Sixth or 'Sikth'?!
15 October 2007, 09:01 PM
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Sixth or 'Sikth'?!
Is the English language going through metamorphosis (no Kafka jokes please)? Sixth was always pronounced 'siksth' not 'sikth'. What's with the current trend to pronounce it sikth?
15 October 2007, 09:05 PM
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Can you please upload and mp3 of both versions so I can make a proper assessment.
15 October 2007, 09:06 PM
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siksth
(but then I'm old skool)
15 October 2007, 09:09 PM
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No Andy you pronounce it as it should be, not the new fangled hip and trendy manner.
15 October 2007, 09:09 PM
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some people say thicks instead of 6
you missed that one out
15 October 2007, 09:10 PM
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Sixt for me, but I don't conform to normality
15 October 2007, 09:12 PM
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Do you not say Sax ?
15 October 2007, 09:14 PM
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Sonic'
some people say thicks instead of 6
you missed that one out
Speech impedements notwithstanding I hasten to add.
15 October 2007, 09:15 PM
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Do you not say Sax ?
No but from tomorrow I will
15 October 2007, 09:52 PM
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it is like people who say axe rather than ask, or heighth instead of height.
we should start a thread about this
15 October 2007, 09:53 PM
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That's nothing. Bloke in front of me at the seafood stool on Sunday ordered 3 pots of "pawns"
15 October 2007, 10:04 PM
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That's nothing. Bloke in front of me at the seafood stool on Sunday ordered 3 pots of "pawns"
don't you mean seafood stall ?????
or was it a very big stool
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You'd have to speak to my toilet about that.
16 October 2007, 12:03 PM
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The second S should be pronounced because of the X.
16 October 2007, 12:27 PM
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16 October 2007, 02:42 PM
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you think you have problems!! Six in German is sechs pronounced sex or if you want to be absolutely correct zex but is so satisfying when a fit waitress asks you summat and you have to reply with "sechs bitte"
don't know any other country where you won't get arrested for asking a waitress for "sechs"
16 October 2007, 02:49 PM
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You are aksing for trouble
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