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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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 Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:14:48
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eee-ther for sure.
How about envelope and omvelope? I can't believe people still say omvelope.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
8201 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:20:22
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Cubs honour I am. I don't think the Northern thing has anything to do with it.
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:27:58
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How about scones???
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:30:15
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Sc-on-s, not sc-own-s. Obviously.
Thats a north/south thing for sure.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:36:56
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I thought that The English tended to say eye-ther and Americans "eeee-ther." Who says scoWns?
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Cheeseman1000
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Iceland
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:37:29
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Ah, she knows where its at...
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 07:40:11
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I say sc-on-s, not sc-own-s. I thought northerners say sc-on-s???
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 08:03:11
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The only time ive ever said sw-own-s is when i was taking the piss.I use either either.
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 08:22:12
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I say eye-ther.
I say on-velope.
Don't think I've ever had any reason to say scones. I would say sc-owns, though.
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There's a Marx Bros. bit about this. It's in Night In Casablanca, I think.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:08:06
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I say "ee-ther," usually, but I sometimes switch it up. They're both acceptable, to my mind.
I say "on-velope," but not "om-velope." Is the Omvelope some sort of all-powerful envelope or something?
When I was in elementary school, I had several teachers who pronounced the T in "often." Is that common?
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:10:32
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Originally posted by VoVat
I say "ee-ther," usually, but I sometimes switch it up. They're both acceptable, to my mind.
I say "on-velope," but not "om-velope." Is the Omvelope some sort of all-powerful envelope or something?
When I was in elementary school, I had several teachers who pronounced the T in "often." Is that common?
I've reached 1000 posts / So I'm too cool to be in a cult.
what's with the other ways of saying envelope?! this is mad! i've never heard anyone say it any other way than en-ve-lope, you know, how it's spelt! you're all mad!  saying the T in often is odd, unless you're very northern over here and you're saying t'often... like homers pet monkey does.
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ShakeyShake
* Dog in the Sand *
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:19:40
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Thats not northern that north midlands
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:22:12
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You have no idea how I talk Simon, and well you know it!!!
Damn you!!! Stop making things up about me!!!
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realmeanmotorscutor
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1764 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:22:19
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Jeeze, now you all have me thinking about how I speak and I just don't know anymore!!
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 09:57:00
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Come 'ere. I'll give you a clip round t'earhole!!!
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ObfuscateByWill
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1887 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 14:10:44
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I say the T in ofTen.
Should I be saying off-in?
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Eyether, onvelope, oft-en.
I'm a pretenious fucker.
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NimrodsSon
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1938 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 14:20:31
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I say ofTen, EYEther, and Onvelope. What I hate the most is when people say AWnt instead of ant when referring to one's aunt, but I guess AWnt is the right pronounciation, I don't know. I also say pOOr instead of pore when saying the word poor
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 18:10:42
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I pronounce it "eether" usually. I also say "onvelope" at work when explaining rebates to customers.
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
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Posted - 04/25/2004 : 07:12:51
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i think it can be either.
man i'm funny.
i use both depending on the situation..
and it's definitely sc-ons
none of the sc-owns stuff....
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
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benji
> Teenager of the Year <
New Zealand
3426 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 07:28:21
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no it's not pronounced scowns.
my intial phonetic spelling was poor i admit, but scowns it is not.
it's scons.
there's no 'ou' or 'w' in there anywhere for a reason.
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
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switchy
- Gigographer -
USA
324 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 10:02:32
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to bring it around to Frank..
when i singing along to "where is my mind", i'll usually say care-a-BEE-en instead of cuh-RIBBY-en. just to take the piss, as you English say.
i had a professor last year who would always say "across" as "acrosst/acrossed", neither (knee-ther vs nye-ther!) of which is a word. she was a bitch, so it's ok to make fun of her. |
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ProverbialCereal
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USA
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Posted - 04/25/2004 : 10:14:54
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How about this one: COUPON
I freaking hate "Q-pon" even if it is the correct way.
As far as I'm concerned, it's "Ku-pon"
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speedy_m
= Frankofile =
Canada
3581 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 10:17:53
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bumblebeeboy2
> Teenager of the Year <
United Kingdom
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VoVat
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
9168 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 12:18:08
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I say "Q-pon," but I realize I'm probably wrong. I also say "ahnt" (not "awnt"; there's no W sound in the way I say it).
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