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Old May 13th 2011, 7:05 pm
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Originally Posted by JamesM
You weren't the annoying english numpty at Louis Wings who wanted to chat about basketball were you?
Going to a chain wing place, especially that chain wing place, the one that occupies the site of the very nice Nevada, is a disgrace.
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
I heard the locals pronounce it trawna. Does anybody know of a more ridiculous affectation for a place name in Canada?
I think it's more like terwanta.......that's how I practice it in my broadest Canadien accent.
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Its an academic point really, arent there (or wont there soon be) a majority of immigrants there to mispronounce it anyway?

Missisagua is no doubt fraught with articulatory peril for the newbie too.
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Missisagua is no doubt fraught with articulatory peril for the newbie too.

And it's hard to spell.
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:23 pm
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And it's hard to spell.
Etobicoke was as difficult for me as Slough and Bath are for those heading the other way!
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Originally Posted by dbd33
And it's hard to spell.
What does articulatory mean? Is it to do with speech?

oops sorry dbd I quoted the wrong person.
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Kydney_Stone
What does articulatory mean? Is it to do with speech?
What am I gonna know about that? You taking the piss? You wanna come over 'ere and ask that?
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What does articulatory mean? Is it to do with speech?

oops sorry dbd I quoted the wrong person.
Surprisingly it is. It's also to do with joint movement apparently.
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
Surprisingly it is. It's also to do with joint movement apparently.
Ah, move a joint over here then, I could do with chillin'
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:32 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
Surprisingly it is. It's also to do with joint movement apparently.
So it is, several lines down on google.

Didn't I read something from you on the 'bored in Canada' thread?
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:34 pm
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Originally Posted by dbd33
What am I gonna know about that? You taking the piss? You wanna come over 'ere and ask that?
OH NO! Please. (whimper).
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Originally Posted by Kydney_Stone
Didn't I read something from you on the 'bored in Canada' thread?
It's a work day innit.
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
It's a work day innit.
A slooooooow work day........
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:45 pm
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
It's a work day innit.
And it's Friday!
**the 13th**

So you don't post on weekends?
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Old May 13th 2011, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Kydney_Stone
And it's Friday!
**the 13th**

So you don't post on weekends?
It depends. The downside of having a computer connected to the TV is that it's always on, so having a quick look doesn't take very long. If it's pissing it down, I'll take a break from killing video game bad guys and check the forum every now and then.
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