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Originally posted by La Petite Valse View Post
O.I.C
I believe they're originally from the US. Isn't the bean in baked beans a navy bean & these are predominantly grown over there? Also think cowboys, Blazing Saddles etc
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Oh yes - the oh tends to get lost so its just yes.
I used to work with a militant scot who wanted Scottish dialects recognised as an actual language. Nice bloke, terrible drinker.
or if with NLyUK
OOOOHHHHH YESSSS!
Originally posted by vetran View Post
I hadn't realised beans on toast were actually British. learn something new. I assumed they were Mexican or similar.
https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-bak...20white%20bean.Last edited by La Petite Valse; 7 February 2022, 10:37.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by La Petite Valse View Post
I've never known what that means but this one was definitely pronounced with a H so probably not that one.
I used to work with a militant scot who wanted Scottish dialects recognised as an actual language. Nice bloke, terrible drinker.
or if with NLyUK
OOOOHHHHH YESSSS!Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by La Petite Valse View Post
No, he was about as Spanish as beans on toast.
I hadn't realised beans on toast were actually British. learn something new. I assumed they were Mexican or similar.
https://minimalistbaker.com/easy-bak...20white%20bean.
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Originally posted by vetran View Post
Spanish heritage? I worked with a large number of Venezuelans (identifying as Portuguese via their grandparents to get an EU passport) and they tended to pronounce OK a bit like that. Good guys, apparently one started there and he recommended all his friends.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
Och aye?Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by La Petite Valse View PostA project manager used to always start his meetings with "okay..."
But, instead of pronouncing it okay he would, bizarrely, pronounce it "hock-eye" instead. Maybe he had some kind of speech impediment, or something, but it really got my goat.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by La Petite Valse View PostA project manager used to always start his meetings with "okay..."
But, instead of pronouncing it okay he would, bizarrely, pronounce it "hock-eye" instead. Maybe he had some kind of speech impediment, or something, but it really got my goat.Leave a comment:
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