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Aug 31st 2006, 6:48 am
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"Oh, it was your accent" said the Directory Enquiries bod to me down the phoneline after he finally comprehended that I wanted the number for VicRoads.
NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
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NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
End of rant.
Aug 31st 2006, 6:50 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by mackinnon
"Oh, it was your accent" said the Directory Enquiries bod to me down the phoneline after he finally comprehended that I wanted the number for VicRoads.
NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
End of rant.
NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
End of rant.
Aug 31st 2006, 6:50 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by mackinnon
"Oh, it was your accent" said the Directory Enquiries bod to me down the phoneline after he finally comprehended that I wanted the number for VicRoads.
NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
End of rant.
NO IT IS NOT MY ACCENT. I was speaking in my best telephone voice (my mother was an elocution teacher amongst other things). It was *YOUR* inability to recognise that you are a dumb terminal, bereft of a hard-drive of your own, expecting the server to provide you with all the answers, heaven forbid you ever need to process anything at your side. I bet you drive a Holden Automatic.
End of rant.
It's funny how they always say I can't understand your accent isn't it.
They say it all the time to us, then go on to say where in Scotland do you come from
I come from Yorkshire !!!!
Aug 31st 2006, 6:51 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by soapy
speak english !!!!
.....what did you say??
Aug 31st 2006, 6:52 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by WendyC
It's funny how they always say I can't understand your accent isn't it.
They say it all the time to us, then go on to say where in Scotland do you come from
I come from Yorkshire !!!!
They say it all the time to us, then go on to say where in Scotland do you come from
I come from Yorkshire !!!!
Aug 31st 2006, 6:52 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by soapy
auch yir nearly scottish
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Aug 31st 2006, 6:53 am
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Re: Accents
People always think im scottish,welsh or english! Im never irish!
Aug 31st 2006, 6:55 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by WendyC
It's funny how they always say I can't understand your accent isn't it.
They say it all the time to us, then go on to say where in Scotland do you come from
I come from Yorkshire !!!!
They say it all the time to us, then go on to say where in Scotland do you come from
I come from Yorkshire !!!!
Aug 31st 2006, 6:59 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by mackinnon
Most people think I'm from Ireland, fair enough, but when I told one guy I was actually from Scotland he went on to let me know how much he disliked the Irish!
You should have pretended to be Irish to see what he thought about the Scots, that could have been quite funny
Aug 31st 2006, 7:02 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by WendyC
You should have pretended to be Irish to see what he thought about the Scots, that could have been quite funny
Aug 31st 2006, 7:02 am
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Re: Accents
A few people think Im a scouser ...
Aug 31st 2006, 7:02 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by mackinnon
I like it! Will be giving that a go come the right circumstances!
Let me know when you do
Aug 31st 2006, 7:04 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by Ransi
A few people think Im a scouser ...
Aug 31st 2006, 7:12 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by john_w
Me too.....but Ive been told Ive got a lovely Irish accent !!!!
Aug 31st 2006, 7:15 am
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Re: Accents
Originally Posted by Ransi
Aren't you scouse then?