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Brit soccer announcers saying "are" instead of "is"
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 1:59 pm
What are the deal with this ?
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:01 pm to doze4
Brits always butcher the English language.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:01 pm to doze4
It's just a difference between the two dialects
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:03 pm to doze4
When they say "The US are advancing", they are meaning it as "They are advancing." Which would be correct. That's just not how we say it in America.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:09 pm to doze4
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This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:09 pm to eric4UA08
I have only really heard them saying the ARE when we would say IS when they refer to the teams.
People in the US do it all the time as well when referring to teams. You just notice it more because it's in a different accent.
It all depends on how you mean it.
Miami is going to the finals. (Miami as a team is going to the finals).
Miami are going to the finals. (Miami as players are going to the finals).
ETA: Yes, what lsuhat said.
People in the US do it all the time as well when referring to teams. You just notice it more because it's in a different accent.
It all depends on how you mean it.
Miami is going to the finals. (Miami as a team is going to the finals).
Miami are going to the finals. (Miami as players are going to the finals).
ETA: Yes, what lsuhat said.
This post was edited on 6/26/14 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:10 pm to ScoopAndScore
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Brits always butcher the English language.
wut they speak actually english
we speak american
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:22 pm to StraightCashHomey21
quote:
wut they speak actually english
we speak american
I bet you're fun at parties.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:22 pm to Chair
It really has to do with how they use singular names as plurals.. right?
Miami (the team) is going to the finals.
The Heat (the players) are going to the finals.
Germany (the team) is going to the finals.
Germany (the players) are going to the finals.
We just have mascots to differentiate here in the states, where most Euro based teams dont.
Thats how ive always made it make sense.
Miami (the team) is going to the finals.
The Heat (the players) are going to the finals.
Germany (the team) is going to the finals.
Germany (the players) are going to the finals.
We just have mascots to differentiate here in the states, where most Euro based teams dont.
Thats how ive always made it make sense.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:25 pm to Xenophon
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It really has to do with how they use singular names as plurals.. right?
Miami (the team) is going to the finals.
The Heat (the players) are going to the finals.
Germany (the team) is going to the finals.
Germany (the players) are going to the finals.
We just have mascots to differentiate here in the states, where most Euro based teams dont.
Thats how ive always made it make sense.
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Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:27 pm to cwil177
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I bet you're fun at parties.
I speak merican to them i give no fricks
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:29 pm to StraightCashHomey21
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wut they speak actually english
They can't even enunciate a proper H sound.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:41 pm to ScoopAndScore
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They can't even enunciate a proper H sound.
to our standard sure
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:45 pm to doze4
what bothers me more is when they put "that" or "this" on the end of a sentence.
nasty tackle, that.
exciting match, this.
nasty tackle, that.
exciting match, this.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:46 pm to StraightCashHomey21
We (Americans) have more traditional English accents than the current accent heard in England.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:48 pm to Yellerhammer5
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We (Americans) have more traditional English accents than the current accent heard in England.
wut our accent/words differ just as much as theirs do by region.
Its just funny bc this place is so small yet you might not understand someone from only an hour away in another major city.
Posted on 6/26/14 at 2:55 pm to ScoopAndScore
quote:
Brits always butcher the English language.
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