tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post7748678126262249290..comments2023-05-26T16:10:22.845+01:00Comments on Life Is Scrap: Huff PuffChrissiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-6576300045165667942007-01-29T19:55:00.000+00:002007-01-29T19:55:00.000+00:00I tell you what I don't like ( and I'm going to br...I tell you what I don't like ( and I'm going to bring it up on Room 101 when they invite me) is when they paint the words DEAD SLOW in areas that they want you to drive slowly in. GrrrrrrKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456034518644528412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-74789589107683187362007-01-28T13:49:00.000+00:002007-01-28T13:49:00.000+00:00Oh I'm with you Sue. That's another on my list of...Oh I'm with you Sue. That's another on my list of irritating ones.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-57275721559811799462007-01-28T12:03:00.000+00:002007-01-28T12:03:00.000+00:00Fascinating subject!
My absolute hate(thanks to m...Fascinating subject!<br /><br />My absolute hate(thanks to my Sister for first pointing this out) is the use of 'should of'. It should be 'should have' which was contracted to 'should've' which has lead to the mispronunciation....drives me nuts!Flat Gollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090749945984734194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-48149204928822756092007-01-28T00:39:00.000+00:002007-01-28T00:39:00.000+00:00I remember when I first started work I had to phon...I remember when I first started work I had to phone another office to enquire about a member of staff - Mr Sidebottom. I had enough common sense to realise that it probably wasn't pronounced as it looked but I really didn't expect to be told by his secretary that it was "Sidy-bow-tem" :o)misteejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105825533185786612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-82841790338984267362007-01-28T00:13:00.000+00:002007-01-28T00:13:00.000+00:00I say "con-troversy" but I think both are correct ...I say "con-troversy" but I think both are correct (like Fee-Nance or Fie-Nance for 'finance'). It's accent...and class has some play on things as well.<br /><br />As for place names...again that's one I argue about with my husband. I say places should be pronounced how the local people who live in them pronounce it (stands to reason?) So I say "New-Cass-le" for Newcastle (instead of New-Caah-sle which is how I would normally pronounce it). He says I'm poncy and that we don't say "Pareee" for Paris (I DO however say Ran-ce for Reims in France, rather than Reems which is how Brits say it...as I used to live there!). But then the other day it occurred to me that very few (if any) Northerners would EVER EVER say Bah-th for the town of Bath (which is how it IS pronounced!)...and would probably stick to Ba-th. So I may revert back to New-Cah-sle and be done with it! LOL!<br /><br />Didn't know it was Plar-stow though (I would have said Play-stow!) I would say Strat-fud though. Start-ford is probably someone not first generation British giving the announcement, do you think??? Asians or West Indians do tend to say a hard R in such words. Just a theory.<br /><br />I don't find language perplexing (esp. accent things like this). I find it completely FASCINATING! I love the English language!Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-21596169482128796862007-01-28T00:02:00.000+00:002007-01-28T00:02:00.000+00:00What's your thought on controversy - should it be ...What's your thought on controversy - should it be pronounced "contra-versy" or " con-trov-ersy" - both seem to be used in the media. <br /><br />Language can be sooooooo perplexing.<br /><br />Hey, and what about names/place names - try telling London Underground that they are not being 'posh', they are just showing their ignorance...it is not "Play-stow" (Plaistow) the 'i' is silent and it should be pronounced "Plar-stow". It is not "Strat-ford" although it might well be spelt that way - it's "Strat-fud". Ooooooooo, don't get me started...:o) Tonimisteejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03105825533185786612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-25865054775325790882007-01-27T18:50:00.000+00:002007-01-27T18:50:00.000+00:00Ooo...do you mean Mooooo-staaaa-sh.
MOOOOO staaas...Ooo...do you mean Mooooo-staaaa-sh.<br /><br />MOOOOO staaash? Seriously? LOL<br /><br />Muh-staaash, surely?! ROFL!Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-83812508109777476582007-01-27T18:49:00.000+00:002007-01-27T18:49:00.000+00:00Mous-Tarche. THANK YOU!!!!! (see Welsh people. S...Mous-Tarche. THANK YOU!!!!! (see Welsh people. SEE!!!)<br /><br />LOLChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-71743248843687391842007-01-27T18:21:00.000+00:002007-01-27T18:21:00.000+00:00Oh dear, there was a spelling mistake in my commen...Oh dear, there was a spelling mistake in my comment. How will I sleep?<br /><br />Oh, and it's pronounced <br /><br />'mous-tarche'!!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740459474336533768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-43496060922305705692007-01-27T18:19:00.001+00:002007-01-27T18:19:00.001+00:00I'm totalyl with you on this one Chrissie; I canno...I'm totalyl with you on this one Chrissie; I cannot abide poor grammar!<br /><br />I regularly used to answer letters at work, from people asking us to 'salt out' (sort out) problems with cars!!! Astonishing.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740459474336533768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-42541579619542536402007-01-27T18:19:00.000+00:002007-01-27T18:19:00.000+00:00I quite agree with both of you, plus the bit about...I quite agree with both of you, plus the bit about texting, I have found that I use it sometimes when on a forum posting a message. Anyhooo, I'm a bit of a stickler for using the correct grammar, but moreso, correct spellings, examples being like those you've used Chrissie, 'their', 'there' (for their), and 'they're', and said in a sentence without the correct punctuation can indeed mean something entirely different. Oooh what a lovely post on yuor Blog Chrissie. Beth XXBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02018642091391415600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-63509624277125278462007-01-27T12:50:00.000+00:002007-01-27T12:50:00.000+00:00My text large enough now?My text large enough now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-25860228163367797892007-01-27T12:48:00.000+00:002007-01-27T12:48:00.000+00:00I agree that there has to be a standard. The phone...I agree that there has to be a standard. The phonetic alphabet took some getting used to! So I'd definately rather the current grammatical system :o) <br />It is crazy how technology has also had a profound effect on the English language. Text/email talk is being so often I wonder how long it will take before we see those little abreviations being accepted as 'standard'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-81434503990962617442007-01-27T12:12:00.000+00:002007-01-27T12:12:00.000+00:00Ooo cool essay assignment. I would argue yes thou...Ooo cool essay assignment. I would argue yes though. Even a comma omitted from a sentence can change its meaning entirely. ENTIRELY! And if newspapers, books etc. were printed in a phonetic English, then it would be subject to dialect and especially accent, and therefore totally not understood in many parts of the country/world. There HAS to be a standard.<br /><br />I can take on board the changing of words over time to accommodate language progression. Like, nobody ever puts the apostrophe in halloween any more (should be hallowe'en as a contraction of 'all hallow even') and there's a good argument as to why. But from making oneself understood (which is one of the key purposes of language, is it not?), there HAS to be a standard.Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853032837441004061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152914.post-87700450296702186592007-01-27T12:03:00.000+00:002007-01-27T12:03:00.000+00:00Hehe :o)
I once did an English language assingme...Hehe :o) <br /><br />I once did an English language assingment entitled, 'does spelling really matter?'. I fought the case of no to be honest. We explored the theory that if only the phonetic alphabet were taught then it would be of much better use to those who do actually have learning difficulties when it comes to spelling. (I can't remember the name for it now!) <br />Twas interesting :o) I love English language. (Even the bits that don't make sense)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com