Comments for A Brit in California

Comment on No Witches in Norfolk by @mmonyte

@mmonyte — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:33:03 +0000

No witches in Norwich, but there will be a demon in Southwold, when Gordon Brown goes there for his summer holiday!

Comment on No Witches in Norfolk by britinla

britinla — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 05:07:55 +0000

Because words are not pronounced as they are spelt…
otherwise we would have the San Jo-sea ear-th-qu-akes and not the San hoe-say erf-kwakes.
English is not a lanuage of logic, it is one of emotion, passion, and artistry.

Comment on No Witches in Norfolk by ilegirl

ilegirl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:56:32 +0000

If it is to be pronounced NORITCH then why not spell it NORITCH?

German must be a far simpler language for those who do not speak English from birth, as with that language one generally pronounces all of the letters.

Comment on No Witches in Norfolk by Amber

Amber — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:18:04 +0000

If there were any witches in Norfolk, you might have a better chance of winning a game now and then wouldn’t ya!

Comment on Brunch The Third by Nava

Nava — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:10:55 +0000

Hmm - we’ll have to try this place soon!

(-) a fellow cultural shock sufferer (though not a Brit myself.

Comment on Geogrpahy 101 by ilegirl

ilegirl — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 07:14:25 +0000

Lord, how pathetic is that, Amber! I’d be deeply ashamed of myself if I couldn’t find California, even if I didn’t live here.

Confessions of an American illiterate: At present I cannot locate Montenegro on an unlabelled map, and though I have casually studied a map of Africa I would get many of its countries wrong.

Perhaps Brit should hold a geography class at work. He is, after all, the International Apps dude!

Comment on Geogrpahy 101 by Amber

Amber — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:27:49 +0000

Poor you…. having to be the corrector of the world….

Ilegirl - there are a significant number of Americans who cannot point out their own state on a map!

Comment on Geogrpahy 101 by ilegirl

ilegirl — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:05:16 +0000

Hmmm … how about spelling?

Geography can be problematic here in the states - it is simply not taught terribly well, and apparently no one in the educational system seems to much care. I suspect there is a significant number of Americans who are unable to identify Maine on a US map!

Comment on Saturday DIY by ilegirl

ilegirl — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:28:13 +0000

I like that type of do-it-yourself! I wish my brother-in-law would come over and clean out my garage …

Comment on Cute Cats by ilegirl

ilegirl — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:26:56 +0000

Dogs are better.