What do you look like RFN!?? - Page 82

ZenGum · 01-10-2008, 10:52 PM

Merc, putting an Australian's head onto the body of an All Black ...
Don't ever set foot in New Zealand. Ever. There would be ... trouble ....

monster · 01-11-2008, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

fuck my head looks big in that picture.

I heard that Merc's big on head....

Aliantha · 01-10-2008, 10:55 PM

It's ok. They don't have the internet in NZ. Besides, most of them can't read anyway.

TheMercenary · 01-11-2008, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aliantha

It's ok. They don't have the internet in NZ. Besides, most of them can't read anyway.

TheMercenary · 01-11-2008, 10:12 AM

you guys crack me up. I typed that after one to many Guinness!

Shawnee123 · 01-11-2008, 10:22 AM

Point taken!

glatt · 01-11-2008, 10:41 AM

Maori doesn't rhyme with dory, it rhymes with dowry.

Here's a nice little site with Maori pronunciations.

Shawnee123 · 01-11-2008, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

Maori doesn't rhyme with dory, it rhymes with dowry.

Here's a nice little site with Maori pronunciations.

That's why we played on the fake word "mori." We're clever that way.

monster · 01-11-2008, 11:59 AM

Yeah, but you're American so you can pronounce it any way you damn well please......

DanaC · 01-11-2008, 12:05 PM

hmmm.....our election polls are usually done by Mori....

Shawnee123 · 01-11-2008, 12:11 PM

Now THAT'S a Maury:

Aliantha · 01-11-2008, 05:57 PM

When pronounced properly, Maori sounds more like mouldy except the d has and r sound mixed in. It's sort of like how a canadian would pronounce 'mow' as in to mow the grass, followed by a heavy scottish sounding 'ry'. Really roll that r a lot.

Anyway, hope that helps.

Sundae · 01-14-2008, 10:14 AM

I pronounce mouldy to rhyme with oldie!
My NZ Aunt rhymes it with dowry, if dowry has 2.5 syllables.

Aliantha · 01-14-2008, 04:46 PM

I guess there's slightly different 'sounds' involved from area to area SG. It's definitely not exactly the 'oldie' sound, but close.

The 'dowry' rhyme sound is exactly how europeans have always pronounced the word Maori however, that's not the way Maori people pronounce it in the true cultural context. I guess it's about the accent used. Is it acceptable to use the european pronunciation? For sure. Is it preferable to try and use the correct pronunciation? Well that's up to the individual and what significance they place on culture along with their ability to actually pronounce it I guess. Plenty of people go to France and don't get the accent right regardless of how hard they try, so it's also a cultural fact that in some cases, it's almost impossible for some people to adopt the correct accent. I think it's important to try though.

busterb · 01-14-2008, 04:57 PM

"Y'all come back now!! Ya Hear!" That's how I'd do it.

01-10-2008, 10:52 PM	#1
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Merc, putting an Australian's head onto the body of an All Black ... Don't ever set foot in New Zealand. Ever. There would be ... trouble .... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

01-10-2008, 10:55 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It's ok. They don't have the internet in NZ. Besides, most of them can't read anyway. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-11-2008, 10:12 AM	#5
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	you guys crack me up. I typed that after one to many Guinness! __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-11-2008, 11:59 AM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Yeah, but you're American so you can pronounce it any way you damn well please...... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

01-11-2008, 12:11 PM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Now THAT'S a Maury: Attached Images

01-11-2008, 10:22 AM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Point taken!

01-11-2008, 10:41 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Maori doesn't rhyme with dory, it rhymes with dowry. Here's a nice little site with Maori pronunciations.

01-11-2008, 12:05 PM	#10
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	hmmm.....our election polls are usually done by Mori....

01-11-2008, 05:57 PM	#12
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	When pronounced properly, Maori sounds more like mouldy except the d has and r sound mixed in. It's sort of like how a canadian would pronounce 'mow' as in to mow the grass, followed by a heavy scottish sounding 'ry'. Really roll that r a lot. Anyway, hope that helps. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-14-2008, 10:14 AM	#13
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I pronounce mouldy to rhyme with oldie! My NZ Aunt rhymes it with dowry, if dowry has 2.5 syllables. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

01-14-2008, 04:46 PM	#14
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I guess there's slightly different 'sounds' involved from area to area SG. It's definitely not exactly the 'oldie' sound, but close. The 'dowry' rhyme sound is exactly how europeans have always pronounced the word Maori however, that's not the way Maori people pronounce it in the true cultural context. I guess it's about the accent used. Is it acceptable to use the european pronunciation? For sure. Is it preferable to try and use the correct pronunciation? Well that's up to the individual and what significance they place on culture along with their ability to actually pronounce it I guess. Plenty of people go to France and don't get the accent right regardless of how hard they try, so it's also a cultural fact that in some cases, it's almost impossible for some people to adopt the correct accent. I think it's important to try though. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-14-2008, 04:57 PM	#15
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	"Y'all come back now!! Ya Hear!" That's how I'd do it. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

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