Assume v. Presume

[trog]

Would one need to be able to lip read to understand what merkins are saying?

 

[Deleted member 473]

Would one need to be able to lip read to understand what merkins are saying?

Water you implying?

 

[Deleted member 473]

Doh Rey Me Fa So Law Tee Doh

Law, a note to follow So?

Einstein showed the non-existence of the Either?

Catholics use a Missile for prayer.

Superman was Bald.

Turn the knob till you hear a Clique.

 

[Black Hole]

'Haitch' or 'aitch'? How do you pronounce 'H'?

Pedants, beware. The sound of says, ate, mischievous, harass, garage, schedule and aitch is shifting.

With "thanks" (cough) to @4291

 

[Black Hole]

Turn the knob till you hear a Clique.

Curiously, that is not an uncommon mispronunciation this side of the pond either - cliquey / clicky

 

[EEPhil]

'Haitch' or 'aitch'? How do you pronounce 'H'?

My (old) Oxford dictionary has the letter "H" written as aitch and pronounced without an extra "h" at the beginning - as it should be.

The sound of says, ate, mischievous, harass, garage, schedule and aitch is shifting.

There's been some debate about harass, garage and schedule for years. Not sure about harass. I'll stick with garridge and shedule for the other two (for no other reason than my preference).

 

[prpr]

I'll stick with garridge

Ugh, typical bloody English.
Ga-rarge (with the g being a sort of gz type sound - or like 'raj' I guess).

Agree with shedule. Skedule is American.

Harruss, not huh-rass (Frank Spencer).

Ate? HTF can anyone change that?

 

[Deleted member 473]

Mrs Scrat has ants, I have aunts.

 

[Deleted member 473]

Ate? HTF can anyone change that?

Ayt or et?

 

[prpr]

Mrs Scrat has ants

I'm sure you can get powder for that.

Ayt or et?

Oh yes, how daft of me. Either, depending on context, or something.

 

[MikeSh]

Ga-rarge (with the g being a sort of gz type sound - or like 'raj' I guess).

Jarage? Not heard that one before

 

[Deleted member 473]

Jarage? Not heard that one before

No, garidge or garahdge.

Oh no, ewe wear joking, weren't ewe?

 

[Deleted member 473]

I ate aunts! They itch so much.

 

[trog]

Jarage? Not heard that one before

Its where a Cockney parks his jam jar

 

[MikeSh]

Oh no, ewe wear joking, weren't ewe?

I was mocking your lack of precision as this is Assume v. Presume.
(Ie. Which "the g" were you referring to?)

 

[Deleted member 473]

I was mocking your lack of precision as this is Assume v. Presume.
(Ie. Which "the g" were you referring to?)

It wasn't me!

 

[Deleted member 473]

OK, what about rollout used as a verb?

Wales is trying to rollout the vaccine

Arrgh! Roll out, you imbeciles at BBC News Channel!

 

[gomezz]

Or go with the modern vernacular and say "drop" instead.

 

[Deleted member 473]

I hadn't noticed. Mainly because I turn the sound down when she's babbling away! From your description it sounds like a common problem that has been going on for years. I remember a rather old British film where some copper was announcing on the radio that the suspect was carryin' a bag.

Same here with Johnson. What is wrong with his speech? He starts and stutters, making totally inappropriate arm gestures. When he gets to a jingle, he recites it at high speed (gebrextdn, tabakntrl), mispronounces just about every word he says, what is wrong with the man? Poor education?

 

[EEPhil]

what is wrong with the man?

He spends too much time preparing his hairstyle.