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最令英国人苦恼的事莫过于无法给他人“定位”——而如果将他人的位定错了那就更加难受了。因此,在没有完全把握时,他们就会借助一系列的社交测验来做出判断。听口音一下子就能给一个人定位。虽然慢吞吞的地方腔调已经不再是致命的缺陷,但如果谁有以前所谓的牛津口音或是英国广播公司的发音,那还是有优势的。不过,用词比发音可能更说明问题。人们会通过以下的用词来相互进行鉴别:午饭说lunch而不说dinner;甜点说pudding而不说sweet或af-ters;起居室说sitting room而不说lounge;沙发说sofa而不说settee;厕所说loo而不说toilet。
The most annoying thing for the British is to not be able to “locate” to others - and it would be even harder to misplace others. Therefore, without full assurance, they will use a series of social quizzes to make judgments. Listening to an accent can give a person an instant fix. Although the stunned local tone is no longer a fatal flaw, if anyone has a so-called Oxford accent or BBC pronunciation, there is still an advantage. However, words can be more problematic than pronunciation. People use the following words to identify each other: lunch says lunch without saying dinner; dessert says pudding without saying sweet or af-ters; sitting room says sitting room without saying lounge; sofa says sofa without say sete; The toilet says loo without talking about toilet.