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Post by Destry on Oct 19, 2020 17:43:23 GMT
Many thanks to Destry for alerting me to The Shining on BBC! Pref.Mam. has not seen it and I'd been looking for it for some time. See. Helpful. In ya face Felice Landry. tenthenemy. First The Avengers, now The Shining. Your * welcome * Chumbles. Yes, I know it should be 'You're' but it's a Chatterbox thing **** You're welcome |
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Post by Destry on Oct 19, 2020 17:45:17 GMT
Oh, and Hello all.
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Post by tenthenemy on Oct 19, 2020 18:02:55 GMT
Builders have apparently gone home now without telling me (so that I could switch off the hosepipe and unplug their extension cord). They also have left their ladders and stuff behind. Not impressed. Felice Landry, on the contrary, AC:NH helped me getting some sleep as I usually fall asleep on the sofa as soon as I pick up the controller. |
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Post by Felice Landry on Oct 19, 2020 18:16:52 GMT
Builders have apparently gone home now without telling me (so that I could switch off the hosepipe and unplug their extension cord). They also have left their ladders and stuff behind. Not impressed. Felice Landry , on the contrary, AC:NH helped me getting some sleep as I usually fall asleep on the sofa as soon as I pick up the controller. You know I always pause before saying "contrary". It always starts as con-terry, I have the same problem with "Parliament". Are there words that others have the same problem*? *I'm working on the assumption that all of you can pronounce words correctly and will educate and even "help". |
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Post by Destry on Oct 19, 2020 18:30:16 GMT
My wife says "Not necessary" when she means "Not necessarily". It annoys the hell out of me. As do people on TV, including reporters. when they use 'less' instead of 'fewer' when referring to numbers of people/things.
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Post by Tuffers on Oct 19, 2020 18:45:04 GMT
I think I'd struggle with my words if I drank gin for brekkers then red wine for lunch like Felice does.
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Post by Tuffers on Oct 19, 2020 19:01:38 GMT
I used to annoy an ex colleague with the way I pronounced equitable. I couldn't help it. Well I could, but as it annoyed him I made no effort to change.
I said it as "Eck-witable" with an emphasis on the 'Eck' then said the 'witable', almost as if it was two words.
Also, Amazon, as in Jeff's Amazon. Or the lesser known river. I don't know why, but I emphasise the ON at the end, almost like I'm a yank. AmazON
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Post by scubar on Oct 19, 2020 19:04:52 GMT
So Tuffers is a dangerous wrong un.
Who knew?
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Post by Chumbles on Oct 19, 2020 19:05:27 GMT
I can't find my Rs ... Endless annoyance being told by Alexa that she can't find "World Service" as I cannot pronounce that r in World...
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Post by Sheep2 on Oct 19, 2020 19:31:49 GMT
Builders have apparently gone home now without telling me (so that I could switch off the hosepipe and unplug their extension cord). They also have left their ladders and stuff behind. Not impressed. Felice Landry , on the contrary, AC:NH helped me getting some sleep as I usually fall asleep on the sofa as soon as I pick up the controller. You know I always pause before saying "contrary". It always starts as con-terry, I have the same problem with "Parliament". Are there words that others have the same problem*? *I'm working on the assumption that all of you can pronounce words correctly and will educate and even "help". I was talking this weekend about not being confident about the pronunciation of Boccaccio (Bo catch io) Allso about people getting syllables wrong. One that annoys me is Corticosteroids pronounced as caughty cost eroids The BBC do this regularly. The drugs are a type of steroid, not expensive eroids. Cortico-steroids. If people didn't hate hyphens it would be obvious how to pronounce it. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Oct 19, 2020 19:32:50 GMT
Also it's a bit odd to start to say parliament as conterry.
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Post by Destry on Oct 19, 2020 19:35:22 GMT
Also it's a bit odd to start to say parliament as conterry. Pretty close though. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Oct 19, 2020 19:36:07 GMT
If in doubt emphasise the Brummie accent and say it loudly and confidently.
Works 110% of the time.
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Post by Shenguin on Oct 19, 2020 19:45:09 GMT
For years I thought you were talking about J*hn T*rry.
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Post by MrTiddles on Oct 19, 2020 19:50:05 GMT
I can't find my Rs ... Endless annoyance being told by Alexa that she can't find "World Service" as I cannot pronounce that r in World... Weld Service?
Mrs T. has both written and verbal dyslexia. It fucks me right off, I always finish her sentences for her, which fucks her right off.
That's why she lives in the cellar.
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Post by Ozymandias Kane on Oct 19, 2020 19:53:32 GMT
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Post by Chumbles on Oct 19, 2020 20:16:17 GMT
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Post by Felice Landry on Oct 19, 2020 20:42:37 GMT
I can't find my Rs ... Endless annoyance being told by Alexa that she can't find "World Service" as I cannot pronounce that r in World... Weld Service?
Mrs T. has both written and verbal dyslexia. It fucks me right off, I always finish her sentences for her, which fucks her right off.
That's why she lives in the cellar.
Great cellar boasting by Baby there. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Oct 19, 2020 20:46:38 GMT
I have many such words in English, so I can't even think of a good example right now. I frequently read news stories etc. to Pref.Mam., (Marina Hyde's column is a favourite and she can have pretty challenging words), so this is a constant battle. For a long time I had real trouble with "unequivocal(ly)", but I've overcome this hurdle. In some cases I'm getting mixed up between British and American pronunciation because I had to learn both (although schools in Germany teach British pronunciation), so I will always pronounce "schedule" the American way and then immediately correct myself.
Recently I pronounced "conservationists" as "conservists" before I realised that made no sense and gets you less points in Scrabble.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Oct 19, 2020 20:51:12 GMT
I am considering going through a White Russian phase.
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Post by Felice Landry on Oct 19, 2020 20:57:21 GMT
I am considering going through a White Russian phase. No doubt while lounging in your luxurious cellar? |
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Post by Tuffers on Oct 19, 2020 21:12:48 GMT
What the hell is going on?
I just found my way to a swamp that has a MASSIVE crab that wants to kill me.
Also I played a bit of Dark Souls 3.
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Post by Sheep2 on Oct 19, 2020 21:23:22 GMT
I am considering going through a White Russian phase. You know they lost the Civil War comprehensively? |
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Post by Sheep2 on Oct 19, 2020 21:25:38 GMT
Plus they weren't exactly woke.
It's a bit like signing up for the Confedaracy.
More emphasis on anti-Semitism rather than slavery
Get with the pogrom.
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Post by Felice Landry on Oct 19, 2020 21:38:31 GMT
Plus they weren't exactly woke. It's a bit like signing up for the Confedaracy. More emphasis on anti-Semitism rather than slavery Get with the pogrom. That was quite clever. |
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