My bad - English?

[wheelinround]

How's your grammar??

Resting in piece I hope they both passed away years ago.!

[astrid]

that took me a few minits to work out:U
For some reason, my spell checker is a bit irratic, hows yours.

Astrid

[jerryc]

On the matter of correct pronunciation of English, there is one area that does annoy me. That is the mispronunciation of the "a" and"o" in certain words.
The "a" should often be pronounced as an "o" as in "what" and that old English word "tw*t". In the working class south London area I came from the word was in common use and was definitely "t* ot "
The other, and more common mis pronunciation is the "o". This in many cases in English should be given a "u" sound as in "London". But now a "cunjurer" has become a "conjurer", and we "covet" our neighbours goods, instead of "cuveting" them. Just watch how often TV announcers, and worse still TV personalities, mangle the language. I know that in the old days (ah, the good old days, he says sadly, sobbing quietly into his beer) the English BBC had a department where announcers could go to get correct pronunciations of words, places and names. "Don't need it now. We're more educated, like. If the wogs don't like the way we say their names, well tough."

Jerry

Everyone is entitled to my opinion

[Big Shed]

Then we can move to NZ and start talking about "i" and "e":D

[astrid]

BBC English is invented and bears no relation to upperclass english.
One shouldn't compare accents with grammer and who invented correct grammer anyway, Tis but a standardization.
English derives from germanic Saxon and roman French, the gramatical structure of which are quite different.
Its the same with pelzing, Damn Dr Johnson

Was used to be pronounced Wass but the language changed. As Johnson wass a native of Litchfield, and area with strong Saxon ties even today, he probably said Wass himself which is possibly why he wrote it that way.
His Lexicon wass only intended as a collection of words not a spelling or pronunciation bible.

Astrid

[Barry_White]

This thread is appearing to be developing into pseudo nazi spelling thread.

[astrid]

Thanks Bazza,
My point exactly
Astrid

[HappyHammer]

This is a beatiful mix that is sadly disappearing.........
Local dialects are an important part of a culture and should be presered without assistance from the "Proper english/grammar police"
This is probably happening all over the world, another loss to globalisation.

Astrid:no:
They are alive and kicking in England Astrid believe me.

I have noticed that with the british population being more migratory than30 years ago, many have lost their regional accents and the language is morphing
(excuse contraction, i cant spell metamorphisize) into a rather dull and ugly essex/ southern hash.
I haven't heard many Yorkshiremen with that type of accent in fact I've never met one. Never met a geordie, a manc or a scouser with one either. I think you've been watching too many movies Astrid where this accent certainly does exist.

HH.

[wheelinround]

just got this and thought to help get back on track

Australianya

These were results for an Ozwords comp where entrants were asked to take an Australian word, alter it by only one letter, and supply a new and witty definition. You need to be an Aussie to understand!!!???

billabonk: to make passionate love beside a waterhole

bludgie: a partner who doesn't work but is kept as a pet.

dodgeridoo: a fake indigenous artefact.

fair drinkum: good quality Aussie wine.

flatypus: a cat which has been run over by a vehicle.

shagman: an unemployed male roaming the Australian bush in search of sexual activity.

yabble: the unintelligible language of Australian freshwater crustaceans.

bushwanker: a pretentious drongo who reckons he's above average when it comes to handling himself in the scrub.

shornbag: a particularly attractive naked sheep.

technicolour lawn: the front yard after a rave party.<o:p></o:p>

[tea lady]

I don't know if its "their bad" or not (:D) but I hate it when I absent mindedly (probably my own invented word. Better own up now.) start reading an article in an interior design magazine (of ant brand, it seems)and it goes "Blah blah blah blah blah, she enthused" :gaah:
Then I remember that no one buys these things for the articles anyway. I only like looking at the pictures.:cool:

[astrid]

Hello happy hammer,

Was born in Notts,
Lived in St Albans 1987-88
moved to Uffington wiltshire 88-89
Lived in stistead Nr Colchester 93-95
lived Salsbury wiltshire 97-99
Family in Notts and Cumbria

Noticed a marked difference in speach in wiltshire between 89 and 99
also in visiting Notts and Cumbria( Maryport) with rellies,
The younger ones dont have the broad acsent any more.

I mean who says Mam and Da
Ha way in
lile Lass

sorry but its dying,

Astrid

[HappyHammer]

Not surprised you heard

... a rather dull and ugly essex/ southern hash. in the towns you lived in.
I lived in England most of my life and travelled all over and that is not my experience. I think you'll find immigration is the biggest impact on English dialects not a proliferation of the southern accent elsewhere.

HH.

[jow104]

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