3 hours ago, wil iam not said:

Susie Dent on Countdown's origins of words explains a lot.

Watch her You Tubes on the origins of swear words. Seeing a beautiful woman explaining where 4uuk, 5hit or c...t came from is so sexy.

She was a lexicographer and editor for the Oxford University Press long before she appeared on telly; she's always been known for her work on etymology, etc. She also has a master's in German – now she has a Phd in "Notta-lotta-people know that"

Edited June 10Jun 10 by kwilco

35 minutes ago, Effective altruism said:

There is one stop sign in American English and another in British English.

...and you miss the point that it is not the language that is important if you saw this you'd know exactly what it meant... You don't read it; you recognise it.

..

or

https://www.frontsigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Stop-traffic-signs.jpg

https://www.frontsigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Stop-traffic-signs.jpg

Edited June 10Jun 10 by kwilco

On 6/8/2026 at 9:09 PM, SiSePuede419 said:

Why Can't Brits Say...

Aluminum

Garage

Schedule

Tomato

Herb

We could play this game all day. 🥃

I'm guessing British pronunciation reflects older French influence.. .?

Ok while we on about pronunciations, why can't Americans say Gloucester, Greenwich, Worcester, Bicester, Towcester, Wymondham, Aylesbury and many many more.

13 hours ago, kwilco said:

hugely inaccurate... premises are wrong – 'pavement' is originally the word for the hard, metalled surface of a road – so 'sidewalk' is more accurate - most of what he is referring to are infact the original old English versions.

What is wrong with footpath?

On 6/9/2026 at 12:11 AM, flaming dragon said:

Especially Brit Youtubers consistently call it 'Jontiem'. Is it a form of dyslexia? They seem to be the only nationality that consistently screws up such a simple word.

Simply, just because they are Brits. It´s much more important to get a sword on your should and be called Sir for the rest of your life. 😂

On 6/9/2026 at 12:24 AM, Off Piste said:

I've never noticed it........but then maybe it's because I'm British...........

Yeah, that´s exactly why, as it includes all the ingredients to not care. :-)

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Simply, just because they are Brits. It´s much more important to get a sword on your should and be called Sir for the rest of your life. 😂

Yeah, that´s exactly why, as it includes all the ingredients to not care. :-)

er? It is shouldER, where the movement you need is situated.

I get a kick out of foreigners that think they pronounce ANY Thai word correctly.

Unless you get the tones right, you're not. Even if you nail all the vowels and consonants.

I was recently playing around with the AI conversation translator on my Samsung. Speaking some very basic Thai as I do it didn't understand one word. Weirdly Thai people often do. They should have a setting for dumb f-rang.

18 hours ago, kwilco said:

a dialect involves unique grammar

In a sentence I might say "in the end"; my friend from Suffolk England says "in the finish" . So I would say that might be a dialect? Not an accent.

Is below an accent or dialect?

This is supposed to be an accent.

14 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

Moy is how it sounds.

correctly said it's more like moo-oi Thai.....moy is hair around the pussy..and I believe, hair around a man's groin

13 hours ago, kwilco said:

it's down to tone!

it's more like moo-oi (mu-oi)......moy is the hair around a girl's pussy..and a man's groin

3 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

correctly said it's more like moo-oi Thai.....moy is hair around the pussy..and I believe, hair around a man's groin

Nope it's not moo. It is Moi as in Soi.

1 minute ago, Rockyroad said:

Nope it's not moo. It is Moi as in Soi.

go ask any thai girl...I use Moi for the sound, to help people like you.. muay thai มวยไทย
you can come back and thank me....oh, you could also try google translate....I learnt from Thais..

Are you one of those who don't know how to pronounce Pattaya, Phuket, suay, Chang etc

Edited June 11Jun 11 by Aussie999

2 hours ago, wil iam not said:

er? It is shouldER, where the movement you need is situated.

Oh, you are one of the people who teach English on an international forum, where there are many non-native speakers. Brit perhaps?

And in this case, it was just missing two letters. Oki Doki, go on strong boy!

Edited June 11Jun 11 by Gottfrid

Just now, Aussie999 said:

go ask any thai girl...I use Moi for the sound, to help people like you.. muay thai มวยไทย
you can come back and thank me....oh, you could also try google translate....I learnt from Thais..

You are wrong. I followed the sport for 10 years. Watched live events. It has a Moi sound.

On 6/9/2026 at 1:51 AM, fredwiggy said:

American English is correct English, just as English from the UK is, and Australian English is correct for Australia. It's regional, and correct for each region.

It, along with foods, architecture and cultures are what makes the world interesting. American English is actually the largest taught worldwide.

My school owner friend here always tries to find native English speakers from America, so his children don't adopt the accent of the British style. He does hire them also, as well as some from Cameroon and the Philippines, as any English the children learn will help them in life. He went to America for a year to learn English himself. Both English styles are "correct".

I met a student at Chulalongkorn who spoke fluent English. I was initially confused about her English and thought she was from the southern part of the United States, because of her accent. Then I found out she had never been outside of the Thailand and that her English language professor (?), teacher (?) at Chula was from Arkansas, which explained the southern accent she had.

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

You are wrong. I followed the sport for 10 years. Watched live events. It has a Moi sound.

so you have pronounced it wrong, for 10 years...555

10 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

it's more like moo-oi (mu-oi)......moy is the hair around a girl's pussy..and a man's groin

ผมหัวหน่าว

Pubic hair. No Moi or Moo sound there.

Just now, Aussie999 said:

so you have pronounced it wrong, for 10 years...555

You're wrong dude. Thais say Moi. Go check a translation app or do a hearing test.

2 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

ผมหัวหน่าว

Pubic hair. No Moi or Moo sound there.

there are many words to describe the same thing...go ask a thai...do you live in thailand..have you learnt thai... I live here, am learning thai..have a thai wife.

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

You're wrong dude. Thais say Moi. Go check a translation app or do a hearing test.

Mate..I am guessing you don't live in Thailand.

1 minute ago, Aussie999 said:

there are many words to describe the same thing...go ask a thai...do you live in thailand..have you learnt thai... I live here, am learning thai..have a thai wife.

I have spoken Thai for 25 years. You sound like an idiot.

1 minute ago, Aussie999 said:

Mate..I am guessing you don't live in Thailand.

Go ask your dumb wife how to say it.

On 6/9/2026 at 3:09 AM, SiSePuede419 said:

Why Can't Brits Say...

Aluminum

Garage

Schedule

Tomato

Herb

We could play this game all day. 🥃

I'm guessing British pronunciation reflects older French influence.. .?

Or maybe it’s because we invented the language.

1 minute ago, Rockyroad said:

Go ask your dumb wife how to say it.

sorry mate...now you have stepped over the line.....remain naive... I don't care...

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

I have spoken Thai for 25 years. You sound like an idiot.

and you still can't speak it...mmm khun kwaai

3 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

and you still can't speak it...mmm khun kwaai

Go watch a fighter being interviewed on youtube. It is Moi not Moo. You really are clueless.

5 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

sorry mate...now you have stepped over the line.....remain naive... I don't care...

You sound very ignorant of the language. Countless videos of John Wayne Parr on Youtube. He knows how to say the word being 10 times world champion. I trained in Thailand myself.

13 minutes ago, radiochaser said:

I met a student at Chulalongkorn who spoke fluent English. I was initially confused about her English and thought she was from the southern part of the United States, because of her accent. Then I found out she had never been outside of the Thailand and that her English language professor (?), teacher (?) at Chula was from Arkansas, which explained the southern accent she had.

The students who come to my friends school hear accents from Cameroon (UK), Philippines, America, Scotland, Germany and England. When you hear them speak, they don't have the English accent but American, no southern, Brooklyn or Bostonian but General American, how you hear on TV stations and most movies.

13 minutes ago, Aussie999 said:

there are many words to describe the same thing...go ask a thai...do you live in thailand..have you learnt thai... I live here, am learning thai..have a thai wife.

No better way to hear how things are supposed to sound Thai than listening to a Thai born wife or girlfriend speaking to her family or friends.