Yanks say - We are going to reprograaam the Rowter.
I say we doing some woodwork then? Never fails to amuse.
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
I heard a Yank say "darta" the day, when he really meant "data".
How about eether versus eyether? The former used to be considered slightly non-U, until in the 60s Princess Anne outraged everyone in Tunbridge Wells etc by pronouncing it thus on TV.
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I heard a Yank say "darta" the day, when he really meant "data".
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I like the Scottish verdict 'Not Proven'
as in 'We know you are guilty as hell you swine, just give five minutes to find some better evidence'
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Oven, Overt.
If you southern softies had put up a fight in 1066 then we might not have this stramash of languages.
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Originally posted by MarillionFan View PostYou say tomato, I say toemato let's call the whole thing off
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I'd say "proaven", but we're all correct :
proved or proven
The traditional English pronunciation of proven is [proo-v'n], and the Scottish pronunciation is [proe-v'n], but because English people have become familiar with the Scottish legal term 'not proven' they too sometimes pronounce the word [proe-v'n].
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Up in Scotland ( we invented the English language in case you were unaware ) there is a third alternative to the judical system called not proven and it is always said in the over way. Maybe it is a Scottish thing.
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostI would say the o as in over, everyone seems to say the o like a u.
What's going on here?
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