"
US "I love you guys sooo much" - UK "See ya"
US "I'm going to the john" - UK "Ahh a shop doorway"
US "You douche bag" - UK "Git"
US "I'm so looking for the inner me" - UK "leave me alone"
US "Your car is so radical" - UK "Nice car"
etcetc
But anyhow "I love you yanks soo much":)
What words and phrases do Brits and others see as 'American'?
by sonnyboy 114 Replies latest jw friends
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Qcmbr
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Englishman
Period. We call it a full stop.
Collect call.........Reverse charge.
Airplane......Aeroplane.
Antenna........Aerial
Englishman.
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ballistic
Everything you put a "z" in that should be spelled with an "s" and the pronouciation of the letter "z", itself as in, "zed's dead baby, zed's dead".
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confusedjw
"Let's go save Europe - again"
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purplesofa
Isn't a parking lot called a car park?
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sonnyboy
and the pronouciation of the letter "z", itself as in, "zed's dead baby, zed's dead".
I don't get it.
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Englishman
English Z sounds like zed not zee.
Englishman.
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sonnyboy
So when you say the alphabet you say X, Y, Zed?
No wonder we can't understand you!
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FMZ
I think "Zed's Dead, Baby" is a song Sonny. But the pronunciation of Z is different from UK to USA. In the UK, it's "Zed", over here in the USA, it is "Zee". You say "Ex Why Zee", Brits say "Ex Why Zed".
And in UK, it is "Euthanised" or "Pulverised" or "Standardised", over here it is "Euthanized", "Pulverized" and "Standardized".
KJ
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sonnyboy
So it's pronounced Zed like Americans say Jed and Bed?I've seen Harry Potter about ten times and never noticed this. Maybe I'm not awake enough to comprehend it.