08-11-2002 08:15									#91
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People up here always like to say UFFDA YA!!!

And the folks across Lake of the Woods are always "oot in a boot".

	08-11-2002 08:19									#92
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Americans saying Emu as "eemoooo".

Its "eem you"

	08-11-2002 08:29									#93
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quote: Originally posted by MrWhereItsAt Just the entire American use of the word "irregardless".

This pisses me off too! Unfortunately, it IS in the dictionary, and means the same thing as regardless.

How about "unthaw"? Take the meat out of the freezer and "unthaw" it. So, I take the meat out of the freezer, wait for it to thaw out, and then put it back in the freezer.

Or when, I lived in Utah, there is a town just across the state line in Wyoming called Evanston, that people in Utah always seem to call Evingston!



ACK!

	08-11-2002 08:32									#94
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Also, my wife caught me on this: Squoze(?)=skwooze, instead of squeezed.

Must be a Utah word.

She pointed it out to my mother, who laughed at me and said, "I never say that."

Next day, she mentioned how she had Squoze something, and I about fell out of my chair laughing at her.

ACK!

	08-11-2002 11:02									#95
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Yes, we know how France should be pronounced in French, with the very nasally 'o' sound. But it is also the English name for it and is pronounced the English way within the English language.

We like to say it with the short "a" sound, as it pisses the French off.

	08-11-2002 12:26									#96
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Damn americans saying ruf, instead of r-oo-f.

As well as foyr, instead of foy-a, for foyer.

And no Canadian I've talked to says a-boot.

	08-11-2002 13:19									#97
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The entire Australian language is annoying

	08-11-2002 16:45									#98
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quote: Originally posted by TheStinger castleford is funny when a southerner mentions them in relation to rugby league, they make it sound a really nice place by saying carstleford. Clearly haven't been there

I'm southern. I've been there, my Mum comes from there. It's a complete and utter shite hole. I say it the northern way.

	08-11-2002 16:46									#99
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quote: Originally posted by MikeH I'm southern. I've been there, my Mum comes from there. It's a complete and utter shite hole. I say it the northern way.

I live abot 5 miles away its a scary place huge men with moutaches everywhere.

	08-11-2002 16:49									#100
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson Exactly. Hull, the only place known to man where the phrase "oh no, not a can of coke" would come out as "errrrr nerrrrrr, not a can of cerrrrrrkkkke".

My wife is from Hull we are thinking of calling are baby Joseph but she can't say Joe properly

	08-11-2002 18:41									#101
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"Jerrrrrr"

	08-11-2002 19:17									#102
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quote: Originally posted by Buck Birdseed Er, I always thought "Worcestershire" was pronounced "Wooshte", but then I'm foreign. According to my dictionary it's pronounced "[primary stress] w [phonetic symbol that looks like a test tube and is pronounced like the "oo" in good] st [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the] and then either [secondary stress] [phonetic symbol that looks like an integration sign and is pronounced like the sh in ship] [phonetic symbol that looks like an i without a dot and is pronounced like the vowels in busy] [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the], or just [phonetic symbol that looks like an integration sign and is pronounced like the sh in ship] [phonetic symbol that looks like an upside-down e and is pronounced like the e in the]". I hope that clears everything up.

I did Linguistics - this makes sense.

Thanks, it means my first one is right - "wuss-ta-shi"

	11-11-2002 05:47									#103
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quote: Originally posted by Paul Hanson I've never once heard a Dutch person do that. I'm sure it's just a myth.

I've met plenty of them. It's not a myth. Perhaps it depends on where in Holland you come from?

	11-11-2002 06:16									#104
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People who say either and neither as

"ee-thor" and "nee-thor" instead of

"eye-thor" and "nigh-thor"

And people who say NA-gano instead of na-GAno.
American media butcher's Japanese names.

	11-11-2002 06:25									#105
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Point of order on the scones.


Scone(Sc-oon) is the name of the Scottish spiritual capital, the royal palace and the famous stone of destiny.

A Scone(Sconn) is an edible treat.

Taken from a Scottish dialect dictionary.

I hate how poor Scots can't pronounce words properly, example from my minimum wage days:

"fhortie h'ambertt 'n' utler as whell"

Any guesses as to what that says?


The Fife pronounciation of English is appalling, it just drops out of the mouth like drool from a miserably chained Chow.

	11-11-2002 09:11									#106
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Americans who say "BirrmingHAM" not Birmingam

Also, Londerners who say "Bri-ish, not British"

Aluminum ****** me off.

Dayta, not Dahta (Data)

Grahph, not Grahph (Graph)

I say Wigan Wihgan

And people who say Shy-ire, not shirr. So for Derbyshire, they say Derrbeeshyre, not Darbeeshirr

And finally ITS NOT Reed-ing, ITS Redding. (Reading, Berkshire)

	11-11-2002 09:17									#107
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quote: Grahph, not Grahph

Can't see much difference with these.

	11-11-2002 11:51									#108
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Okay... Gr-are-ph, rather than Grah-ph