THE FINAL SHOWDOWN: American English vs Canadian English

[korri]

I think theres a difference between pronouncing something with a dialect, and pronouncing something wrong.

For example, if you say the word chameleon with a 'ch' sound instead of a 'k' sound, you're saying it wrong. (yes I did just watch the newest episode of HIMYM....) However, if you say Pah-sta instead of Paw-sta or whatever, its still right.

[Deedles]

I got a question for everyone!
What do you prefer to call these?



Crisps or Chips?

I prefer crisps ... I'm use to chips being the word I use to refer to french fries now. o:

[aeric90]

In both languages filet is a noun and creating a verb out of it is technically grammatically incorrect but accepted (in English anyways). The correct usage would be 'Je coupe un filet de morue noire.' - 'I am cutting a filet of black cod.'

The etymology of the word is French / Latin for string, thread, or line which was also used for ribbons but isn't used that was anymore. So a filet of meat is a ribbon of meat. Interestingly filet is the French word for net (as in fishing and sports) expanding on the string etymology.

[Master Gunner]

Here they're called potato chips, so that's what I call them.

[Vigafre]

What MG said.

[iamafish]

crisps.

Chips are the ones you have with fish and chips.

[Master Gunner]

Well here we call those French Fries. No idea why, we just do.

[Deedles]

Yeah, Fish and Chips is one of the reasons to why I use the word Crisps instead. O:

[empath]

I got a question for everyone!
What do you prefer to call these?



Crisps or Chips?

I prefer crisps ... I'm use to chips being the word I use to refer to french fries now. o:

Here they're called potato chips, so that's what I call them.

What MG said.

crisps.

Chips are the ones you have with fish and chips.

Well here we call those French Fries. No idea why, we just do.

[Dutch guy]

Chips. (Pronounced either as Tjips or ships depending on region/dialect in the Netherlands)

[iamafish]

hey you guys, news just in, regional variation of language exists. Stop the fucking presses.

[Mowinckel]

we call them chips... which is kind of weird because we just took that English word and smacked it into our own language

[Slack Mesa]

So, I'm CONSTANTLY getting told I'm mispronouncing the word PASTA by Americans. Especially one hard headed buffoon that I am married to.

Just wait until he notices you've ended a sentence with a preposition!

[Slack Mesa]

Timelady, your link was broken. BUT I found THIS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JRzjvFa_lc

When I clicked on that YouTube link, YouTube played an ad for General Electric before the video. The industrial conglomerate apparently was trying to rebrand itself as a pioneer in sustainable energy. The ad featured a man dressed like a cowboy who said, in a stereotypical American country-western accent, "Get in step with GE, and join the Ecomagination line dance."

That made my day.

[TheRocket]

So, I'm CONSTANTLY getting told I'm mispronouncing the word PASTA by Americans. Especially one hard headed buffoon that I am married to.

Just wait until he notices you've ended a sentence with a preposition!

I don't think he would care what we speak of! Preposistions are not where it's at!

[JustAName]

Rarg.

[Slack Mesa]

The way I say "sorry" is apparently the Canadian way. The problem is that I'm not Canadian. I apologize to Canadia for stealing their pronunciation.

[TheRocket]

Are you part of the Northern USA or Britain?

[TheRocket]

Rarg.

What has your feathers ruffled up?

hehehehehehhehe......

[JustAName]

I'll admit that sometimes I need to let my hair down.

Doesn't mean it doesn't frustrate me often, though. >.>

[Metcarfre]

The way I say "sorry" is apparently the Canadian way. The problem is that I'm not Canadian. I apologize to Canadia for stealing their pronunciation.

There's at least twelve ways to say "I'm sorry". Which one was it?

[octopimpostor]

How do the canadians say Llama?

[SPACExJUMPxJOSH]

well there are hundreds of different accents in england, and thats where the language is from, im a geordie and I say PAS-ta where as a cambridge toff would say PA-sta so i dont think any one is wrong

[Lord Chrusher]

How do the canadians say Llama?

Usually lama but I sometimes say yama. I have the excuse that I lived for a few months in Chile.

[octopimpostor]

I say it like la(as in la la la)muh