Patreon Vlog - New Language
Added 2019-04-13 10:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Couple of thoughts on this. You mentioned that the way you say 'cupboard' is weird. That's because British English ignores Rs except at the start of syllables. So to us it's "cubbuhd" but to you it's "cubburrd". That R sounds odd to british listeners. Last November we were in Mexico and met a family from Ohio. Kelli (the mum) said to my wife "I love the way you say 'Lovely'". When Sarah asked how Kelli would say it, Kelli replied "I wouldn't". Lastly, my buddy Eric who I have mentioned before came to mind. He was my Best Man (Canterbury Registry Office is lovely, when boyf gets his act together! ;-) ) - I don't know why that's relevant, but he was born in the states, had his early childhood in England then moved back to DC. He was saying recently that he read that whatever accent you have at 11/12 years old, that's what you get for life, with subtle variations. Which is why he now has an American accent despite having lived more than half his life in England. Since he and his American wife live in Wapping I am really hoping their two boys grow up sounding like the cast of EastEnders. :-)
Nick Ellis
2019-04-15 14:35:17 +0000 UTCOne explanation for the saying Box Standard is that Meccano used to sell sets in two sizes Standard Box and Delux box, from this we got the saying Box standard for anything normal or mundane. Some say that delux box got turned into dogs bollocks but thats more unlikely.
Arthur Gatward
2019-04-13 22:30:01 +0000 UTCThis video was lovely. :)
Duncan Taylor
2019-04-13 13:18:33 +0000 UTCIf you think it’s box standard you need us to influence you much much more. Thanks for the video.
Sarah Hogg
2019-04-13 13:01:31 +0000 UTCThis is slightly off topic but i was talking to someone who is studying forensic linguistics and it is a fascinating subject. Your language and the words you use can tell so much about where you are from and where your influences are from too. In a case study a man was tracked down from a letter he wrote to within 5 miles of his home. Anyway, another good watch today. Thank you for always being interesting and have a good week yourself.
Adam Clark
2019-04-13 12:46:14 +0000 UTCI have to say many English words the way Swedes understand them, for example an IPA beer is pronounced 'eepa' here. I haven't picked up an accent and I still struggle to be understood in Swedish unfortunately. Spelling my unusual name is always a nightmare because I just can't say the 'y' correctly in Swedish! My Swedish girlfriend has always spoken English with a perfect English accent and now uses a lot of words she's picked up from me in my accent which is a bit weird. I've noticed I say 'lovely' and 'right' an awful lot since moving here. My girlfriends daughter has lived in my old hometown in England for 9 years now (she's a pub landlady there). She's always spoken English with a north American accent, but I can hear the local accent coming through in a lot of things she says nowadays. It's funny the things you notice when you're an immigrant. Gives you a whole new perspective on life.
Dave Denty
2019-04-13 11:32:23 +0000 UTCNope! Box standard: Synonym of standard, especially with connotations of plainness and lack of modification.
Adventures and Naps
2019-04-13 11:08:01 +0000 UTChang on... did she just say "boxed standard"? I've previously heard that offered as an explanation for the origin of "bog standard". Alanna has probably heard British colleagues/friends going around saying "bog standard" and assumed they were saying "boxed standard" and vice versa.
David O
2019-04-13 11:01:29 +0000 UTC
