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[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 52 points 2 years ago (9 children) Americans are goofy af "criss cross applesauce" bitch that don't even rhyme permalink fedilink source hideshow 15 child comments replies: [–] HeapOfDogs@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Am American, I know the phrase criss cross applesauce, but have never heard it used seriously. I've always said and heard, cross legged. Years ago it was called Indian style but I haven't heard that in years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah, was Indian style as a kid in the early '90s. Little kids need some mnemonic device to literally just not fly off the face of the earth, and so that was the replacement they came up with. Cross-legged just doesn't grab a kid's attention like mashed apples. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments load more comments (3 replies) [–] funkless@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) uk we say "cross legged" or "cross leggéd" if you're feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fun fact: in Hungarian we say "Turkish sitting" (törökülés). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent [–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm always feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent [–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this a quote? I don’t understand how it doesn’t rhyme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 14 points 2 years ago* (5 children) It does in an American accent, I guess In my accent (UK), "cross" rhymes with "boss", and "sauce" rhymes with "horse". Pretty sure boss and horse don't rhyme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (4 children) If I'm understanding correctly then the words "sauce" and "source" are indistinguishable when spoken by a brit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] StaplesMcGee@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Source will have emphasis on the r. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago Pretty much yeah! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It’s the same in Aussie English permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (19 children) Wait, so the non-rhotic accent adds an "r" into words that don't have one? I guess all your "r"s at the ends of words need to go somewhere... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...which UK accent? Big place, loads of regional differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Why Im I being fired, Bauss? Is it because I pronounce it 'Hoss?'" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because sauce and horse are long and cross and boss are short, right? I'm not a native speaker but our lord and savior Dr Lindsey made a great video about British English and what Americans get wrong about it. For me as a second language learner, cross rhymes with boss but sauce neither rhymes with horse nor boss. But that's just me tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great video! His stuff is brilliant. I'm a native speaker but every now and then one of his videos will pop up in my feed and I'll end up learning about how I talk lol. Highly recommended for anyone interested in fascinating deep dives into speech. Whenever there are these kinds of threads there's always loads of people posting things like "sauce rhymes with boss not horse" or something. This rhyming and text based approach is confusing because in different accents words might be pronounced differently than how the writer is pronouncing them and they may all rhyme or none of them may rhyme. If you're not familiar with phonetic spelling (most people I know aren't) then audio clips with the differences are probably the way to go. Just typing random words isn't a great way of comparing accents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I need an example pronunciation of how it doesn't rhyme because the only way I can hear it in my head rhymes. I've never heard of this name for the seating method though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children) Cross rhymes with boss, toss, moss, loss, Ross. Sauce rhymes with horse, coarse, force. So for them to rhyme you would either have to say "crawse" or "Soss" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (19 children) "Soss" is how we pronounce "sauce" and I don't know where you're finding the "r" sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Moneo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry sauce rhymes with horse? Y'all say source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, why do think people as for a "sauce" when someone posts a picture on the internet? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oi! D'you 'ave a loicense for that criticism bruv?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (2 replies) [–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago I think that was the transitional terminology from when they used to tell kids to sit "indian style" permalink fedilink source parent [–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) BEHOLD FOR I (a brit) HAVE RECORDED AUDIO! this is why the phrase "criss cross applesauce" does not rhyme in British English. cross rhymes with boss, sauce rhymes with horse. Criss cross applesauce. (sorry for quality - I didn't realize my phone mic was such garbage) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments load more comments (3 replies) load more comments (3 replies)
[–] HeapOfDogs@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 child) Am American, I know the phrase criss cross applesauce, but have never heard it used seriously. I've always said and heard, cross legged. Years ago it was called Indian style but I haven't heard that in years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah, was Indian style as a kid in the early '90s. Little kids need some mnemonic device to literally just not fly off the face of the earth, and so that was the replacement they came up with. Cross-legged just doesn't grab a kid's attention like mashed apples. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments load more comments (3 replies)
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yeah, was Indian style as a kid in the early '90s. Little kids need some mnemonic device to literally just not fly off the face of the earth, and so that was the replacement they came up with. Cross-legged just doesn't grab a kid's attention like mashed apples. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments load more comments (3 replies)
[–] funkless@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children) uk we say "cross legged" or "cross leggéd" if you're feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fun fact: in Hungarian we say "Turkish sitting" (törökülés). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent [–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm always feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Fun fact: in Hungarian we say "Turkish sitting" (törökülés). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent [–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 years ago In German we call it "tailor's seat" (Schneidersitz). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kennismigrant@feddit.nl 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) Boring fact: it's also "sit like a Turk" or "sit the Turkish way" in Russian (сидеть по-турецки). Now I'm curious what they say in Turkish. UPD: me and @TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee are referring to the Lotus position which is what it is called in Turkish. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm always feeling Shakespearean permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Lesrid@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) American accents seem to prefer the Shakespearean version: "Wicked", "Dogged" but not "Curved" for whatever reason. Maybe it has to do with the tendency for the word to be used as a verb. "Curved" is usually an adjective but sometimes a verb, while "Wicked" is nearly always an adjective. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 years ago* I think it's often to distinguish between two words that would otherwise be homophones. There's "wick'ed" (two syllables) as in "something wicked this way comes" and "wicked" (one syllable) as in "Grady wicked away the spilled avocaat from Jack Torrence's jacket with a towel". There's "dogg'ed" (two syllables) as in "dogged perseverance", but also "dogged" (one syllable) as in "Javert dogged Valjean for many years". I don't have one for "curved" though. I think i've only ever heard it as one syllable, except for maybe in cases where poetic meter requires use of an "èd". Although, I think "curv'ed'ly" has three syllables, but I might be making that up. Typing up this comment has given me semantic satiation. But, yeah, I think you're right about the adjective vs verb thing. The two-syllable examples are adjectives, while the one-syllable examples are verbs. Except for curved... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BigDiction@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 child) Is this a quote? I don’t understand how it doesn’t rhyme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 14 points 2 years ago* (5 children) It does in an American accent, I guess In my accent (UK), "cross" rhymes with "boss", and "sauce" rhymes with "horse". Pretty sure boss and horse don't rhyme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (4 children) If I'm understanding correctly then the words "sauce" and "source" are indistinguishable when spoken by a brit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] StaplesMcGee@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Source will have emphasis on the r. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago Pretty much yeah! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It’s the same in Aussie English permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (19 children) Wait, so the non-rhotic accent adds an "r" into words that don't have one? I guess all your "r"s at the ends of words need to go somewhere... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...which UK accent? Big place, loads of regional differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Why Im I being fired, Bauss? Is it because I pronounce it 'Hoss?'" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because sauce and horse are long and cross and boss are short, right? I'm not a native speaker but our lord and savior Dr Lindsey made a great video about British English and what Americans get wrong about it. For me as a second language learner, cross rhymes with boss but sauce neither rhymes with horse nor boss. But that's just me tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great video! His stuff is brilliant. I'm a native speaker but every now and then one of his videos will pop up in my feed and I'll end up learning about how I talk lol. Highly recommended for anyone interested in fascinating deep dives into speech. Whenever there are these kinds of threads there's always loads of people posting things like "sauce rhymes with boss not horse" or something. This rhyming and text based approach is confusing because in different accents words might be pronounced differently than how the writer is pronouncing them and they may all rhyme or none of them may rhyme. If you're not familiar with phonetic spelling (most people I know aren't) then audio clips with the differences are probably the way to go. Just typing random words isn't a great way of comparing accents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] irmoz@reddthat.com 14 points 2 years ago* (5 children) It does in an American accent, I guess In my accent (UK), "cross" rhymes with "boss", and "sauce" rhymes with "horse". Pretty sure boss and horse don't rhyme. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (4 children) If I'm understanding correctly then the words "sauce" and "source" are indistinguishable when spoken by a brit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] StaplesMcGee@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Source will have emphasis on the r. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago Pretty much yeah! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It’s the same in Aussie English permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply) [–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (19 children) Wait, so the non-rhotic accent adds an "r" into words that don't have one? I guess all your "r"s at the ends of words need to go somewhere... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...which UK accent? Big place, loads of regional differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Why Im I being fired, Bauss? Is it because I pronounce it 'Hoss?'" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because sauce and horse are long and cross and boss are short, right? I'm not a native speaker but our lord and savior Dr Lindsey made a great video about British English and what Americans get wrong about it. For me as a second language learner, cross rhymes with boss but sauce neither rhymes with horse nor boss. But that's just me tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great video! His stuff is brilliant. I'm a native speaker but every now and then one of his videos will pop up in my feed and I'll end up learning about how I talk lol. Highly recommended for anyone interested in fascinating deep dives into speech. Whenever there are these kinds of threads there's always loads of people posting things like "sauce rhymes with boss not horse" or something. This rhyming and text based approach is confusing because in different accents words might be pronounced differently than how the writer is pronouncing them and they may all rhyme or none of them may rhyme. If you're not familiar with phonetic spelling (most people I know aren't) then audio clips with the differences are probably the way to go. Just typing random words isn't a great way of comparing accents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (4 children) If I'm understanding correctly then the words "sauce" and "source" are indistinguishable when spoken by a brit? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] StaplesMcGee@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Source will have emphasis on the r. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] irmoz@reddthat.com 5 points 2 years ago Pretty much yeah! permalink fedilink source parent [–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It’s the same in Aussie English permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] StaplesMcGee@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) Source will have emphasis on the r. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent [–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Its important because if youre at the dinner table and ask for sauce wrong, mum will pass you 273,000 lines of javascript. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] oce@jlai.lu 5 points 2 years ago That's borderline child abuse permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) and horse doesn't?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Nihilore@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago It’s the same in Aussie English permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 years ago (19 children) Wait, so the non-rhotic accent adds an "r" into words that don't have one? I guess all your "r"s at the ends of words need to go somewhere... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies)
[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...which UK accent? Big place, loads of regional differences. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) "Why Im I being fired, Bauss? Is it because I pronounce it 'Hoss?'" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] lugal@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Because sauce and horse are long and cross and boss are short, right? I'm not a native speaker but our lord and savior Dr Lindsey made a great video about British English and what Americans get wrong about it. For me as a second language learner, cross rhymes with boss but sauce neither rhymes with horse nor boss. But that's just me tho. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great video! His stuff is brilliant. I'm a native speaker but every now and then one of his videos will pop up in my feed and I'll end up learning about how I talk lol. Highly recommended for anyone interested in fascinating deep dives into speech. Whenever there are these kinds of threads there's always loads of people posting things like "sauce rhymes with boss not horse" or something. This rhyming and text based approach is confusing because in different accents words might be pronounced differently than how the writer is pronouncing them and they may all rhyme or none of them may rhyme. If you're not familiar with phonetic spelling (most people I know aren't) then audio clips with the differences are probably the way to go. Just typing random words isn't a great way of comparing accents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] buzziebee@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great video! His stuff is brilliant. I'm a native speaker but every now and then one of his videos will pop up in my feed and I'll end up learning about how I talk lol. Highly recommended for anyone interested in fascinating deep dives into speech. Whenever there are these kinds of threads there's always loads of people posting things like "sauce rhymes with boss not horse" or something. This rhyming and text based approach is confusing because in different accents words might be pronounced differently than how the writer is pronouncing them and they may all rhyme or none of them may rhyme. If you're not familiar with phonetic spelling (most people I know aren't) then audio clips with the differences are probably the way to go. Just typing random words isn't a great way of comparing accents. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) I need an example pronunciation of how it doesn't rhyme because the only way I can hear it in my head rhymes. I've never heard of this name for the seating method though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children) Cross rhymes with boss, toss, moss, loss, Ross. Sauce rhymes with horse, coarse, force. So for them to rhyme you would either have to say "crawse" or "Soss" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (19 children) "Soss" is how we pronounce "sauce" and I don't know where you're finding the "r" sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Moneo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry sauce rhymes with horse? Y'all say source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, why do think people as for a "sauce" when someone posts a picture on the internet? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oi! D'you 'ave a loicense for that criticism bruv?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (2 replies)
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (5 children) Cross rhymes with boss, toss, moss, loss, Ross. Sauce rhymes with horse, coarse, force. So for them to rhyme you would either have to say "crawse" or "Soss" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (19 children) "Soss" is how we pronounce "sauce" and I don't know where you're finding the "r" sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies) [–] Moneo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry sauce rhymes with horse? Y'all say source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, why do think people as for a "sauce" when someone posts a picture on the internet? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply) [–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oi! D'you 'ave a loicense for that criticism bruv?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments load more comments (2 replies) load more comments (2 replies)
[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago* (19 children) "Soss" is how we pronounce "sauce" and I don't know where you're finding the "r" sound. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 19 child comments load more comments (19 replies)
[–] Moneo@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sorry sauce rhymes with horse? Y'all say source? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, why do think people as for a "sauce" when someone posts a picture on the internet? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] gmtom@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah, why do think people as for a "sauce" when someone posts a picture on the internet? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment load more comments (1 reply)
[–] bingbong@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago (2 children) Oi! D'you 'ave a loicense for that criticism bruv?! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments load more comments (2 replies)
[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago I think that was the transitional terminology from when they used to tell kids to sit "indian style" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children) BEHOLD FOR I (a brit) HAVE RECORDED AUDIO! this is why the phrase "criss cross applesauce" does not rhyme in British English. cross rhymes with boss, sauce rhymes with horse. Criss cross applesauce. (sorry for quality - I didn't realize my phone mic was such garbage) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments load more comments (3 replies)
