Six ways to divide England *linguistically*

[missusgumby@universeodon.com]

@infobeautiful Over here in Mid-Norfolk a medium-sized lump of bread could be illustrated thusly:

[mattijamsa@c.im]

@infobeautiful I've been confused about this whole bun vs. roll controversy ever since elementary school. Now I understand.

[mansr@society.oftrolls.com]

@infobeautiful Whenever I see a "scone rhymes with" thing, I start questioning the proper pronunciation of the other words.

[androcat@toot.cat]

@infobeautiful Which one would you recommend we use for dividing and conquering the UK?

[rastal@mastodon.social]

@infobeautiful 7th way: by words of endearment: Love, Sweetheart, Babber, Hen, Chuck, Pet.

#uk #linguistics

[asprinkleofsage@mastodon.social]

@ibboard @infobeautiful did they mean "Norman French dialect of English adopted in a pathetic attempt to impress the occupiers?"

[asprinkleofsage@mastodon.social]

@Rastal @infobeautiful #8 is "pal" an indicator of friendship or a threat?

[james@expressional.social]

@infobeautiful Oh dear. Here comes the tribalism.

[rastal@mastodon.social]

@ASprinkleofSage @infobeautiful Friendship.

Only in the context of sarcasm (like in movies) would it mean anything other than friend.

[stingray_villa_cozumel@mstdn.plus]

@infobeautiful that is so funny

[jubalbarca@scholar.social]

@theTangentSpace @infobeautiful For me, the u in but is very much at the "uh" end, quite far down into the throat and the one in put is much higher up in the throat, a bit closer in tone to a very short "oo" like in "look", if that makes any sense.

[the5thcolumnist@mstdn.ca]

@Rastal @infobeautiful

Everyone was "pet' to Vera.