English argument - Page 2

Jorgo85 · 25-09-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

Lemme just say, that ur relationships reached it's pinacle when you're fighting over this LOL ...

We've been together for 5 years now, and yet this is our only proper argument that we can't settle...... Serious huh?

Yellow_Festiva · 25-09-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

Where do swear words come from?

Haaaa this is what a little birdy told me one day. It may be total BS, but then again, the explanations kinda sound semi-legitimate.

Fornicate Upon Consent of the King (seeing as generally you only ever did it while married of course, and a King was able to marry you, therefore allowing you to, well you know :king:

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Store High In Transit... Sacks of manure that stunk really bad were kept as high as possible so as to not offend those around them...

The Chinese references are incorrect as well, according to my Chinese friend on MSN:

crisis= 危机 and opportunity= 机会

trouble=麻烦 and means two "wood" under the roof.

Hmmm lets get back to English now shall we

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Falc'man · 25-09-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Rodp

You forgot;

C, F, I, L, M, N, R, S, U, W, X and Y. Possibly a few more I missed.

I was trying to make some sense of the English language but you had to ruin it for me.

Yellow Festiva,
麻烦
This looks like two women to me. There's two guys standing outside, with one consoling the other from all the headaches and mayhem the two women have caused.

WPN XR6T · 25-09-2008, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Haaaa this is what a little birdy told me one day. It may be total BS, but then again, the explanations kinda sound semi-legitimate.

Fornicate Upon Consent of the King (seeing as generally you only ever did it while married of course, and a King was able to marry you, therefore allowing you to, well you know :king:

:

: )

Store High In Transit... Sacks of manure that stunk really bad were kept as high as possible so as to not offend those around them...

The Chinese references are incorrect as well, according to my Chinese friend on MSN:

crisis= 危机 and opportunity= 机会

trouble=麻烦 and means two "wood" under the roof.

Hmmm lets get back to English now shall we

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I thought trouble was two women under one roof... No seriously.

Yellow_Festiva · 25-09-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Falc'man

麻烦
This looks like two women to me. There's two guys standing outside, with one consoling the other from all the headaches and mayhem the two women have caused.

Haaa you're right! Those 2 men standing on the left hand side seem very out of proportion.....

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uranium_death · 25-09-2008, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

The Chinese references are incorrect as well, according to my Chinese friend on MSN:

crisis= 危机 and opportunity= 机会

Lisa S: "Don't you know that the Chinese use the same word for crisis as they do for opportunity?

Homer: "Yes! Crisatunity! You're right! I'm going to find me a new bar to drink at...and I'm going to get more drunk than I ever have before! Bart! Where's my wallet?"

Bart: (pulls it out of his pocket) "Right here Dad!"

uranium_death · 25-09-2008, 10:05 PM

I have never thought about it really.
Admittedly, I'm a Nazi when it comes to spelling and grammar. I DEMAND people learn how to use apostrophes, and that you're and your, their, there and they're, and where, we're and were are all used in different contexts.

But I have never cared about how to say the letter "H", because I never spell it, and I see no reason to single out the letter.

xr8chick · 25-09-2008, 10:06 PM

Haytch.

Rodp · 25-09-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Falc'man

I was trying to make some sense of the English language but you had to ruin it for me.

That's your problem right there ;) English is confusing by default. So many words pronounced the same but mean completely different things. Just try and explain there, their and they're to someone just learning the language - if they don't slap you then you didn't explain it right.

Rodp · 25-09-2008, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I have never thought about it really.
Admittedly, I'm a Nazi when it comes to spelling and grammar. I DEMAND people learn how to use apostrophes, and that you're and your, their, there and they're, and where, we're and were are all used in different contexts.

You forgot wear. :P

Then you have words that are spelt the same but have different meanings and often even pronounced differently.

Invalid
Object
Produce
Refuse
Tear

I'm a bit of a Nazi too (or is that to, or two). This is a textual medium and if I have to reread a sentence due to multiple spelling mistakes, SMS speak or poor punctuation then I tend to zone out for the rest of the message. If English isn't someone's first language then I give them the benefit of the doubt.

I don't even SMS speak on my phone!

uranium_death · 25-09-2008, 11:31 PM

I don't SMS speak on my phone either.
T9 doesn't include apostrophes in its words, so I manually put them in.

I also love people who "loose" the ability to tell the difference between loose and lose.

I am only of average intelligence (as most people are), and I don't find it hard.

Can of words opening now. SPC or Heinz?

XR6-VCT-2000 · 26-09-2008, 01:36 AM

Im a pom and prenounce it with the H. Lol there is alot of words i prenounce different to my Aussie wife ..eg... Vitamins (her ..'vytamins' sound to it) me (say it how it sounds 'vit-a-mins') ......Garage (she says it as it sounds) i prenounce it as 'Garidge' ..lol , the list goes on. Like the old saying "you say tomaytoe, I say tomartoe'.. - is all the same, a tomato ..cheers.

mad machs · 26-09-2008, 07:03 AM

Well, speaking as pom as well,

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Aytch like it should be.

Is correct ;)

Scareybear · 26-09-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

Did you know that "verb" is a noun?...

...Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

And how do you stop spelling Phenomenomeno.....

GORDZ · 26-09-2008, 09:42 AM

haitch, because the other way sounds american.

oh, and the next time i see someone say 'hey look what i brought', i'm going to have to use the rant emoticon

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hannem · 26-09-2008, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GORDZ

oh, and the next time i see someone say 'hey look what i brought', i'm going to have to use the rant emoticon

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Got a mate who uses the word "brang". As in "I brang it with me" Dude you speak like a three year old, can't seem to snap him out of it.

Cheers M

[Tonko] · 26-09-2008, 12:21 PM

Eh, i wish i had never opened this thread. I'm getting flashbacks of a replacement teacher i had at primary school. She was about 100, had the beehive hairdo and shrill voice. Always pulled us (8-10 year olds) up on everything... Even got me on the word (as i said it) pro-nounce-i-ation. But that was wrong apparently it is pro-nunce-i-ation.
She was that bad i still remember her!

//shakes in the corner trying to repress again//

GORDZ · 26-09-2008, 12:38 PM

an old subby gave me detention for explaining what MYOB stood for (Mind Your Own Business) ((the accounting software)).

There was simply no telling her that that was what it actually stood for. Old beeatch shouldn't have asked!

GORDZ · 26-09-2008, 12:40 PM

tonkyo, just noticed ur from shepp.... i went to notre.

JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

Im a pom and prenounce it with the H. Lol there is alot of words i prenounce different to my Aussie wife ..eg... Vitamins (her ..'vytamins' sound to it) me (say it how it sounds 'vit-a-mins') ......Garage (she says it as it sounds) i prenounce it as 'Garidge' ..lol , the list goes on. Like the old saying "you say tomaytoe, I say tomartoe'.. - is all the same, a tomato ..cheers.

Maroon pronounced as Maroan does my head in. You don't call the moon a moan, why is maroon maroan? WTF, LOL

HOEBAG · 26-09-2008, 01:54 PM

i know it's meant to be AICHHH!!
but i still say it haych cause it's easier and doesnt make me sound like a total d#)$ head

XR6-VCT-2000 · 26-09-2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

Maroon pronounced as Maroan does my head in. You don't call the moon a moan, why is maroon maroan? WTF, LOL

Yeah I may be a pom, and say some words weird ways compared to Aussies ! ...but.. I agree with you one the above, sounds like I prenounce it the same as you.

Rodp · 26-09-2008, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

Maroon pronounced as Maroan does my head in. You don't call the moon a moan, why is maroon maroan? WTF, LOL

See my message above. It's a word with several meanings. I figure that it gets pronounced differently to differentiate between those meanings even though the context is obvious.

The tear in her skirt brought a tear to her eye.

MrEL · 26-09-2008, 05:26 PM

Here is one I was shown years ago to stress how important correct grammer and puncuation are. Its amazing how much a single comma and a couple of capital letters can totally change the meaning of a sentence.
Example
Put correctly the sentence is.

I helped my Uncle Jack , off a horse.

Without puncuation

I helped my uncle jack off a horse.

Same sentance totally different meanings!

Jorgo85 · 26-09-2008, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jim_reaper

i know it's meant to be AICHHH!!
but i still say it haych cause it's easier and doesnt make me sound like a total d#)$ head

That depends on who you ask lol

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Does any one recall when the insurance mob HIH went under a few years back? Just about every presenter was saying "haytch eye haytch". When you compare that with saying "aytch eye aytch", the former takes alot more effort to get off the tongue. Another thing, or fing, that annoys me is that. TH does not make F. I realise it is a speech impedement so I don't mean to offend anyone but again, it takes more effort to say "Free" than it does "Three".

trburnard · 26-09-2008, 06:31 PM

I've lived, gone to school and worked all over Australia. Generally, I've found that it does depend a little bit on where you come from. When in Victoria you do hear Haytch more often in SA you hear Aytch a lot more, similarly in NSW.

I'm a South Aussie, I was "dragged" up saying Aytch and old habits die hard.

Thats my 2 cents for what its worth.

Zed7fiddy · 26-09-2008, 07:12 PM

Option 2 is correct, but I roll with option 1

krt10 · 26-09-2008, 07:33 PM

hayche is the way. ayche is too posh

JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by MrEL

Here is one I was shown years ago to stress how important correct grammer and puncuation are. Its amazing how much a single comma and a couple of capital letters can totally change the meaning of a sentence.
Example
Put correctly the sentence is.

I helped my Uncle Jack , off a horse.

Without puncuation

I helped my uncle jack off a horse.

Same sentance totally different meanings!

That is so bad.

JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 08:58 PM

Ok, here are a few others.

Anythink!!!
Nothink.

I don't know nothink. (I don't know anything)

Pacifc (Specific) This one realy gets me, lol.

Also, calling dinner tea makes me want to go postal.

Breakfast, lunch, dinner. Not breakfast, dinner, tea.

Also hate baby talk like calling an ambulance "ambo". How gay is that?

And if my spelling is bad tonight have pity, Lindermans Cab Sav is to blame. $9.99 in Aus (Gisborne) and 6 quid in Tescos (Sheffield).

View Poll Results: The correct way to pronounce the letter H is;
Haytch with a Huh.	58	40.00%
Aytch like it should be.	87	60.00%
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