[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

Which "American accent"? Depending on which part of the country you come from, it varies widely. Hell, NYC has 4-5 different accents, alone!

"You say 'potato', I say 'po-taht-o"...

[shaw8700@outlook.com]

Originally Posted by johnblackwell

You might like to visit ...........
British Tea at Paradise Rec. Centre (historic side)

Second Friday of the month = 14th June, 3 pm.

There is no cost to attend but please (if you can) bring a plate of English-style sandwiches, cakes, biscuits, or sweeties and enjoy a cup of the provided tea/coffee.

You do not need to RSVP for this, just come if you can. Bring your Village ID as we all get checked by the recreation staff!

I like meeting people from other areas - can I go, even if I’m American?

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

"You say 'potato', I say 'po-taht-o"...

That bl**dy song!
In all my 84 years, I have yet to hear a fellow Brit call a 'potato', a 'po-taht-o"

That pronunciation is almost as bad as Dick van Dyke's cockney accent!

[Barboza]

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[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

Thank your lucky stars he wasn't from Newcastle!

i was thinking you could probably answer a lot of these questions.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by Two Bills

That bl**dy song!
In all my 84 years, I have yet to hear a fellow Brit call a 'potato', a 'po-taht-o"

That pronunciation is almost as bad as Dick van Dyke's cockney accent!

Don't they call 'em "tatties" over there?

Imitations are interesting though. I've seen several British actors playing their parts on the screen or TV speaking with impeccable "American" accents, even down to the gestures and facial expressions. Hugh Laurie and Daniel Day-Lewis, to name two. It is somewhat disconcerting to watch them on this-or-that show being interviewed and speaking in their original (for lack of a better word) accents. Takes a couple of minutes for the ol' brain to adjust to the fact that those are the REAL people talking, not their onscreen personae.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

Don't they call 'em "tatties" over there?

Imitations are interesting though. I've seen several British actors playing their parts on the screen or TV speaking with impeccable "American" accents, even down to the gestures and facial expressions. Hugh Laurie and Daniel Day-Lewis, to name two. It is somewhat disconcerting to watch them on this-or-that show being interviewed and speaking in their original (for lack of a better word) accents. Takes a couple of minutes for the ol' brain to adjust to the fact that those are the REAL people talking, not their onscreen personae.

Scott's call them 'tatties,' most English call them 'spuds.'

PS. And 'fries' are 'chips,' and 'chips' are 'crisps!'