re disc british peter tan write seem evidence aggressive nativisation anglicisation southern british english oppose american english clear lengthy message react issue reaction agree peter nt unclarity different historical period differentiate british american english different cultural domain e g music e g italian term stacatto mention message v food e g pasta recently bunch mexican food e g taco tamale etc etc both etc etc however reversal agressive southern brit expectation include commonest widely food tomato banana where undoubtedly southern brit back pronunciation closer source american pronunciation lengthen raise tomato day mate banana rhyme american english anna front back continental european pronunciation same name tomato course perhap earliest mexican food become widespread word english jim fiedelholz s observation brit nicaragyua strike brit canadian bile least bile consider conservative model french pronunciation front labiovelar w figyure those nt pronounce figger benjus 