I have often wondered about my fellow Brits' tendency to call Barack Obama "Barruck" with the stress on the first syllable when the correct pronunciation seems to be something like "BurrOCK" with the stress on the second syllable. Over on Separated by a Common Language, Lynne Murphy has a characteristically excellent post on the topic, including a nice quotation from Mock the Week about "Barrack Obama". One thing that Lynne does not mention is that the British pronunciation enables Vic and Bob to do their little Barack Obama ditties:
Sunday, 7 February 2010
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Mark - Thanks for the fun blog.
Quick question. Why do English papers say "hots" rather than "heats" up" as in "the premiere league title race hots up" while Americans says "heats up"?
Thanks!
Mark - Thanks for the fun blog.
Quick question - well, hopefully quick. Will you explain the difference between the British verb "hots" and the American verb "heats". One note is that I have read it much more often that I have heard it spoken.
Thanks again!
Good blog and Nice video. Thanks for sharing this wonderful videos.
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