walterj wrote:DirtyBird222 wrote: why the f do the british say "Zed3" or "350Zed?"Apparently the entire rest of the world calls the letter 'Z' Zed. We are the oddballs it seems.
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Maybe not oddballs but you are the ones who have the different pronunciation.
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Oct. 5, 2008 8:50 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork
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Oct. 5, 2008 8:51 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork
SVreX wrote:
I can't read this whole thread, cause it will piss me off too much, so my apologies if this has been mentioned, but my ALLTIME most annoying pronunciation is:
Bedroom suit
It's a suite, folks, pronounced "sweet".
I scream whenever I hear that one, AT LEAST once a week.
Oh thank god, I'm not the only one.
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Oct. 5, 2008 8:53 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork
Heard in an old Three Stooges: "Chromomium'.
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Oct. 5, 2008 9:01 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork
aussiesmg wrote:
Mike_M wrote:
EastCoastMojo wrote:
Al-U-minium
If I remember right, didn't the British at some point decide to rename "aluminum" to "aluminium" so that it fell more in line with other metals on the periodic table? Not that the rest of the world followed suit.... (And in my experience, it's usually Brits that use that pronunciation.)
Nope the US changed the original Aluminium and is the ONLY English speaking country that uses Aluminum, including Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, South Africa, and a whole lot more.
Of course I defer to the US when the hood/bonnet and trunk/boot debate arises as the yanks actually invented the automobile.
Maybe we did the first true mass produced one (the Model T), but the very first steam powered 'cars' (actually more like a tractor) were built in the 1770's by a Frenchman. In 1885 Daimler-Benz started building the first mass produced automobile (not really mass produced by Model T standards). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veteran_car#Veteran_Era
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Oct. 5, 2008 9:04 p.m. aussiesmg HalfDork
Oh hell no, I am not using some french, shall I say word, every time I reach for the rear storage compartment opening device........
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Oct. 5, 2008 9:05 p.m. Woody Dork
Chone.
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Oct. 5, 2008 9:46 p.m. Wally SuperDork
At an old job we always pronounced the "ET" on the end of Fillet when we ordered lunch but didn't pronounce it at the end of billet when getting aluminum bits because it would make our boss physically uncomfortable. one night we went out to dinner and ordered chicken fillet Parmajean(said like it's spelled), medium rare and he had to leave the room for a couple minutes to keep from screaming at me.
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Oct. 5, 2008 9:55 p.m. didget69 New Reader
Bet you really bust a gasket when someone says that you should retard the timing on your engine?
Wicked is such an ignorant word when used for something other than intended... but what do I know, as I'm a wicked ignorant retard -
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Oct. 6, 2008 7:07 a.m. Luke Dork
Jay wrote:
it makes you sound like a pompous twerp.
Yes. Yes it does.
I think I overuse this one a bit, and you're right, it's become a wanky cliche.
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Oct. 6, 2008 10:58 a.m. SoloSonett Reader
Ohio has at least four distinct dialects
Just as the person to say: w a t e r . or w a s h.
AND even local speak. ie:
Marion Ohio is a strange place
if some asks for an "hink pin " (looking to write with a ball point,) they have bin skooled in Marion O hi ya.
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Oct. 6, 2008 11:01 a.m. SoloSonett Reader
The phrase that drives me mad!
Even the vice presidential candidates get it wrong:
"Walk the walk,, talk the talk"
Any idiot can walk down the walk, an talking is talk the talk.
The correct phrase is:
" Walk the talk and talk the walk."
Meaning one, acts like he speaks and vice versa.
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Oct. 6, 2008 12:25 p.m. Will New Reader
Actually "Don't talk the talk if you can't walk the walk" is a perfectly acceptable way of saying put up or shut up.
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Oct. 6, 2008 12:33 p.m. jmthunderbirdturbo New Reader
WOW. its odd that this will be my first reply...
but...
for the love of all that you hold dear...
STOP SAYING 'HOT WATER HEATER' ! you are not heating hot water, therefore it is a 'WATER HEATER' ! PERIOD. Of all the things listed here, this one drives me up a wet tile wall.
(hey look, apostrophe abuse...) :P
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Oct. 6, 2008 12:39 p.m. stuart in mn Dork
STOP SAYING 'HOT WATER HEATER' ! you are not heating hot water, therefore it is a 'WATER HEATER' !
That's kind of like saying "VIN number", which is the same as saying vehicle identification number number.
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Oct. 6, 2008 12:42 p.m. Salanis SuperDork
How about "Please RSVP"?
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:00 p.m. EastCoastMojo Reader
These should really be filed under the Department of Redundancy Dept.
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:09 p.m. Jay HalfDork
Incidently,
this: £ - is a pound.
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:17 p.m. ProDarwin Dork
http://aolsvc.merriam-webster.aol.com/dictionary/pound%20sign
Main Entry: pound sign Function: noun Date: 1980
1 : the symbol £ 2 : the symbol #
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:18 p.m. jsinnard New Reader
"Strajjedy" Blind Melon made millions off that mispronunciation. It's "Strategy".
"Ya know what I'm sayin" following every sentence.
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:24 p.m. SoloSonett Reader
Or : ATM Machine
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:35 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork
The 'hink pin' bit reminds me of a real backwoods Southern pronunciation: 'Hit' for 'it'. As in, 'Hit looks like hit's gonna rain.' Normally this comes through a set of teeth that look like a poorly maintained picket fence.
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:37 p.m. maroon92 SuperDork
well if you are going to go in that direction HIV virus & PIN number are just as bad.
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Oct. 6, 2008 1:38 p.m. Jensenman UltimaDork
Jay wrote:
Incidently,
this: £ - is a pound.
this: # - is a number sign or hash mark. It is not a pound.[Natural born smartass]
Er, incidentally that should be 'Incidentally'.
[/Natural born smartass]
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Oct. 6, 2008 2:35 p.m. Type Q Reader
MGAMGB wrote:
Type Q wrote: I seen a few If/Than as well.
BUSTED!
I meant to say "I have seen." When I composing something quickly, I frequently leave words or syllables out. I proof read very carefully, but still miss things sometimes.
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Oct. 6, 2008 3:32 p.m. Type Q Reader
MGAMGB wrote:
Now you're just messing with me.
It looks like I need to stop now. This is my last contribution to this thread. Thank you all for listening.
