US/UK English translation

[jadesfire]

I think my spellchecker is confused. I've got it set to American English, because I stick 'u's and 's's in everything otherwise, and it doesn't recognise the word 'rota'. What should I be using instead?

Honestly, it's always the little things that trip me up...

Comments

[avon-09.livejournal.com]

Well, let's face it, he isn't truly American, the actor just happens to have a rather strange accent. It's a bit like Hugh Laurie's American accent...odd.

That wasn't meant to be as bitchy as it sounds. I'm just not going to have my 'Jack' using American phrases when the scriptwriters don't.

Mind you, I had forgotten how Welsh Ianto sounds initially.

[thalia]

I dunno; I'm a native Chicagoan, and I think JB's accent sounds pretty typical. I did see an article several months ago that referred to his "mid-Atlantic" accent and went "Huh???" But I agree that Jack basically speaks British English with a non-British accent.

And, yeah, Ianto sounded *very* Welsh.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Jack basically speaks British English with a non-British accent.

He's doing it on purpose to confuse us... ;)

[thalia]

Wouldn't surprise me in the least. [g]

[avon-09.livejournal.com]

I love the phrase mid-Atlantic. I've always got visions of someone underwater talking with bubbles coming out of their mouth.

I guess I'm a bit odd...