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Americans and the word HERBS
What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ?? In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ?? I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS " AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH ! |
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Yeah, people from different English-speaking countries pronounce some words differently.
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For some reason they pronounce "solder" as "sorder" (but not soldier as sorjer), Wimbledon at Wimbleton and Edinburgh as Edinburrow.
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Basil becomes bayzl
Oregano becomes o-regano But then "See you later" becomes "Have a nice day y'all!" ![]() I have to admit I do shout "HERBS!" Back at the screen. |
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Basil becomes bayzl
Oregano becomes o-regano But then "See you later" becomes "Have a nice day y'all!" ![]() I have to admit I do shout "HERBS!" Back at the screen. |
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I'm not really bothered by the herbs to be honest.
But potatos? pu-tate-urs |
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I don't have problems with any of those pronunciations of words, for me it's the herbs and vegetables where they call them something completely different.
Watching the likes of Hells Kitchen and some Food Network shows like DDD left me confused for a while wondering what the hell Cilantro and Scallions amongst others were, good job for Google I say as I'd never of known they meant Coriander and Spring Onions .
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I guess it sounds like it does in French. They leave the 'h' out too when they say 'les herbes'.
The americans probably got it from English originally - I bet a lot of westcountry accents in England omit the 'h' too. "'Ave you got any urbs moi luver?" etc
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I don't have problems with any of those pronunciations of words, for me it's the herbs and vegetables where they call them something completely different.
Watching the likes of Hells Kitchen and some Food Network shows like DDD left me confused for a while wondering what the hell Cilantro and Scallions amongst others were, good jobs for Google I say as I'd never of known they meant Coriander and Spring Onions .In Wales we call them jibbons. Took me a while to figure out that pimento is what they call allspice though. |
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What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ?? In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ?? I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS " AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH !
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What is it with Americans and herbs ??
Why don't they pronounce the H ?? In America, is the word SPELT with an H or not ?? I'm watching Anna Olson on the Food Network, and it's " ERBS ERBS ERBS " AAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHH ! |
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And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta"
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I guess it sounds like it does in French. They leave the 'h' out too when they say 'les herbes'.
The americans probably got it from English originally - I bet a lot of westcountry accents in England omit the 'h' too. "'Ave you got any urbs moi luver?" etc ![]() ![]() When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"? |
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And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta"
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I suppose she says "pahsta" does she ?
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I watch Barefoot Contessa and she pronounces it parsta!
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No, but oi got crabs
![]() When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"? They were often from Brittany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny |
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Yeah, because in this country we never pronounce things in a way that people from other countries would find odd.
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Haven't you already started a thread or two just like this, Andy?
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And risohto
![]() http://www.forvo.com/word/pasta/#it What's the problem? |
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They were talking about Sunchokes on Hell's kitchen a while back. I thought it was a thing id never heard of. its a jerusalem artichoke.
I would call spring onions scallions |
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Ha! Yes Shoni Winwns in Welsh, or Onion Johnny in English.
They were often from Brittany: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny I had one knock my door within the last 12 months. I could never fathom the economics. When I lived in Swansea we bought fresh cockles and laverbread every Saturday morning from the (elderly) Penclawdd ladies who knocked door to door with their huge wicker baskets. The price remained the same year after year. |
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I've always called em 'erbs just as my cockney family always 'as
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The problem is I think they're saying "Bas***d".
![]() I always learn so much about myself in these threads. For instance I had no idea that we Americans call allspice "pimento" ( a regional thing, maybe?) or that I pronounce potatoes "pu-tate-urs".
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