The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[SentinelSlain]

i hate microwaved jacket potatoes, they're fucking vile. what I do like about microwaves though, is that if you're making a meal involving various stuff, with different timings, they tend to make it easier, like you can just cook some of it in the last few minutes with the microwave and mix it in or whatever, instead of having multiple things on hobs and in the oven.

 

[Dak]

"Hobs". You English and your colorful expressions.

 

[SentinelSlain]

I didn't even know what Americans use for that till I looked on wikipedia. As with faucet and tap, we use a shorter word.

 

[CiG]

The fuck is a hob?

 

[The Ozzman]

Pizza is to be eaten cold the next day for lunch.

This. I rarely reheat pizza. It tastes better cold to me...and you don't have to wait extra time to eat it.

 

[Dak]

I think tap is a fairly common substitution here, but I had to look up "hob" to be sure it was what the context implied.

 

[SentinelSlain]

Some say American's speak an English closer to the original. I don't know, I kind of doubt it, given that the supposed isolated examples of retained original English in America tend to be made up of Irish people speaking Irish sounding dialects. I don't care though. If I spoke in American English to my irl friends and family I would be seen as massively pretentious.

 

[Omni]

It's actually been demonstrated to be an accurate statement that the typical American English is closer to the language's earlier form. It's something to do with neighboring countries influencing the British English language over time.

That said, America also has dialects of English that are greatly different from each other as well.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

This. I rarely reheat pizza. It tastes better cold to me...and you don't have to wait extra time to eat it.

That's just pure madness right there. Tastes better cold? Fie upon you.

 

[SentinelSlain]

It's actually been demonstrated to be an accurate statement that the typical American English is closer to the language's earlier form. It's something to do with neighboring countries influencing the British English language over time.

That said, America also has dialects of English that are greatly different from each other as well.

Which countries? Scotland and Wales? No one has invaded and colonized England since US independence, so I'm not sure I buy this.

 

[The Ozzman]

That's just pure madness right there. Tastes better cold? Fie upon you.

Let's just say I prefer it cold.

 

[KafkaX]

Pizza is to be eaten cold the next day for lunch. With beer.

I didnt know people ate pizza without beer.

 

[Dak]

When you have kids, it happens occasionally.

 

[Omni]

Which countries? Scotland and Wales? No one has invaded and colonized England since US independence, so I'm not sure I buy this.

It's the other ones that make up the UK with them. You should consider reading about it online if you really need evidence.

 

[CF87]

Cold pizza is the best.

 

[Dak]

It's the other ones that make up the UK with them. You should consider reading about it online if you really need evidence.

http://www.livescience.com/33652-americans-brits-accents.html

http://www.pbs.org/speak/ahead/change/ruining/

 

[voilenoir]

Looking at hotel rooms for November.
I really need more money. Shits expensive!!

 

[CF87]

I have lived in hotel rooms/efficiencies, even the cheapest ones are still expensive.

 

[voilenoir]

Yeah it's worth it. Takin a little mini staycation later this year. So fuck it!!

 

[SentinelSlain]

It's the other ones that make up the UK with them. You should consider reading about it online if you really need evidence.

Northern Ireland? That's like a backwater that almost no mainland brits ever go to.

I don't really know what you're talking about. The articles seem to be focused on grammar. Accents are another thing.