4231

It’s possible, but I can’t see why in the space of two to three decades it would have entirely gone away as an everyday word in American English. I was born in 1961, and I think I first heard the word from a then young Mom from New Zealand at around age nine or ten ('70-71). Before that I’d only ever heard “dress.”

4232

Honestly, knowing that people in the UK say “sol-der” makes this less annoying, because maybe it was just a British voice actress saying it.

At first, I thought they were just saying it wrong, and somehow no one involved with the game knew how to say solder.

4233

You think that’s funny, have you heard a Brit say “jaguar”? It’s delightful!

4234

There is a definite difference between a frock and a dress, though I imagine only someone who is really up on fashion would know it.

As an everyday term it’s certainly more of a commonwealth-type word, but I do remember it being used in a slangy way in old Hollywood movies, as in “put on your best frock and let’s go paint the town!” or something.

4235

Don’t get me started on jaguar!

4236

In the TV ads, Mark Strong says “Jag-you-are.” Is that it?

4237

Oh yes. Delightful.

Used to work with a British guy, I would always ask him “Hey Martin, what do you call those black tigers? I forget the name.” He would often reply by allowing I might be interested, at my leisure, in buggering myself.

4238

Have you heard a Floridian say it? It’s awful.

4239

This is why the Jacksonville NFL team can’t be the one to relocate to London.

4240

Wait, how would “Florida Man” say it? ;-)

4241

Surprised he didn’t just say “pahn-ther.”

4242

He was a bit of a gormless prat, as the Brits would put it.

4243

Zoologist response: hypermelanistic tiger

4244

N…o.

4245

Three slacks, like the brits, but instead of jag-yoo-are, it’s jag-why-er.

The one positive is that it inspired a character in a superhero rpg with electrical powers who was a navy lawyer… JAGWire.

4246

Coming to Game Pass in Spring 2022:

4247

My favorite is Aluminium.

4248

Aluminum is what I was most offended by when I first came to the U.S. How dare they change the name of an element of the Periodic table? It’s Aluminium damn it! But of course, I got used to it, like everything else.

My favorite BBC pronounciations over the last couple of decades, living in the U.S., have been:

President Boosh
President Barack O’ Bomer.

4249

Neat. Sort of a Ghost of Tsushima but 3D with a fixed camera, looks like? I’ll have to find out more about it. Still have to finish Ghost of Tushiima.

4250

The visuals in the Trek to yomi game are exceptionally well done.

At first I was like, “oh, some land black and white filter thing,” but something about it looks amazing. I honestly don’t even know what it is about it.