Commoners guide to avoid those mess-ups...er...faux pas, when travelling in F
May 4, 2018, 2:09 pm
#182
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Yep, there are lots of weird accents around here. Some holdovers from "the old country" such as saying "me" instead of "my", an odd habit of pronouncing the letter "i" as if there is an "o" in front of it (ice is pronounced oice (like in rejoice), and Acadians who seem to think they are speaking French even though every second word they use is actually English. Plus it's cold and wet all the time...I need a trip to Vegas!
May 4, 2018, 3:32 pm
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May 5, 2018, 4:01 pm
#184
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May 5, 2018, 9:55 pm
#185
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Santa Emiliana is a well-known vineyard in Chile, so not such an odd question, really.
May 5, 2018, 10:02 pm
#186
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Sure the waiter wasn't referring to a Philidelphia ("Philly") steak sandwich? Oh, I see now this has been pointed out several times before.
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May 5, 2018, 10:13 pm
#188
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These two are the same in Illinois: the town down at the southern tip of the state is pronounced Kayro, not Kiyro, and the famous earthquake source is the New MADrid Fault, not the New MadRID fault.
May 6, 2018, 12:19 pm
#189
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Well, I just read this entire thread from post #1 to here......most entertaining to say the least, and IMHO, best thread of the year so far !!
Years ago I was in a Vino Volo location at IAD waiting to board in J for GIG, and felt like some champers. I asked the bartender if they had any Bowl-inh-jay and got the weirdest look. Seems like Bollinger gets pronounced like Bowl-in-grrrrr on this side of the pond.
Years ago I was in a Vino Volo location at IAD waiting to board in J for GIG, and felt like some champers. I asked the bartender if they had any Bowl-inh-jay and got the weirdest look. Seems like Bollinger gets pronounced like Bowl-in-grrrrr on this side of the pond.
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May 7, 2018, 7:21 pm
#192
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Can I book a ticket from Milngavie to Ardgay?
Both words almost rhyme, believe it or not.
Or near me is a village called Puncknowle. Pronounced Punnel (rhymes with Tunnel)
Both words almost rhyme, believe it or not.
Or near me is a village called Puncknowle. Pronounced Punnel (rhymes with Tunnel)
May 15, 2018, 7:32 am
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May 15, 2018, 7:46 am
#194
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I fly in and out of Norfolk (the one in Virginia, not the UK). Even locals can't agree on how to pronounce it but the FAs always come up with creative versions (Nor-Fork, Nor-FoalK, Northfork, and so on). Most locals shoot for either Nawfick, Norfick, or the same but with a "u" in place of the "i" (trying to avoid getting censored for an f-bomb). How would you phonetically spell the way Norfolk is pronounced on your side of the pond? (p.s., we also have Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Isle of Wight. I guess folks missed old blighty).