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Damn_Underscore
12/30/21 1:41:52 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7Z9UnWOJNY

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Mussurana
12/30/21 1:42:44 PM
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Not our fault you can't speak English properly.

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lilORANG
12/30/21 1:43:58 PM
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They literally throw unnecessary U's into words and pronounce Z as Zed. It's ridiculous.

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 1:44:40 PM
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Mussurana posted...
Not our fault you can't speak English properly.
Not our fault you're stuck in the past with your "empire."

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VigorouslySwish
12/30/21 1:46:55 PM
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they call a highway a carriageway

I just cant take british english seriously, its so silly

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Ratchetrockon
12/30/21 1:46:59 PM
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Omg it pretty distracting to me

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Mussurana
12/30/21 1:47:17 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
Not our fault you're stuck in the past with your "empire."
Funny how you don't think you're an Empire. You can fool yourselves, but no one else buys it.

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Vicious_Dios
12/30/21 1:49:35 PM
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Do the British literally call dogs 'Walky-barks'? Lawl

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 1:50:17 PM
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Mussurana posted...
Funny how you don't think you're an Empire. You can fool yourselves, but no one else buys it.
I don't believe I said anything about America's status as an empire, I just said that yours is dead.

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Mussurana
12/30/21 1:51:22 PM
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Vicious_Dios posted...
Do the British literally call dogs 'Walky-barks'? Lawl
No, that's your imagination.

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Choco
12/30/21 1:52:31 PM
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how do americans pronounce it

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Materus
12/30/21 1:54:09 PM
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They call popsicles cold on the cob. Joke country.

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Vicious_Dios
12/30/21 1:54:10 PM
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Do the British literally call Taxis 'whistle-wheelies'? Lawl

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Mussurana
12/30/21 1:54:37 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I don't believe I said anything about America's status as an empire, I just said that yours is dead.
Don't see anyone denying that, that's how hegemony goes. Rise and fall.

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Taharqa_
12/30/21 1:59:52 PM
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Tor-toys? LOL

That's up with there with coo-pay (coupe), aluminEEum (aluminum), labORatory (laboratory)

Who do we have to blame for this? The Plantagenet dynasty?


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Mussurana
12/30/21 2:09:20 PM
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Taharqa_ posted...
Tor-toys? LOL
Ah, figured that must be the Septic pronunciation since it's definitely not the British English version.

Turns out no, Tortoise pronunciation doesn't change, it's just that the lad in the video is wrong, whichever version of English you use :)

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Funkydog
12/30/21 2:12:07 PM
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Mussurana posted...
Ah, figured that must be the Septic pronunciation since it's definitely not the British English version.

Turns out no, Tortoise pronunciation doesn't change, it's just that the lad in the video is wrong, whichever version of English you use :)
I'm sure there's some accent here that does say it that way tbf.

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Mussurana
12/30/21 2:16:31 PM
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Funkydog posted...
I'm sure there's some accent here that does say it that way tbf.
Suspect it's more someone using a word they've largely only seen written down. It does fit the spelling

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Sphyx
12/30/21 2:46:26 PM
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I've never heard anyone else, British or otherwise, pronounce it that way.

Way to make a mountain out of a grain of sand, TC.

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SauI_Goodman
12/30/21 2:49:31 PM
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Do the spanish make fun of latin americans the way british do americans and australians?

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K181
12/30/21 2:53:24 PM
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Taharqa_ posted...
aluminEEum (aluminum)

They actually spell it differently, aluminium.

Damn Brits have it that way on Wikipedia, too.

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Funkydog
12/30/21 3:03:11 PM
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Mussurana posted...
Suspect it's more someone using a word they've largely only seen written down. It does fit the spelling
I blame Blastoise

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257Loner
12/30/21 3:10:20 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
I don't believe I said anything about America's status as an empire, I just said that yours is dead.
DrizzyI've heard you hate on the West, America and the British, but which people group do you admire and uphold as blameless?

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 3:11:12 PM
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What a stupid question.

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257Loner
12/30/21 3:13:15 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
What a stupid question.
I guess you have no basis for comparison when you hate on the West, then. Too bad for you.

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 3:14:29 PM
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What a stupid response.

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257Loner
12/30/21 3:16:01 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
What a stupid response.
What a total lack of a response. Pity.

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teep_
12/30/21 3:48:47 PM
#29:


Tor-tus (rhymes with pus)

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Choco
12/30/21 3:49:01 PM
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Choco posted...
how do americans pronounce it


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Choco
12/30/21 3:49:20 PM
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teep_ posted...
Tor-tus (rhymes with pus)
is that how americans say it

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FL81
12/30/21 3:49:22 PM
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Mussurana posted...
Not our fault you can't speak English properly.
"litchrully"

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Choco
12/30/21 3:50:44 PM
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K181 posted...
They actually spell it differently, aluminium.

Damn Brits have it that way on Wikipedia, too.
are you people telling me americans spell it "aluminum" i always thought that was a meme

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 3:51:11 PM
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Choco posted...
is that how americans say it
Tort-is or tort-us, depending on where.

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Criminalt
12/30/21 3:51:41 PM
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VigorouslySwish posted...
they call a highway a carriageway

I just cant take british english seriously, its so silly
We call them highways too.

The Highway Code is a set of information, advice, guides and mandatory rules for road users in the United Kingdom. Its objective is to promote road safety. The Highway Code applies to all road users including pedestrians, horse riders and cyclists, as well as motorcyclists and drivers. It gives information on road signs, road markings, vehicle markings, and road safety. There are annexes on vehicle maintenance, licence requirements, documentation, penalties, and vehicle security.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highway_Code

A "dual carriageway" is just a particular class of highway in the UK.

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Choco
12/30/21 3:51:42 PM
#36:


DrizztLink posted...
Tort-is or tort-us, depending on where.
that's dumb
it's spelled tortoise
but thanks for being the only one brave enough to answer

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Vicious_Dios
12/30/21 3:52:54 PM
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257Loner posted...
What a total lack of a response. Pity.

The thing with Drizzt is that he just talks just to talk.

I wouldn't worry about anything he says.

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gamer167
12/30/21 3:54:34 PM
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Airy Pawtuh
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spikethedevil
12/30/21 3:59:18 PM
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DrizztLink posted...
Not our fault you're stuck in the past with your "empire."

No one cares about the Empire anymore.

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spikethedevil
12/30/21 4:07:30 PM
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Also how do you get creg out if craig? And gram out of graham?

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Criminalt
12/30/21 4:08:37 PM
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spikethedevil posted...
No one cares about the Empire anymore.
Oh, leave him be, stuck in his own quaint little world of imagination.

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DrizztLink
12/30/21 4:09:13 PM
#43:


Criminalt posted...
Oh, leave him be, stuck in his own quaint little world of imagination.
You guys are taking my blatant shitpost very seriously.

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Turbam
12/30/21 4:09:41 PM
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The British folk are like:
"Get a look at this guvna. Fellas having a wee bit of a daft moment inn'it?"

American folk are like:
"Please don't shoot, I'll give you all the money I have on me"

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spikethedevil
12/30/21 4:10:27 PM
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Also ITT: Americans thinking Britain is just another word for England.

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Funkydog
12/30/21 4:11:18 PM
#46:


DrizztLink posted...
You guys are taking my blatant shitpost very seriously.
Shitpost? More like britpost mirite?

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ThyCorndog
12/30/21 4:11:38 PM
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Turbam posted...
The British folk are like:
"Get a look at this guvna. Fellas having a wee bit of a daft moment inn'it?"

American folk are like:
"Please don't shoot, I'll give you all the money I have on me"
Lol

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ThyCorndog
12/30/21 4:12:42 PM
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"Oi bugger off ya tosser. Had me nosh sorted, till some wanker nicked it. S'all in shambles now, innit." -"""english"""

Someone teach them now to speak their supposed language, please

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TwoDoorPC
12/30/21 4:13:06 PM
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damn, the yanks are being harsh in this topic. good thing i can get my feelings checked for free

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Funkydog
12/30/21 4:13:40 PM
#50:


ThyCorndog posted...
"Oi bugger off ya tosser. Had me nosh sorted, till some wanker nicked it. S'all in shambles now, innit." -"""english"""

Someone teach them now to speak their supposed language, please
You'll cop it now, you plonker.

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Tom Clark
12/30/21 4:14:11 PM
#51:


Sphyx posted...
I've never heard anyone else, British or otherwise, pronounce it that way.

I've heard Brummies pronounce it that way, tbf.

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