Piper Perabo: 'I can't swear in British'

[MaryJane]

American actress PIPER PERABO struggled to perfect an English accent for her new movie IMAGINE ME + YOU, particularly when it came to swearing.

The 29-year-old star - who plays a Londoner in the romantic comedy - prefers swearing in her native accent because it's less time consuming.

She tells Hotdog magazine, "I think and American saying w**ker doesn't have the same weight as when a Brit says it. For some reason 'c**p' was the hardest word. I say it once in the film and it was like a gillion takes."

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[buttmunch]

Oh bloody hell.

[ourmaninBusan]

Why not just listen to the British say it when you're having your lattes?
Dork...ette. Dorkette.

[Tenaj]

I think and American saying w**ker doesn't have the same weight as when a Brit says it

*scratching head*

[buttmunch]

Perhaps she meant 'carry the same weight'. Brainiac this girl is not.

[Tenaj]

I actually think her name in itself is a bit of a mouthful, Piper Perabo, Piper Perabo, Piper Perabo, sounds like a red lorry yellow lorry type tongue twister.

[buttmunch]

Hehehehehe...I wonder if she could manage THAT little sentence....

[DeChayz]

For some reason 'c**p'was the hardest word. I say it once in the film and it was like a gillion takes."

OK, someone's gotta spell this one out for me; the only word I could come up with was "crap", and I doubt that has to be starred out.

[suede]

I always thought she was cute.

That said no one tell you to f-off better than someone with a British accent.

[NawdleZouss]

Originally Posted by Tenaj

*scratching head*

Well, an American saying wanker just doesn't sound...right. It's like a British person trying to speak ebonics...just not working.

[VelcroJumper]

Would an American say wanker, though?

[NawdleZouss]

I do. I just take care not to say it in front of any British people, so as not to be laughed at.

[CherryDarling]

I'm lost...what is the C**P?

*scratching head*

[Lani]

Its like when an aussie/brit tries to say ass or damnit, it doesnt sound quite right. Everyone tells me I sounds too snobby when I say ass because it sounds like arse, all proper.

[DeChayz]

OK, prn, for us Americans, i found these possibilities:

Crap - The same word in both countries - but less rude here (meaning the US). I loved watching Brits being interviewed on US chat shows and embarrassing the interviewer when they said something was "total crap".

Camp - Someone who displays effeminate or gay behaviour is somewhat camp. And to "camp it up" would be to dress in drag.

http://www.effingpot.com/slang.shtml