tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post912637088902328581..comments2024-01-15T23:32:18.495-06:00Comments on Metrolingua: Understood chavMargaret Larkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-65692482574698690972007-09-23T23:25:00.000-05:002007-09-23T23:25:00.000-05:00We cut out the "u" because we're simple-minded Eng...We cut out the "u" because we're simple-minded English speakers--we're removed from the Motherland, and have successfully simplified the Brits' native tongue :D But at least we won the Revolution :DMargaret Larkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06421277669200495407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983828.post-2608219699679070982007-09-22T13:42:00.000-05:002007-09-22T13:42:00.000-05:00Oh dear -- chavs! Or neds. Not my most favourite g...Oh dear -- chavs! Or neds. Not my most favourite group of people, to be frank. I've encountered a few throughout my years in the UK. I find them scary! <BR/><BR/>I've always found the differences between British English and American English very interesting. Pavement/sidewalk - trousers/pants - lift/elevator - biscuit/cookie etc etc....amazing how different those languages really are. And I've always wondered why the Americans cut out the 'u' in words such as behaviour and colour...and why they do not pronounce the 'h' in herb. Is it because Americans are lazy? Perhaps I think too much about these things, which do not really matter. But I cannot help it.Lillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650724555993982942noreply@blogger.com