Discussing which day I had my ‘duty’ was always a piss-taking contest amongst my British coworkers.

They were actually great coworkers, so the constant “aaaaaaanh”ing was more funny than anything.

I can tell you I sound like a right twat doing it, be it Yankee or yokel. I HATE IT.

I’m guessing “sor-ray”?

I had to say the word “France” quite a lot in my first job in the UK, and my coworkers handled it by dropping whatever they were doing, spinning around in their chairs and nasally droning “AAAAAAAAAAAANH” at me whenever I said it. And now I have this bizarre way of saying “France” that is kind of in the middle of my…

Ones that I’ve retained, just off the top of my head: shag, ponce, knackered, lift, mobile, cab, ring (as in “give me a”), twat, git, data (pronounced with a flat a), flat, post, cheque (spelled), GP (general practitioner). Bunch of others not coming to mind right now.

Frants vs. Frahnce

I lived in England for a decade and have a British parent, so can verify that your accent and vocabulary absolutely slide due to prolonged exposure and, in the case of certain words, psychological terrorism from UK coworkers who hate the way you say “France”. I got back to the States and my aunt started calling me…

It’s not normal, no, but she’s probably doing her thinking while talking with you. Most people think to themselves or think in short bursts of conversation; I’m guessing this woman is one of the few who process/think best when talking to a sounding board. And unfortunately, you’re the sounding board.

TPM’s got a whole thing about how the White House Gift Shop is not actually affiliated with the White House. It’s got some weird grandfathered-in trademark by way of Truman, but it’s actually just another tourist shop.

I have to have this tech around because I work with it, and a month ago my Sonos speaker somehow convinced my (not-networked) Alexa to call my mom.

After a week of deliberation, I think I’ve figured it out: I think it’s the “l”. An American might say “Kelly” by almost-but-not-quite touching their tongue to the roof of their mouth for a slurred “l”, but a Brit is likely going to fully place the tip of their tongue against the back of their front teeth for a sharp…

This is the only question I have from the entire account: how the hell else do you pronounce “Kelly”?!?

And people said Rat Kings were just a disgusting urban legend.

the only way Trump could possibly fuck it up would be to cave to all of Kim Jong-un’s demands and... Oh shit, that’s what’s going to happen isn’t it?

Sometimes you don’t see family because there was a blowout, sometimes you don’t see them just because you don’t contact each other that much. This seems like the second version.

I don’t think she kicked him out, I think this because A Thing and dad went into full recluse mode. God only knows what the Evil Half-Sister told him to make him think the photos were a good move that would take pressure OFF.

I think Meghan likes both her dad and mom, so would want them both included and walking her down the aisle tends to be a Dad Thing.

“Maybe” was deployed RARELY. There was “yes”, there was “no” (heavy rotation), and then there was “maybe” which meant “if you are very well-behaved and don’t ask for anything else for the rest of this trip, your request will be taken under consideration by the courts”.

Had to read the article to realize it was Cher, was wondering why Judith Light was in this movie.