July 16, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268392 The Mrs. & I started watching a Netflix series set in England, with one of the main characters from Scotland. Holy cow that first show was tough! Then our son suggested we turn on the closed captioning. Made a huge difference in our understanding, and enjoyment, of the show Report
July 28, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268842 Never knew how many ways to just say..."Far" As in "How FAR away is it?", and NOT "How to far a gun?" I can some are from Cleveland, Ohio.....because of their accent= 1/2 Italian, 1/2 Polish, 1/2 Irish/Scottish.....tends to stand out, next to my Kintuckee/Wets Vurginya/Irish...... Is it "Morning to you"..or..." Marnin to ye"? Report
July 31, 20215 yr Author Popular Post comment_268944 On 7/28/2021 at 4:44 AM, steven newman said: Never knew how many ways to just say..."Far" As in "How FAR away is it?", and NOT "How to far a gun?" I can some are from Cleveland, Ohio.....because of their accent= 1/2 Italian, 1/2 Polish, 1/2 Irish/Scottish.....tends to stand out, next to my Kintuckee/Wets Vurginya/Irish...... Is it "Morning to you"..or..." Marnin to ye"? Yes, I grew up outside Youngstown (Hi, @HandyDan). There were a lot of Italians (alumni of Wazza Matta U?), eastern Europeans (Polish, Croatians, Hungarians), and British/Scot/Irish, with a bit of Pittsburgher thrown in. A lot of people worked in the steel mills or offshoots (General Fireproofing - made steel office furniture) or Packard Electric (made wiring and harnesses for autos). Report
July 31, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268957 I grew up in East Tennessee and most of that is difficult to understand. But, when I heard some Brits talking, I was lost. They slaughter their own language. For example: Americur vice America Boot for trunk War for electric wire Warsh for wash shedule vice skedule as we pronounce it. Edited July 31, 20215 yr by FlGatorwood Report
August 1, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268967 We watch a lot of British TV shows and, we'd be lost without the closed captions. Report
August 1, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268973 The is a British show now on broadcast TV, I tried watching it and I'm fairly certain if I could understand what they were saying it would be funny. But another thing that struck me was the British sense of humor is a little different than we colonists have. Report
August 1, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268977 1 hour ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: The is a British show now on broadcast TV, I tried watching it and I'm fairly certain if I could understand what they were saying it would be funny. But another thing that struck me was the British sense of humor is a little different than we colonists have. Benny Hill did a good job of getting the humor to us. Loved that guy! Report
August 1, 20215 yr Popular Post comment_268986 3 hours ago, HandyDan said: Benny Hill did a good job of getting the humor to us. Loved that guy! Ditto. But, my wife can't stand him. Report
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