tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post469587927636096329..comments2023-12-24T08:02:36.605-05:00Comments on Betsy Transatlantically: Professional LanguagesBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04953626122327472245noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-42456984676450597922014-07-20T01:04:54.172-04:002014-07-20T01:04:54.172-04:00this is so interesting! I love learning about nua...this is so interesting! I love learning about nuances and differences like this!! :)gaylehttp://www.graceforgayle.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-76517854865412506652014-06-08T08:32:31.470-04:002014-06-08T08:32:31.470-04:00As someone who has never lived abroad, this is all...As someone who has never lived abroad, this is all very interesting to me! Even the comments had a lot to offer. I find it so interesting how different words are used for the same idea, and how adding a 'u' or swapping an 's' for a 'z' makes it recognizably another language. I love the idea of using 'please do' in business correspondence, though- I'm going to have to borrow that- and I also tend to try and go back and remove exclamation points if I'm trying to sound more professional.Kristenhttp://miloandmolly.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-54051320905187500782014-06-07T07:35:38.861-04:002014-06-07T07:35:38.861-04:00oh YES the "please do" is all over my pr...oh YES the "please do" is all over my professional correspondence! "Please do not hesitate to contact me if..."Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-10532474341132113642014-06-07T07:34:46.194-04:002014-06-07T07:34:46.194-04:00haha your mother sounds fabulous.haha your mother sounds fabulous.Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-70094249786778339572014-06-07T07:34:28.572-04:002014-06-07T07:34:28.572-04:00haha I know!haha I know!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-60790420641408288282014-06-06T10:00:51.583-04:002014-06-06T10:00:51.583-04:00Hahaha. I love that about the exclamation points. ...Hahaha. I love that about the exclamation points. A coworker of mine uses Google Docs with me and she always reminds me to take out all my exclamation points. But! It's all so exciting!!!Emilyhttp://www.ohhellolove.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-79366514297903842102014-06-04T09:18:20.882-04:002014-06-04T09:18:20.882-04:00I'm going to borrow that thank you :PI'm going to borrow that thank you :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-41034316263328742122014-06-04T09:17:46.773-04:002014-06-04T09:17:46.773-04:00haha there you go :) for what it's worth, Jon&...haha there you go :) for what it's worth, Jon's "American" accent is HORRIBLE because he sort of combines a California lilt with a southern drawl and then also some New York vowels. it KILLS me!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-79754739672898294862014-06-03T17:16:32.499-04:002014-06-03T17:16:32.499-04:00People in Oklahoma say "fixin'." i.e...People in Oklahoma say "fixin'." i.e., my in-laws and my husband. My MIL is always "fixin' to go to the store."Amandahttp://www.theladyokieblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-494463942681890362014-06-03T17:15:30.171-04:002014-06-03T17:15:30.171-04:00Never mind. I read the other comments, and someone...Never mind. I read the other comments, and someone already asked that. I'm good!Amandahttp://www.theladyokieblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-90635844456969139722014-06-03T17:12:30.251-04:002014-06-03T17:12:30.251-04:00Interesting! I'm going to start calling it sel...Interesting! I'm going to start calling it selotape. Well, I probably won't actually because I won't remember, but that's funny. But I'm curious: what do you mean when you say there is no such thing as a British accent? Is there such a thing as a Southern accent or an Australian accent, or do you just not think there's such a thing as accents?Amandahttp://www.theladyokieblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-16824173028822960532014-06-03T11:34:55.852-04:002014-06-03T11:34:55.852-04:00Yup, I have both a master CV and a master resume o...Yup, I have both a master CV and a master resume on file. Depending on the position, I tailor one or the other to the job description.Belle Viergehttp://www.findingmyvirginity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-67762332703004536282014-06-03T11:32:21.854-04:002014-06-03T11:32:21.854-04:00The only thing I do is say loo, and that's fro...The only thing I do is say loo, and that's from au pairing a French-Irish family who spoke British English. It was so hard to force myself to say loo instead of bathroom that it's just stuck. And yes, it was necessary, because if I left the kids for 30 seconds to use the loo, the second my pants were around my ankles, they would start yelling for me. I HATE talking from the toilet. But if I said, "I'm using the bathroom, I'll be right back," the youngest always asked me why I was taking a shower. So to avoid all of this, I started saying loo, and it was a genuinely difficult effort to change my lexicon that way.Belle Viergehttp://www.findingmyvirginity.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-56919026879173092212014-06-03T06:11:34.911-04:002014-06-03T06:11:34.911-04:00My professional language completely changed after ...My professional language completely changed after living in the UK (and taking Hugo along with me after we moved). I'm much more polite than I used to be, almost old fashioned in the way I write. I now say "holiday" instead of "vacation" - ie, I'm taking two weeks holiday. I also use "Please do...Please could you..." etc as well, which is something is very British. I also say "I'd be very grateful/ever so grateful..." all the time now, where as Americans tend to say "I would really appreciate" which sounds so harsh. I say "quite" and "rather", "it's quite warm outside"..."It's rather odd..." in lieu of "really" and "very". Brilliant is a fun adjective I've picked up. When I came home from the UK, my mother says my intonation was different, and there were some words that maybe sounded like they had a twinge of an accent, but I'm very cognizant not to be "that" American expat.Helennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-78658000165980176572014-06-02T21:10:25.813-04:002014-06-02T21:10:25.813-04:00I totally believe that! Our area of Yorkshire had ...I totally believe that! Our area of Yorkshire had a fair amount of "gentleman farmers" (landowners), but there were also plenty of authentic, sheep-shearing, field-plowing, beat-up-old-Defender-driving (always with 1-2 border collies in the back) farmers around! I loved running into them on my walks with the dogs, since they had some of the best stories.Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-44814093210771394942014-06-02T19:36:08.433-04:002014-06-02T19:36:08.433-04:00ah! you learn something new every day :)ah! you learn something new every day :)Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-15150664967502136492014-06-02T19:35:58.215-04:002014-06-02T19:35:58.215-04:00haha truth :Phaha truth :PBetsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-45368052225311358792014-06-02T19:35:38.319-04:002014-06-02T19:35:38.319-04:00I once met an old farmer (like, actually; I'm ...I once met an old farmer (like, actually; I'm not stereotyping) while on a run through a field in Suffolk and I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND A WORD HE SAID TO ME. it was so different from how Jon and his family and friends speak, even the Suffolk natives!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-83582570529292551452014-06-02T16:43:46.957-04:002014-06-02T16:43:46.957-04:00I feel silly talking about my "diary" (K...I feel silly talking about my "diary" (KEEP OUT NO BOYS ALLOWED!) so I just stick to schedule (with a K!).Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-48892824169547922592014-06-02T16:39:23.769-04:002014-06-02T16:39:23.769-04:00Paul teases me that I should use "an-tie-biot...Paul teases me that I should use "an-tie-biotic", and my mom says that as well. (I just asked her.)Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-30081348635406241732014-06-02T16:37:50.152-04:002014-06-02T16:37:50.152-04:00wait, which is normal in which country? I've a...wait, which is normal in which country? I've always said an-tee-biotic. but I say it with the emphasis on AN and I think Jon says it with the emphasis on TEE...Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-67894967647482993652014-06-02T16:32:39.503-04:002014-06-02T16:32:39.503-04:00YES YES YES YES YES YES to the "no such thing...YES YES YES YES YES YES to the "no such thing as a 'British' accent". An accent can be generalized to "English" or "Scottish" or "Welsh", but not "British". The way I see it is you can have a "New York" accent, but then someone more aware of the boroughs would know a Queens from Brooklyn, etc. Or someone from the Midwest could distinguish Wisconsin from North Dakota, or a Southerner could tell Tennessee heritage from Mississippi. Anyway. I agree.Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-73251834586622019772014-06-02T16:30:10.082-04:002014-06-02T16:30:10.082-04:00Learning the BrE use of "redundant" is h...Learning the BrE use of "redundant" is how I learned its proper definition of "no longer needed; superfluous" as opposed to what I'd always understood its meaning to be: unnecessary due to duplication. <br /><br /><br />And the faked accents drives me crazy as well- it's one thing to have natural changes in particular inflections or to pronounce a word not previously used in the new manner, but an entire accent, especially one that's more Hollywood-mottled across English accents and not even a particular local region? Nope. You're a Fake McFakerson. (Says the person who still says "an-tee-biotic" instead of "an-tie-biotic"… ha!)Gescinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-9250968673787775642014-06-02T15:17:57.494-04:002014-06-02T15:17:57.494-04:00okay, you have shamed me: you're right, accent...okay, you have shamed me: you're right, accents do evolve and we do assimilate linguistically and I shouldn't have said I hate it when Americans say they sound British (which I still think isn't a thing) as evidence of how much they love England and how well they fit in. at a certain point we all say "bin" instead of "trash can" because it cuts down on translations, but it does get my goat when expats TRY to sound "native" especially somewhere like London, which is incredibly diverse! that's not you, obviously, but I'm sure you've heard it before from others :P <br /><br />an ex of mine grew up in Yorkshire and went to boarding school in the SE and said he remembers making the conscious decision to lose his northern accent at age 13... crazy!Betsy Transatlanticallyhttp://www.betsytransatlantically.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2442709270787168376.post-37446999427059300392014-06-02T14:54:56.326-04:002014-06-02T14:54:56.326-04:00I love discussing RP and it's evolution over t...I love discussing RP and it's evolution over the years! (Most drama schools in England hit RP reasonably heavily and you have to get marked in it...yikes...) But even when you listen to recordings from the Queen when she's young to now, you can even hear the evolution of her own RP. Or the fact that Kate Middleton's RP is much more classic than Williams. (Perhaps because it's more natural to him so he's more relaxed at it.) I wish I could send you some of my old RP textbooks- I bet you'd get a kick out of them! <br /><br /><br />In my opinion, I think someone's accent can definitely change naturally, especially if their own accent isn't particularly strong in the first place. With RP sounds creeping in to my General American and Sam's strange RP-Yorkshire amalgamation it's definitely a linguist's dream household. xAmanda @ Rhyme & Ribbonshttp://www.rhymeandribbons.com/noreply@blogger.com