Pronunciation rant
It's not anthony "Kinocaert". It's Nockaert
It's not the "peninsular". It's peninsula
It's not "Belgiums" it's Belgians
It's not "Jessicar Rennis". It's Jessica Ennis
Etc
Drives me mental
Sorry. Rant over.
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Its not Roland Dutchelet...its TWAT29
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It can be Peninsular. As in Peninsular War 1807 - 1814Sillybilly said:Got to get this off my chest:
It's not anthony "Kinocaert". It's Nockaert
It's not the "peninsular". It's peninsula
It's not "Belgiums" it's Belgians
It's not "Jessicar Rennis". It's Jessica Ennis
Etc
Drives me mental
Sorry. Rant over.
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It can be Peninsular. As in Peninsular War 1807 - 1914
Indeed. But not in the context it's been used on here1 -
Surely this should be in the General Things That Annoy You thread?1
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Blimey who has pissed on your chips SB?
Has the season not been to your liking... ah ok!5 -
I've never heard anyone say Jessica Rennis1
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Sue Barker does it all the time as does Barry Davies.Bedsaddick said:I've never heard anyone say Jessica Rennis
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Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
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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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
Just spoken to an American woman on the phone who pronounced "route" as "rout". Ignorant, redneck halfwit - surely everyone knows that a "rout" is something that happens to Charlton most weekends.12 -
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
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It's not Kat-re-en Merry either.
It's Katrien (rhymes with latrine)
My-re (imagine mire as two syllables and pronouncing the "r")0 -
I see where you're coming from now. I was reading "tomateo" as "tom-at-eo". Anyway, it's wrong either way, it's "tomarto" if you're remotely civilised.ForeverAddickted said:MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
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And if your remotely common its... Toma..oMrLargo said:
I see where you're coming from now. I was reading "tomateo" as "tom-at-eo". Anyway, it's wrong either way, it's "tomarto" if you're remotely civilised.ForeverAddickted said:MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!2 -
Piggybacking this to say; the lack of respect Americans show to the letter 'U' drives me crazy. Stoopid. Call of Dooty. etc.
They rhyme words in songs that don't rhyme, that's the worst part of it.3 -
It's actually KnockaertSillybilly said:Got to get this off my chest:
It's not anthony "Kinocaert". It's Nockaert
It's not the "peninsular". It's peninsula
It's not "Belgiums" it's Belgians
It's not "Jessicar Rennis". It's Jessica Ennis
Etc
Drives me mental
Sorry. Rant over. 1 -
Nike being pronounced "Nikey".
This morning I heard "Egg-sit" for Exit.2 -
To be fair, it took us several seasons to pronounce Mark Kinsella's name correctly! (emphasis on the "Kin", rather than the "Sella")0
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Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.0
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Shouldn't that be Nikey rhyming with MikeyJiMMy 85 said:Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.
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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".JiMMy 85 said:Sorry to break this to you Micky, but the guy who founded Nike says it's pronounced Nikey, as in, to rhyme with Micky.
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You say potatoe I say potarto...
Let's call the whole thing off.2 -
Can you be more Pacific?Sillybilly said:Got to get this off my chest:
It's not anthony "Kinocaert". It's Nockaert
It's not the "peninsular". It's peninsula
It's not "Belgiums" it's Belgians
It's not "Jessicar Rennis". It's Jessica Ennis
Etc
Drives me mental
Sorry. Rant over.10 -
My wife drives me nuts with her 'sumfink' and 'nuffink'. She's not even 'common' and speaks quite well generally.2
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You got it Jessie. That's precisely what I'm on about.JessieAddick said:
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?Sillybilly said:
Sue Barker does it all the time as does Barry Davies.Bedsaddick said:I've never heard anyone say Jessica Rennis
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Can't think why none of you have asked Mandy Anderson-Myers opinion on matters of pronunciation. She has a way with words and must have plenty of time on her hands at the moment, so would probably welcome enquiries.0
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I think you'll find there's a Belgium in this universe and one in another, parallel, universe, so that's two Belgiums.Sillybilly said:Got to get this off my chest:
It's not anthony "Kinocaert". It's Nockaert
It's not the "peninsular". It's peninsula
It's not "Belgiums" it's Belgians
It's not "Jessicar Rennis". It's Jessica Ennis
Etc
Drives me mental
Sorry. Rant over.0 -
Tomateo sounds like something The Chuckle Brothers would say.ForeverAddickted said:
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!3 -
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.ForeverAddickted said:
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!0 -
Nah I was saying it... Too-mate-oAddicksAddict said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:
Look 'ere!!... Its not easy to try to spell something the way you'd pronounce it.MrLargo said:
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.ForeverAddickted said:Jesus I'd hate to be the one to ask you whether it should be pronounced tomato or tomateo, scone or sgone
Tomayto / Tomateo... Whats the difference when you try to say them!!0
