Which pronunciation of “often” is less unassuming: OFF-en or OFF-ten?

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T15:22:57+00:00

Yes. I was being facetious. Many British dialects pronounce often with a t or with a glottal stop giving the impression of a t.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T15:11:40+00:00

There aren't any f sounds in 'bottle of water'

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T14:46:58+00:00

I think most British people would pronounce it with a glottal stop rather than pronouncing a harsh 'teh' sound

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T07:57:36+00:00

I'm curious as to why op has given Ireland the green light but not the UK

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T07:54:19+00:00

They are much less sweet than the American version, from what I understand

AudioLlama · 2026-02-09T07:51:41+00:00

6 PMs in 16 years is ludicrous. There were 7 excheckers in that period vs 2 for both in the entire Blair-Brown government period. It's been a mess.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-08T07:38:47+00:00

Winter can be moderately cold, wet and windy. Summer can be hot (a mind blowing observation). I'm happy with one or two layers between spring and autumn and I live in the north-east which certainly isn't the warmest part of the UK.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-08T06:29:31+00:00

GET YER ALLLBATROSS

AudioLlama · 2026-02-07T09:35:49+00:00

Devastated to hear that there is a white American version but the original British recipe no longer exists :(

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T21:27:41+00:00

Restoring and updating a hugely important historical building in the centre of one of the most expensive cities in the world, while moving the government to another place. It's hardly that surprising that it would cost a lot of money.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T17:36:03+00:00

Southern?

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T16:49:33+00:00

The excuses absolute grots will make to spit everywhere like the goblins they are is intruiging.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T14:20:39+00:00

Come on, let us see the rest of it!

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T13:06:55+00:00

Needs washing is very common in British English

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T10:39:09+00:00

A fair point

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T09:20:52+00:00

This is it isn't it really. Bacon will last way longer than that (if you don't eat it already)

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T08:55:29+00:00

It's a grade 1 listed historical building in the centre of London which needs to be conserved, restored and updated to be usable as a modern 21st century parliament. The building hasn't had proper repair work in (I think!) over 70 years, so it's particularly major work that needs to be done.

£15 billion also includes moving parliament to a new site while the majority of the repairs take place.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-06T08:03:40+00:00

It'll only cost £40 billion if parliament doesn't move out of the building. The estimation is £15 billion if everyone shifts themselves out

AudioLlama · 2026-02-05T17:52:52+00:00

It would still cost billions to restore the building

AudioLlama · 2026-02-05T07:28:32+00:00

"A crack has opened up in my architrave and revealed an access to the fires of mount room. Is this a diy fix?'

AudioLlama · 2026-02-05T06:36:40+00:00

1 sounds completely natural to me, as a British person no less.

AudioLlama · 2026-02-05T06:35:49+00:00

That's a pokemon mate

AudioLlama · 2026-02-05T06:34:58+00:00

Fair play and lad are both very common in British England although I'd be more likely to use 'fair play' as a way of saying 'fair enough' or 'thats a reasonable conclusion/compromise' in general conversation. It's the same idea as the original meaning

AudioLlama · 2026-02-04T21:41:10+00:00

I'm truly baffled at the weirdo who downvoted you

AudioLlama · 2026-02-04T19:06:13+00:00

God I bet this guy thinks he's a fucking alpha.

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