Transcript of Episode 6 - Parenting, Premium Podcast Player Trial.mp3

Hello and welcome to the British English podcast, the show that helps you understand British, English and culture. And I am your host, Charlie Baxter, and I have a special guest with me today from across the pond, we can say across the pond as she is residing in California, in San Francisco, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong.

Is that close enough close to San Francisco? Yeah, close enough.

So we have Shana, who is the host of the American English podcast, which is very similar to this, but of course, all about American culture and American English, is that right?

Yeah, that's right. Hi, everyone. So glad to be here.

Fantastic. How are you doing today?

Oh, just fine. I just took a little nap before this conversation because I was feeling a little bit tired with my two little daughters. So I think this is going to be interesting conversation today because it's all about parenting, right?

It is, yes. Yes, guys.

So today we're going to go into the differences between American and British parenting, particularly looking at the variation in vocabulary we use, highlighting the differences and the similarities due to the globalisation of English. Very often this is Americanisms making their way into the British English dictionaries and people's speech in the U.K. But it's not always the case. So it is always interesting to spot the differences in vocabulary and pronunciation and to help you learn the new vocabulary as we go along. So come on, Shana, let's get into this. Firstly, what does your daughter call you?