Herb (Was Re: Harry and Hairy - The Difference.)

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "thekrenz" <thekrenz at ...> wrote:

> I am American, raised by parents from Canada and New York while 
> living in South Carolina from the age of 6.  My accent is slightly 
> southern, but heavily influenced by my parents.  I make a concerted 
> effort NOT to use the typical southern drawl and teach my children 
> the same.  I pronounce herb and Herb the same as Donna.  
> 
> Now I have a question for our British friends:  I have heard the 
> word "disoriented" spoken by different people while watching 
> BBCAmerica and the pronounciation baffles me.  It is said 
> disorienTATed.  The caps are not stress, but to point out the 
> apparent addition of letters.  Why is that?  Or is the word spelled 
> differently in British English?  Aluminum is another case in which I 
> have heard British people add,in this case only one extra 
> letter...aluminIum.  
> 
> Just things I have been curious about...no offense intended.
> 
> Cyndi

Geoff:

It's a variation in UK/US spelling....

>From my dictionary:

Disorient > verb. Chiefly N.Amer. another term for disorientate.

Aluminium...  (US Aluminum)......

It's you lot the other side of the pond again..... 
You're always wanting to be different. :-))