Pronunciation Part II
May 28th 2009 | 9:34 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
There can be no real 'right' way to pronounce words. Everyone's dialect is different even between families. My real name is Penelope. Orignially it's a Greek name but I pronounce it completely differently from my old Greek relations. None of us are wrong, well apart from my long dead grandmother but she was just irritating
May 28th 2009 | 9:56 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
There can be no real 'right' way to pronounce words. Everyone's dialect is different even between families. My real name is Penelope. Orignially it's a Greek name but I pronounce it completely differently from my old Greek relations. None of us are wrong, well apart from my long dead grandmother but she was just irritating I like to wind people up who think that the English way is the right way. I think few of them have heard of the great vowel shift and have never wondered why people pronounce Berkley, Berkshire and Hertfordshire as Barklay, Barkshire and Hartfordshire.
As one Aussie said to me once. "It doesn't matter anyway, after the next great vowel shift, we'll all be talking like kiwis."
May 28th 2009 | 10:05 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
no, but they do say "darta" for "data", which again is a very American way of saying it. They also say "Rowting" instead of the "Rooting" way to pronounce "routing", but this is to avoid confusion with the fornicating use of that term that they have. However they do contradict themselves with this pronunciation as many Aussies will also say "Root" when saying "which route did you take?"
May 28th 2009 | 10:07 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
Different pronunciation doesn't bother me. I come from a country that pronounces things differently from region to region so it doesn't faze me that pronunciations differ from country to country.
I like to wind people up who think that the English way is the right way. I think few of them have heard of the great vowel shift and have never wondered why people pronounce Berkley, Berkshire and Hertfordshire as Barklay, Barkshire and Hartfordshire.
As one Aussie said to me once. "It doesn't matter anyway, after the next great vowel shift, we'll all be talking like kiwis."
I like to wind people up who think that the English way is the right way. I think few of them have heard of the great vowel shift and have never wondered why people pronounce Berkley, Berkshire and Hertfordshire as Barklay, Barkshire and Hartfordshire.
As one Aussie said to me once. "It doesn't matter anyway, after the next great vowel shift, we'll all be talking like kiwis."
May 28th 2009 | 10:12 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
Talking of home counties. A lot of people seem stunned when they find out that Essex is and Hants isn't.
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May 28th 2009 | 11:26 pm
#51
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
Well, I studied classical latin at an English public school and 'darta' is the way we were taught to pronounce 'data', a past participle of the verb dare.
May 28th 2009 | 11:31 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
May 28th 2009 | 11:59 pm
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
no, I didn't go to a public school. I went to a French private school and did latin for 2 and a half years. My point was that French is based a lot more on latin than English is and pronunciations are a lot closer than English too
May 29th 2009 | 12:19 am
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
May 29th 2009 | 1:10 am
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Re: Pronunciation Part II
Yes it is a muffin top and will someone explain to me the infuriating usage of the word ma-rone ITS MAROON ! double O- is OOOO not oh
this drives me nuts!!
this drives me nuts!!
May 29th 2009 | 1:41 am
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May 29th 2009 | 8:03 am
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