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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I hear "No problem" far more often.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Archaic or British" as a Brit, losing my mind at how accurate this is

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Sort of. Fun fact, pronunciation-wise, American English is actually more conservative. Liz the first probably sounded like a yank.

You can find recordings of very old British speakers where, to my ear at least, it's noticeable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Oh, yeah, I'm quite aware of this fact. Blew my mind when I found out the first time.