Seriously strange pronounciations (?) - Page 13

GeoffC · 05-22-2009, 11:33 AM

who woke her up ?!

DixieGal · 05-22-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Wetdogeared

I'm doomed!

WDE(WaitingDoomExits)

Finally the lackwit understands. Do not tarry

over your last will and testament, because I

shall rain down doom upon your possessions

and land. Cover your eyes and await your

destiny, oh WitheredDestinyEarwig!

Bilbo1967 · 05-22-2009, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Finally the lackwit understands. Do not tarry

over your last will and testament, because I

shall rain down doom upon your possessions

and land. Cover your eyes and await your

destiny, oh WitheredDestinyEarwig!

Dixiegal, did you forget your meds again?

GeoffC · 05-22-2009, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Dixiegal, did you forget your meds again?

Dixiegal, haven't you had any this morning ?

krisk · 05-22-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Dixiegal, haven't you had any this morning ?

you know depending on what crowd you are in that can be a very suggestive question! *weg*

DixieGal · 05-22-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by krisk

you know depending on what crowd you are in that can be a very suggestive question! *weg*

Foul census-taker, jest not at whether or not

I have taken my majestic medications on this

dark and baleful morning. Rather, thou shouldst

hide and think upon thine own mortality.

Lady Blue · 05-22-2009, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

Dixiegal, haven't you had any this morning ?

I think she has, but it's the drug interaction you've got to watch out for. You can sometimes get a serious case of the munchies if you're not careful.

Oorrrrr, did you mean something entirely different with that question? (Where's Tim?)

krisk · 05-22-2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DixieGal

Foul census-taker, jest not at whether or not

I have taken my majestic medications on this

dark and baleful morning. Rather, thou shouldst

hide and think upon thine own mortality.

I tol' ya', I ain't no census taker, I am a sensuous maker! *weg*

Daithi · 05-22-2009, 01:16 PM

I've always pronounced buoy as boo-ee and quay as wharf.

When I was in the Army I was stationed with a guy from Boston and people were forever trying to get him to say words that ended with an r like, "I got in my car and drove real far to the bar." They thought the way he pronounced (didn't pronounce) r was hilarious. It got to a point that he would go out of his way to not say words that ended in r, so instead he would say something like "I got in my automobile and drove a long distance to the tavern."

Peverel · 05-22-2009, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

OK, I'll ask. What's a barrow boy?

Typically from the east end of London, a barrow boy is a market trader, often working off a push along barrow and selling stuff like fruit and veg. Often from the East End and sometimes even uses Cockney Rhyming Slang. (like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins but with an English accent lol)

Cockney Rhyming slang is two words that rhymed together make a third:

Holy Ghost = Toast
Apples & Pears = Stairs
Rosie Lee = tea
Plates of Meat = Feet

therefore you can get :

Right, time to take the plates down the apples & pears for a cup of rosie.

Meaning :

time to go downstairs for a cup of tea.

(As you see even the two words are often shorted to one)

(I am 1/4 true London Cockney and quite proud of it - that means my Granmother was born with the sound of Bow Bells in London - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney)

krisk · 05-22-2009, 02:10 PM

one of the funniest slip ups I have heard was from my daughter. she is well read and well educated, but we were at a store when she was about 17 and she some rather lovely "Candle Bras". we owned some ourselves, I was quite certain I had made reference to them a few times in her life, but somehow that twist came out. it was a rather upscale store so I managed to restrain myself to some extent and not embarass her too terribly.

DixieGal · 05-22-2009, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Peverel

(I am 1/4 true London Cockney and quite proud of it - that means my Granmother was born with the sound of Bow Bells in London - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockney)

... and the other 3/4 parts are from Bologna.

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Originally Posted by krisk

one of the funniest slip ups I have heard was from my daughter. she is well read and well educated, but we were at a store when she was about 17 and she some rather lovely "Candle Bras". we owned some ourselves, I was quite certain I had made reference to them a few times in her life, but somehow that twist came out. it was a rather upscale store so I managed to restrain myself to some extent and not embarass her too terribly.

Too bad. Such opportunities seldom come around twice.

pdurrant · 05-22-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Peverel

Cockney Rhyming slang is two words that rhymed together make a third [...]
the two words are often shorted to one)

I always understood that cockney rhyming slang is /always/ shortened to the first word. That's what makes it fun - the rhyming word is never mentioned. You have to know.

I was on the dog to me trouble...

Peverel · 05-22-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by pdurrant

I always understood that cockney rhyming slang is /always/ shortened to the first word. That's what makes it fun - the rhyming word is never mentioned. You have to know.

I was on the dog to me trouble...

Mostly but not always, my Gran always refered to tea as Rosie but toast as Holy Ghost

Oh and I hope the wife was well and you didn't interrupt her with the call lol

zelda_pinwheel · 05-22-2009, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Peverel

Mostly but not always, my Gran always refered to tea as Rosie but toast as Holy Ghost

Oh and I hope the wife was well and you didn't interrupt her with the call lol

so that would be "dog and bone" and "trouble and strife" ?

05-22-2009, 01:16 PM	#189
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I've always pronounced buoy as boo-ee and quay as wharf. When I was in the Army I was stationed with a guy from Boston and people were forever trying to get him to say words that ended with an r like, "I got in my car and drove real far to the bar." They thought the way he pronounced (didn't pronounce) r was hilarious. It got to a point that he would go out of his way to not say words that ended in r, so instead he would say something like "I got in my automobile and drove a long distance to the tavern." Last edited by Daithi; 05-22-2009 at 03:38 PM. Reason: I don't know the difference between 'where' and 'were'

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krisk Wizard Posts: 2,148 Karma: 8229 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the road again Device: kindle	one of the funniest slip ups I have heard was from my daughter. she is well read and well educated, but we were at a store when she was about 17 and she some rather lovely "Candle Bras". we owned some ourselves, I was quite certain I had made reference to them a few times in her life, but somehow that twist came out. it was a rather upscale store so I managed to restrain myself to some extent and not embarass her too terribly.