Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
The traditional debate is whether it's pronounced "tomayto" or "tomarto". I dread to think what kind of low-life, gutter-dwelling subhuman scum would call it a "tomateo". Truly sickening.
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!
I think the problem is "Tomateo" looks like you're saying Tomat-e-o (indeed, that's what I read it as), hence MrLargo's comment.
Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
The traditional debate is whether it's pronounced "tomayto" or "tomarto". I dread to think what kind of low-life, gutter-dwelling subhuman scum would call it a "tomateo". Truly sickening.
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!
I think the problem is "Tomateo" looks like you're saying Tomat-e-o (indeed, that's what I read it as), hence MrLargo's comment.
Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.
Trouble is he only seemed to correct everybody about 25 years later. Old boys like me got used to the old pronunciation! A bit like Kim Bassinger later becoming Kim "Bay-singer".
Really old boys back in ancient Greece pronounced it rhyming with Mikey. Nike (Νίκη) is the Greek goddess of victory so I think they probably new how to say it.
Sue Barker does it all the time as does Barry Davies.
It's actually the same case as the ones I mentioned above, right? An imaginary letter 'r' added to the end of a word which subsequently affects the pronunciation of the next word? Am I right?
It's because we run the words into each other, essentially saying "idearof" instead of two separate words, "idea of", which is how someone who had elocution lessons, or was brunged up proper, would say it.
The other day I only realised I've been saying nuclear wrong (been saying it as newk-cu-lar) my entire life. Literally my world has turned upside down and I don't know what's real anymore
The other day I only realised I've been saying nuclear wrong (been saying it as newk-cu-lar) my entire life. Literally my world has turned upside down and I don't know what's real anymore
Wow... That is a true bombshell you've dropped there on us!!
My wife drives me nuts with her 'sumfink' and 'nuffink'. She's not even 'common' and speaks quite well generally.
My girlfriend is the same no matter how many times I've tried pointing it out, so now when she does it I just act confused until she says it correctly. I must really piss her off.
The other day I only realised I've been saying nuclear wrong (been saying it as newk-cu-lar) my entire life. Literally my world has turned upside down and I don't know what's real anymore
I'm with you Laurie. It really grates with me. I've told my grandchildren it's Aitch, but they won't have it. Their teacher pronounces it Haitch so they say it must be right.
A friend I've lost touch with used to really get on my wick by saying "brought it" when he meant "bought it" and the bugger was always buying and selling stuff!
Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.
Trouble is he only seemed to correct everybody about 25 years later. Old boys like me got used to the old pronunciation! A bit like Kim Bassinger later becoming Kim "Bay-singer".
Really old boys back in ancient Greece pronounced it rhyming with Mikey. Nike (Νίκη) is the Greek goddess of victory so I think they probably new how to say it.
Having looked at this in more detail, at the time Nike was named, the 'η' (now eta, then heta) was used to indicate rough breathing, meaning it probably would be more like Nikhgh than Nik-e, but certainly not just one syllable like Mike.
I'm with you Laurie. It really grates with me. I've told my grandchildren it's Aitch, but they won't have it. Their teacher pronounces it Haitch so they say it must be right.
Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.
Trouble is he only seemed to correct everybody about 25 years later. Old boys like me got used to the old pronunciation! A bit like Kim Bassinger later becoming Kim "Bay-singer".
Really old boys back in ancient Greece pronounced it rhyming with Mikey. Nike (Νίκη) is the Greek goddess of victory so I think they probably new how to say it.
Having looked at this in more detail, at the time Nike was named, the 'η' (now eta, then heta) was used to indicate rough breathing, meaning it probably would be more like Nikhgh than Nik-e, but certainly not just one syllable like Mike.
I heard a rumour schools now teach "haitch" which is annoying if true. The letter I think is spelt 'aitch' in the dictionary. There's no reason whatsoever to call it haitch, is there!?
My mother-in-law tried to pick up my daughter on the fact that there is a t in Charlton yesterday. YES, BUT IT IS SILENT.
I think most of us are guilty of 'gunna' if from around these parts. 'I'm just gunna pop down the shops' etc...
My missus who is not common (and if she had married someone else could almost claim to be middle class) always says 'je' instead of 'do you'. 'Je want a blowjob darling?' Well, not if you are going to speak in that South Bermondsey accent I reply. I have standards.
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It's because we run the words into each other, essentially saying "idearof" instead of two separate words, "idea of", which is how someone who had elocution lessons, or was brunged up proper, would say it.
What about people who pronounce it Tomeighto ?
I've told my grandchildren it's Aitch, but they won't have it. Their teacher pronounces it Haitch so they say it must be right.
It's no arks, it's ask
It's not Millwall, it's Millwank
South African especially Boer Saffa accents are a real problem for me. Every word they say grates across my consciousness.
I can just about cope with New Zealand and Australia (preference for the Kiwi).
I think most of us are guilty of 'gunna' if from around these parts. 'I'm just gunna pop down the shops' etc...
My missus who is not common (and if she had married someone else could almost claim to be middle class) always says 'je' instead of 'do you'. 'Je want a blowjob darling?' Well, not if you are going to speak in that South Bermondsey accent I reply. I have standards.