Americanisms...is it just me that finds them irritating?

Loz01

I live in East Anglia and in my 26 years of life have never heard anyone pronounce it 'toona'!! - its 'choona' all the way.

delain

peachyprice wrote: »

Hmm, I don't say either of those, Tuesday is Tewsday, tuna is an bit more difficult to write but more tewna than choona.

See now that just sounds really posh to me!

Like the marigolds in Ben and holly's little kingdom those who haven't got kids might have to google that. I can't do links on my phone!

pollypenny

claire16c wrote: »

You're right I haven't!



If you put on eastenders they'd say choo. You've never heard a cockney accent?

Or the news - such as posted.

So I don't see how you can have never heard it!

maybe you're imagining it sounding like something else?

So Eastenders offers the definitive pronunciation? :cool:

delain

pollypenny wrote: »

So Eastenders offers the definitive pronunciation? :cool:

I think they meant that it's the most common pronunciation and gave an example! Not a bad one given that even hardened soap haters like me have probably been in someone's house whilst said drivel is being watched

arbroath_lass

I've been thinking (sorry). Those people who say toona and toosday. How do you pronounce words where the tu is in the middle? e.g. culture, actual, literature etc?

Just curious :-)

pollypenny

arbroath_lass wrote: »

I've been thinking (sorry). Those people who say toona and toosday. How do you pronounce words where the tu is in the middle? e.g. culture, actual, literature etc?

Just curious :-)

Yes, those with a ch sound.

The cockney accent is not the most common pronunciation of anything. However, I will concede that its bad influence is spreading, with the f sound instead of th.

Wickedkitten

Abbafan1972 wrote: »

Following on from the previous posts about names, it annoys me when when American actors/actresses have 3 names.

I like watching "Good luck Charlie" and 3 of the cast members are called Leigh Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry and Eric Allan Kramer.

Never heard of any of those people, however I have heard of Catherine Zeta Jones and Helena Bonham Carter

This_Year

Wickedkitten wrote: »

Never heard of any of those people, however I have heard of Catherine Zeta Jones and Helena Bonham Carter

Helena Bonham Carter is the daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter and Elena Bonham Carter. Bonham Carter is her family name.

Pollycat

This_Year wrote: »

Helena Bonham Carter is the daughter of Raymond Bonham Carter and Elena Bonham Carter. Bonham Carter is her family name.

And is Catherine Zeta Jones the daughter of Dai Zeta Jones?

This_Year

arbroath_lass wrote: »

I've been thinking (sorry). Those people who say toona and toosday. How do you pronounce words where the tu is in the middle? e.g. culture, actual, literature etc?

Just curious :-)

culcha, ackchool, litrachurr and choosday, choona.

I was brought up in East London and in my first job up town [London!] taught myself to say "three" not "free" to fit in with others and the company image... I had to speak proper like. Since then, I have caught myself saying innit on occasion.