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Mar 1st 2006 | 3:29 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN

its A great value
flavourful, suspenseful
are my biggest peeves

make that flavorful

Mar 1st 2006 | 3:42 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by Patrick

What ever happened to the word twice? Why do Americans use "two times" instead of twice. I noticed it on an advert the other day now I cant stop listening for it, no-one says twice, why, why, why?

The worst abuse of grammer here is their lack of use of adverbs. So they'll say " I sing fantastic" instead of "I sing fantastically" (on American Idol!!), or "I did good", "I did great" instead of "I did well". Another one is "I slept bad" rather than "I slept badly". Every American I have met speaks likes this. I wonder if the English teachers speak the correct way. Drives me up the wall!

Mar 1st 2006 | 3:54 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by Desdemona

make that flavorful

sorry, my bad

Mar 1st 2006 | 3:58 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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yeah at this rate I'd have an easier time understanding an American hick verses an English one

Not that I actually do speak like that you understand. Unless I wish to confound a local that is.

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:06 am

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Originally Posted by nethead

Oh he couldn't have been local, everyone knows it's Baaaaff

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Annette

I felt lucky to get away ... the way he was sizing me up I thought he had a big pot out back and was thinking of eating me!

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:20 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by rushman

That would annoy the living snot out of me.

It does have that effect on me. There I am trying to have a few more minutes before I have to get up and face the world and instead I am listening intently to this womans voice just waiting to be annoyed. Recently they had a fund raising week and so she was constantly using the 7 clock thing and the number thing. I could change the channel but I'm too lazy and it gives me just the right edge to get up and deal with my teenagers

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:29 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by snowbunny

You have just hit a phrase unique to Texas. "fixin' to" = "about to". You can also "fix supper" instead of "prepare/cook supper."

My mate from Texas always used to say "I'm fixin' to have to let you go"?!?!?

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:42 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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My mate from Texas always used to say "I'm fixin' to have to let you go"?!?!?

Polite way to say "I wish I could talk longer but I need to wrap up the conversation."

"I'm fixin' to let you go" would mean "I'm going to hang up now!"

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:44 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas

I find it amusing: "I've got ma' veee-Hickle." Its like me saying "Ee ba' gum lad. Whats up wi' thee then?" Just colloquial.

There's a tendency to stress the first syllable and make the vowel long:

DEE-troit
DEE-fence
EYE-rack

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:48 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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There's a tendency to stress the first syllable and make the vowel long:

DEE-troit
DEE-fence
EYE-rack

oh the syllable thing!

they even do it to names..I've had kids adamant that I'm saying their names wrong...two big ones

Palmer
Charles

to me Charles is very British sounding but over here its ..ChaR-uls

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Mar 1st 2006 | 4:51 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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to me Charles is very British sounding but over hear its ..ChaR-uls

that's a drawl creeping in there.... I say "Charles" as one syllable.

What's wrong with your Palmer? No hard "r" at the end? Not saying the "l" hard enough?

Ah, English. The British pronunciation of Bernard sounds lovely. The American is 'orrible!

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:55 am

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Re: Two Times!!!

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oh the syllable thing!

they even do it to names..I've had kids adamant that I'm saying their names wrong...two big ones

Palmer
Charles

to me Charles is very British sounding but over here its ..ChaR-uls

Personally I love:

Raleigh, South Carolina = Rawley

Mar 1st 2006 | 4:57 am

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that's a drawl creeping in there.... I say "Charles" as one syllable.

What's wrong with your Palmer? No hard "r" at the end? Not saying the "l" hard enough?

yeah I do think making one syllable words into two is a Texan thing cos I never noticed it in La.
As for Palmer ..er I think you are right

..the kid was quite tenacious..I tried my best but he seemed very dissatisfied with my pronunciation