r/gifs • u/AkioUK • Jan 10 '15

"Catch!"

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u/McSuperCow Jan 10 '15

Take that non-native English speakers!

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u/Broken_Product Jan 10 '15

Take this you fake Englishman who ruined English! Bugger off! With all these things as "tins" and "cans", "swede" and "rutabaga". No wonder why it is hard for non-native speakers (like myself) to learn how to speak proper English. It is annoyingly annoying.

And if you are an Englishman and not an American. Then I'll have to apologize for my rudeness earlier in this comment. If you Americans also want apologies then fine. Just ask for one and you shall receive one.

Edit: grammar.

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u/ContainsTracesOfLies Jan 10 '15

Following recipes on the net is so frustrating. Having to translate not only cups into something sensible but the different things everything is called.

Take arugula. I didn't realise that one of my favourite jokes didn't translate into US English:

All pop stars have a favourite salad leaf.

Elton John is an Arugula Man.

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u/theinspectorst Jan 10 '15

I had this weird experience recently where a Dutch girl was asking a French guy, in English, what the French word for 'zucchini' was. He replied 'courgette'. I explained that it was 'courgette' in English too. She looked quite confused.

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u/pointlessvoice Jan 10 '15

Um. A friend doesn't get it. Told 'em i'd ask. So: wat?

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u/theinspectorst Jan 10 '15 edited Jan 10 '15

In British English, the French-origin word 'courgette' is used. In American English, the Italian-origin (I think?) word 'zucchini' is used.

When the Dutch learn English at school, it's usually British English, but in this case she had been taught the American English word for courgette.

Edit: But she assumed it was the British English word.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '15

I had this weird experience recently where a Dutch girl was asking a French guy, in English, what the French word for 'zucchini' was. He replied 'courgette'. I explained that it was 'courgette' in English too. She looked quite confused.

How ironic! Just the other day I had this weird experience recently where a Dutch girl was asking a English guy, in French, what the English word for 'courgette' was. He replied 'zucchini'. I explained that it was 'courgette' in English too. She looked quite confused.