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Cool for Brits to speak American - How about the reverse?
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When I met a Jewish kid from Indiana speaking with an affected British accent (actually it sounded like a mishmash of Kiwi/Oz) and accompanying terminology, it just sounded fake and creepy. He obviously had issues.Originally Posted by blackjack
He was using the affectation to mask his insecurity about his monoball.
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I have always been fond of British spellings.
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The only person in America who actually tries to look or sound British is Jetblast. I think that answers your question.Originally Posted by kwilkinson
I have spent many years cultivating my online Australian persona
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I have spent many years cultivating my online Australian personaOriginally Posted by JustinW
In case you were wondering, M@t definitely sounds Australian. Very very Australian.
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"At the end of the day."
"shuttered" for shut.
"cheers"
"bloody"
"shite"
ending a declarative sentence with "yeah?"
"wank/wanker"
"bollocks"
"snarky"
"smarmy"
These are strong gainers Stateside.
I'm sure there are more, "for ****'s sake".
"shuttered" for shut.
"cheers"
"bloody"
"shite"
ending a declarative sentence with "yeah?"
"wank/wanker"
"bollocks"
"snarky"
"smarmy"
These are strong gainers Stateside.
I'm sure there are more, "for ****'s sake".
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iGents?
I actually use "summat" and "Bob's your uncle" in written and spoken language respectively. I also use little syntactical quirks like "the gift that was given me". I don't use them because they're British, I use them because I like them.
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Not sure about the US, but my part of Canada "Cheers" is the go to salutation for "hip/cool" kids.Originally Posted by imschatz
Speak for yourself. I shudder every time someone says that. I even found it in my lexicon a few years back and had to undergo Clockwork Orange style "learning" to rid myself of it.
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