The most annoying expressions...

I think it's funny when my fiancee says words that end in "A" he puts in an "R" and vice versa if the word ends with an "R" he puts in an "AH" (I think that's what it sounds like anyways!)...So for example, instead of "PandA BeaR" he will say "PandER BeAH" or like "Tarantular" instead of "Tarantula"...His friends do that to!

And it STILL drives me CRAZY when they end EVERY sentence with a question!!

Me: Honey, what is the weather supposed to be like today?

Him: Oh, it's supposed to be cold with rain isn't it?

(I typically respond back "I don't know, IS IT?? That's why I asked you!")

I think it's funny when my fiancee says words that end in "A" he puts in an "R" and vice versa if the word ends with an "R" he puts in an "AH" (I think that's what it sounds like anyways!)...So for example, instead of "PandA BeaR" he will say "PandER BeAH" or like "Tarantular" instead of "Tarantula"...His friends do that to!

I'd say that's a mixture of the local accent and also the way a lot of us Brits pronounce the 'a' at the end of a word (from the way you've described how he pronounces those words, I'm guessing your fiance is from the West Midlands area?).

We usually don't consciously 'put an r at the end', but actually we just end the word with an 'UH' sound for the 'a' so maybe it sounds like an 'r' to others, especially if it's then followed by another word (i.e. panda bear). In terms of the 'AH', US accents tend to have a harder 'r' sound whereas UK accents have a softer 'r', which can sound like 'ah'. I also say it kind of like 'pand-uh beah' - that's just my accent. I grew up in the West Country, but I don't really have a West Country accent... if I did though, I would probably say both words with a strong 'r' at the end: 'pand-err behhrr'.

And it STILL drives me CRAZY when they end EVERY sentence with a question!!

Me: Honey, what is the weather supposed to be like today?

Him: Oh, it's supposed to be cold with rain isn't it?

(I typically respond back "I don't know, IS IT?? That's why I asked you!")

Conversely, though, you can get a similar thing with some American accents... where people seem to end every sentence with a question (i.e. the typical 'bubbly teenage girl' who lifts her voice at the end of every sentence so it sounds she's asking a whole bunch of questions. And don't even get me started on phrases like, 'I know, right?' (why are you asking me whether you know or not? )). It's not just UK accents that have these kinds of quirks.

I think it's funny when my fiancee says words that end in "A" he puts in an "R" and vice versa if the word ends with an "R" he puts in an "AH" (I think that's what it sounds like anyways!)...So for example, instead of "PandA BeaR" he will say "PandER BeAH" or like "Tarantular" instead of "Tarantula"...His friends do that to!

Are you sure he's not from Rhode Island? 

Are you sure he's not from Rhode Island? 

Hey, you've gotta do SOMETHING with all of those poor Rs that get left out of the middle of other words!   

DH (British) says things like 'Floridar'...it is annoying but in a funny way, not a 'pull your hair out' way.

DH (British) says things like 'Floridar'...it is annoying but in a funny way, not a 'pull your hair out' way.

My dh lived in Kenya for about 10 years as a kid.  The first time his grandmother said it, I could not tell where she was saying.  Actually about half of dh's family says it Keen-yar.  It just makes me giggle.

My dh lived in Kenya for about 10 years as a kid.  The first time his grandmother said it, I could not tell where she was saying.  Actually about half of dh's family says it Keen-yar.  It just makes me giggle.

Ah, that Colonial accent! Doris Lessing has it a bit - she grew up in what was then Rhodesia. Crisp, sort of between South African and New Zealand

He's from New Castle Under-Lyme...Not far from Manchester! So...Mid-lands yes! LOL! It's funny stuff! The "Pander BeAUH" thing makes me smile...I don't mind the questioning things so much when he does it, there was this one lady though that did it after EVERY sentence! Drove me crazy! LOL!! (And I loved the Jersey comments! (I have a few from England!)

American Teens drive me crazy with the many times they say "like" (HATE it! LOL!)

Ah, that Colonial accent! Doris Lessing has it a bit - she grew up in what was then Rhodesia. Crisp, sort of between South African and New Zealand

LOL... it's funny if that's considered Colonial, because dh's grandmother who first said it to me lived most of her life in Luton. 

Dh who did spend from 5 to 15 in Kenya has what I think is a soft, slightly posh accent.  He adds the r to Kenya, but I don't think I've ever heard him say Keenyar. 

I think it's funny when my fiancee says words that end in "A" he puts in an "R" and vice versa if the word ends with an "R" he puts in an "AH" (I think that's what it sounds like anyways!)...So for example, instead of "PandA BeaR" he will say "PandER BeAH" or like "Tarantular" instead of "Tarantula"...His friends do that to!

What's funny about that?  Sounds perfectly normal to me 

What's funny about that?  Sounds perfectly normal to me 

And me.

There is a guy at my office who replies "That's what she said" no matter what you say to him. 

 Example:

Do you have the file?
*That's what she said.

I need this form. Do you have a copy?
*That's what she said.

So.Freakin.Annoying!

There is a guy at my office who replies "That's what she said" no matter what you say to him. 

 Example:

Do you have the file?
*That's what she said.

I need this form. Do you have a copy?
*That's what she said.

So.Freakin.Annoying!

Did he lose some kind of bet?   

"... That's what she said" seems to be a sort of catch-phrase which people use to add sexual innuendo like "... As the bishop said to the actress", when somebody says something innocently which might (to a tedious person) have a double meaning e.g. "I need a big one". I agree it gets old really fast.

Yo Momma! 

Boo-Yay!