Comments on: The “Four Yorkshiremen” Sketch http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:48:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: violet http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1484378 violet Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:20:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1484378 True, no British English, but as an ignorant American with a British boyfriend, I have to say that for about the first week I spent with my now-partner, I couldn't understand easily half of what he said. I got embarrassed saying "what?" more than twice, so I really lost quite a bit entirely. Then a funny thing happened on the way to where ever: after a short while, my ear grew up or something and now there's never a time I don't understand him--ever, even while others do. Nice to know I can still adapt. Now he's the one who can't understand fast Southern or muttered speech or Hispanic accents in dialog in movies or whatever. It's weird, the whole thing of speaking a same language that is simultaneously totally different. We even have idioms that take the same pattern but use different terms, like "throw a wrench in the works" versus "throw a spanner in the works." Sorry...any excuse to talk about my cute boyfriend. True, no British English, but as an ignorant American with a British boyfriend, I have to say that for about the first week I spent with my now-partner, I couldn’t understand easily half of what he said. I got embarrassed saying “what?” more than twice, so I really lost quite a bit entirely.

Then a funny thing happened on the way to where ever: after a short while, my ear grew up or something and now there’s never a time I don’t understand him–ever, even while others do. Nice to know I can still adapt. Now he’s the one who can’t understand fast Southern or muttered speech or Hispanic accents in dialog in movies or whatever. It’s weird, the whole thing of speaking a same language that is simultaneously totally different.

We even have idioms that take the same pattern but use different terms, like “throw a wrench in the works” versus “throw a spanner in the works.”

Sorry…any excuse to talk about my cute boyfriend.

]]> By: ESJ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1483598 ESJ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:00:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1483598 Is that Igor (Eye-gor) from Young Frankenstein? Is that Igor (Eye-gor) from Young Frankenstein?

]]> By: Orpheus http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1483536 Orpheus Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:44:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1483536 Whoa whoa whoa! What on Earth is British English?! Last I heard, it was just called English! From England, no less! Whoa whoa whoa! What on Earth is British English?! Last I heard, it was just called English! From England, no less!

]]> By: Lew A http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1482638 Lew A Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:00:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1482638 That's one of my favorite Monty Python skits. :) Lew That’s one of my favorite Monty Python skits.

:)

Lew

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1482195 Skipweasel Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:13:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1482195 Of course, we had proper Four Yorkshiremen sketches when I was a kid. Of course, we had proper Four Yorkshiremen sketches when I was a kid.

]]> By: Polx http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1481581 Polx Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:38:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1481581 Odd to watch the 4 Yorkshiremen....in Yorkshire. Odd to watch the 4 Yorkshiremen….in Yorkshire.

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/comment-page-1/#comment-1479758 Alex Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:03:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/02/14/the-four-yorkshiremen-sketch/#comment-1479758 What a marvelous display of one-"down"manship! What a marvelous display of one-”down”manship!

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