Seriously strange pronounciations (?)

[Peverel]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

And when is Torchwood ever going to come back on BBCA?

They are rumoured to be making a 3rd series this year

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

I seem to remember a public information film about how to dial 999 when you can't see the phone dial (in dark/smoke/etc).

What? you'd like to know how? Just locate the bottom of the dial, the nine is next to the bottommost hole in the dial.

*writes that down* very useful tip. you never know when it could come in handy.

[badgoodDeb]

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Well, if you are ever in the UK, it could prove to be one of the more useful things you've learnt here (but let's hope not).

That's hoping you don't have to use it by the way, not hoping that you never come to the UK!

Oh, I'll be back! (in terminator sorta voice). I'm an anglophile; I've visited 4 times already and I'm not done yet! I love Britain! That's probably why I was kinda close on fan-shaw.

It's also nice to be enamoured of a place where you can visit, and actually speak their language! Though I had to translate the Brit accents to my mother, who couldn't tell what was being said.

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

so what happened ? was he all right ???

He was fine (no thanks to me), but this was a very early indicator of his stubborness

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by dreams

So, what about "cup". How is that pronounced?

Why - cup, of course. Ummm.... kuhp

Northerners can't manage that . They say something like koop, but with a shorter and more 'u' like vowel sound.

(perhaps I ought to learn the IPA. But of course, that's only really useful if everyone knows it!)

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why - cup, of course. Ummm.... kuhp

Northerners can't manage that . They say something like koop, but with a shorter and more 'u' like vowel sound.

(perhaps I ought to learn the IPA. But of course, that's only really useful if everyone knows it!)

hee ! i've heard that on british tv series. "kup"

[Moejoe]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why - cup, of course. Ummm.... kuhp

Northerners can't manage that . They say something like koop, but with a shorter and more 'u' like vowel sound.

(perhaps I ought to learn the IPA. But of course, that's only really useful if everyone knows it!)

Hey! I resemble that remark

It's grim oop nawth

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why - cup, of course. Ummm.... kuhp

Northerners can't manage that . They say something like koop, but with a shorter and more 'u' like vowel sound.

(perhaps I ought to learn the IPA. But of course, that's only really useful if everyone knows it!)

I learned it long enough to pass Linguistics, then promptly purged it from by brain. Washed it away with rum and diet Coke, right out the ear.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by pdurrant

Why - cup, of course. Ummm.... kuhp

Northerners can't manage that . They say something like koop, but with a shorter and more 'u' like vowel sound.

(perhaps I ought to learn the IPA. But of course, that's only really useful if everyone knows it!)

I say KUP....my southern half says KOOP ....

I say bath, she says bahrth...
I say dinner, she says lunch...

I say butter, can't give the letters for how she pronounces it .... but it's close to batter.....

[YGG-]

Originally Posted by DixieGal

It's skejule and click. How did you learn to pronounce them? And is French your native language, and if not, where did you learn English?

I learnt 'skedyule' and 'cleec' --I took English lessons at school like most French children (my teacher had studied at Oxford, UK) & this was in the '60s BTW...

[slayda]

You know that 999 is just 666 upside down.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by slayda

You know that 999 is just 666 upside down.

What the hell, it's only the devil in the detail ....

[DixieGal]

Originally Posted by YGG-

I learnt 'skedyule' and 'cleec' --I took English lessons at school like most French children (my teacher had studied at Oxford, UK) & this was in the '60s BTW...

CooL!

Originally Posted by slayda

You know that 999 is just 666 upside down.

EEK! Don't hold the phone upside down when you dial it!

[RickyMaveety]

I think the Moons have a portable difibrillator, but no one knows how to use it (except, probably, me). I don't think there's anyone around here who knows CPR either, except, probably, me.

There is a hospital (of sorts) about an hour drive away to the West, and then about an hour East is Austin, and they have several.

My fave weird way to pronounce a name is "St. John" .... here we say the actual words as in "Saint John" ... across the pond, they say "Sinjun" sort of all mushed together. Seems to be a habit of both the Americans and the English ... just put a bunch of letters together and then pronounce them any hell the way you want.

Gives us something to complain about between elections.

[krisk]

Originally Posted by Peverel

They are rumoured to be making a 3rd series this year

a third!? what's the spinoff for this one?