How do you pronounce your name?

Thanks everyone,

I would be one of those transatlantic people! I know know how to say your name!

"MikeSwim07" wrote:I would be one of those transatlantic people! I know now how to say your name!

US and UK, two peoples separated by a common tongue. (never mind, at least you don't say g'day ).

(never mind, at least you don't say g'day ).

There's much worse things here

Do young people in UK use works like Ain't or other slang words?

It seems like too many people here use slang.

"MikeSwim07" wrote:Do young people in UK use works like Ain't or other slang words?

It seems like too many people here use slang.

Youngsters here probably don't speak much different to the ones where you are, they have a language all of their own. Based on "text speech", it's a mixture of appalling grammar and spelling, and almost indecipherable to anyone over 30 years of age.

Boy I feel old.

Yeah it's sad how bad some people's grammar has become. People here use double negatives and they don't even know it.

I Ain't getting no money today.

Translated ( ): I am not getting no money today

Translated again: I am getting money today.

Saying exactly what they didn't want to say.

Well here goes

Black as in Black like the rock cakes i have just made for Gary

Mirror as in mirror .. magic mirror on the wall whose the fairest of them all? must be Rogue

Put them together
Blackmirror
Me

"MikeSwim07" wrote:Yeah it's sad how bad some people's grammar has become. People here use double negatives and they don't even know it..

People do the same here Mike...it's like nails on a chalk board when I here really bad grammar. Don't even start with the "text" talk... even my 16 y/o son hates it.

"Gary R" wrote:

"MikeSwim07" wrote:Do young people in UK use works like Ain't or other slang words?

It seems like too many people here use slang.

Youngsters here probably don't speak much different to the ones where you are, they have a language all of their own. Based on "text speech", it's a mixture of appalling grammar and spelling, and almost indecipherable to anyone over 30 years of age.

Boy I feel old.

They all sound like "Little Britains" Vicky Pollard were I live, but do you know the scary thing, I can understand them

They all sound like "Little Britains" Vicky Pollard were I live, but do you know the scary thing, I can understand them

(never mind, at least you don't say g'day ).

I saw that

They all sound like "Little Britains" Vicky Pollard were I live

yea but no but yea but ! I think most of it is all show?

As much as Gary will be disappointed, I can tawk reel good! then again I am not a real Aussie!

Ultimately I feel children talk as their parents do , so just maybe it is not the teenagers of today who have it wrong?

"muppy03" wrote:

(never mind, at least you don't say g'day ).

I saw that

You were meant to.

My real pet peeve is that kids over here are acquiring the Aussie rising intonation (from watching too much "Neighbours" and "Home and Away"), now that really is annoying. It sounds like they're asking non-stop questions all the time they're speaking.

Much as I love Australia and its people (I spent some really happy times in Melbourne and Adelaide as a lad), and all knobbling aside, the way you end sentences on a rising tone grates on the Anglo Saxon ear somewhat.

Please don't take this as a "snipe", it's the rising intonation I don't like, not the people who are speaking it. I have relatives in Melbourne.

Please don't take this as a "snipe"

Never, I am A. very thick skinned B.Will always give as good as I get and C. Agree with you.

Over here, the kids are sounding American from all the US Tv shows......

Mine is pronounced Hold-en Mani-ac. Holden is a brand of car here in sweet Australia (Aust-ra-li-a )

Youngsters here probably don't speak much different to the ones where you are, they have a language all of their own. Based on "text speech", it's a mixture of appalling grammar and spelling, and almost indecipherable to anyone over 30 years of age.

Hey I'm 18 and I would like to think my grammar is on par with alot of the older generation...But I have always been brought up with the skill of being able to hold a sophisticated conversation with people a lot older than me.

That and I work in ISP Tech Support, so good grammar and the ability to speak in a clear and concise manner are a given.

"HoldenManiaC" wrote:Hey I'm 18 and I would like to think

Please don't give me things I can cut up and misquote, I can't resist them.

No offence mate, now back to topic ...........

Holden is a brand of car

Part of GM unless I'm much mistaken.

But how do they stand up to the rain?

Rain?! RAIN?! what is that I am sure I have heard that word before..