mgcvk

The letter H is properly pronounced "Aitch" not "Haitch". We are not all characters such as the H'Artful Dodger In H'Oliver Twist. This is a personal bug bear but I have noticed that the new Sony advert has the voice over for the new 3D "Haitch" D TV. And Graham Norton has been using "Haitch" on the BBC. Surprisingly my seven and nine year old kids seem to be being taught "Haitch" at school by some teachers. This must stop!

cossie_eater

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couldnt H'agree more

Nimbus

H'absolutely..

Turbo2

And it's "toothbrush", not "tuthbrush" and "room" not "rum" you spazzers!

Jamz3k

oh you should come round to my neck of the woods, how you pronounce H could determine how many knees you go home with.

alcazar

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TBH, in the cheme of things, what's it matter?

Just laugh at the southern softies and their weird way of speaking.........I mean, how can ANYONE prounce an "L" as a "W"?????????

ChefDude

it's funny reading these threads where you're busting a nut over grammar, although I think the yanks generally have a more pragmatic stance on how to pronounce things.

WRX_Dazza

**** that made me LOL MFAO

mgcvk

Spelling and grammar is something else again. Many posters don't seem to be able to contract cannot to can't so we often see the like of "I carnt believe........." etc.

Jamz3k

i just brought a dictionary.

RA Dunk

like they way they use the word veHicle lol

RA Dunk

I do admit this one gets up my f,ing nose at times, why oh why do people insist on sticking a R in bought?

Jamz3k

Its an SN thing, have never noticed it on any other forum.

scooby L

That's a speech impediment not a Southern accent?

RA Dunk

TBH I cant say I've ever noticed it on other forums either, why do people use it on here then? do we have a higher percentage of chavs who cant spell than on other forums?

ChefDude

"brought" is valid.

"I brought my dictionary with me today."

As opposed to

"I bought a dictionary from a shop."

'fess up - who says brung and thunk?

I live in essex now, so my speech and articulation are ... well somewhere else

skoobidude

Some Scotts say wither instead of whether

RA Dunk

Some English say wot instead of what.

nosjunkie

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the fella who sits next to me at work says bluetuff all the time instead of bluetooth could kill hiim

RA Dunk

Thats worthy of a smack round the side of the head lol.

bigsinky

depends on whether you're a prod or a taig.

Leslie

I think that is a valid point.

As a matter of interest, apart from pronunciation, how do you feel about the word "Problem" being substituted by the word "Issue" when Issue does not even mean the same thing? The same goes for using "Proven" which is an ancient Scottish legal term instead of the word "Proved" which has always been the correct English word.

Les

chocolate_o_brian

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About 30 seconds in

RA Dunk

lol, funny enough it only/usually seems to be policemen who seem to say it that way

BoozyDave

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in the news, how come 'prison' has changed into 'jail'? but they still get a prison sentence?

ChefDude

why do we rigidly stick to the old french pronounciation of lieutenant, "leftenant"

mgcvk

Ah, well illustrated. A common one as in, "I just brought a new exhaust" when people really mean, "I just bought a new exhaust" as in just purchased.

Turbo2

Does anyone remember when Ayrton Senna suddenly became Eye-airton Senna overnight?

Also Andy Cole metamorphosised into Andrew Cole from one day to the next during the football season. I guess his agent thought it made him sound more intelligent!

ChefDude