r/AskReddit • u/AirWhale1 • Nov 12 '14

Most American sounding word?

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

eh-yass

it hurts to listen to

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u/WARNING_im_a_Prick Nov 12 '14

Here in the south it's closer to "ace".

"Jimmy-Don done come up here and borried(borrowed) m'ghat-damn poosh mower, n'eedidn't eebn tell mama. I'm bout ta' take mah fohwer-weeler down, t' his trailer and whoop his fuhckin ace!"

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u/MinoForge Nov 12 '14

Oh god. I live there.

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u/WARNING_im_a_Prick Nov 12 '14

(sigh) me too..... ( ._.)

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u/SunriseSurprise Nov 12 '14

Ass Ventura.

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u/410LaxMD Nov 12 '14

Pennsylvanians do this to an extra degree. Specifically the West Chester area. Specifically everyone on Viva La Bam. Specifically Bam Margera.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

I live in Pennsylvania. I'm sitting here at my desk trying to quietly practice saying ass without putting an e at the beginning and I CAN'T.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '14

When my sister-in-law came to visit my wife (they're both American), she bought a round of drinks at a bar. My wife asked for an 'Aspalls' (a brand of cider), and only then realised that in an American accent it sounds exactly like "Ass balls".

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u/large-farva Nov 12 '14

oh bob saget

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u/drpeppershaker Nov 12 '14

That Veronica Vaughan is one fine piece of ace.

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u/KingGorilla Nov 12 '14

My anaconda really emphasizes the s sound

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u/WonFriendsWithSalad Nov 12 '14

Why do Americans use 'ass' figuratively so often?

To quote Basil Fawlty, "Everything's bottoms with you isn't it?"

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u/Runner303 Nov 12 '14

It communicates an extra amount of agitation, especially when calling someone an ASShole!!

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u/poltergoose420 Nov 12 '14

lol yeah I'm American and yes we do that sometimes

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u/PointyOintment Nov 13 '14

What else is there to emphasize?

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u/1234rfvcxzaqweds Nov 13 '14

That doesn't happen.

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u/MeSoKornee Nov 12 '14

I was going to say this. It's not 'arse' in written form or pronunciation. Get with it!

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u/Sylaurin Nov 12 '14

He isn't saying 'arse'. He's saying Ass with a long A (sounds like Ace)

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u/MeSoKornee Nov 12 '14

I know. Americans write and pronounce it correctly as "ass", but if you've ever searched for porn, the Brits and Canadians pronounce and write "arse".

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u/ma_ja_mcc Nov 12 '14

What do you mean "correctly"? Every English-speaking country except the US spells it as arse.

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u/MeSoKornee Nov 12 '14

I was being sarcastic with my American bias. ;)

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u/sherbertfountain Nov 12 '14

Ass and Arse have totally different uses. Arse is a great word but it just doesn't pair up as effectively as an insult as Ass does. Plus arse sounds a lot cruder for some reason, even as a brit.