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| Thread ID: 30167 | 2003-02-12 04:56:00 | OT - Computer related word Pronunciation | fergie (424) | Press F1 |
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| 120526 | 2003-02-13 00:46:00 | Well, I say "rooter", being brought up proper like. A "rowter" is a high speed machine tool. I had been in NZ some time before I found out that 'Alice Park' was Ellis Park, that earports were airports, that the Masterton Golden Shares was Golden Shears, and now we hear all the time pair 2 pair file sharing, but that last may not register to NZ ears, or is that airs? :) Then there are the extra vowels put in, even see 'known' spelt on this forum many times as 'knowen. Then the ships that go across Cook Strait are 'fairies'..... and so on. There I said I could go on and on. I know, I know, English English accents are just as funny and eccentric, even more so because there are so many giving rise to much hilarity and mirth :D |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 120527 | 2003-02-13 04:11:00 | > Now, is it "noe-kee-a" or "noh-kee-a"? An "expert" (know-all teenager :D) informs me that it is "noh-ke-a" with the emphasis on the "noh". Anyone else agree? |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 120528 | 2003-02-13 04:21:00 | With the typical usees, surely it would be "nookie-ahh". | Graham L (2) | ||
| 120529 | 2003-02-13 04:27:00 | Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought Linux was Lin-aux, as in the AUX (auxiliary) input on say you sound card. :) | nz_liam (845) | ||
| 120530 | 2003-02-13 04:29:00 | > oh and please, please don't call asus 'i suz' it > really annoys me, it is pronounced a sus... (all my > taiwanese friends call it this so they should be > right) Yep, I would agree with that, all the Tech'e's call it by that name anyway. :) |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 120531 | 2003-02-13 08:54:00 | More and more people are calling it a "rowter" as teachers don't seem to want to call it a "rooter" though in mathematics we haven't progressed to "square-rowts"... yet. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 120532 | 2003-02-13 22:56:00 | You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either Neither, neither You like potato and I like potahto You like tomato and I like tomahto Potato, potahto, Tomato, tomahto. So if you like pyjamas and I like pyjahmas, I'll wear pyjamas and give up pyajahmas. You say laughter and I say larfter You say after and I say arfter Laughter, larfter after arfter You like vanilla and I like vanella You saspiralla, and I saspirella Vanilla vanella So if you go for oysters and I go for ersters I'll order oysters and cancel the ersters I say father, and you say pater, I saw mother and you say mater Pater, mater Uncle, auntie let's call the whole thing off. I like bananas and you like banahnahs I say Havana and I get Havahnah Bananas, banahnahs Havana, Havahnah So if I go for scallops and you go for lobsters, So all right no contest we'll order lobseter |
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| 120533 | 2003-02-13 23:09:00 | > I like bananas and you like banahnahs Now I have Barney on repeat in my head "I like to eat eat eat eepples and banee-nee's I like to oot oot oot oopples and banoo-noo's" Gee, thanks. |
honeylaser (814) | ||
| 120534 | 2003-02-13 23:22:00 | Haha . . interesting topic . is it Semi (se - me) or (se - my) circle ? My name is Phred and your name is . . . ? Filip :D Cheers |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 120535 | 2003-02-14 00:53:00 | > > I like bananas and you like banahnahs > > Now I have Barney on repeat in my head > > "I like to eat eat eat eepples and banee-nee's > I like to oot oot oot oopples and banoo-noo's" > > Gee, thanks. Is it Baa-nee or Bar-noy or even Bar-nay. I thought the Wiggles would be more your style Honeylaser |
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