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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Lussy@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Brits generally when speaking any language other than English: frothingfash

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[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 17 points 3 months ago

Europeans when asked to call Romani people anything other than a slur

[-] halykthered@lemmy.ml 15 points 3 months ago

Had a pretentious friend correct me on the pronounciation of Ibiza and Barcelona, stating the locals say it the way he said it. I held my tongue, and steered the conversation to other things.

He mentioned Germany, and with the arrogance and smarm of a thousand reddit liberals, I hit him with, "Actually, the locals pronounce it as: DOOOOYtchLANnnn." Saying it as obnoxiously and with as much spit and I could fling.

[-] gobble_ghoul@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

If it ever happens in the future, make sure to hit them with a “that’s not how it’s said in Catalan”.

[-] Wolfman86@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

Be damned if an American is gonna lecture me on anything, let alone like this.

[-] Lussy@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Wtf I’m literally Puerto Rican YER A FUCKING BRIT YOU DON’T KNOW SPANISH, STOP LISPING ANGLO

[-] gobble_ghoul@hexbear.net 9 points 3 months ago

The Spanish dialect closest to them does the “lisping”, in fairness. Historically inaccurate to call it a lisp, tho, unless you count English TH as a lisp as well.

[-] Saeculum@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago

Americans pronouncing the names of US cities with a french language origin hurts me physically. Boise and Des Moines I hate you.

[-] JohnBrownsBawdy@hexbear.net 1 points 3 months ago

Still blows me away that Lafayette thought it was cool that cities named in his honor were called Fayetteville.

[-] belligerentkitten@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

Brits say it very slightly better than americans. (source: am from spain)

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