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Nuances and Idiosyncrasies of the English Language

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    IrishHeart
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    @Giles
    Joined: 1 Mar 2023

    @Giles laughing to Derek and Clive is one of my great memories from the 6th form common room at school.

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      Cutlasshound
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      Joined: 28 Oct 2013

      Mine and @Giles favourite word.

      The C Bomb. A masterclass in the idiosyncrasies of the English language distilled into a single pure, beautiful, expressive word.

      I ain't got time to bleed.

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        Giles
        IHUK Crew
        @IrishHeart
        Joined: 22 Sept 2009

        @IrishHeart said in Nuances and Idiosyncrasies of the English Language:

        @Giles laughing to Derek and Clive is one of my great memories from the 6th form common room at school.

        I find it utterly unbelievable that this was broadcast in 1976......

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          Tago Mago
          Mod Squad
          Joined: 16 Jan 2021

          If I send this to my mother she'll cut me out of her will

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            IrishHeart
            Haraki san Expert
            @Giles
            Joined: 1 Mar 2023

            @Giles agreed, but that’s what made it so hilarious. None of us had heard anything like it before, and we couldn’t stop using the same terminology on our mates.

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              Nocturama
              Haraki san Prodigy
              Joined: 1 Jan 2023

              A quote for every occasion…! 🫣

              For some reason, “Hamburger stands, but no fucking hamburgers” (from Joan Crawford’s ****) sticks in my head to this day! 😂

              #JustStopCrocs

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                Kasi
                見習いボス
                Joined: 9 Oct 2014

                Bender..

                Been out partying for 24 hours more, or weekend none stop
                mash out of your head.

                The world's insane
                While you drink champagne
                And I'm livin' in black rain 4Q 🖕

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                  EdH
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  @T4920
                  Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                  @T4920 This has reminded me of a question I have never had answered by a (proper) American:

                  Why is Arkansas pronounced "AR-kan-saw" and not "Ar-Kan-sas", if Kansas is pronounced just "Kan-sas"?

                  Take the dive...

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                    SKT
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                    @EdH
                    Joined: 26 Aug 2019

                    @EdH same reason some pronounce my state Missour-ee and some pronounce it Missou-rah…because we Americans don’t always make a lot of linguistic sense.

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Same reason that if you live in Clapham, you pronounce it Clarm 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        T4920
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                        Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                        The most definitive sign that the English language is out to troll us all is that it is linguistically sound to pronounce the town 'Loughborough' as 'Loo-gah-bah-roo-gah'

                        I've seen weirder place name during my time in Australia though...

                        “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                        last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 15:44 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                          EdH
                          Iron Heart Deity
                          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                          Not saying us brits are any better... "Lieutenant" caught me out when reading aloud in English class at school:

                          Me: "... lieutenant ..." ("lew-ten-ant")
                          Teacher: "it's [lef-tenant]"
                          Me: "oh, it doesn't have an 'f' in my copy"
                          Teacher (getting angry already): "It's [lef-tenant] in English, [lew-ten-ant] is American"
                          Me: "oh, I must have an American translation"
                          Teacher: "stop being sarcastic"
                          Me: "I'm being sarcastic?"
                          Teacher: "That's a demerit"
                          Me: scratches head in confusion

                          Take the dive...

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                            Oaktavia
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                            @T4920
                            Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                            @T4920 hahah, yeah I've seen something similar. Maryland is close to KY but not touching.

                            IG: electricindigowizard

                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                            WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                              Oaktavia
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                              @EdH
                              Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                              @EdH don't try to make sense of American pronunciation, we're super improper and make zero sense, wait till you hear me say "Maryland" at the party.

                              IG: electricindigowizard

                              "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                              WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                Oaktavia
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                                Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                My favorite is Appalachia pronounced regionally as "Apple-atcha" or by outsiders as "Apple-ay-shuh".

                                IG: electricindigowizard

                                "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

                                last edited by Oaktavia 4 Nov 2024, 16:34 11 Apr 2024, 16:25 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
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                                  T4920
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                                  @Oaktavia
                                  Joined: 27 Apr 2022

                                  @Oaktavia sounds like Marilyn? I went most of my life thinking 'Marilyn' was a state after hearing Maryland pronounced that way

                                  “𝑁𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑙𝑒𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑏 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡 𝑖𝑡, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜, 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡.”

                                  last edited by 11 Apr 2024, 16:29 O WhiskeySandwichW 2 Replies Last reply 11 Apr 2024, 16:35 Reply Quote 1
                                  • seawolfS
                                    seawolf
                                    Mod Squad
                                    Joined: 28 Oct 2011

                                    I read recently about how it must be confusing to learn English as a second language. Imagine trying to tell the difference between a butt-dial and a booty-call.

                                    “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Don Norman

                                    @zeebeeleather

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                                      Oaktavia
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                                      @T4920
                                      Joined: 12 Jun 2019

                                      @T4920 that's hilarious

                                      IG: electricindigowizard

                                      "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                                      WTB: IHJ-32 - XL/XXL

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                                      • louisboscoL
                                        louisbosco
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                                        @seawolf
                                        Joined: 21 Feb 2013

                                        @seawolf you could butt-dial a booty call but not booty call a butt-dial

                                        "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

                                        • Harvey Specter
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                                          EdH
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                                          @seawolf
                                          Joined: 2 Jan 2022

                                          @seawolf said in Random conversations:

                                          Imagine trying to tell the difference between a butt-dial and a booty-call.

                                          A fat-chance and a slim-chance are the same thing...
                                          Tooth/teeth, but not booth/beeth
                                          Mouse/mice, but not house/hice
                                          etc, etc

                                          English is such a bastardised and influenced language that it's apparently very hard to learn as a second language or as an adult. I've got a Ukrainian friend who, even after marrying a Brit over 20 years ago, and him not bothering to learn her language, still makes grammatical errors like the above.

                                          Take the dive...

                                          last edited by EdH 4 Dec 2024, 09:09 12 Apr 2024, 09:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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