Unhappy Thread 2 (record, places, America, most)

[GymFanatic]

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

You would still talk with a northern Irish accent if you consider yourself upper class or not lol

There is of sorts.

https://youtu.be/rDtHJow57T8

[flamingGalah!]

The one that really grates on me is calling HERBS "ERBS", like why? And ROUTE "ROWT", though I have heard Americans call Route 66 "ROOT" rather than "ROWT"

[alex985]

Because "dee-fence" is more associated with sports while "def-ence" is more associated with defending oneself.

[ilovemycomputer90]

Originally Posted by B87

To my ears the pronunciations sound like this:

Moscow
UK: moss-ko
US: mahs-cow

Data
UK: dayta
US/Aus: dahta

Defence
UK/Aus: def-ence
US: dee-fence

I say "Moss-kow" and "Dahta".

Similar to AJ with the use of "dee-fence" for sports and "def-ence" for everything else.

[GymFanatic]

Ina Garten is a big culprit for saying "erbs".

[alex985]

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

The one that really grates on me is calling HERBS "ERBS", like why? And ROUTE "ROWT", though I have heard Americans call Route 66 "ROOT" rather than "ROWT"

I say "ROOT" but I also say "ERB" lol. Mostly to differentiate between "a" and "an", saying "a JERB" instead of "an ERB" sounds weird to me lol.

[B87]

Originally Posted by alex985

A lot of Americans say those words like the UK/Aus version too. Mostly people from the NE I've noticed.

Which US accent has the most similarities with UK accents? I've heard both Boston and places like Georgia, but they sound completely different to me.

In England, the accents that sound most like the US tend to be older Surrey accents.

[GymFanatic]

It's pronounced her-rb, not Jerb.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by B87

Which US accent has the most similarities with UK accents? I've heard both Boston and places like Georgia, but they sound completely different to me.

In England, the accents that sound most like the US tend to be older Surrey accents.

Hmmm I would say upper class Southern accents sound the most "British" to me, especially among older folks.

New England accents (specifically the Boston one) sound a little too rough around the edges to sound "British" to my ears.

Originally Posted by GymFanatic

It's pronounced her-rb, not Jerb.

Again, my Hispanic kicking in, associating a J sound with a "ha" sound.

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

British English is sometimes more influenced by French than American English.

It's the opposite in this case:

Originally Posted by flamingGalah!

The one that really grates on me is calling HERBS "ERBS", like why?