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Americans and the word HERBS
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Andy Birkenhead
18-05-2014
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 !
JulesF
18-05-2014
Yeah, people from different English-speaking countries pronounce some words differently.
ironjade
18-05-2014
For some reason they pronounce "solder" as "sorder" (but not soldier as sorjer), Wimbledon at Wimbleton and Edinburgh as Edinburrow.
Toby LaRhone
18-05-2014
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.
chopsim
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone:
“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.”

I do exactly the same. Its got an 'h' in it...use it!!
starry_rune
18-05-2014
I'm not really bothered by the herbs to be honest.

But potatos?

pu-tate-urs
-GONZO-
18-05-2014
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 .
Welsh-lad
18-05-2014
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
Welsh-lad
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by -GONZO-:
“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 .”

I've heard them called scallions a few times.
In Wales we call them jibbons.

Took me a while to figure out that pimento is what they call allspice though.
flower faerie
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Andy Birkenhead:
“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 !”

You mean like honor, honest, hour and heir?
walterwhite
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Andy Birkenhead:
“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 !”

I don't know. Why do we pronounce it with the H? It's not something I really get bothered about.
BeethovensPiano
18-05-2014
And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta"
Toby LaRhone
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“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 ”

No, but oi got crabs

When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"?
Andy Birkenhead
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by BeethovensPiano:
“And Gynweth Paltrow is disgusted by the way we pronounce "pasta" ”

I suppose she says "pahsta" does she ?
Pucky
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Andy Birkenhead:
“I suppose she says "pahsta" does she ?”

I watch Barefoot Contessa and she pronounces it parsta!
Andy Birkenhead
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Pucky:
“I watch Barefoot Contessa and she pronounces it parsta!”

And risohto
Welsh-lad
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone:
“No, but oi got crabs

When the Frenchman on the bicycle called was he "Shony weenon"?”

Ha! Yes Shoni Winwns in Welsh, or Onion Johnny in English.
They were often from Brittany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny
Aftershow
18-05-2014
Yeah, because in this country we never pronounce things in a way that people from other countries would find odd.
epicurian
18-05-2014
Haven't you already started a thread or two just like this, Andy?
epicurian
18-05-2014
Originally Posted by Andy Birkenhead:
“And risohto ”

http://www.forvo.com/word/risotto/

http://www.forvo.com/word/pasta/#it

What's the problem?
pearlsandplums
19-05-2014
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
Toby LaRhone
19-05-2014
Originally Posted by Welsh-lad:
“Ha! Yes Shoni Winwns in Welsh, or Onion Johnny in English.
They were often from Brittany:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion_Johnny”

They can still be found.
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.
Toby LaRhone
19-05-2014
Originally Posted by epicurian:
“http://www.forvo.com/word/risotto/

http://www.forvo.com/word/pasta/#it

What's the problem?”

The problem is I think they're saying "Bas***d".
cherokee54
19-05-2014
I've always called em 'erbs just as my cockney family always 'as
epicurian
19-05-2014
Originally Posted by Toby LaRhone:
“The problem is I think they're saying "Bas***d". ”

I'm sure they don't mean you!

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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