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Can someone give me a primer on translating the British terms for wall / house paint into their American equivalents? [more inside]
posted by holgate
on Nov 24, 2009 -
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Is it a widespread behavior for multilingual speakers of english to get a more anglicized accent when talking to a native speaker? [more inside]
posted by Non Prosequitur
on Aug 22, 2009 -
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My British step-father has just become a US citizen. Given this, what would be a good way for us to celebrate the 4th of July? [more inside]
posted by Ms. Saint
on Jun 16, 2009 -
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Can anyone recommend some good (fairly recent) American/British TV shows that my wife and I can catch up on during the ratings lull that's currently occurring in the US? [more inside]
posted by ranglin
on Jun 6, 2009 -
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Expat/citizenship Filter: Before I became eligible to apply for citizenship in the country I live in, I was all for it. Now that it's six months past my first date of eligibility, I'm not so sure. Anyone else been through this process? Any advice? Any advice or stories from you wonderful Mefites to help a girl make up her mind? [more inside]
posted by Grrlscout
on Nov 30, 2008 -
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I think I may be a British citizen by descent. What now? [more inside]
posted by SemiSophos
on Mar 14, 2008 -
11 answers
Why do Americans have such odd ideas about the British? [more inside]
posted by salmacis
on Nov 17, 2005 -
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How would an American pick up a British accent while in Britain? [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint
on Jul 8, 2005 -
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In the US, the first syllable of "privacy" rhymes with "eye." In the UK, it rhymes with "give." So why, when listening to an audiobook, did I hear a British reader (with a standard British dialect) pronounce it the American way? Was the reader just being weird, or is the pronunciation of "privacy" becoming Americanized? Are there any other common Brit-pronunciations that are migrating across the pond? [more inside]
posted by grumblebee
on May 8, 2005 -
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Does anyone still get upset about split infinitives? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by reklaw
on Oct 10, 2004 -
28 answers