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Old Nov 4th 2013 | 2:57 pm
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Thank you. Not come across that myself. but (a) I rarely go to Italian restaurants in Canada and (b) I'm not married to a Canadian.

My loss, I'm sure.
They say parmee zahn, sometimes parmee zee ahno.

And while we're talking of cheese, what's with the gooodah?
 
Old Nov 4th 2013 | 4:39 pm
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They say parmee zahn, sometimes parmee zee ahno.

And while we're talking of cheese, what's with the gooodah?
I've heard it more like parma john........

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Old Nov 4th 2013 | 7:29 pm
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Everytime they are faced with anything that they perceive is vaguely 'gourmet' they are completely flummoxed....Brie, Camembert, Basalmic, prosciutto...give pause. Worcester Sauce can be painful.

Why can't they say coupe as in coupée as opposed to the chicken coop one....I actually thought my husband was joking, and that it was an 'in' joke in my family...now I've found the rest of 'em do it too
 
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Old Nov 5th 2013 | 2:09 am
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Apparently Erin and Aaron are pronounced almost exactly the same. Also Graham is more like 'Gram'.
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 2:14 am
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It doesn't matter what they're trying to say, they all sound like they're having a stroke while straining one out on the bog.
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 2:35 am
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Why can't they say coupe as in coupée as opposed to the chicken coop one....I actually thought my husband was joking, and that it was an 'in' joke in my family...now I've found the rest of 'em do it too
Tried singing it like that, didn't work.
 
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February is pronounced "Febyouery" in Canada. Maybe that's the effect the long winters have on people here - they lose their "rs".
They manage to gain and extra "i", though, and pronounce mischievous as "mischeeveeus".
Most newscasters mispronounce these words. Lynda Steele does. I once emailed her and told her so but she keeps right on speaking Canadian.
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 3:37 am
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The usual ones, such as ...

Anything with the letter T ... (D)
Anything ending in "borough" (borrow)

Ones that get me shouting at the telly ...

Craig (Creg)
Nissan (neesawn)
Route (rowte)
Using any adjective other than that awful, overused word "awesome"
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 4:42 am
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February is pronounced "Febyouery" in Canada. Maybe that's the effect the long winters have on people here - they lose their "rs".
Haha. Good one. An English person making fun of a Canadian loosing their "rs"
 
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Originally Posted by leith
February is pronounced "Febyouery" in Canada. Maybe that's the effect the long winters have on people here - they lose their "rs".
They manage to gain and extra "i", though, and pronounce mischievous as "mischeeveeus".
Most newscasters mispronounce these words. Lynda Steele does. I once emailed her and told her so but she keeps right on speaking Canadian.
It is in England too. Well more Febuary than ery
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 7:05 am
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Mc Elroy "Mackle - roy"

 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 7:17 am
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Mc Elroy "Mackle - roy"

As opposed to...?
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 7:19 am
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As opposed to...?
Perhaps you have been assimilated.

Mc - Elroy.
 
Old Nov 5th 2013 | 7:23 am
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Originally Posted by Siouxie
Perhaps you have been assimilated.

Mc - Elroy.
I'm Scottish. McIlroy and McElroy are pronounced MACkll-roy
 


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