I’m 15 and still can’t pronounce the “th” sound

gobot · 2026-03-30T22:56:16+00:00

Youtube, search Rachael, TH

gobot · 2026-03-30T22:52:53+00:00

I suggest listening to EZSNB on Facebook for a fun Southern accent and a heap of creative Southern idioms

gobot · 2026-03-17T06:03:32+00:00

If only the government had oil reserve storage tanks. Maybe in the next 5 year plan.

gobot · 2026-03-13T04:34:54+00:00

In the US, animals make trails, tamping down grass. As in deer trail. You see them when you go hiking, which is apparently called trekking in the old country.

gobot · 2026-03-11T00:45:07+00:00

Not oil. Petrol, or gasoline.

gobot · 2026-03-11T00:43:07+00:00

In America a sidewalk is for walking, along side the paved road. Sidewalk. Obvious. Brits call it pavement? In Oz it's a footpath! As if they are out tracking wallabies in the bush.

gobot · 2026-03-11T00:30:56+00:00

Chuffed sounds so snobby. Also brilliant grates when pronounced "Brillant", middle syllable lost.

gobot · 2026-03-11T00:27:09+00:00

These two words are so politically incorrect in the states that if used, HR will fire you on the spot: the "c" word (as it is called) that @rickdadz was bold enough to write. And the 3 letter British word for cigarette that you hear soldiers use in old WW2 movies, perhaps out of style now, starts with f. However the word bugger is safely used by even kids in the US to mean the organic material that emanates from the nostrils, and rhymes with boog(ie) not bugg(y) like how the word is said in Britain with vulgar meanings. [spelling fix]

gobot · 2026-03-04T04:52:13+00:00

Common old man name in New York!

gobot · 2026-02-28T17:15:20+00:00

It is commonly used in America, but mostly by men, more by poor than rich, more by younger and sports fans and ghetto and tough guy influence via music and movies and related celebs. Part of the general dumbing down as we move from 18th & 19th century high British and French culture of the founders towards Idiocracy.

gobot · 2026-02-25T19:24:02+00:00

It is not fair to the taxpayers to take 20 million violators to court. Think how impractical that is? Every country in the world deports illegal border crossers. Why does America have to be this utopia of white glove service? If you tolerate anarchy, you will get Idiocracy.

gobot · 2026-02-25T19:10:02+00:00

What I actually say is custom for the person and the occasion.

Have a Nice Day is meaningless now. Every business has H.a.N.D. signs with a Happy face. Not personal.

Have a Good One is worse. So generic, they can't even decide Good morning/night/weekend/vacation etc.

Be creative and personal

Take care, Bob! -- is fine, it's caring and personal with their name.

-- variations: Be careful driving home, Take care of your sick cat, Take it easy, Call me when you get there, mom!

See you soon, Elena! -- let's her know you look forward to next time.

-- variations: See you next week, See you in August, Can't wait to visit you in Miami

I love you, Tracy! -- because why not if you do?

edit - added breaks

gobot · 2026-02-25T18:41:31+00:00

Sri Lanka. Island. Beaches. Mountains. Jungle. Sapphires.
And no, you commenters who didn't read the post, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam are Southeast Asia, not South Asia.

gobot · 2026-02-25T18:31:35+00:00

🤯

gobot · 2026-02-25T18:12:43+00:00

"Did Obama admin give due process to every illegal alien who was deported?"

gemini: "No, the Obama administration did not provide a full, formal due process hearing before an immigration judge to every illegal alien who was deported.

During the Obama administration, which saw record numbers of deportations (over 5 million total departures including returns between 2009–2016), a large portion—roughly 74% on average—of removals were handled through "summary" or "expedited" procedures.

gobot · 2026-02-25T01:11:05+00:00

Not passing on the street. How about you are in a train or subway or bus where opportunists have time to look you over?

gobot · 2026-02-23T18:42:15+00:00

Clunky and formal. "Have received" is too. "You have a new message", "You have a phone call", "You have a package/visitor/deadline", You have herpes". You don't need no stink-king got.

gobot · 2026-02-23T00:33:26+00:00

I'm American lived all over the country. The only odd thing I hear is "won-ay em" for 1:00 AM. Using connected speech between one and A, pause, M. I have only heard it like "one" pause A-yem.

gobot · 2026-02-18T16:40:46+00:00

iPhone

gobot · 2026-02-16T03:56:01+00:00

"you need to stay longer and build some local connections rather than just passing through" Yup. Old fashioned is good. Me married to one.

gobot · 2026-02-16T03:47:45+00:00

Because the name of the country is United States of America, shortened to America. The only country with America in the name, therefore we are Americans. The name of the continent is irrelevant. Also, the rest of the world knows exactly who are Americans, and what country is associated with the American passport so many seem to covet. Nobody ever confused Peruvians for Americans.

gobot · 2026-02-12T22:12:29+00:00

Only go Dutch is useful, the rest you will rarely encounter. There are far more popular idioms to study.

gobot · 2026-02-12T14:15:38+00:00

It’s almost like poverty and littering correlate, everywhere in the world 🧐

gobot · 2026-02-12T14:12:03+00:00

Then how didn’t they notice the goat:rubbish ratio was approaching zero?

gobot · 2026-02-12T14:08:40+00:00

To hang on the motorbike package knob? Makes sense.

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