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SCE2AUX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Proper grammar."Get your kicks on ROWT 66 ?"In that context, the only pronunciation we use is "root." We do say ROWT exclusively when we talk about the paths a receiver takes in American football e.g. "he runs good routes." And while I have no illusions over the capture of ENIGMA, if two Spitfires had slammed into each other while it was taking place, we would have referred to it as an ALUMINUM shower, not an aluMINium shower.Cultural differences, learn to live with them.
PhilK22 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Petty Semantics.What is right to a yank in english is rarely so.And no exception here."Get your kicks on ROWT 66 ?"Nah, not really. But its "Rowt" you use...I'd bet you also believe that it was the US Navy who got the enigma decoding device in WW2, too eh ?Hollywood history - and Hollywood grammar....
Jaktemor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Steven Katz was Brysons childhood friend. he is mentioned in thunderbolt kid. but he also is wiv byrson in europe, neither here nor there and hikes thee appalachian trail with him in walk in the woods. BIll Bryson is one of the funnist writers i can think of and i luv readin his books! read em all cept for made in america and im half way through short history of nearly everything
SCE2AUX (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"He may have been born a yank, but he's one of we Brits now...." One of us Brits (plural object). Not we Brits. Though to be accurate, he's one of YOU Brits.
noodles1fan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
just who is Katz?
madcapopel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I really enjoy Bryson's work as long as he sticks to five themes, the first being books on travel which is (in my opinion) his forte, and also books on language, science, memoirs, and biographies. Whenever there's a passage in one of Bill's works concerning politics, the government etc. I skip it because (in my opinion) that's one of the few subjects about which the man is utterly ignorant. He has an impeccable sense of humor and I still read him, but I always keep an eye out for the politics.
RoseWestxxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He has the perfect balance of American and English accents.
Hartman4Guiness (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Man, I've always wanted to know what he sounds like... he sounds nothing like I thought he would. I love him even more now, I can now read his books with this accent.
Wyndrell (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Doesn't Bryson currently live in New Hampshire with his wife and four children? That doesn't seem particulary anti-american...
james96hellview (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
lol bill bryson isn't anti America at all he is simply pointing out contrasts between the british and u.s culture. in notes from a small island he seems to generally be pretty proud of bin american im pretty sure he wud lose his american accent a bit when he'd lift in britain for so long, specially as he was still young when he moved here. |
