- 1. Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Editorgary@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 20:57:31 EDT
- While we're talking about pronounciations, two others really bug me: Concours -- pronounced con - coor (like the beer, only singular) a Concourse is a place in the airport next to which the planes pa
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00343.html (7,741 bytes)
- 2. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:10:52 -0700 (PDT)
- For me, it's supposed German car enthusiasts who pronounce "Porsche" as "Porsh". Although the most fun mispronunciation I've ever encountered was the bartender who suggested that a friend and I try t
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00348.html (8,260 bytes)
- 3. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:35:25 +0100
- Only for 'Murricans ... ;o) -- Original Message --
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00400.html (7,627 bytes)
- 4. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 10:31:06 +0930
- Elsewhere it is pronounced tonn-o Eric '68 MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00415.html (7,774 bytes)
- 5. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 19:50:51 -0700 (PDT)
- So, am I the only one in the world who pronounces it tahn'-au? David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your h
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00416.html (7,899 bytes)
- 6. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: "Dave Wood" <dwood143@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:05:12 -0700
- Yes David, it's only you and your Washington accent! Dave 72 B So, am I the only one in the world who pronounces it tahn'-au? David Breneman david_breneman@yahoo.com
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00417.html (7,986 bytes)
- 7. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: David Breneman <david_breneman@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:46:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Linguists tell us that the only thing constituting a Washington accent is the proclivity to pronounce T's in the middle of words as D's. ie. Seadle, seddle, Bridish, pidiful, midigate, etc. Anything
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00418.html (8,046 bytes)
- 8. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Saidel <saidel@camden.rutgers.edu>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 08:39:09 -0400 (EDT)
- On the other hand, coming from Boston originally, I pronounce it Tunnow with the accent on the o. Too bad the word has no r's to ignore.
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00420.html (8,378 bytes)
- 9. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Eric Erickson <eric@erickson.on.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 22:44:30 +0930
- Now, that REALLY did my head in :-) Eric '68MGB MkII Adelaide, South Australia
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00421.html (7,738 bytes)
- 10. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Aeseeyou@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 15:54:28 EDT
- The Taw-nu cuv-ver Albert Escalante 1978 MGB The Central Coast British Car Club (CA) Port Hueneme, CA (info: www.ccbcc.org)
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00429.html (7,515 bytes)
- 11. Re: Pronounciations and spellings (score: 1)
- Author: Rocky Frisco <rock@rocky-frisco.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:56:40 -0500
- Reminds me of the story about the two old ladies who stop in Albuquerque to get lunch while driving from L. A. to Chicago. The waitress comes over and one of the ladies asks her, "How do you pronounc
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00439.html (8,283 bytes)
- 12. Re: Pronounciations and Spellings (score: 1)
- Author: "Maynard Hirsch" <mghirsch@netzero.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:17:16 -0500
- Reminds me of the story about the two old ladies who stop in Albuquerque to get lunch while driving from L. A. to Chicago. The waitress comes over and one of the ladies asks her, "How do you pronounc
- /html/mgs/2005-07/msg00440.html (8,052 bytes)
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