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Old 02-01-2025, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580 View Post
How can you be sure? So many different versions in the UK. Many can't say the letter R (argh). They say "ah". Steph the "ahlta" (alter) "nuhd" (nerd), was talking about sending a "leh-uh" (letter) tew Meghan "Macle" (Marcle). Missing T's and R's, with hard stops where the missing lettre[B]r[/Bs should be. ]A different "Bri-esh" accent, I'm sure. The letters can appear or not, even in the same word. Frustrating becomes Frostrah-en.
Accents can be fun. They can also be frustrating, or frostrah-en. 😀🫠😉
I can be sure because the UK existed before America. It's not the same English, but theirs came first, and we shouldn't be arrogant enough to suggest that they don't know how to speak English.
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