British phrases - Page 9

xoxoxoBruce · 11-30-2006, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

OMG! You're messing with a classic car. It's pronounced Jag-U-ar! Get it right FFS!!!

Uh...it's a Ford.

DanaC · 11-29-2006, 05:18 PM

okay.......and Iraq?....Iran?.....is there an eye in either of those?:P

Aliantha · 11-29-2006, 05:56 PM

lol...maybe so, but it's just the way the word is pronounced - unless you live in the US I guess.

DanaC · 11-29-2006, 05:57 PM

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I admit that it may have something to do with the snooty sound of the guy who did the commercials.

Snooty.......or English?:P

dar512 · 11-29-2006, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

Snooty.......or English?:P

Snooty. I can tell the difference. As I said at the beginning of this thread, I love English literature and English phrases.

After thinking about Limey's comment, I think maybe snooty was what they were shooting for, in any case.

Aliantha · 11-29-2006, 05:57 PM

Excuse me, but I've heard plenty of poms who sound very far from snooty. lol

DanaC · 11-29-2006, 06:02 PM

Oh hell I know that....but shhhhhh don't tell the yanks:P

Aliantha · 11-29-2006, 06:16 PM

lol...surely even they know that not all poms sound snooty and even fewer actually are?

DanaC · 11-29-2006, 06:17 PM

nah, they think all poms are cockney :P

Aliantha · 11-29-2006, 06:27 PM

well you can't be cockney and snooty at the same time.

monster · 11-29-2006, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

well you can't be cockney and snooty at the same time.

Well no, but then you only need to look at Mary Poppins to see how well either concept is understod

DanaC · 11-29-2006, 06:29 PM

One would think not!

monster · 11-29-2006, 10:33 PM

btw, they pronounce Nicargua to rhyme with Jaguar. Weirdos. :p

DanaC · 11-30-2006, 03:47 AM

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Snooty. I can tell the difference. As I said at the beginning of this thread, I love English literature and English phrases.

I know....I was just being flippant, forgive me :P

Cyclefrance · 11-30-2006, 07:55 AM

There's 'Chumley' as the correct pronunciation of Chalmondley, 'Bister' for Bicester, 'Beaver' for Beauvoir, but 'Edinburror' for Edinburgh. Easy, eh?

How does that grab yer? On the button! That's the Johnny! Gordon Bennett, who'd 've Adam and Eve'd it?

TTFN (or toodle-pip if you prefer...)

11-29-2006, 05:56 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol...maybe so, but it's just the way the word is pronounced - unless you live in the US I guess. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-29-2006, 05:57 PM	#6
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Excuse me, but I've heard plenty of poms who sound very far from snooty. lol __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-29-2006, 06:16 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	lol...surely even they know that not all poms sound snooty and even fewer actually are? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-29-2006, 06:27 PM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	well you can't be cockney and snooty at the same time. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

11-29-2006, 10:33 PM	#13
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	btw, they pronounce Nicargua to rhyme with Jaguar. Weirdos. :p __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-29-2006, 05:18 PM	#2
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	okay.......and Iraq?....Iran?.....is there an eye in either of those?:P

11-29-2006, 06:02 PM	#7
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Oh hell I know that....but shhhhhh don't tell the yanks:P

11-29-2006, 06:17 PM	#9
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	nah, they think all poms are cockney :P

11-29-2006, 06:29 PM	#12
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	One would think not!

11-30-2006, 07:55 AM	#15
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	There's 'Chumley' as the correct pronunciation of Chalmondley, 'Bister' for Bicester, 'Beaver' for Beauvoir, but 'Edinburror' for Edinburgh. Easy, eh? How does that grab yer? On the button! That's the Johnny! Gordon Bennett, who'd 've Adam and Eve'd it? TTFN (or toodle-pip if you prefer...) __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

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