I couldn't help but notice evidence of your assimilation into Brit-culture, and after only a few years. I don't know any 'mericans who say "maths." We shorten mathematics to "math."
I can't help it... The Reg is a British site, and if I spend 5 minutes talking to Brits (or even reading them) I slip straight into it. (I also get to practice my Proper English around the office, where we have a Northern Irish guy and some sort of Aussie or Kiwi type, both of whom are too polite to laugh when I screw it up.) Even in my LJ I tend towards British spellings and usages when replying to my British (Irish, Northern Irish, etc) friends.
I know I wasn't there long enough -- anything said in a British accent still sounds instantly smarter to me. And I still thought it was incredibly cute how everyone on the telly had British accents. *That's* how short a time I was there... sigh.... darnit, now I'm pining for the sheep again!
What is this "telly" of which you speak? Is it a British contraption?
It is indeed a British contraption, with marvellous properties. These days it is capable of showing at least FOUR BBC channels, and overall it's capable of producing a great deal more amusing and/or thought-provoking content (not to mention INFINITELY more Jonathan Ross) than this American "television" thingy.
It typically has much nicer resolution too. I miss it terribly!
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Date: 2005-03-12 04:28 am (UTC)I couldn't help but notice evidence of your assimilation into Brit-culture, and after only a few years. I don't know any 'mericans who say "maths." We shorten mathematics to "math."
Though I could be wrong.
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Date: 2005-03-12 05:25 am (UTC)I know I wasn't there long enough -- anything said in a British accent still sounds instantly smarter to me. And I still thought it was incredibly cute how everyone on the telly had British accents. *That's* how short a time I was there... sigh.... darnit, now I'm pining for the sheep again!
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Date: 2005-03-12 10:47 pm (UTC)What is this "telly" of which you speak? Is it a British contraption?
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Date: 2005-03-12 10:56 pm (UTC)It is indeed a British contraption, with marvellous properties. These days it is capable of showing at least FOUR BBC channels, and overall it's capable of producing a great deal more amusing and/or thought-provoking content (not to mention INFINITELY more Jonathan Ross) than this American "television" thingy.
It typically has much nicer resolution too. I miss it terribly!