Scotland the Isles of Great Britain and Unites States of America
we share a language and yet there are so many words that we use that mean the same thing that we pronounce in a very
Different way what are those words that's coming right up
Hello everybody. How are you doing welcome to today's episode of the vlog. My name is Shaun
I'm a youtuber from Edinburgh in Scotland as a lot of you know, I've been exploring themes
connecting Scotland
Great Britain and
United States of America North America in general on my channel over the last while
That's because I went on a tour with the united States Embassy to America to explore American values and ever since then
I'm really kind of connecting the dots
Trying to really figure out the commonalities that we share across the Atlantic across the pond that's gonna lead to all kinds of really interesting
to stuff coming up on this channel in the very near future. Believe me, but right here in today's vlog
I'm going to talk about language because it's one of the real connectors
Right, one of the things we share is very deep our language the English language, you know
No matter whether we are here in Scotland or talking about England
United Kingdom in general Great Britain the way we speak is obviously different among ourselves here as well
But we do share lots of commonalities enough some of the words
We use that are very different from how you guys say in United States of America and Canada as well
And I'm going to be talking about those words in today's episode of the vlog plus
Sounds broken what no, but our viewers kindly sent me a box all the way from United States of America
I will be opening that at the end of today's episode
So you're gonna want to hang on in there until the end to watch that before we get into this
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Let's get into this to 10 words that we see in the United Kingdom in Scotland
Very differently from the United States of America
This is something I've never really considered, but actually like I've told you guys before in the blog many times
There's a lot of TV programs that we watch from United States
sitcoms movies and all that kind of stuff and it just feels
natural when we hear the English language, and it doesn't really jar when the words pop out of us
I read an article it actually popped up about
Words that actually you guys in the North America say so definitely from us
They have the same meaning and I'm going to start off number ten - schedule
so, actually this one is a little bit controversial. I think actually hidden Scotland we would use schedule as well
I've probably used schedule, but that's definitely a lot more from United States of America
You would say schedule pronouncing the see where this here in UK in general
Generally speaking and these islands people would say schedule
Like I see I will be
Generalizing allot these because not everybody here will see this and it is actually interesting to note some of the differences between here in Scotland
And England but by and large we would say schedule here where you guys would say schedule
But that one like I said is open for debate for people here in Scotland
I would like to know anybody from Scotland watching. How do you see shed your schedule number nine?
This is another funny one
Right because it depends in the context in which we use this word the past tense of having eaten your dinner. Okay, ate
That's how most people are in the world would say this
ate like the number eight you eat your dinner, but actually here in the Isles of Great Britain in general
There's a lot of people who would also see at 'et' my dinner and we would say that here in Scotland
Definitely. I just ate my dinner. How did that happen? How did that evolve? I don't know because I actually should be eight
Why is it not ate? I don't know that is a weird one, but that's how it comes out
It's almost like an e T rather than eight
This has really got me thinking about language because well at least things we'd never really consider. Alright, we just see them
It's just natural times. Okay, but we don't think about it number eight
This one is interesting because it's a word that we use all the time here throughout these islands and throughout Scotland
Okay, mobile our mobile phones, which is one of these by the way
Because I know a lot of people in the United States in North America in general would not say your mobile phone you would say
Your cell phone here in the UK. We've definitely seen mobile, but it's the way we pronounce the word mobile
Okay, because I know this you guys would say mobile
Mobile don't know why we have this big difference in the way
We would see this particular word, but we see mobile you say mobile another interesting one the word
advertisement and this is odd because
Number of ways that this word might be said, okay advertisement, but actually here in the UK
This is very unique to us in Britain. We would say advert for sure. Whereas in America
I know you do not say advert for sure
You would say
Advertisement but we regularly shorten this word to advert in the exactly the same way. And actually another way is set here is
advertisement advertisement
Is the same as advertisement number six? I don't know how this would have happened
I think we might be the more correct ones on this
Okay, herb, what you put to dress and season your food
We see herb with the h you guys tend to say 'erb last night
I had some peppermint tea, herbal tea you guys would say herbal tea that's really funny and interesting to be honest
I would like to know your thoughts on that one. What why do you guys say herb? Why do not pronounce H?
Is there no answer for that? Is it just something it? Like I said, it's just natural to you guys
Let me know next one
Where do you put your car if you have a house?
That's big enough to have the place where the car goes the garage
that's how we would say here in Scotland the garage but in the United States of America and indeed a lot of people here would
Say this as well to be fair is garage. It's not like a French word or something. Yeah, I don't know
Anyway, very different ways of saying that we would say garage the next one and we're getting down to the finer point
here is a really significant one because this one I believe is a great cause for a lot of
misunderstandings between people from your side of the pond to this side of the pond and that is
simple humble
Water and again, there's a lot of ways to say water
Okay
I'm saying it the correct way at the moment
pronouncing the T
Strongly, but there are a lot of people here when they are speaking fast when they're speaking with her friends with slang local dialects
They will miss the T as a hard letter and they'll say water, right?
It's quite common for people here in Scotland in particular to say I'm having a glass of water correctly
You would say water, but that's not always a case
and that is obviously very
Different from how you guys say it and I'm not even gonna sure even tend to say it because it sounds really weird
When I try and say it like you guys in America would say water
Sorry, if I did that really badly, but listen that does lead to a lot of miscommunications between people
I mean
I've literally had friends from the us
Saying they didn't understand when I said the word water or water like it literally sounds like a different word totally
so I do understand why that confusion can come about we're getting down to the business end now and this one comes up all the
Time in these type of Lists. Okay, this one is
aluminium that metal that is used in so many different appliances in light metal aluminium you guys
I believe see and this is difficult for me to say because it sounds so unnatural for me Al... al... aluminum
Aluminum is alright
We say aluminium the second from the last one is more controversial because I would actually say it the way you guys would say
Okay
Privacy and in Scotland when we see privacy like you guys would say it but there's other parts of the UK in particular
England would say privacy, you know war here in Scotland
I think we would see privacy as well just depends on why or how the context is or whatever
We would say privacy privacy both ways
but you know that privacy is very different and not how you guys would say right number one on this list is
One that is used a lot
You hear a lot on TV and stuff, especially when I was a kid
You could hear this a lot and United States of America. You would say vitamin a very strong emphasis on the letter i
Whereas we see it exactly here is written vitamin very strong difference and how you guys say that vitamin vitamin
I mean, there's lots of examples of this right there's a lot more words
Oh, they are like the saying goes tomatoe, tomato, potato potatoe
So I'd be interested if you could put in the comments down below any other words
You know about there are very definitely pronounced between United States of America
North America in general and
These islands of Great Britain Scotland and all the rest of it and actually even within the states. I'd like to know
Where do you guys say totally differently from different states?
It would be interesting to know because here in the UK for example here in Scotland
we speak very differently from people from other parts of
Great Britain very interesting. I think this topic, right?
But hopefully we can all understand each other nonetheless
Anyway moving on you might have noticed that my beard has been cut down a little bit significantly actually
It's getting hot here in Scotland. Literally
It's getting hot guys like it's going to be 26 27 28 degrees. Even tomorrow all that celsius. It's going to get very hot
I I'm going to the Scottish Highlands to enjoy that we're gonna go to a beach or something has to happen
I was just feeling all that big Bushy ginger beard wasn't quite necessary, but fear not hair grows, right?
Anyway a box to open this is from Lindsay who is from Traverse City
MI which isis Michigan, right? Thank you very much Lindsay for sending us. I really appreciate it
And I appreciate everybody who's taking time and spent the money to send me stuff
I've got like lots of boxes of things people have sent again don't feel obliged
But there is an address down below in the description if anybody is interested to send stuff and I'll be open them all up on
Camera, so let me see what Lindsay sent here very very excited the long and treacherous journey across the Atlantic
Always so excited to open up mystery boxes always a letter they are
From Michigan with love, but I will be opening that very soon. Look at that an oven mitt all the way from, Michigan
Lansing is a capital. Apparently I
Will need to go to Michigan myself and check it out. Oh my goodness
Oh, wow, Lindsay, you know the way to my heart you really do
Michigan cherry grown coffee, you know what? We just don't have good coffee here in the UK. We're really doing okay
It's all imported good coffees imported and I love trying coffee from different parts of the world. I love coffee in general, Michigan cherry
Coffee I'm excited to try this guy is really excited. Thank you so much for sending that
All right, we've got some jerky looks like meat jerky sticks love jerky as well
But there's a lot of jerky here in the world. I've not tried yet. And this looks different looks like a
Little sausages or something. I'm gonna be very excited to try that
Let me tell you I might do a video of me trying all this stuff and some of the other stuff that I've got
Piled up as well that I need to try. So as well as the cherry coffee, we've got dried cherry Jubilee
Oh that is gonna be good as well local newspaper the northern Express
I'll read that as well always
Interesting to get local perspective and things and as well what looks like a beautiful necklace with a stone on the bottom
There must be a story to that. That's what was jingling around in the box
Very much appreciate this Lindsay
thank you so much for sending that to Lindsay says she's given me a rundown of all the things in here and the significance which
Is really really awesome
First of all, there's a cherry theme running throughout the whole box because that is apparently the big local export from this town in
Michigan where Lindsay and her husband live
Okay
cherries are the big export and also the coffee that was included in the box is from the company that Lindsey actually works it which
Is amazing. Thank you so much
But as I say you love my coffee really really excited about that and also just to say about this store necklace
Which is absolutely amazing right get this and this is for Teka
Okay, and this is absolutely beautiful when I know she's gonna love it
It's a Petoskey 100% stone. Petoskey stone that Lindsey polished and mounted a local bead shop
Petoskey stones are formed from fossilized coral deposited in our Great Lakes in Michigan
So Lindsey this is an incredible incredible gift
And absolutely really really special something will keep forever
And as beautiful so you can just see the coral sure if the camera is gonna zoom in but you can just see the coral
In there, it's absolutely gorgeous from the Great Lakes like this is so special
honestly
Lindsay and Ryan. Thank you so much for this like
You guys from around the world have sent me these boxes and literally it just means so much to me as I said it fills
my heart with joy
And I just feel like you know what I would love to come and meet all of you
And let's see if we can make that happen. Hopefully I can dope
Thank you so much, Lindsay and Ryan for sending in this box. Really really special. I really appreciate it
and for
all you guys who have sent stuff it always means a lot to me and I just want to say thank you to all of
You guys who have watched this video is great to have you get to have this conversation as always with you guys
Let's keep the discussion going right. I would love to hear your thoughts down below in the comments and until the next adventure
I hope you have a great night morning. Evening, afternoon or whatever time it is wherever you are in the world. Take care