British Confusion...

[butternutsquashpie]

Ended up watching "The World's End" yesterday. Weird little movie... But what struck me was the way they talked . Very weird, amirite!?

Reminds me of the time I was at Martyn's place with the Forum Monkey. Martyn's significant other comes out baring food and we were alll grateful. Monkey started talking about the recipe for a food and how she made it. I kept getting confused at the words "Barrister" and "Pull" that Martyn was using. And the cream on the cake is when I started to pronounce Leicester like "Lye Chester". I was taught in school that the Earl's name in "King Lear" was pronounced "Glau Chest Er". They laughed and laughed and called me a doofus.
Apparently Leichester is pronuced like 'Lester'. The worst part was when you realise that there are some blokes with the name LESTER. Ah the quagmires of English...

Actually, the best part is when that was all over and the missus was explaining where she got the recipe for her food. Out of nowhere, she calmly and serenely stated: "I got the dry rub from the hairy bikers on the telly."
I was so confused... What the hell is a telly!?!

[Simon Bolivar]

A telly is what we used to call a TV before the Trannies took it over! I am not that familiar with King Lear but There is no Earl of Leichester or even Leicester in the play. I assume you meant Earl Gloucester, who does appear & would be similar to oyur phonetic spelling above

[butternutsquashpie]

I assume you meant Earl Gloucester, who does appear & would be similar to oyur phonetic spelling above

You are correct. Gloucester is apparently pronounced "Glouster" as Leichester is apparently pronounced "Lester".
I did King Lear in two separate classes over here in Canuckistan and both teachers taught it to me as "Glau Chester". Hence me calling Leichester: "Lye Chester"

[Simon Bolivar]

Gottcha. So are are familiar with the Hairy Bikers then, didn't know their fame had travelled quite so far?

[butternutsquashpie]

Gottcha. So are are familiar with the Hairy Bikers then, didn't know their fame had travelled quite so far?

I am not... the last line was my crude attempt at humour.

I know what a Telly is and I don't know what a dry rub or the hairy bikers.
The flabbergasting part was that she mentioned the Dry Rub and the Hairy Bikers out of context to my 'Americanised' ears.

[Wigan]

I love the idea of taking words back. So many swear words were in common usage not that long ago. Double Glouchester is my favourite! Is it ironic my very varied mix harddrive of music has just spewed out glees cover of Rocky Horror?????????

[butternutsquashpie]

Double Glouchester is my favourite! Is it ironic my very varied mix harddrive of music has just spewed out glees cover of Rocky Horror?????????

wot.

[Wigan]

wot.

Sorry, alcohol was involved....

[butternutsquashpie]

The Blind Confusion!

Here's another thing you Brits are weird for:
Someone explain why Jez or Jezza is short for Jeremy?

[Rob Royston]

Here's another thing you Brits are weird for:
Someone explain why Jez or Jezza is short for Jeremy?

No idea. Same reason why Dick is short for Richard?
If you want to be confused with British humour, watch Jeremy Clarkson. He is both loved and hated for it.

[Edamski]

I am not... the last line was my crude attempt at humour.

I know what a Telly is and I don't know what a dry rub or the hairy bikers.
The flabbergasting part was that she mentioned the Dry Rub and the Hairy Bikers out of context to my 'Americanised' ears.

Personally I've always considered dry rub an American term. It's a mix of dry spices you mix on to your selected meat before you cook it.

Hairy bikers and two cooks on tv who ride around on there bikes and have some glorious beards. Pretty good actually.

[butternutsquashpie]

I was thinking more Caribbean. Remember: many east coast American dishes (especially Louisiana) is heavily inspired by their southern neighbours.

Sent by the Enigma on BlackBerry.

[Sgt_Banter]

You are correct. Gloucester is apparently pronounced "Glouster" as Leichester is apparently pronounced "Lester".
I did King Lear in two separate classes over here in Canuckistan and both teachers taught it to me as "Glau Chester". Hence me calling Leichester: "Lye Chester"

Just to confuse you a bit further, there is a place in the southwest called Cirencester which you pronounce "siren-sester". There is also a place in West Yorkshire called Slaithwaite but it is pronounced "slao-it" :-)

[SmokeyDave]

Quality stuff

Born and bred in Leicester I'm used to a lot of mis-pronunciation, especially with street names here, like Belvoir street, pronounced "beaver street"

Loughborough is another classic, the worst was an Aussie calling it Lugerbruger

Mind you, across the pond our esteemed American friends have some classics too, such as Arkansas, Water being waaaadder (side note, when in Atlanta at a diner I asked for a "Pitta Dog" to eat, the waitress looked very confused and thought I wanted "A bit of dog", apparently it's pronounced "Peeeddda Dog" )

Not forgetting the classic Aluminium

[Simon Bolivar]

Can't help you there mate but their are many diminutive names that seem strange. Sandy I thought referred to a Scots chap offshore because he had red hair. When I mistakenly called another Scots redhead Sandy, he just looked blank. Its actually short Alexander, which was my fathers name - who was called Alec. Ect. We had a chap at primary school called Gorden Bennett, his parents must have laughed over this because if was considered an alternative to Gor blimey - God blind me. So when my mother asked how I had played with that day & I told her, I got 'a clip around the ear'. And that's a polite & quaint phrase meaning slapped across the room