Hi all,
I just remembered my first visit to the UK 11 years ago. I
was looking for an airline office in London to re-confirm
my ticket back home, and I asked the clerk at the
underground station, maybe it was Piccadilly Circus.
The clerk told me it's on "High Market", and I thanked him
for his
On Sun, 25 Feb 2001 20:43:35 +0800, you wrote:
>Further excellent tips on not appearing like a tourist in the
>sceptered isle of Britain can be found at
>http://www.mrbrown.com/ukadvice.html
>
Tourists to US of A are also encouraged to take certain steps which
will insure a welcome reception.
Fi
Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>the joke among the British is that Americans pronounce it "less tuh",
>with the stress on the 1st syllable. We like to encourage them in this
>for our own amusement.
>
>In fact, the correct pronunciation is "lie sesster", with the stress on
>the second syll
A scroll of mail from Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Sun, 25 Feb
2001 08:45:06 +
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>the second syllable. Practice this in front of a mirror, then next time
>you're over here ask a local for directions and bask in their
>admiration of your grasp of the lingo.
To really appear like
Hi,
the joke among the British is that Americans pronounce it "less tuh",
with the stress on the 1st syllable. We like to encourage them in this
for our own amusement.
In fact, the correct pronunciation is "lie sesster", with the stress on
the second syllable. Practice this in front of a mirror,
Bob Walkden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>walking around with one camera over my shoulder is fairly normal here
>in London, and it has the benefit that it prevents Americans from
>asking me the way to Leicester Square :o)
Good thing, that. Because you don't have to hear them try to
pronounce it.
;
Hi,
> What I mean is that just hate walking around with a camera around my neck waiting
>for something to happen (grin).
walking around with one camera over my shoulder is fairly normal here
in London, and it has the benefit that it prevents Americans from
asking me the way to Leicester Square
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