English argument - Page 3

AndrewR_AUII · 26-09-2008, 09:00 PM

True aussies don't pronounce the letter 'H' as in "Owyagoinmayte"

GORDZ · 26-09-2008, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

Ok, here are a few others.

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

was with you until this one... seems very aussie to me, ... it ends in O

:thebirds:

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JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by GORDZ

was with you until this one... seems very aussie to me, ... it ends in O

:thebirds:

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Thats ok mate. I will buy you a beer.

GORDZ · 26-09-2008, 09:16 PM

happy friday

JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by EFXR65spd

Having an dispute with the missus in regards to the letter H. She says it's pronounced "Haytch" with a huh. I say it's pronounced "Aytch" as you would pronounce eight. Once again I turn to AFF for back up.......lol I just got slapped

I hope you are happy. You have just caused and international incident.

Aytch.

You are correct as judged by me.

Go and tell your wife to pull her head in.

bob^ · 26-09-2008, 09:27 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.

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.

What about brought and bought. I brought a new car!

Which of these is correct - Jess' car, or Jess's car? I always believed it to be Jess' car.

edit - just seen the post by gordz, oops.

JG66ME · 26-09-2008, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by bob^

What about brought and bought. I brought a new car!

Which of these is correct - Jess' car, or Jess's car? I always believed it to be Jess' car.

edit - just seen the post by gordz, oops.

The poms do the brought thing as well.

Bad isn't it?

[Tonko] · 26-09-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GORDZ

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

Cool, you lucky bugger, got to go to the school with a 'view' I got stuck at Shepp High...

Rodp · 26-09-2008, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by bob^

What about brought and bought. I brought a new car!

Which of these is correct - Jess' car, or Jess's car? I always believed it to be Jess' car.

Jess owns the car so it's possessive.

So it's Jess's car.

XR6-VCT-2000 · 27-09-2008, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JG66ME

The poms do the brought thing as well.

Bad isn't it?

Hey ! , I'm a pom and if I buy something I say i 'bought' it !.
'Brought' is as in 'I brought it along with me'.

JG66ME · 27-09-2008, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by XR6-VCT-2000

Hey ! , I'm a pom and if I buy something I say i 'bought' it !.
'Brought' is as in 'I brought it along with me'.

Belive me they are doing it. Not all of them, just the chavs and numptys.

**GasoLane** · 27-09-2008, 01:19 PM

According to these people, and they should know....http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/aitch?view=uk it's aitch • noun the letter H.

But for REALLY bad pronunciation some Seppo's take the cake with Jag-wire instead of Jag-u-are

IDT · 28-09-2008, 01:19 AM

Everyone keeps refering to the way the pom say it? Have you heard poms say the letter A? If they are not next door neighbours they probably say it differently to one another.

gthofan · 28-09-2008, 01:37 AM

Ive always said haych. Aitch just sounds too foreign to me

how bout this little play on words,

wun wun won one race, to to won won too.

Scareybear · 28-09-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by gthofan

Ive always said haych. Aitch just sounds too foreign to me

how bout this little play on words,

wun wun won one race, to to won won too.

"One One was a race horse, Two Two was one too, One One Won one race, Two Two won one too"

Spelling helps this one out.
No such word as 'wun'

The automatic aussie 'O' gives me the irrits, Servo, Ambo, Fisho, Bottle-o .....

**GasoLane** · 28-09-2008, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Scareybear

"One One was a race horse, Two Two was one too, One One Won one race, Two Two won one too"

Spelling helps this one out.
No such word as 'wun'

The automatic aussie 'O' gives me the irrits, Servo, Ambo, Fisho, Bottle-o .....

Or you could try the punctuation question given to us at school (Yes I was born and went to school in Pommieland

)

.............." that that is is that that is not is not "

DBourne · 29-09-2008, 04:11 PM

aytch.

haytch sounds 'arken horrible

Cobra · 01-10-2008, 05:54 PM

I believe it's technically correct to say "aytch" but for some reason I have always said "haytch" so i voted for that.

Zed7fiddy · 01-10-2008, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 84RGE

Option 2 is correct, but I roll with option 1

I said this, but now i think about it and its option 2 all round for me

George1861 · 04-10-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by V3RSAC3

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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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