[mythtv-users] British vs. American English (was MythTVrequires a better name)

[Robert Johnston]

On 9/24/07, Ryan Steffes <rbsteffes at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 9/23/07, Jay R. Ashworth <jra at baylink.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 11:09:45AM -0400, joe.white at wachovia.com wrote:
> > >    Unlike "isn't", "amn't" doesn't roll off the tongue with any more ease than
> > >    "am not".  Probably because the mouth position for the ending m and
> > >    beginning n are so close.
> >
> > Actually it's because you have to open your lips and push your tongue
> > up to the roof of your mouth simultaneously; it's a non-trivial
> > manoeuvre to perform.
> >
> > (Did I spell that right, British Guys?  :-)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > -- jra
>
>
> Correct spelling is: "it ain't a trivial manoeuvre to perform"

I would have thought it would have been "It ain't easy", or perhaps
that's just the cockney in me coming to the fore...
-- 
Robert "Anaerin" Johnston - Former Englishman, eh?