Though there are some terms that just sound ridiculous in an American accent, including (as you correctly point out) "sod off". Those vowels have to be short and rounded.
Vigilantibus non dormientibus jura subveniunt.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
—Nous disons en allemand : le guerre, le mort, le lune, alors que 'soleil' et 'amour' sont du sexe féminin : la soleil, la amour. La vie est neutre.
—La vie ? Neutre ? C'est très joli, et surtout très logique.
Do us Yanks use too many British terms?
24/10/2012 03:28:53 AM
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I use very few of those terms and thankfully, I'm not a "Yank" or "Yankee"
24/10/2012 03:46:40 AM
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Soccer terms and lack of subject-verb agreement are the worst that I notice.
24/10/2012 05:25:18 AM
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It' called football. You silly americans and your handegg! *NM*
24/10/2012 07:32:47 AM
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There is no disputing that our use of the word football is total nonsense *NM*
24/10/2012 07:48:46 AM
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I may be wrong, but I believe it's called a football because it's 12-inches long.
25/10/2012 07:15:28 PM
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Using a non-Metric system of measurement is total nonsense.
25/10/2012 07:51:27 PM
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I don't think so. Has to do with its historical origins in rugby football. *NM*
25/10/2012 09:17:20 PM
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Regulation balls are shorter than that, and "gridiron" is an unambiguous international term.
26/10/2012 11:41:18 PM
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Re: Soccer terms and lack of subject-verb agreement are the worst that I notice.
24/10/2012 08:22:37 AM
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Affectation almost inherently reflects trying too hard, and imitation is unoriginal.
27/10/2012 12:10:52 AM
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Re: Affectation almost inherently reflects trying too hard, and imitation is unoriginal.
27/10/2012 04:24:26 AM
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Try "apt."
27/10/2012 04:13:18 PM
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always hated the letters "pt" together in that order
28/10/2012 04:44:29 AM
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Having enough neuroses of my own, I will not be accountable for yours.
28/10/2012 01:55:44 PM
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Can't happen fast enough.
29/10/2012 09:07:34 PM
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