Leader RedBaird Posted May 25, 2015 Leader Posted May 25, 2015 Expressions like "chuffed to bits" are slang, and they can be unknown in other English-speaking countries. During World War II, a local girl told a US soldier in England, "I'll knock you up in the morning", to the soldiers great confusion! She meant that she would wake him up or knock on his door in the morning. The US meaning was "to impregnate", so the guy was very confused! A guy is said to "knock up" a gal. I can only imagine the soldier's train of thoughts at this seeming role-reversal! BTW, to "knock together" means to assemble quickly, as in "knock together a plan". That could be taken as having a sexual component, depending on the situation. See also "knock boots". 1 Quote
Zanda Posted April 20 Posted April 20 Hello there ! Weird question maybe, since it's not a "Translation" per say that I'm looking for but more a recommendation ! I'm looking into phonetics to write a little something (no spoiler here !) and I'm curious if there is any website like the Cambridge Dictionnary, to look into the phonetics of English. Since we have a wide range of people accross the globe, I've figured maybe it would be a good idea to ask here ! ^-^ Maybe you guys will think of some other place(s) ! Quote
Raziel Posted April 20 Posted April 20 1 hour ago, Zanda said: Hello there ! Weird question maybe, since it's not a "Translation" per say that I'm looking for but more a recommendation ! I'm looking into phonetics to write a little something (no spoiler here !) and I'm curious if there is any website like the Cambridge Dictionnary, to look into the phonetics of English. Since we have a wide range of people accross the globe, I've figured maybe it would be a good idea to ask here ! ^-^ Maybe you guys will think of some other place(s) ! American or British English? Does this help? https://tophonetics.com/ 1 Quote
Zanda Posted April 20 Posted April 20 It actually does help ! Thanks @Raziel And I'm more focusing on British English ! Now I have the explainatory part on Cambridge site, and... The practical one with yours ! Thanks again ! Quote
Blunt Posted September 25 Posted September 25 On 4/20/2024 at 7:03 AM, Raziel said: American or British English? Does this help? https://tophonetics.com/ Not sure it got aluminum correct. Every Brit I ever met sounds that word out phonetically. Looked more into it and evidently it's spelled differently. Aluminum (US) and Aluminium (GB) spelling. I plugged both in and got the American sounding version of the word. Quote
Shoresy Posted September 25 Posted September 25 49 minutes ago, Blunt said: Not sure it got aluminum correct. Every Brit I ever met sounds that word out phonetically. Looked more into it and evidently it's spelled differently. Aluminum (US) and Aluminium (GB) spelling. I plugged both in and got the American sounding version of the word. Do it Michigan style and throw an S on the end of it to really confuse people I have a British guy at work with an insane thick accent.. Guess I know what I am asking him to say later 😄 3 Quote
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