How to sound more British!

[Eichhörnchen]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

It's a British thing. Sometimes they also add the 'r' to other words ending with a vowel sound. I always remember Paul McCartney's rendition of 'Till There Was You'..."There were birds, in the sky, but I never sawr them winging..."

My American nephew used to laugh at the way he says Brits call Sheena Easton "Sheenareaston"

[Sailor Steve]

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Good stories are timeless

The one that got me was when getting off the London metro through the door; The recording warning says "mind the Gap" , Some young scantily clad Brit lovelies were preceding me...I was 'minding all the gaps'!

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

London metro

What the bloody stomach pills is that?

We Brits call it The London Underground.

[Aktungbby]

Egad I was so focused on those lovely gaps

Metro (rail transport), a passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency

London's Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway and a precursor of the London Underground
The Paris Métro in Paris, France
Metro Light Rail (Phoenix), Arizona, United States
Manchester Metrolink, a light urban tram system, England
Metro Trains Melbourne, in Australia
Muni Metro, light rail system, San Francisco, California
METRO (Minnesota), existing and proposed light rail and bus rapid transit lines
Tranz Metro, commuter rail operator, Wellington, New Zealand
Tyne and Wear Metro, light rail system, North East England
Mexico City Metro, in Mexico In short, besides the actual name, the word is an acceptable synonym for any subway-especially to an ol' New Yorker(Brooklyn) transplant to Minnesota and San Francisco!