states that dont allow you pump your own gas.

[l'Chante]

According to this etymology dictionary, "tyre" is the original spelling. Did you also notice that she (correctly) called it a "petrol station" and a "windscreen"?

Do you understand why I love you so much? :rolling:toofunny:muchlove

 

[Nick]

Correct spellings are listed below:

• tyre
• neighbour
• colour
• hypothesise
• summarise
• customise
• analyse
• cheque
• it's a service station/petrol station, not a gas station
• it's lollies/confectionary, not candy

We had the original :yes

 

[l'Chante]

confectionary

Whooooo! big word.

 

[l'Chante]

states that don’t allow you pump your own gas.
<O:p</O:p

BTW, in my country the above statement will be seriously frowned upon as ‘gas’ refers to ‘human exhaust fumes’

 

[Lewis]

In <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

<ST1:pSouth Africa</ST1:p </st1:country-region>it is the norm. You just don’t get out of your car at a petrol station. They check your oil, tyres, water and wash your windscreen. Same goes for grocery shopping – you have one person ringing up your stuff and another that packs your groceries in bags.<O:p</O:p

you don't get a chance to see your food' they could pack some bad meat in your bags

 

[l'Chante]

Nick, please help with the American? What is bad neat?

 

[jasoncran]

yup and you still answer to the queen.

we didnt want to sound gay with the here sound(h is silent aint it) or banana as bananar. i know some brits that do this.

 

[Pard]

Webster's American English Dictionary for the win!

I'd help critiquing the "English" of the British, Aussies, and South Africans, but I am afraid it would be terribly hypocritical, given that Jason could easily turn around and write a list of English words we use "improperly" in New England. Then Jason would continue to critique the way we pronounce words, and I would be terrible put off.

Before I duck out I just want to add that it's not a petrol-station unless the pumps give you petroleum jelly. If it pumps out a flammable liquid that modern engines use for combustion than it is a gas-station.

And "esso" and "exxon" is because in some languages "esso" is a bad word and the company spent millions of dollars to find a word that was in no language at all and they came up with "exxon".

 

[jasoncran]

i am familiar with your dialect as my mom is from beacon falls, ct.

Florida has many of you all here , we call them snowbirds. They fly in smell, make a lot noise, gripe, complain how expensive it is. yet come back here year after year... ad nauseum.

 

[Pard]

Ya, that's something we do. You gotta complain about the prices every where else and then come home to New England and enjoy the most expensive states in the union...

I was having a conversation with a friend of mine the other day and he had a girl from Oklahoma with him. She didn't understand a word we were saying, it was hilarious.

 

[jasoncran]

the only area of the u.s i dont understand is the cajun and creoles regions of louisana. the sad thing i used to live there and did understand those peoples at one time.

 

[Pard]

Really? I understand them perfectly fine. I actually find their cadence and way of pronouncing words to be very soothing and relaxing to listen to, as opposed to New Yorkers, for instance. The New York accent makes me cringe, though most accents do, with their hard "r"s and stuff.

 

[theLords]

its been like that since the 50's. so i doubt that.

but if that law changed 1000s of people would lose their income

 

[Mike]

No wonder America is so fat!

OUCH!!

When I saw this thread, I let it pass. I wondered why it got past 30 posts. I should have known it got WAY off topic.

You non-Americans, get with the program and STOP inserting a "u" where it aught not go!! It's not "colour", it's "color". <-- See! I get the red squiggly when I type "colour". C'mon! Everyone knows America sets the standard! ;)

Fall in!

 

[Nick]

OUCH!!

When I saw this thread, I let it pass. I wondered why it got past 30 posts. I should have known it got WAY off topic.

You non-Americans, get with the program and STOP inserting a "u" where it aught not go!! It's not "colour", it's "color". <-- See! I get the red squiggly when I type "colour". C'mon! Everyone knows America sets the standard! ;)

Fall in!

I get the red squiggly when I type color. :D

Do you know why Australia is now up with America in its fattness? Becasue we now take our pop culture from America rather than Britian.

 

[Nick]

yup and you still answer to the queen.

I'm with you on that one. I'm all for a republic. But luckily the Queen hardly has any influence in her own country these days, let alone ours.

we didnt want to sound gay with the here sound(h is silent aint it) or banana as bananar. i know some brits that do this.

You guys DO say bananar! :p

 

[jasoncran]

uh no, we dont, i said brits that live in america say that. i have bananas not bananars. and i do have a tree btw.

 

[jasoncran]

but if that law changed 1000s of people would lose their income

the gas station owner doenst make that money on gas. he would make more without the attendent. that is what i mean.

the stations here only make 10 cents a gallon.
the money is the stuff sold inside the convience ie sodas, beer , snacks and that gazillion dollar a gallon of milk.

 

[Pard]

No Jason, Nick is right. We saw "bananar" in the northeast. We also say "Californiar", "Floridar", "Americar", and "Australiar". We like to add 'r's and also remove 'r's. 'casue we also say "cah", "walkah", and "Nutmeggah" (BTW, that's what you call a person from Connecticut, because we used to sell fake nutmeg to the idiots in Ohio and they actually bought them!!!). All New Englanders do that, but people in Boston just get the credit... :bigfrown

Mike, it's "ought" not "aught".

Jason, you pay a lot for milk? Not that I drink it, but ours is pretty dang cheap. Don't you guys have local farms to lower the prices?

 

[jasoncran]

odd i have heard that in only with car, drawer and those words not bananar.

just so you know there are more new englanders in florida then natives.

most of my classmates left florida for good. i wish i could.