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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/23/2008 4:22:58 PM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/23/2008 8:16:44 PM   
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Did you watch Waking the Dead yesterday Manda? I was more hooked than usual and can't wait for tonight's episode.


I was reading 33 pages on the difference between us Brits and our American cousins, with it on in the background, but I will be enthraled with tonights episode.

I've met very few Americans claim British heritage



I will! My uncle traced us back to england past the american revolution. My ancestors fought on the british side till capture and then fought for the amercians. I can belong to the Daughters of the American Revolution. My uncle belongs to the Sons of the AR
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/23/2008 8:52:36 PM   
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hmm...dad's last name is Sherwood

whatcha think?



although he claims scotland
or is it ireland


I thought that Sherwood is an English name. Robin Hood came from Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire right in the middle of England.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/23/2008 9:34:30 PM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/23/2008 9:59:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well in the rural south, mostly farming communities, most people have diesel trucks...so that's what it's called. But yes, petrol as you know on the other side of the pond is just gas to us.

Gas like in your street lamps or furnace (methane or butane) is called Natural Gas. Now to confuse you even more, natural gas is delivered by pipe lines. These pipe lines are only available in the city, and not available in other areas. So in out lying areas, people rely on LP Gas (liquid petroleum gas). However, it's just a given here that when people talk about cars, the gas is petrol; when they live in the suburbs or city and talk about appliances or heating their house, it's (natural) gas; if you live in the boondocks, it's LP (liquid petroleum).

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 9:52:35 AM   
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hmm...dad's last name is Sherwood

whatcha think?



although he claims scotland
or is it ireland

I thought that Sherwood is an English name. Robin Hood came from Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire right in the middle of England.


my dad's code name in the AF was robinhood

I always thought that was pretty funny.

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 2:08:56 PM   
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Well in the rural south, mostly farming communities, most people have diesel trucks...so that's what it's called. But yes, petrol as you know on the other side of the pond is just gas to us.

Gas like in your street lamps or furnace (methane or butane) is called Natural Gas. Now to confuse you even more, natural gas is delivered by pipe lines. These pipe lines are only available in the city, and not available in other areas. So in out lying areas, people rely on LP Gas (liquid petroleum gas). However, it's just a given here that when people talk about cars, the gas is petrol; when they live in the suburbs or city and talk about appliances or heating their house, it's (natural) gas; if you live in the boondocks, it's LP (liquid petroleum).




Isn't this rather off-topic?

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 5:41:06 PM   
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Bought the Radio Times today Manda ~ there's a free Dr Who cd in in ~ and there's a subscription offer to the RT with a Dr Who DVD

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 8:19:10 PM   
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Bought the Radio Times today Manda ~ there's a free Dr Who cd in in ~ and there's a subscription offer to the RT with a Dr Who DVD



Woo hoo!! You know, I bought it and just put it by for Saturday without looking at it - that subscription offer sounds especially good!

I didn't like the Sontarans when Jon Pertwee was the Doctor (loved JP) - and they seem even more revolting now! We will have to see!

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 8:29:54 PM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 8:55:19 PM   
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Manda, I've continued the Dr Who chat over in that thread (just incase there are some strange people who don't like or have never heard of Dr Who )...






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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 9:10:17 PM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/24/2008 9:47:09 PM   
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(thanks for letting me know)

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 1:16:24 AM   
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I didn't like the Sontarans when Jon Pertwee was the Doctor (loved JP) - and they seem even more revolting now! We will have to see!


Did you ever see the every first Dr who with W Hartnell as the Dr. that was in the days of Gas TV and black and white.
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 2:11:24 AM   
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Manda, I've continued the Dr Who chat over in that thread (just incase there are some strange people who don't like or have never heard of Dr Who )...


Hey, I resemble that remark! (I don't know who Dr. Who is. )

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 11:05:19 AM   
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I didn't like the Sontarans when Jon Pertwee was the Doctor (loved JP) - and they seem even more revolting now! We will have to see!

Did you ever see the every first Dr who with W Hartnell as the Dr. that was in the days of Gas TV and black and white.




Psssst - come and ask that H E R E(link)

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 11:47:03 AM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 11:48:36 AM   
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Hey Brits, why do your accents sound just like ours when you are singing?




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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 11:48:42 AM   
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Hey Brits, why do your accents sound just like ours when you are singing?


I've always wondered that. I used to be a big Olivia Newton John fan and barely noticed her Aussie accent until one day when I heard her talk.

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 1:22:34 PM   
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Hey Brits, why do your accents sound just like ours when you are singing?




You think we sound like Canucks when we sing? English, Welsh, Scots, Northern Irish??


I don't think so!

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 1:24:11 PM   
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Hey Brits, why do your accents sound just like ours when you are singing?




You think we sound like Canucks when we sing? English, Welsh, Scots, Northern Irish??


I don't think so!


I think you sound like Americans when you sing.

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 1:30:49 PM   
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Hey Brits, why do your accents sound just like ours when you are singing?

You think we sound like Canucks when we sing? English, Welsh, Scots, Northern Irish??
I don't think so!

I think you sound like Americans when you sing.



Well, lexie is Canadian and thinks we sound Canadian when we sing, and you're a Yank and you think we sound like Yanks when we sing - how can it be both?

And actually, I honestly think you may not have listened closely enough. There's certain twangs that we just don't do (eg with the word 'heart').

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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 1:54:00 PM   
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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 2:12:12 PM   
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I always thought the english accents made the words being sung more clearly audible.



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RE: Question from a Brit to any Y... umm American - 4/25/2008 2:14:50 PM   
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