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[–] [email protected] 28 points 10 months ago

It is mate, yeah

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Did you stop taking your meds again?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I binged like 12 seasons of Taskmaster recently and that's definitely been in my brain alongside 'You awright?'

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

your time starts now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Chris Ramsey's geordie "Nooh weh" will live forever in my head

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, like the ubiquitously American "Howdy."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

He said “a british voice,” which it almost certainly would be with those words, just like the voice saying “howdy” in most peoples heads is American. It’s not saying all British people would say that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Most Brits would know that as a Texan accent honestly but it's a matter of semantics. I'm sure Americans realize "spot of tea?" and "chewsday" aren't the same accent even if they sometimes use them a breaths away when depicting "the British" accent. If I was to depict "the American" accent I would say "Tomato"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

There is only really the one british accent that's ever depicted in our media/whatever media makes it over here, so I'm sad to say almost certainly we do not.

That's why we only ever seem to imitate the one (or accidentally mix them, apparently). It's the only example we've got and we assume everything is that one. I don't know where any of those areas are any more than I know the sociological difference between them, and if I had to name any others, I don't know what I'd do.

Tomato still has mild southern variations ("tuh-may-duh/ter-may-der,") but it is a solid choice now that I think about it.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Might be nothing but it's probably a good idea to see a doctor if you're having trouble with continents.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

How did they bloody well get away with that one?

Do you know how many times I heard growing up ain't isn't a word...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Thanks, now I have "ain't ain't a word and I ain't gonna say it" in my head.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Aaaaand now it's in mine too.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I've been bingeing some Silent Witness and Unforgotten and, while Canadians use both Yank and Brit phrasing, I've reeeeally been rocking out the rhyming slang.

Like "Septic", even when it's someone else on the news.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

as a brit I would assume "septic" meant masturbation in rhyming slang

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

I've always heard it from Brits and Australians to mean Americans.

Septic > septic tank > yank

Seppo is also an option

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

mm yes forbidden image

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

I TURNED AROUND, AND THERE WAS MY BIKE... GONE!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

*Image Transcription: Twitter Post


daniel gore, @imdanielpatrick

there has been a british voice in my head saying "bit sad innit" for the past week and a half

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Image Transcription: Twitter Post


daniel gore, @imdanielpatrick

there has been a british voice in my head saying "bit sad innit" for the past week and a half

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

bit odd, innit? Bit of story goin on, eh bit o' kippers and eels then. Bob's yer uncle! Let's talk about it a fortnight from Chewsday.