Sundae's List Of Words To Purr - Page 7

Sundae · 05-02-2011, 02:38 PM

I educated Sarge today on the proper pronunciation of squirrel, mirror and orange.
He laughed.
Although he does have some fearsome squrrrls in his locale.

Tulip · 05-02-2011, 11:07 PM

Awww...I want to hear the proper way of saying squirrel, mirror and orange too.

Spexxvet · 05-10-2011, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Tulip

Awww...I want to hear the proper way of saying squirrel, mirror and orange too.

Skwurl, meerur, arnj.

monster · 05-02-2011, 11:15 PM

them pm ms. sundae your phone#, stat!

Sundae · 05-08-2011, 10:36 AM

Again - my lickle camera does not have a great mic. Turn up to 11.

orange
tuna
squirrel
mirror
blast the fast pasta master (I am rolling my eyes at my abiltity to say this phrase. Not at Monster)
Thames
Maryland
Michigan
Arkansas
Tulip
emu
Carribbean
Uruguay
cowson

Damn. Rewatching I don't look as red as I feel.
Coulda got away with it...
(re the May Fayre, actually I was on the cake stall inside, but I did stay outside for a while in intermittent sunshine.

zippyt · 05-08-2011, 06:16 PM

Out STANDING Sunday !!!

Tulip · 05-09-2011, 11:37 AM

So flattered. Sundae uttered my name, hihi. Btw, you sound sexy, as always.

morethanpretty · 05-09-2011, 10:55 PM

Love the explanation for the redness! I get red real easy too. Lately multiple people have pointed it out although my exposure to sun was just in the car.

Ibby · 05-10-2011, 06:47 AM

not mary-land. Merr-uh-lin or Merrlyn. Depends what part of the state you're from. In the north they sound more yankee and say it in three syllables (though Baltimore is still Ballm're) but in the southern part of the state they tend to slur it into two syllables.

What I find interesting is that brits over-pronounce the names of places from other countries - mary-land or ice-land instead of the US icelun(d), but then you have leicester pronounced as a two-syllable word and warwick as warrick and such. british place-names tend to be pronounced not at all like they're spelled to an american, but then brits over-pronounce any place-name outside of britain.
ymmv, i guess, but that's something i've noticed.

DanaC · 05-10-2011, 07:01 AM

It's not just outside of Britain actually Ibs.

When i first moved to Yorkshire I thought Sowerby was pronounced 'sow-uh-be' but the locals all pronounce it saw-be. Likewise visitors to Bolton wuold see a place called Daubhill and assume it is pronounced Daub-hill. In fact the locals pronounce that as dobble.

Whenever you move to a new place in Britain you tend to find places like that. The only reason everyone knows the p[ronunciation of Leicester, or Worcester is because they are have some national prominence. Places that have no national prominence tend to be pronounced differently by visitors and locals. it's one of the ways you can generally tell if someone is new to an area :p

Our default position is to say it how it's spelt unless we know otherwise. probably because local dialect varies so much and though they're all starting to merge somewhat, those distinctions still survive strongly in placename and surname pronunications.

DanaC · 05-10-2011, 07:04 AM

The ice-land and Mary-land is similar to the way Americans overpronouce 'shire'

Over here it tends to be thrown away as a shuh at the end. Whereas it is over-emphasised as shyer by non-native speakers.

Strangely, in our own placenames we tend to throw the 'land' away too. Portland is pronounced Portlun(d), Stainland near me is pronounced Stainlun(d). Yet I would also pronounce Maryland as Mary-Land.

glatt · 05-10-2011, 07:35 AM

In Massachusetts, Worcester is pronounced wuh-stuh. How fucked up is that?

DanaC · 05-10-2011, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

In Massachusetts, Worcester is pronounced wuh-stuh. How fucked up is that?

That's how we pronounce our Worcester too. No doubt that is a survival from the old country.

Trilby · 05-10-2011, 08:54 AM

place names in Ohio that are fukced up

Russia - pronounced Roo-Shee

Lima - pronounced Lime-Uh

Houston - pronounced House-TON

Xenia - say ZEEN-ya

infinite monkey · 05-10-2011, 08:58 AM

Lancaster, OH = Lank-ster. They'll kick your butt if you say it otherwise.

Isn't Mackinac MI pronounced Mackinaw?

05-02-2011, 02:38 PM	#1
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I educated Sarge today on the proper pronunciation of squirrel, mirror and orange. He laughed. Although he does have some fearsome squrrrls in his locale. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-02-2011, 11:15 PM	#4
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	them pm ms. sundae your phone#, stat! __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-08-2011, 10:36 AM	#5
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Again - my lickle camera does not have a great mic. Turn up to 11. orange tuna squirrel mirror blast the fast pasta master (I am rolling my eyes at my abiltity to say this phrase. Not at Monster) Thames Maryland Michigan Arkansas Tulip emu Carribbean Uruguay cowson Damn. Rewatching I don't look as red as I feel. Coulda got away with it... (re the May Fayre, actually I was on the cake stall inside, but I did stay outside for a while in intermittent sunshine. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

05-08-2011, 06:16 PM	#6
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Out STANDING Sunday !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

05-09-2011, 10:55 PM	#8
morethanpretty Thats "Miss Zipper Neck" to you. Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: little town (but not the littlest) in texas Posts: 2,957	Love the explanation for the redness! I get red real easy too. Lately multiple people have pointed it out although my exposure to sun was just in the car. __________________ Addicts may suck dick for coke, but love came up with the idea to put a dick in there to begin with. -Jack O'Brien

05-02-2011, 11:07 PM	#2
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	Awww...I want to hear the proper way of saying squirrel, mirror and orange too.

05-09-2011, 11:37 AM	#7
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	So flattered. Sundae uttered my name, hihi. Btw, you sound sexy, as always.

05-10-2011, 06:47 AM	#9
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	not mary-land. Merr-uh-lin or Merrlyn. Depends what part of the state you're from. In the north they sound more yankee and say it in three syllables (though Baltimore is still Ballm're) but in the southern part of the state they tend to slur it into two syllables. What I find interesting is that brits over-pronounce the names of places from other countries - mary-land or ice-land instead of the US icelun(d), but then you have leicester pronounced as a two-syllable word and warwick as warrick and such. british place-names tend to be pronounced not at all like they're spelled to an american, but then brits over-pronounce any place-name outside of britain. ymmv, i guess, but that's something i've noticed. __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

05-10-2011, 07:35 AM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	In Massachusetts, Worcester is pronounced wuh-stuh. How fucked up is that?

05-10-2011, 08:54 AM	#14
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	place names in Ohio that are fukced up Russia - pronounced Roo-Shee Lima - pronounced Lime-Uh Houston - pronounced House-TON Xenia - say ZEEN-ya __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-10-2011, 08:58 AM	#15
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Lancaster, OH = Lank-ster. They'll kick your butt if you say it otherwise. Isn't Mackinac MI pronounced Mackinaw?

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