tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254830738580021989.post7932134257112667662..comments2023-08-01T12:17:24.616+02:00Comments on I Bet Elephants Taste Like Mushrooms: I Say Tomato, You Say TomahtoMorgan Witkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05317778475348870110noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254830738580021989.post-50934760534589820002008-02-19T05:14:00.000+01:002008-02-19T05:14:00.000+01:00I think you're conceding British authority too qui...I think you're conceding British authority too quickly. Sure, they introduced the English language to North America, but that was centuries ago. We, as Americans, have perfected it. Not to mention, they've probably changed it themselves in those years also.<BR/><BR/>Take, for example, our word "aluminum". Oh those Brits will ridicule our dropping the letter "i", but if you actually look it up, there wasn't an "i" to begin with. If anything, it was a British person that messed it up.<BR/><BR/>And don't let them bully you with the letter "h". Yes, we say "herb" like "erb". And when they sarcastically remind you that there's an "h" in front of it, ask them how to pronounce h-o-u-r.<BR/><BR/>Oh, I have a huge list of these examples. It pleases me to encounter so many non-native English speakers who praise the neutral North American accent, saying that it's the easiest to understand. Much more than any of the English, Scottish, Irish, Australian, (etc.) accents. So what if it's because our TV shows and movies are more prominent? It means we win yet again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3254830738580021989.post-29761274302285099762008-02-17T00:21:00.000+01:002008-02-17T00:21:00.000+01:00The "fanny" usage and resulting confusion is hyste...The "fanny" usage and resulting confusion is hysterical. I can just imagine the conversation.<BR/><BR/>I may have to object to your use of "panties" versus "underwear" or "underpants". Maybe this an American regional difference (Miami v. suburban Boston)? Or generational thing (you know, I am almost 30 ;-))Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com