To my ears, the various UK dialects, as well as Australian and New Zealander sound more alike than different. I'm not saying it's true, just that American English has migrated a good long way from the ancestral roots.
It's frequently a matter of slang and pop culture references, not just the shape of the actual words.
I can understand Spanish films better, and often turn off the subtitles if I'm watching by myself. But Dr. Who and Torchwood are much easier to grasp with the captioning on!
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Date: 2011-04-05 02:13 am (UTC)It's frequently a matter of slang and pop culture references, not just the shape of the actual words.
I can understand Spanish films better, and often turn off the subtitles if I'm watching by myself. But Dr. Who and Torchwood are much easier to grasp with the captioning on!