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    Megatron1505
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    Joined: 10 Jul 2011

    @JamesMarg:

    @Megatron1505:

    Aluminum/ Aluminium  😶

    Completely agree with this one too  ::)

    Dude I have argued that one with forum members in person and via PM, you cannot just remove a letter because you feel like it  😠

    Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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      JamesMarg
      Joined: 26 May 2013

      Thats great to know G!
      I find obscure information like that so interesting  🙂

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        JamesMarg
        Joined: 26 May 2013

        http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

        You may find this interesting.
        They are still wrong though  😠

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          seanocono
          Joined: 17 Oct 2012

          James, I'm sure that some Americans do pronounce the "h". I just haven't heard it.

          For what it's worth, I have no idea what anyone is saying in the Southeastern part of the US; so you aren't alone.

          A good friend of mine is from Mississippi and I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm deaf. Every few sentences I respond, "what?"

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            JamesMarg
            Joined: 26 May 2013

            Hahaha, oh yes, i'm sure a lot of confusion occurs with the 'Southern' accents.
            Although not having experienced it first hand, I have watched a few television programs where the 'Hillbilly/Southerners' have to be subtitled, because nobody from outside Southern America can understand what they are saying.

            Namely, TopGear 'U.S. Road Trip' when Clarkson attempts to find tires that fit his AMG… Ohhhh the hilarity, mixed with confusion.

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              Seul
              Joined: 24 Nov 2009

              @JamesMarg:

              Namely, TopGear 'U.S. Road Trip' when Clarkson attempts to find tires that fit his AMG…

              That was a brilliant bit… "I'm gonna get the boys..."

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                seanocono
                Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                I once spent a summer in Gonzalez, Louisiana and I'm pretty sure everyone thought that I had a cognitive impairment. I literally just smiled and nodded in 80% of my interactions.

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                  JamesMarg
                  Joined: 26 May 2013

                  Seul:
                  Hahaha yes Seul!
                  One of the great moments  😉

                  Sean:
                  I wonder if it goes the other way around, as in they can't understand a word you are saying either… Even though you are pronouncing words clearly, without jumble (I expect)
                  Hmmm...

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                    seanocono
                    Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                    James, I don't think anyone had issues understanding what I was saying, but I did get quite a few comments on having an accent. I grew up in Seattle, which is pretty mild in the accent department. I know one example is I pronounce "cot" and "caught" exactly the same. Same for "don" and "dawn." Supposedly, there is a clearer distinction in the eastern side of the country.

                    California accents are the easiest, though. Just say "like" every three words.

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                      JamesMarg
                      Joined: 26 May 2013

                      Oh like totally, California is great!!
                      😉
                      Now… I am wondering where the pronunciation of 'Vodka' turned to 'Vakka'?
                      That, i really don't understand...

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                        Seul
                        Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                        You guys would have a ball learning Dutch in Belgium… I don't understand the people living 40 km from me in either effin direction (East, West)... In the North we have The Netherlands. Huge difference language-wise... And in the South of Belgium they speak French... Well: some kind of French... And some of the hillbillies in the mountains speak German...

                        I'm glad I live where I do, where the dialect is juicy and I understand everything...  :-\

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                          seanocono
                          Joined: 17 Oct 2012

                          James, "Vakka" is bad, and I can't recall hearing that one. Although, I guess I could see how someone could drop the "d" if speaking swiftly. People do it all the time with Antarctica and dropping the first "c."

                          Sounds wild, Seul. Although, if I had daily access to all of the wonderful beer in Belgium, I would be one sloppy, slurred mess.

                          Okay, last one and I'm done. The word "hella" is hella popular in Seattle. Every time I hear it I cringe, and I kind of hate myself for just using it as an example. It gets worse, though. Some people have adapted it to "hecka" to avoid an extremely-mild swear. If you ever hear someone use that word, do the person a favor and fatten their upper lip.

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                            Arabit
                            Joined: 19 Jun 2012

                            I pronounce comfortable as kom - for - ta - ble and believe it to be right
                            and not
                            komf - ter- ble (hate this for some reason)

                            I second what seanocono says
                            In my speech class, this girl kept saying "like" every god damn sentence for 3 minutes. It was not fun.

                            Here in LA, I think most people go to the gym for the sake of telling others they go to one.

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                              JamesMarg
                              Joined: 26 May 2013

                              Take a look at this video for an example of 'vakka'


                              From 8:54 , you will hear it a couple of times.

                              I am in agreement with Sean about the beer!
                              Duvel is an amazing drop.

                              I would say i would be quite Kom - for - ta - ble drinking it daily  😉

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                                mclaincausey
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                                Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                Giles, I've heard the same said of continental versus Canadian French. Those cunning linguists and their counterintuitive conjectures.

                                "Aluminum" actually predates "aluminium," in England and abroad; it's not our fault that crazy Limey couldn't settle on a spelling for the element he discovered.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                  RocknRoll
                                  Joined: 29 Nov 2011

                                  Oh you crazy Brits and Yanks - hassling each other over accents and pronunciation.
                                  In Australia we like to pile shit on both of you! (in a charming, loving way, of course). We amuse ourselves by sending shitty things overseas to see if you like them….Fosters Lager, Savage Garden, et. al....

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                                    Snowy
                                    Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                    ^I'm still waiting for Seul's comment on Vegemite 🙂 😘

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                                      RocknRoll
                                      Joined: 29 Nov 2011

                                      I won't hear a bad word about Vegemite! I know it's an acquired taste, but I love that stuff.

                                      Vegemite on thick toast with melted butter on a cold winter day = heaven. Is this an unpopular opinion?

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                                        Snowy
                                        Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                        I'm pretty sure that does qualify as an unpopular opinion, yes :). [evil stuff I tells you]

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                                          Seul
                                          Joined: 24 Nov 2009

                                          Duvel is probably the best selling strong beer, and the most known, but it is also the weakest and vilest beer I've drank in the last two years. I actually poured it in the sink after two sips.

                                          Also: FUCK summer. Worst season ever…

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