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There is no R in Bath, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Drawing
As in Barth, Irarq Irarn and Afghanistarn and Drawring. As pronounced by many TV comentators and news readers
There is no R in Bath, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan and Drawing
As in Barth, Irarq Irarn and Afghanistarn and Drawring. As pronounced by many TV comentators and news readers
Even local news presenters pronounce some Liverpool suburbs incorrectly.
Gateacre is pronounced Gat-akka, not Gate Acre
Childwall is 'Chilled Wall' not Child Wall
Maghull is Ma Gull not Mag Hull
Kirkby is Kir Bee not Kirk Bee
There's probably more but can't think of them at the moment.
Gateacre is pronounced Gat-akka, not Gate Acre
Childwall is 'Chilled Wall' not Child Wall
Maghull is Ma Gull not Mag Hull
Kirkby is Kir Bee not Kirk Bee
There's probably more but can't think of them at the moment.
You'll be saying there's no "r" in Newcastle next...
Reet. Ah'm gannin doon tha toon fra bottla broon and some stottie.
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Do you know, I never realised that, until now, you are right, Southport is probably another. Souffport.
Where would you say has the strongest Liverpudlian accent? I have relatives in and around Knotty Ash (overlooking Ken Dodds place), but not so much accent? But I'm half Liverpool half Manchester so sound like a displaced marriage of Noel Gallager/Ringo Star. And probably look a cross between the two also! My accent is awful, when I hear myself on the answerphone. Calming, with a slight note of menace. 'Yerr'all right our kid!' scary! especially in text form!
Donkmeister";p="1817483 said:Nah, there`s a load of r`s
Alright then!!
When did sixth become sicth??All the time on the effin telly its the sic-th of this or that aarghh---aaarrghh I tells yer!
Happy place happy place--
When did sixth become sicth??All the time on the effin telly its the sic-th of this or that aarghh---aaarrghh I tells yer!
Happy place happy place--
Think you`ll find it stored under your glans
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geraint
I appear to have stumbled into pedants' corner... Ah well, in for a penny
"I went to the shops and returned home with three screwdrivers" has a very different meaning to:
"I went to the shops and returned home with free screwdrivers". "Th" - it's a pretty run-of-the-mill voiceless dental fricative.
"Dave and I are going to the shop, would you like to come?" - correct
"Would you like to come to the shop with Dave and I?" - incorrect
Retrospective and retroactive - learn the difference.
Pedantry involving the use of the "ise" suffix and the "ize" suffix - many potential pedants get it very, very wrong.
Virus - plural "viruses", not "virii" (again, so many people think they're being a pedant when in fact they're just being wrong)
Mouse - plural "mice" (animal), "mouses" (input device on a computer)
Invite = verb. Invitation =noun. No one has ever received an "invite". However, people have been "invited" by means of an "invitation".
Phew, I didn't realise I had all that stored up in my pedant gland!
Of course, there are more important things in life, and just so long as I can tell someone I went to the shops to buy a set of screwdrivers and a computer peripheral without getting punched in the face over a misunderstanding about what it means, I'm quite happy.
Just waiting until someone points out the inevitable spelling mistake or incorrect grammar in the above text!
restropective and retroactive are not grammatical in your theory... so i disagree...
in your scenario on that instance.
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to the whole thread. What a waste of typing time, as 99.999% of people dont care anymore. Mr. W.
Knowing that stactistics never lie--
I care!--Forget what this thread was about though, but dammit I care! & so does my wife!
I care!--Forget what this thread was about though, but dammit I care! & so does my wife!
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I think it's about people use of lazy English? (lazy being an Americanised word presumably?)
Wr txt spk wld sn tk ovr?
Dammit is also Americanised I think?
In Zurich at the moment we have one of the "three lions" who, wif his prime minister and wif his Potential future king, struggles to string a sentance together.
Why do I get the feeling I'm going to regret this. So in advance :- Sorry !
Why do I get the feeling I'm going to regret this. So in advance :- Sorry !
Never ever apologise for putting badly written rubbish on here. Your contribution is always highly valued ( not by all though) because this is a class less medium and your thoughts are needed.
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