I say tomato

Have you heard about Word Time? Basically someone set up a flickr group and came up with a list of words for people to record themselves speaking and then share on this here nifty interweb. Over time the group has grown, hundreds of videos have been added and many more lists were created.

I had wanted to add a video but I never got my act together to actually do it. Which is ridiculous when you think about it because all I needed to do was turn my camera on and say a few words. And words have never been a problem for me!

But then I thought that since the group is a real study on all the different accents around the world, it would be a crying shame not to include Scott.

Of course when I pulled out the camera and told Scott I needed to film him reading a list of words, he was not amused. It may have been down to my impeccable timing – he was nursing a hangover and in the middle of watching tv.

One of the effects of living abroad is that I get really confused about how I say certain things. For example, I forget if I say pay-tronize or pa-tronize. Both sound right and I usually have to ask Scott how he pronounces it and then I know I say the opposite. We probably should have also said the words at the same time because after hearing Scott, I got all screwed up.

We did a few takes, mainly because Scott got very agitated and kept saying, “Why are we doing this again?” and “What is the point of this?” and then I’d burst out laughing. (I laugh when he gets mad. It’s a coping mechanism.)

I decided I’d share the two best takes with you. And by best I mean the only ones with minimal laughter and just one swear word.

(Apologies for the camera work. I blame’s Scott’s complete lack of interest in sharing his Yorkshire accent with the world. But damnit, I won’t be silenced!)

more about "Wordtime – Take 1 on Vimeo", posted with vodpod

more about "Wordtime – Take 2 on Vimeo", posted with vodpod