what do Americans hate the letter H and U Because they never say the letter H in herbs they always say 'erbs and the never spell colour, flavour or neighbour and other words that should have a letter U with a U. even now Youtube, an american owned website, is telling me I've spelled colour, flavour and neighbour wrong. I'm not wrong youtube you're wrong.
@muttley299 Why do Britons hate the -er sound? They put an -uh sound on the end of words that end in -er. Or, conversely, say Ameriker instead of America.
@oxShadowCatxo ...I know, I was replying to someone saying that Americans were wrong for pronouncing words differently than English people. I pointed out that, with an English accent, they are pronouncing words even less like the spelling. I am saying neither party is wrong.
@muttley299 Well I personally never understood why we never pronounced the 'h' in herbs, but I also never understood the British facination with adding 'u's in places where it isn't really heard. It just feels like the English language, as a whole, was created in such a way as to trip up anyone who is not familiar with it.
@jarianb15 I started spelling it "thru" after I heard this bit because he's right it does make more sense. I'm not consistent about it though - er - tho.
People think British English is more "pure" than American English. However, I guarantee that both British and American are both very different from the English of the colonizers. American English is more conservative in some ways, and British English is more conservative in other ways. Languages are living, and the only languages that stop evolving are dead languages.
@alashabibti Such as Latin. Although, languages such as Spanish, French and Italian all derived from Latin, so that's origin of those 3 languages. Wanted to share.
@scoinsoffaterocks shut up you idiot, people from Liverpool are English people from Manchester are English, people from Bradford are English (well some of them lol) people from england are are British, people from Wales are British, same for Scotland & Ireland..., people from Britain are European.
Now on to America... People from L.A are californians, californians are americans... Can you see how this works???
@wahinesurfergirl Yet the British (I do not know if you are British yourself or not) pronounce herb "H-erb". To Americans this sounds weird. Eddie even said it's pronounced that way because there's a "fucking H in it". So then why isn't hour pronounced "how-er"? (by at least the British if they're going to be technical.)
@WishfulLovePro No, I'm not British apparently. And, because the "fucking H" in HOUR isn't really supposed to be articulated - it has a silent 'h'. Not all words that have a silent letter in it, has to be pronounced. It's just a different way the Americans and Brits enunciate things. For instance, take tomato and potato: some people say it as "poh-tah-toh" and "toh-mah-toh". You get what I'm saying? And, if you actually heard someone uttering the 'h' in hour...(cont'd.)
@WishfulLovePro (cont'd. from my response) Like I was saying, if you heard someone uttering the 'h' in hour, wouldn't you be like, "WTF?!" I'd react the same way.
@wahinesurfergirl I'm going "WTF!?" on hearing the 'h' in herb. I don't see why the H is pronounced in it, but not in hour. Or honest, for that matter. I mean, if Eddie is going to point out that we say it wrong simply by not pronouncing the H, then wouldn't we all be wrong in the way we pronounce hour and honest? -- This was all meant as a joke, so to speak, btw. A way of making the British go "Oh, wait... Damn." if/when they go all "Here here!" toward what Eddie said.
@WishfulLovePro Yes, I know, it's meant to be a joke, but, like I said, the 'h' in hour or honest would sound funny if the 'h' was uttered in both words, don't you think? Articulating the 'h' in herb is, I guess, excusable, but not for hour and honest. Hehe. For instance, take the silent 'e' in "excusable" and "joke" do you say it as "excusabl-e" or "jok-e" no, right? It's not really supposed to be pronounced. Giving examples, of course.
@WishfulLovePro well being technical there is no british way of speaking english, britian is a kingdom made up of 4 countries 4 different languages,the english speak it as their mother tounge as they found it, the welsh speak cymreag and pronounce things in english different to the english, and the same for the irish-gealic and scottish ulster,so there is no 'british' way,! english speak better english than anybody else for the same reason the french speak better french than anybodyelse etc, etc
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@AnimewatcherfreakMal Mostly in North America, Australia and some parts of Asia, the letter 'z', is pronounced as "zee", whereas in the UK, they pronounce it as "zed". People really enunciate it differently, so both sides are right on their terms.
@Euronoobz you're a dumbass if weed in America had only 5% thc then there wouldn't be a reason to smoke. Back in the 60's probably but not today numb nuts its anywhere from 8 % to 20 % now we can go back and forth if u want doesn't matter to me I am a weed-oligist
Euronoobz you're a dumbass if weed in America had only 5% thc then there wouldn't be a reason to smoke. Back in the 60's probably but not today numb nuts its anywhere from 8 % to 20 % now we can go back and forth if u want doesn't matter to me I am a weed-oligist
@AnimewatcherfreakMal Seems to me that what Americans hear is: "Tea tea tea tea crumpets tea, my God it's the Queen! Your Majesty, are we Catholic or Protestant at the moment?"
Whereas what we hear is: Camera camera camera (hide the burgers, Faith! Get them to film the kids!) camera camera *hair flip, hair flip* Or thereabouts.
@Unolai No way , that they smoke marijuana. I know they speak several languages. I'm from Brussels, Belgium. I live in NY. I speak French, English, Spanish and Italian.
@Unolai stereotypes dude... it isn't really legal & the majority of ppl DON'T smoke, FACTS..
it's tolerated though, so it's about as legal as in Frisco... we have some pretty stupid rules about it though
the latter of which is that now the amount of THC in weed must be restricted to 15%max, otherwise it's considered a hard-drug.... a totally stupid rule as THC is only 1 of 60 active cannabinoids of the plant..
just a comparison though, USA weed 'normally' has about 5%THC in it ;p
Dude, instead of copy-pasting what you found on Wikipedia, try to read my other comments first; I'm Dutch. You're trying to lecture me about my homeland.
But please, don't let that stop you. It's been a long time since I've had such a good laugh! :D
@Unolai well obviously you've been living in the states for too long.. I didn't take anything from wiki, i don't need to coz I actually live here. & since I have a ... erm, lets say ... 'interest' in the matter, i'm quite well informed..
Absolutely nothing about me indicates that I've "obviously" been living too long in America, as I have lived in Holland all of my life. So -you're- obviously wrong! :D
Some friendly advice: You should stop assuming so much about me. You're welcome! ^^
Americans are jealous of us British because we had a glorious empire that ruled most of the planet for 300 years , where as America is still trying to acquire one. Ha ha ha wankers
Every time I've heard "historic" pronounced by a Brit, the 'h' is silent. And as just about any English speaker will tell you, you use "an" in place of "a" when used before words with initial vowel sounds (i.e., "an apple, a banana"). So with British pronunciation, you might say "an 'istoric event."
With that said, it's annoying when I hear Americans say something like "an historic event" while still pronouncing the 'H' in "history."
Alexiei Sayle's on American phrases should fit in just fine here:
"If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instance: they say 'elevator', we say 'lift'; they say 'drapes', we say 'curtains'; they say 'president', we say 'seriously deranged git!'
@Amdixer i speak 3 in an english school and most people ask me why, so i reply, 'i don't want to colour for 5 hours a fornight!'and well only the reason why we don't like speaking languages is because we don't hear them everyday. i live in a mainly britsh white community. where as a frog on the french/belgium knows from probably school and everyday life (sorry if im wrong): french dutch, german, maybe flemish, and english in school. countries, like the netherlands, czech, sweden, where outside
@meowool the country it is not spoken widely, they do speak amazing english, and most of their universities have courses in english. (anyway in france, you are expected to speak english as they'll just talk to you in english anyway.)
@Amdixer Well, here in the Philippines, we also speak 4 languages: Filipino - which is our native language, 2nd is in English, Spanish and Chinese are also taught in our schools as well. We're the only Asian country that speaks a European language. All the rest just speak their own language/dialect. Just wanted to share.
@x2thay Just saying, you could give the person the benefit of the doubt and actually ask them how they can speak 5 languages (I mean, I know people who can, it's all about where you grow up and what your family's like and all that) instead of rudely assuming that they're obviously lying.
@Lightscribe225 what riot? you mean the recent looting or one particular riot? there was violence all over the country. But yes, I see what your saying, the riots were a bit of an embarrassment although they were started by ethnic minorities in the centre of London. In some suburbs White people are the minority. Thats the problem with having a country that is so superior... everyone wants in.
@LisaJJMerry " America is going to nuke the UK. " Tough luck, your the one running to the bankers. Have you forgotten, America is made in China? Come nuke the UK. I directly challenge you.
@VeritasEngine Engayland is an insignificant country, colonized by France, now a muslim country, a country that exports nothing anymore that people like you are so deluded you actually think you rule the world. How sad. You have the pride of the loosers.
@Jimmac789 You really are talking nonsense. I have no such belief that we rule the world, don't pretend to know anything about what I think. To say we don't export anything is simply wrong, no need to even discuss that. Colonized by France? Entirely nonsensical. A muslim country? Again, ridiculous statement, based on nothing. A multi-cultural country certainly, but that's what happens when so many people want to move here. Unlike in Ireland, where everyone leaves...
@Jimmac789 You think this about England? What must you think of your own country after we had to help bail you out and pick you up off your arse. You are heavily in our debt financially, being propped up by the EU. Being called insignificant by a barely literate Irish man doesn't really hit home. You really have nothing to say but shallow gibberish, mistaking pride in your own country for misguided bitter hostility to your neighbours. End of 'discussion', you empty headed cretin.
@VeritasEngine You didn't bail us out, you bailed your Banks out with your own money. Irish economy is now stronger than ever and will be back in the markets shortly. 45 million Irish-Americans support Ireland too, btw. The U.K exports nothing and has a debt-GDP approaching 100% this year, Elton. In fact, you recenly slipped in the G8 rankings to Italy.
@Jimmac789 The UK loaned Ireland 3.5 billion to keep you afloat. This will likely end up costing the British taxpayer 7 billion. The IMF then paid out another 1.2 billion to prop you up. Irish economy could be strong again after recovery but is certainly not 'stronger than ever' right now. 14 percent unemployment, high levels of household debt and high national debt. This has led to a great increase in Irish emigration again, as the Irish need to leave to find work...
@Jimmac789 You really need to stop spouting misinformation. The UK exports many, many things and its exports are worth about 220 billion annually. Its debt is about 60% of GDP, it would take fifty years for it to reach 100% if the deficit had continued at the same level as it was in 2009, which it hasn't because of austerity measures. The UK is the 3rd largest economy in Europe, ranked 7th by nominal GDP (35 places above Ireland) by IMF. Ireland economy is recovering because of loans from EU&UK
@Jimmac789 45million Irish-Americans (whose relatives also had to leave Ireland to make a living) support the economy of the USA, you deluded moron,they are Americans first and foremost.A man from a country which had to ask for an EU bailout that in the end totalled 85 billion Euros shouldn't go around bragging about their economy. I have no desire to see Ireland struggle,but with a BBB credit rating and negative outlook now is not the time to brag.You are a shallow minded, xenophobic fool.
@VeritasEngine Irish-Americans also support Ireland; both financially and politically (same way the American Jews support Israel). American Billionaire Wilbur Ross was right - Ireland will become a celtic tiger once again.
@Jimmac789 Oh, I see, you don't have your own opinion, just that of others. 'Celtic Tiger', should have been called the 'Celtic bubble' , it was all based on credit and debt. That popped in 2008 for Ireland, the UK and indeed the world. The sheer enormity of Ireland's debt overhang (public and private), the bleak GNP growth forecast and unemployment rate completely nullify any argument to say Ireland is in recovery. You don't seem to understand Ireland was heading to bankruptcy....
@VeritasEngine The Office for National Statistics report that the UK public sector borrowed more last month than in any August on record...The International Monetary Fund Tuesday cut its forecast for UK growth to 1.1% this year; way below the OBR’s assumption of 1.7%. Growth for the Euro Area is estimated to be 1.6%. The US is a close ally to Ireland and Irish-Americans always do their patriotic duty. The Democrats and Republicans rely on our vote. You mess with Ireland, you mess with USA
@Jimmac789 Last reply as you have no argument, no point to make and no intellect. Yes the UK economy is struggling, as is the economy or most of the world. I didn't deny that, it is a fact. It still doesn't come close to the poor state of Ireland's economy. I haven't got a problem with Ireland, it is simply a fact. The US is a close ally to Ireland, so? You are trying to make it sound like Ireland holds real influence over the USA, which is overstating the case massively.
@Jimmac789 IMF having to loan that further 1.2 billion to help steer Ireland away from inevitable bankruptcy. Ireland's economy is extremely fragile right now, the road to recovery is a long one and stagnation is inevitable in the next decade. Your economy is intrinsically linked to that of the UK, EU and US so you better be hoping for a recovery across the board in years to come. I hope Ireland recovers as Irish companies & households owe British banks about £90 billion alone...
@Jimmac789 ...never mind the 3.5 billion the UK lent your government. Is is very much in the UK's interest that you recover, hence why we helped bail you out. Ireland is burdened with loans it will never be able to pay back, the bail out worked to shackle Ireland to the EU. Ireland has lost its sovereignty thanks to its irrevocable entanglement to the EU, it has lost independence in economic and domestic policy thanks to the euro mess. I have no more to say to you, get a clue.
@VeritasEngine LOL, the pot calling the kettle black. What sovereignty have we lost to the EU? The only violation of our sovereignty is the British occupation of our 6 counties. We don't want to peg it back to the British Pound either. The Pound has lost more than 30% of its value against the Euro over the past 4 years so maybe you will be soon looking to join. Wait, the U.K has a deficit approaching 100% this year. Maybe the IMF can bail you out just like1976?
@Jimmac789 again, no our deficit IS NOT 100 percent, you are simply wrong, again. It is close to sixty percent, you are full of woeful misinformation, you don't seem to even get the subject matter. Seriously, you are ridiculing the pound with the way the Euro is struggling? Our decision to keep the pound has been greatly justified. I can't discuss this any further with you because you don't have a clue, plus it is irrelevant to the video and you aren't worth any more of my time. Ignorant fool.
@VeritasEngine I've told you our economy is now stronger than ever. Today's figures: our economy has grown 1.6 % in the second quarter, the second highest in the eurozone, and appears on course to exit a three-year recession. First-quarter growth has been revised upward to 1.9 % from the previous estimate of 1.3 %. You really think the British Pound will survive if the Euro collapses? Get some economic lessons. So glad I used U.S English in my thesis. At least we never done what the EMPIRE did.
@Jimmac789 I've told you, I cannot continue a discussion with you because I don't respect your intellect enough to indulge you. So yeah, keep thinking whatever you wanna think. Your economy is stronger than ever, whatever- fine. Stronger than ever after the eye watering amount of money lent to you, fine. You keep believing what ever your narrow mind wants. The stuff that contradicts fact, the stuff that makes no sense, all of it. You enjoy yourself.
@falcon20106 British Petroleum is being held liable for billions of dollars after the BP oil spill, LOL. One U.S missle would wipe out the Royal Air Forces' 9 Navy ships.
@falcon20106 Try to understand my comment before you speak. Hint: the fact that BP will soon go bankrupt and with it; the U.K because their pension schemes are inextricably linked.
@Jimmac789 I understand your comment yes BP's oil ridge did catch on fire which caused the oil from their company to come out go into the ocean which me and many other people were not happy about what they should have done is they should have payed attention to what they were doing if they go bankrupt maybe I don't know.
The dutch speak 4 languages and smoke marijuana. lol :)
savio1980 2 days ago
Lai-jou-ra-ey...
*silence*
...
APPLAUSE
AzulPrime99 2 days ago
The thing that annoys me most is americans saying the word 'MIRROR'. They say 'MEYR or MIR or MEER' go on, listen in any movie....
(and please dont take offense idiots on internet, its a joke)
ryanxboxlive 4 days ago
@ryanxboxlive But to be fair when you listen, many British people say "Mirr-a"
jamieelynnx 1 day ago
Eddie izzard isn't funny and never has been. How he has a fan base still amazes me.
Vimtox 5 days ago
@Vimtox say something nice or don't say it at all. don't be hating on izzard. you bloody bastard
TheSouthernhunni 4 days ago
@TheSouthernhunni There is a dislike button and a comment box for a reason.
Vimtox 4 days ago
:( can't we all just get along.
Suni253 6 days ago
'two languages in one head'
I'm Scottish and I speak 3 :)
tj4234 1 week ago
The English language began in England so, any derivation from the way Englishmen speak is an 'accent' and is, technically, incorrect.
JoyousinJesus 1 week ago
@JoyousinJesus actualy its dielect, not an accent.
CamaroAmx 1 week ago
@CamaroAmx Before you go around correcting people, try learning to spell. Thanks.
JoyousinJesus 1 week ago
This big difference is not in pronounciation but humour. That where we cant understand each other and thank God I speak English there!
sharonmyk 4 weeks ago 2
Silent letters exist because they were once all articulated :3 it makes knight much more interesting xD
Sabre1677 4 weeks ago
what do Americans hate the letter H and U Because they never say the letter H in herbs they always say 'erbs and the never spell colour, flavour or neighbour and other words that should have a letter U with a U. even now Youtube, an american owned website, is telling me I've spelled colour, flavour and neighbour wrong. I'm not wrong youtube you're wrong.
muttley299 1 month ago 3
@muttley299 Why do Britons hate the -er sound? They put an -uh sound on the end of words that end in -er. Or, conversely, say Ameriker instead of America.
wimpylassiter2336 3 weeks ago
@wimpylassiter233 It's called an accent.
oxShadowCatxo 3 weeks ago
@oxShadowCatxo ...I know, I was replying to someone saying that Americans were wrong for pronouncing words differently than English people. I pointed out that, with an English accent, they are pronouncing words even less like the spelling. I am saying neither party is wrong.
wimpylassiter2336 3 weeks ago
@wimpylassiter2336 i have never in my life heard anyone pronounce it 'Ameriker'
Imheretosexyourpets 2 weeks ago
@Imheretosexyourpets David Mitchell. And... that's the only person i can think of at the moment.
wimpylassiter2336 2 weeks ago
@muttley299 Well I personally never understood why we never pronounced the 'h' in herbs, but I also never understood the British facination with adding 'u's in places where it isn't really heard. It just feels like the English language, as a whole, was created in such a way as to trip up anyone who is not familiar with it.
FWTrump 3 days ago
americans butchered our language. yes thats right i said it OUR language ahahah
HayleeNicoleAtVEVO 1 month ago
The Dutch speak 4 languages and smoke marihuana...
C'est verdaderamente true, wirklich!!! :D
*inhales smoke*
sgaepjuh 1 month ago 2
if you want to know how to speak english properly then ask an englishman simple or even better an englishman english teacher
6taffy7 1 month ago
There actually is a difference between centrifical and cetrifugal. In fact they are opposites.
AlexanderMazarakis 1 month ago
@AlexanderMazarakis he said "centrifugal" both times.
wimpylassiter2336 3 weeks ago
Im American and have never spell through, thru.
jarianb15 1 month ago
@jarianb15 I started spelling it "thru" after I heard this bit because he's right it does make more sense. I'm not consistent about it though - er - tho.
NotADood 1 month ago
Most of britain don't speek like that you know
TheJamesrLFC 1 month ago
HAHA I say basil like "bahsil". I love Eddie Izzard, and England. <3
tohzokuro 1 month ago
Before clicking, I thought it was Joe Brand. V_V
TheWildSack 1 month ago
People think British English is more "pure" than American English. However, I guarantee that both British and American are both very different from the English of the colonizers. American English is more conservative in some ways, and British English is more conservative in other ways. Languages are living, and the only languages that stop evolving are dead languages.
alashabibti 1 month ago 30
@alashabibti Such as Latin. Although, languages such as Spanish, French and Italian all derived from Latin, so that's origin of those 3 languages. Wanted to share.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
Welsh is one of the oldest languages in the world.........just sayin'
sUpErWeLsHrHyS 1 month ago
Welsh is very flowing and poetic, but involves a lot of spitting because there are also alot of rough sounds
rjohnners 1 month ago
@rjohnners Does it sound a bit like the Scottish accent (or maybe it's a bit far off)?
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@scoinsoffaterocks shut up you idiot, people from Liverpool are English people from Manchester are English, people from Bradford are English (well some of them lol) people from england are are British, people from Wales are British, same for Scotland & Ireland..., people from Britain are European.
Now on to America... People from L.A are californians, californians are americans... Can you see how this works???
petejammo88 1 month ago
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Why are the English people called British.
It's like calling inhabitants of the United States Americans. Neither inhabits the entire landmass in which they get their name from...
Scoinsoffaterocks 1 month ago
two hundred languages JUST COUNT THEM!
hadoukenyourface 1 month ago
I've always, at least that I can remember, pronounced the H. And I'm American. I hate silent letters. :P
Igamer124 1 month ago
does any1 know the video from eddie on yt when he was talkin about a dogs bolax to the amerians
GalwayChick 1 month ago
@Animewatcherfreakmal You just made my day.
FEDERALISM!
SkrateBeastin 2 months ago
WHAT ABOUT "HOUR" THEN!? Huh? These are things I want to know. ;w;
WishfulLovePro 2 months ago
@WishfulLovePro You don't pronounce the 'h' in HOUR. That will just sound funny, if you pronounced it as "how-ers". Lol!
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@wahinesurfergirl Yet the British (I do not know if you are British yourself or not) pronounce herb "H-erb". To Americans this sounds weird. Eddie even said it's pronounced that way because there's a "fucking H in it". So then why isn't hour pronounced "how-er"? (by at least the British if they're going to be technical.)
WishfulLovePro 1 month ago
@WishfulLovePro No, I'm not British apparently. And, because the "fucking H" in HOUR isn't really supposed to be articulated - it has a silent 'h'. Not all words that have a silent letter in it, has to be pronounced. It's just a different way the Americans and Brits enunciate things. For instance, take tomato and potato: some people say it as "poh-tah-toh" and "toh-mah-toh". You get what I'm saying? And, if you actually heard someone uttering the 'h' in hour...(cont'd.)
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@WishfulLovePro (cont'd. from my response) Like I was saying, if you heard someone uttering the 'h' in hour, wouldn't you be like, "WTF?!" I'd react the same way.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@wahinesurfergirl I'm going "WTF!?" on hearing the 'h' in herb. I don't see why the H is pronounced in it, but not in hour. Or honest, for that matter. I mean, if Eddie is going to point out that we say it wrong simply by not pronouncing the H, then wouldn't we all be wrong in the way we pronounce hour and honest? -- This was all meant as a joke, so to speak, btw. A way of making the British go "Oh, wait... Damn." if/when they go all "Here here!" toward what Eddie said.
WishfulLovePro 1 month ago
@WishfulLovePro Yes, I know, it's meant to be a joke, but, like I said, the 'h' in hour or honest would sound funny if the 'h' was uttered in both words, don't you think? Articulating the 'h' in herb is, I guess, excusable, but not for hour and honest. Hehe. For instance, take the silent 'e' in "excusable" and "joke" do you say it as "excusabl-e" or "jok-e" no, right? It's not really supposed to be pronounced. Giving examples, of course.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@WishfulLovePro well being technical there is no british way of speaking english, britian is a kingdom made up of 4 countries 4 different languages,the english speak it as their mother tounge as they found it, the welsh speak cymreag and pronounce things in english different to the english, and the same for the irish-gealic and scottish ulster,so there is no 'british' way,! english speak better english than anybody else for the same reason the french speak better french than anybodyelse etc, etc
6taffy7 1 month ago
The Norwegian speak four languages and DON'T smoke marijuana! :D
MCullenHightopp 2 months ago 4
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nationalistactivist 2 months ago
"The word herb is one of a number of words borrowed into English from French. The (h) sound was not pronounced in French " :S
silentkingdom 2 months ago
@silentkingdom But IS pronounced in English :)
lampard554 1 month ago
Zed, not zee! ZED.
AnimewatcherfreakMal 2 months ago
@AnimewatcherfreakMal Mostly in North America, Australia and some parts of Asia, the letter 'z', is pronounced as "zee", whereas in the UK, they pronounce it as "zed". People really enunciate it differently, so both sides are right on their terms.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@wahinesurfergirl Actually in Australia we pronounce it Zed unless we've just finished watching a low of American movies.
RictusHolloweye 1 month ago
@RictusHolloweye A "Low"?! I shouldn't drink and type. I meant to say "Lot".
RictusHolloweye 1 month ago
@RictusHolloweye Haha! It's alright. Happens to everyone.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@RictusHolloweye Oh, ok. Well, when I was in Australia, I kind of over-heard some Aussie's spell the letter 'z' as "zee", and not "zed". Hmm...
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
hey, you guys are the ones who don't pronounce your r's!
cookiecrumble748 2 months ago
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England says whatever America wants them to say. They only exist because we allow them to.
ps,....just a joke guys.
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@Euronoobz you're a dumbass if weed in America had only 5% thc then there wouldn't be a reason to smoke. Back in the 60's probably but not today numb nuts its anywhere from 8 % to 20 % now we can go back and forth if u want doesn't matter to me I am a weed-oligist
coqoi 2 months ago
Euronoobz you're a dumbass if weed in America had only 5% thc then there wouldn't be a reason to smoke. Back in the 60's probably but not today numb nuts its anywhere from 8 % to 20 % now we can go back and forth if u want doesn't matter to me I am a weed-oligist
coqoi 2 months ago
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You say leisure, we say "lizuria"...i know most people concentrate on the herbs but I like the less obvious best joke better lol
188043 2 months ago
Americans say: Hello
Britains say: Ello
who's got the fucking H in it now LOL
watuppeeps101 2 months ago
@watuppeeps101 Erm I'm ENglish and I say hello. Sorry you're wrong.
Jadezoo 2 months ago
@watuppeeps101 nope, no we don't, we say "hello" - shocking I know.
Mackem1 2 months ago
@Mackem1 Ello guvonor! Fish and chips! Tea at four!
Sorry, but that's what all British people sounds like to Americans. And I'm sure you hear:
Howdy y'all. Yous Guys. How you doin'? Shank. Gangsta. FEDERALISM!
AnimewatcherfreakMal 2 months ago 4
@AnimewatcherfreakMal Seems to me that what Americans hear is: "Tea tea tea tea crumpets tea, my God it's the Queen! Your Majesty, are we Catholic or Protestant at the moment?"
Whereas what we hear is: Camera camera camera (hide the burgers, Faith! Get them to film the kids!) camera camera *hair flip, hair flip* Or thereabouts.
ChicoChico118 2 months ago 32
@ChicoChico118
Hahahaha ^^ Indeed.
AnimewatcherfreakMal 1 month ago
@watuppeeps101 don't ya just hate it when the yanks are right :P
TheRushingWind 2 months ago
@TheRushingWind I love British people!!! I only said that because I love the way they say stuff it's so cool!!! I was just messing around lol!
watuppeeps101 2 months ago
I SAW HIM IN "The good wife"
Infinite689 2 months ago
I thought it was Eddy Izzard
nellie2581 2 months ago
"But the Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana!"
This is true, actually. xD
Unolai 2 months ago
@Unolai No way , that they smoke marijuana. I know they speak several languages. I'm from Brussels, Belgium. I live in NY. I speak French, English, Spanish and Italian.
nellie2581 2 months ago
@nellie2581
Well, I'm from Holland myself, so I think I would know. Haha~
Unolai 2 months ago
@Unolai I have been to Holland many times, but I did not know about people smoking marijuana there. Thanks FYI
nellie2581 2 months ago
@nellie2581
It's legal, so a lot of people do. Not absolutely everyone of course, but the majority.
Unolai 2 months ago
@Unolai stereotypes dude... it isn't really legal & the majority of ppl DON'T smoke, FACTS..
it's tolerated though, so it's about as legal as in Frisco... we have some pretty stupid rules about it though
the latter of which is that now the amount of THC in weed must be restricted to 15%max, otherwise it's considered a hard-drug.... a totally stupid rule as THC is only 1 of 60 active cannabinoids of the plant..
just a comparison though, USA weed 'normally' has about 5%THC in it ;p
EuroNoobz 2 months ago
@EuroNoobz
Seriously?
Dude, instead of copy-pasting what you found on Wikipedia, try to read my other comments first; I'm Dutch. You're trying to lecture me about my homeland.
But please, don't let that stop you. It's been a long time since I've had such a good laugh! :D
Unolai 2 months ago
@Unolai well obviously you've been living in the states for too long.. I didn't take anything from wiki, i don't need to coz I actually live here. & since I have a ... erm, lets say ... 'interest' in the matter, i'm quite well informed..
glad to have made you laugh though
EuroNoobz 2 months ago
@EuroNoobz
Oh man, this is getting ridiculous! XD
Absolutely nothing about me indicates that I've "obviously" been living too long in America, as I have lived in Holland all of my life. So -you're- obviously wrong! :D
Some friendly advice: You should stop assuming so much about me. You're welcome! ^^
Unolai 2 months ago
@MyMerlin Americans don't give a shit. In fact, we don't think about things like that. Anything going on outside of the USA is null.
roidz17 2 months ago
@roidz17 That is true about Americans, but not all of course
nellie2581 2 months ago
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Americans are jealous of us British because we had a glorious empire that ruled most of the planet for 300 years , where as America is still trying to acquire one. Ha ha ha wankers
MyMerlin1 2 months ago
"like you say caterpillar and we say caterpillar" lol
NottinghamForest22 2 months ago
Every time I've heard "historic" pronounced by a Brit, the 'h' is silent. And as just about any English speaker will tell you, you use "an" in place of "a" when used before words with initial vowel sounds (i.e., "an apple, a banana"). So with British pronunciation, you might say "an 'istoric event."
With that said, it's annoying when I hear Americans say something like "an historic event" while still pronouncing the 'H' in "history."
Blarf.
ZZTX 2 months ago
@ZZTX I always pronounce the H in Historic and I am a Brit. Some local accents cause people to drop H's.
NoFaithNoPain 2 months ago
@NoFaithNoPain Ah, okay. I had begun to wonder if it were a matter of dialect.
ZZTX 2 months ago
wow are all English women that ugly?
WaCCo80 3 months ago
@WaCCo80 Oh I hope to God that you know that this is actually a man and you are just having a laugh.
Tehpeeeps 3 months ago 5
@Tehpeeeps both your comments cracked me up...
supersymbiotic 2 months ago
when grama saw this she laughed so hard she swallered her teeth
rickysrejects 3 months ago
"The Dutch speak four languages and smoke marijuana"
As an English speaker, I've tried to come up with an acceptable argument against this, but unfortunately, I can't. I have no excuse. Respect.
Kaleid7 3 months ago
As a Dutchman, I would adivse you guys to smoke marihuana too, you don't get better at languages but you don't care either
erico72 3 months ago 24
Why is he wearing make up or is that part of his comedian persona?
socalkev 3 months ago
@socalkev because hes a transvestite
MrPapamoon 3 months ago
"Because you say 'butterfly and we say 'butterfly'! "
luvnpeace12312 3 months ago
Alexiei Sayle's on American phrases should fit in just fine here:
"If you travel to the States... they have a lot of different words than like what we use. For instance: they say 'elevator', we say 'lift'; they say 'drapes', we say 'curtains'; they say 'president', we say 'seriously deranged git!'
Ypph 3 months ago 42
@Ypph i say curtains and im english? ;)
razza858 3 months ago
@Ypph Lol! I like that! XD
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
@Ypph We say "curtains." I barely hear anybody ever say "drapes." And lol most of us would agree with you on the last one. :P
Nicole3900 1 month ago
Americans just fail xD
alan517815 3 months ago
I absolutely love that last joke and I'm Dutch xD
CreaGaming 3 months ago
Don't you meant it has a haytch in it?
ericharris76 3 months ago
Where there is comedy, there are youtubers arguing over the comment section.
DelightfullyBritish 3 months ago
You, Eddie, are an honest heir with much honor, and I pay homage to you!
NucularRobit 3 months ago
two languages in one head? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!!!
27thlegion 3 months ago
0:50 - 0:53 i do to, or else whats the point in the stupid H?! (my friends get so irritated, and i dont know why)
ladymay101 3 months ago
frought???
laiholapso 3 months ago
Damn RIGHT we speak 4 languages! Dutch, English, French and German. We're forced to learn them in school
Amdixer 3 months ago
@Amdixer i speak 3 in an english school and most people ask me why, so i reply, 'i don't want to colour for 5 hours a fornight!'and well only the reason why we don't like speaking languages is because we don't hear them everyday. i live in a mainly britsh white community. where as a frog on the french/belgium knows from probably school and everyday life (sorry if im wrong): french dutch, german, maybe flemish, and english in school. countries, like the netherlands, czech, sweden, where outside
meowool 3 months ago
@meowool the country it is not spoken widely, they do speak amazing english, and most of their universities have courses in english. (anyway in france, you are expected to speak english as they'll just talk to you in english anyway.)
meowool 3 months ago
@Amdixer Well, here in the Philippines, we also speak 4 languages: Filipino - which is our native language, 2nd is in English, Spanish and Chinese are also taught in our schools as well. We're the only Asian country that speaks a European language. All the rest just speak their own language/dialect. Just wanted to share.
wahinesurfergirl 1 month ago
"We say HERBS because there's a fucking H in it!"
As an American I gotta admit, that makes a lot more sense! This is brillant!
rabidphantomfan 3 months ago 173
you say "erbs" we say "herbs"... becuase there's a fucking "h" in it
chrisjg210 4 months ago
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physchohead24 4 months ago
@chrisjg210 Ignore my last comment I missed that part
physchohead24 4 months ago
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MrTHECLASSICPRO 4 months ago
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MrTHECLASSICPRO 4 months ago
@MrTHECLASSICPRO very doubtfully that you speak them well
rolle16 4 months ago
@rolle16 why???
MrTHECLASSICPRO 4 months ago
i live in Holland and i speak 5 languages :D
MrTHECLASSICPRO 4 months ago
@MrTHECLASSICPRO HOLY SHIT! 5? you speak 5 languages?
I'll bet you really only speak two, and plus three in which you know how to talk in a first grade level.
By that logic I speak two dozen languages.
x2thay 4 months ago
@x2thay If you aren't going to actually think before you post, the least you could do is be polite about it.
VRNProductions 4 months ago
@VRNProductions Burned, much? Put some ice on it.
x2thay 4 months ago
@x2thay Just saying, you could give the person the benefit of the doubt and actually ask them how they can speak 5 languages (I mean, I know people who can, it's all about where you grow up and what your family's like and all that) instead of rudely assuming that they're obviously lying.
VRNProductions 4 months ago
Fuck America!
Fuck Ireland!
England is the pinacle of Human Success
Jswan500 4 months ago
@Jswan500 :L I don't want to be "That guy" But you spelled israel wrong.
Visser0x 4 months ago 2
@Jswan500 So that riot was a pinnacle of social gatherings?
Lightscribe225 4 months ago
@Lightscribe225 what riot? you mean the recent looting or one particular riot? there was violence all over the country. But yes, I see what your saying, the riots were a bit of an embarrassment although they were started by ethnic minorities in the centre of London. In some suburbs White people are the minority. Thats the problem with having a country that is so superior... everyone wants in.
Jswan500 4 months ago
@Jswan500 Okay now I can't tell anymore if you're trolling. So you know what, screw this.
Lightscribe225 4 months ago
@Lightscribe225 im not trolling, well if i am i dont mean to.
Jswan500 4 months ago
thru? no...we spell it through.
waldoman7 4 months ago
Wow, I actually pronounce and spell words more like a British person, and I'm from Tennessee. xD
PurpleMuffinKitty 4 months ago
Soooo true. I love Eddy Izzard thanks for posting!
NoDestinyLive4Now 4 months ago
@MrCherubhair No Elton, I'm not gay. Engayland is the gayest country in the world. An insignificant country.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 Shhh, Jimmy Cricket. Before you get another potato famine.
LisaJJMerry 4 months ago
@LisaJJMerry Be careful Limey, your days of thinking you rule the world are long gone. The U.S could nuke the U.K. anytime.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 LOL - Oh yeah, run to the bunkers, America is going to nuke the UK. What fucking planet are YOU from?
LisaJJMerry 4 months ago 2
@LisaJJMerry " America is going to nuke the UK. " Tough luck, your the one running to the bankers. Have you forgotten, America is made in China? Come nuke the UK. I directly challenge you.
ScotsmanTillDeath 3 months ago 2
@Jimmac789 Coming from an irish man that comment really is like water off a ducks back. HA HA ! Settle down.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@VeritasEngine Engayland is an insignificant country, colonized by France, now a muslim country, a country that exports nothing anymore that people like you are so deluded you actually think you rule the world. How sad. You have the pride of the loosers.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 You really are talking nonsense. I have no such belief that we rule the world, don't pretend to know anything about what I think. To say we don't export anything is simply wrong, no need to even discuss that. Colonized by France? Entirely nonsensical. A muslim country? Again, ridiculous statement, based on nothing. A multi-cultural country certainly, but that's what happens when so many people want to move here. Unlike in Ireland, where everyone leaves...
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 You think this about England? What must you think of your own country after we had to help bail you out and pick you up off your arse. You are heavily in our debt financially, being propped up by the EU. Being called insignificant by a barely literate Irish man doesn't really hit home. You really have nothing to say but shallow gibberish, mistaking pride in your own country for misguided bitter hostility to your neighbours. End of 'discussion', you empty headed cretin.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@VeritasEngine You didn't bail us out, you bailed your Banks out with your own money. Irish economy is now stronger than ever and will be back in the markets shortly. 45 million Irish-Americans support Ireland too, btw. The U.K exports nothing and has a debt-GDP approaching 100% this year, Elton. In fact, you recenly slipped in the G8 rankings to Italy.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 The UK loaned Ireland 3.5 billion to keep you afloat. This will likely end up costing the British taxpayer 7 billion. The IMF then paid out another 1.2 billion to prop you up. Irish economy could be strong again after recovery but is certainly not 'stronger than ever' right now. 14 percent unemployment, high levels of household debt and high national debt. This has led to a great increase in Irish emigration again, as the Irish need to leave to find work...
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 You really need to stop spouting misinformation. The UK exports many, many things and its exports are worth about 220 billion annually. Its debt is about 60% of GDP, it would take fifty years for it to reach 100% if the deficit had continued at the same level as it was in 2009, which it hasn't because of austerity measures. The UK is the 3rd largest economy in Europe, ranked 7th by nominal GDP (35 places above Ireland) by IMF. Ireland economy is recovering because of loans from EU&UK
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 45million Irish-Americans (whose relatives also had to leave Ireland to make a living) support the economy of the USA, you deluded moron,they are Americans first and foremost.A man from a country which had to ask for an EU bailout that in the end totalled 85 billion Euros shouldn't go around bragging about their economy. I have no desire to see Ireland struggle,but with a BBB credit rating and negative outlook now is not the time to brag.You are a shallow minded, xenophobic fool.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@VeritasEngine Irish-Americans also support Ireland; both financially and politically (same way the American Jews support Israel). American Billionaire Wilbur Ross was right - Ireland will become a celtic tiger once again.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 Oh, I see, you don't have your own opinion, just that of others. 'Celtic Tiger', should have been called the 'Celtic bubble' , it was all based on credit and debt. That popped in 2008 for Ireland, the UK and indeed the world. The sheer enormity of Ireland's debt overhang (public and private), the bleak GNP growth forecast and unemployment rate completely nullify any argument to say Ireland is in recovery. You don't seem to understand Ireland was heading to bankruptcy....
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
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@VeritasEngine The Office for National Statistics report that the UK public sector borrowed more last month than in any August on record...The International Monetary Fund Tuesday cut its forecast for UK growth to 1.1% this year; way below the OBR’s assumption of 1.7%. Growth for the Euro Area is estimated to be 1.6%. The US is a close ally to Ireland and Irish-Americans always do their patriotic duty. The Democrats and Republicans rely on our vote. You mess with Ireland, you mess with USA
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 Last reply as you have no argument, no point to make and no intellect. Yes the UK economy is struggling, as is the economy or most of the world. I didn't deny that, it is a fact. It still doesn't come close to the poor state of Ireland's economy. I haven't got a problem with Ireland, it is simply a fact. The US is a close ally to Ireland, so? You are trying to make it sound like Ireland holds real influence over the USA, which is overstating the case massively.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
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@Jimmac789 IMF having to loan that further 1.2 billion to help steer Ireland away from inevitable bankruptcy. Ireland's economy is extremely fragile right now, the road to recovery is a long one and stagnation is inevitable in the next decade. Your economy is intrinsically linked to that of the UK, EU and US so you better be hoping for a recovery across the board in years to come. I hope Ireland recovers as Irish companies & households owe British banks about £90 billion alone...
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 ...never mind the 3.5 billion the UK lent your government. Is is very much in the UK's interest that you recover, hence why we helped bail you out. Ireland is burdened with loans it will never be able to pay back, the bail out worked to shackle Ireland to the EU. Ireland has lost its sovereignty thanks to its irrevocable entanglement to the EU, it has lost independence in economic and domestic policy thanks to the euro mess. I have no more to say to you, get a clue.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@VeritasEngine LOL, the pot calling the kettle black. What sovereignty have we lost to the EU? The only violation of our sovereignty is the British occupation of our 6 counties. We don't want to peg it back to the British Pound either. The Pound has lost more than 30% of its value against the Euro over the past 4 years so maybe you will be soon looking to join. Wait, the U.K has a deficit approaching 100% this year. Maybe the IMF can bail you out just like1976?
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 again, no our deficit IS NOT 100 percent, you are simply wrong, again. It is close to sixty percent, you are full of woeful misinformation, you don't seem to even get the subject matter. Seriously, you are ridiculing the pound with the way the Euro is struggling? Our decision to keep the pound has been greatly justified. I can't discuss this any further with you because you don't have a clue, plus it is irrelevant to the video and you aren't worth any more of my time. Ignorant fool.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@VeritasEngine I've told you our economy is now stronger than ever. Today's figures: our economy has grown 1.6 % in the second quarter, the second highest in the eurozone, and appears on course to exit a three-year recession. First-quarter growth has been revised upward to 1.9 % from the previous estimate of 1.3 %. You really think the British Pound will survive if the Euro collapses? Get some economic lessons. So glad I used U.S English in my thesis. At least we never done what the EMPIRE did.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
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VeritasEngine 4 months ago
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@Jimmac789 I've told you, I cannot continue a discussion with you because I don't respect your intellect enough to indulge you. So yeah, keep thinking whatever you wanna think. Your economy is stronger than ever, whatever- fine. Stronger than ever after the eye watering amount of money lent to you, fine. You keep believing what ever your narrow mind wants. The stuff that contradicts fact, the stuff that makes no sense, all of it. You enjoy yourself.
VeritasEngine 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 Loosers? lolloolololol
jewishboatuser 2 months ago
I couldn't stop laughing english people are hilarious.
falcon20106 4 months ago 54
@falcon20106 British accents sound so gay... Guess that's why they are Engaylish, LOL.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 I can't stand stupid dicks like u!
NemDenxxx 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 no their not.
falcon20106 4 months ago
@falcon20106 British Petroleum is being held liable for billions of dollars after the BP oil spill, LOL. One U.S missle would wipe out the Royal Air Forces' 9 Navy ships.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
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falcon20106 4 months ago
@falcon20106 Try to understand my comment before you speak. Hint: the fact that BP will soon go bankrupt and with it; the U.K because their pension schemes are inextricably linked.
Jimmac789 4 months ago
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falcon20106 4 months ago
@Jimmac789 I understand your comment yes BP's oil ridge did catch on fire which caused the oil from their company to come out go into the ocean which me and many other people were not happy about what they should have done is they should have payed attention to what they were doing if they go bankrupt maybe I don't know.
falcon20106 4 months ago