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Dad used to pronounce words differently and a lot of them have stuck. I think that was one of them. I say moustache differently too (moo-stosh). I don’t realise it a lot of the time, at least until my fiancé laughs at me.IdleHans said:How to pronounce the word 'foray'.
I'd emphasise the first syllable but I notice people often seem to stress the second and lengthen it a bit, including @JiMMy 85 who uses it quite a lot in those little films he puts out on a Sunday evening. Which is what has prompted me to post this.
So FORay, or forAY? Or is either correct?And also Snesley Wipes.1 -
Haha! I like that.JiMMy 85 said:
Dad used to pronounce words differently and a lot of them have stuck. I think that was one of them. I say moustache differently too (moo-stosh). I don’t realise it a lot of the time, at least until my fiancé laughs at me.IdleHans said:How to pronounce the word 'foray'.
I'd emphasise the first syllable but I notice people often seem to stress the second and lengthen it a bit, including @JiMMy 85 who uses it quite a lot in those little films he puts out on a Sunday evening. Which is what has prompted me to post this.
So FORay, or forAY? Or is either correct?And also Snesley Wipes.My old man used to call Mick Fleetwood “Flick meatwood”.Also, my mate and I always used to refer to Bob Willis as Will Bobbis.
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Matthew 12:40 states "for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."But if Jesus died on Friday and (allegedly, obviously) rose again on a Sunday, that's two days. And two nights.
Can Christians not count to two?0 -
Whether Mason Burstow is a big time Charlie or not.
So far, I've liked posts attacking him and defending him.0 -
if I cant hear something my wife says, its because I am not paying attention
If she cant hear something I say, its because I am mumbling4 -
Fashion. Fashion confuses me.
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People that support Charlton & Rangers/Celtic. Oddballs.2
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Two free £5 bets from Bob's lot to be placed on the FA cup semi finals. What on earth do I do about the palace game? Bet on them to win at 5/1 in the hope that its a losing bet, but at least I can drown my sorrows if they win? Or take short odds on chelsea and risk being doubly depressed?(but most likely it'll be a draw after 90 minutes, and palace will sneak it in extra time, so the worst of all possible worlds)0
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Stig said:LenGlover said:When I was at school the USSR (ie Russia and other surrounding countries) was in the continent of Asia.
Yet all the news reports on the Ukraine business refer to war in Europe rather than Asia.
Both Russia and Turkey are Transcontinental Countries. In Russia's case Moscow and a large part of the population are in the European side where the Asia part is vast in size.
Turkey is 90% in Asia with Ankara the capital and the European side have Istanbul as the capital with its large population.
A small country called the UK were in Europe but have since applied to be the 51st state of the USA.
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I just don’t get it. English blokes bitching and arguing about it online. It’s a bit embarrassing tbh.arny23394 said:People that support Charlton & Rangers/Celtic. Oddballs.
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Rooney being treated like some sort of martyr for staying at Derby when I'm pretty sure it was only because no one else would pay him anywhere near as much, even though he deferred 'some' of his £90k a week.
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String Theory .........0
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Binge watch "Big Bang Theory" on Netflix - all will become clear.holyjo said:String Theory .........4 -
Naby Sarr might be a Premier League CB next season.
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If Huddersfield go up, I assume they'll not offer him a new contract and will aim higher.cafcnick1992 said:Naby Sarr might be a Premier League CB next season.
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In TV's 'Bullseye', when Jim Bowen reads a spelling question, why does he have to "check with Bully" to see if the contestant's answer is correct?
Isn't the correct spelling of the word already in the question?2 -
How this got commissioned:
"Youth Hostelling with Chris Eubank" vibes.2 -
The ice cream van bit of this advert:
https://youtu.be/vwX5lUt2qLY
She turns up, orders an ice cream that he apparently has just sitting behind the machine (he doesn't get the cone and make it), gives it one lick, hands it back and cycles off without paying, while the ice cream man grins away as if that's all completely normal.0 - Sponsored links:
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He’d probably wiped his arse on it first, hence his grin, most of them do that you know, it’s all sleight of hand…1
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The new trend I've seen a few times of cheese on the top of a burger bun, like this:
Just put it inside surely? Will add to the mix of flavours more, and mean you can pick it up, the whole point of a burger over something like a steak?1 -
What sort of fucking heathen does that to a cheeseburger!North Lower Neil said:The new trend I've seen a few times of cheese on the top of a burger bun, like this:
Just put it inside surely? Will add to the mix of flavours more, and mean you can pick it up, the whole point of a burger over something like a steak?1 -
ngl i'd like to try that0
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it's the cheeseburger equivalent of spaffing on a birds titsNorth Lower Neil said:The new trend I've seen a few times of cheese on the top of a burger bun, like this:
Just put it inside surely? Will add to the mix of flavours more, and mean you can pick it up, the whole point of a burger over something like a steak?2 -
A cheese pearl necklace burger.cafcdave123 said:
it's the cheeseburger equivalent of spaffing on a birds titsNorth Lower Neil said:The new trend I've seen a few times of cheese on the top of a burger bun, like this:
Just put it inside surely? Will add to the mix of flavours more, and mean you can pick it up, the whole point of a burger over something like a steak?1 -
Not a moan, just an observation - you know how there’s often a singer leading the national anthem at sports events? When did they start making the final two notes go up in pitch instead of down? It seems like whoever sings it these days always does this, but I’d never heard it in my youth.
Like I say, it doesn’t bother me, but I couldn’t help wondering because when the singer did it today at the Sunderland Wycombe game, I just knew she was going to do it!
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To finish on a high note.0
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Honorary degrees.
I get why Unis give them out, it's a speaker at the ceremony.
But what's in it for the celebrity or whoever? You get to go to a Uni you didn't go to and get given a doctorate that isn't really a doctorate, rhat you didnt work for, and you can't use for anything.
Do they get paid for the speech? If so, why not just pay them and not do the weird award/photo of the non-degree bit?
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I think for some people (I can't say all, because I genuinely don't know), it's opportunity to recognise the work that they have put in to understanding and developing a field without going through the normal academic route. Not sitting a standard degree doesn't mean that they haven't put a lot of effort into learning their subject and it doesn't mean that they cannot make a difference - if that's not too many double negatives. I'd like to cite our own Chris Powell as an example of someone who I think thoroughly deserves his honorary degree.North Lower Neil said:Honorary degrees.
I get why Unis give them out, it's a speaker at the ceremony.
But what's in it for the celebrity or whoever? You get to go to a Uni you didn't go to and get given a doctorate that isn't really a doctorate, rhat you didnt work for, and you can't use for anything.
Do they get paid for the speech? If so, why not just pay them and not do the weird award/photo of the non-degree bit?0
