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Authentically British

There are some people (mostly Americans I’m afraid to say) that just cant understand us British because our use of the english language is so vastly different. Luckily this Linguistic-al genius has prepared a short video explaining the common differences.

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2 Comments

  1. I fully indeed to track down the rest of this series and teach all my aussie friends how to talk in a fantastic british accent. My favourite is garage. I’m fairly certain that I do not say it with such a ssshhhh sound at the end. Maybe I’ve forgotten how to talk in a british accent. Aargh!

    1. Don’t worry yourself- a few hours watching her series and you’ll be Brit-ing it up with the best of it. You’ll be parking cars in you Garach in no time!

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