The BDOTGNZA does Australia...

[Hitcher]

Apostrophe abuse is rife across the dutch. The BDOTGNZA Apostrophe Expeditionary Force suffered some collateral damage during its latest recce...

[Mom]

ouch!.. nasty hard to use things those eh?

I some how thought they replaced a letter, looks "loike" they missed that lesson.

[Waylander]

That's one scary ass looking Koala. Half expected him to be wearing that Tron suit....

[Dadpole]

We should send you back with a paintbrush - or an apostrophe gun. :ar15:

[Sniper]

Apostrophe abuse is rife across the dutch.

I believe you mean Ditch? The dutch may be worthy adversaries, but I think they wont use grammer warfare just yet

[MSTRS]

ouch!.. nasty hard to use things those eh?

I some how thought they replaced a letter, looks "loike" they missed that lesson.

They do, sometimes.....for instance, in the first picture, there is only one Koala, so the sign is misleading but not inaccurate:innocent:

I believe you mean Ditch? The dutch may be worthy adversaries, but I think they wont use grammer warfare just yet
The Hitch is not normally fallible...he knows that the people from The Netherlands (ok, Jim2?) are known as the Dutch (capital d) and he will be along shortly to correct your spelling and lack of apostrophe...you can be pleased with your granting status to that stretch of water though

[Motu]

Now we know where our appostrophie's' have gone - the bloody Aussie's stole them all!

[Hans]

The idiot's.

[James Deuce]

They do, sometimes.....for instance, in the first picture, there is only one Koala, so the sign is misleading but not inaccurate:innocent:

The Hitch is not normally fallible...he knows that the people from Holland are known as the Dutch (capital d) and he will be along shortly to correct your spelling and lack of apostrophe...you can be pleased with your granting status to that stretch of water though

There's no such place as Holland.

[MSTRS]

There's no such place as Holland.

A small, flat place surrounded by dykes shouldn't exist

[James Deuce]

It's, "The Netherlands".

Holland exists only in the imagination of some English people.

[imdying]

Sort of... Holland is a part of the Netherlands, sort of like Friesland.

[James Deuce]

For you fellas that don't get it, "dutch" is how the Aussies expect Kiwis to pronounce "ditch".

I HAD to explain that. The frontal lobe headache was starting to ruin my day.

[Joni]

Yup Jim... Like "fush" not "fish"
When will you Kiwis learn to speak properly....

:bleh:

[Smorg]

some'one ha's to much time on thie'r hand's

[James Deuce]

Sort of... Holland is a part of the Netherlands, sort of like Friesland.

Yes. I was trying not to go into too much detail. I knew I could leave it to a Dutch person to explain though.

[Drum]

No literacy test to work at Duck Smuth I see.

[imdying]

Yes. I was trying not to go into too much detail. I knew I could leave it to a Dutch person to explain though.Not me, my wifes family :second:

[Sniper]

Yup Jim... Like "fush" not "fish"
When will you Kiwis learn to speak properly....

:bleh:

As well as greasy and assume....

THERE IS NO H IN "ASSUME" PEOPLE!!!!!!

[Hitcher]

I believe you mean Ditch?

Or the Tezmin Sigh, as our Aussie cousins call it.

[Hitcher]

Not me, my wife's family

One short. How un-Australian...

[Hans]

I'm not a senior member yet, so I can't see who repped me for this thread. But thanks very much!

[Disco Dan]

Ive taken it upon myself to educate NZ on the correct pronounciation of the word "scone" and "suasage roll". ...may take some time.

It is pronounced "SCONE" not "SCON"

[MSTRS]

Ive taken it upon myself to educate NZ on the correct pronounciation of the word "scone" and "suasage roll". ...may take some time.


...probably...

[James Deuce]

Sausage.

Sausage.

Scone is Aussie. Kiwis pronounce it "Scon". As in, "Ooo, look, it's gone."

[MSTRS]

I'm not a senior member yet, so I can't see who repped me for this thread.

I am - and I can't either:killingme

[Hans]

I am - and I can't either:killingme

That, my friend, depends on how one interprets the word "senior". :dodge:

[Disco Dan]

...probably...



Sausage.

Sausage.




thats how you bloody say it! :yes:

[Hitcher]

I thought that "scoane" was where the kings of Scotland were crowned and that only illiterate prats pronounced floury buns that way. A bit like people who insist on pronouncing Dalziel as Dee-al, or Strachan as Strawn. Pah!

[Disco Dan]

I thought that "scoane" was where the kings of Scotland were crowned and that only illiterate prats pronounced floury buns that way. A bit like people who insist on pronouncing Dalziel as Dee-al, or Strachan as Strawn. Pah!

I can see your going to be a tough one... give me time.. you will be converted!!!!!!!

[MSTRS]

thats how you bloody say it! :yes:

What's a little 'sossidge' or 'swarsidge' between friends?? Guess it depends on the spelling, eh?

[Hitcher]

I can see you're going to be a tough one... give me time.. you will be converted!!!!!!!

Hmmmmmm...

[James Deuce]

It's odd that DD does that.

He was educated in the old country.

Usually those wallys are quite good at apostrophising.

[Virago]

I reckon the most appalling one the is "Box's". Arrgghhh!

Actually, much misuse of the apostrophe comes from the everyday use of abbreviations. What is the plural of CD? Is it CDs?

More commonly used, but grammatically incorrect, the aphostrophy version "CD's" avoids the confusion that could suggest the "s" is part of the abbreviation. I've learnt to live with it.

[hXc]

I thought that "scoane" was where the kings of Scotland were crowned and that only illiterate prats pronounced floury buns that way. A bit like people who insist on pronouncing Dalziel as Dee-al, or Strachan as Strawn. Pah!Don't know where you've been hiding for the last forever but, I believe that Scone is pronounced skoon.

[yungatart]

Don't know where you've been hiding for the last forever but, I believe that Scone is pronounced skoon.

Somebody box that cheeky young whippersnapper around the ears!
Teenagers today, no respect!:nono:

[bell]

I thought that "scoane" was where the kings of Scotland were crowned and that only illiterate prats pronounced floury buns that way. A bit like people who insist on pronouncing Dalziel as Dee-al, or Strachan as Strawn. Pah!


The correct pronunciation for Dalziel is what exactly dear Sir?

[hXc]

Somebody box that cheeky young whippersnapper around the ears!
Teenagers today, no respect!:nono:
Macbeth teacheth me great things.

[Hitcher]

The correct pronunciation for Dalziel is what exactly dear Sir?

Dalziel, exactly as it's written. If you prefer to be called Dee-al, spell it that way. For fuck's sake.

[bell]

Dalziel, exactly as it's written. If you prefer to be called Dee-al, spell it that way. For fuck's sake.

Ok. Let's go for an off topic stroll. What about Siobhan? There's no "V" in that word....however, my wife tells me that this is how it's pronounced in Gaelic. Or something like that.

So, is Dalziel Irish? Scottish? I can't recall. I do recall that the TV show Dalziel and Pascoe used the Dee-al version.

[Hitcher]

What about Siobhan?

Please, don't get me started on socio-economic names. "A lovely wee sister for Chlamydia and Difflock." Or "Kahlua and Coke."

[hXc]

When I was in form 2, there was a form 1 student named Chev. Not a great name, but to make it worse, his sister who's a year younger than him, had the other half. You guessed it...Rolet.

[bell]

Please, don't get me started on socio-economic names. "A lovely wee sister for Chlamydia and Difflock." Or "Kahlua and Coke."

You know, if it was not for the obvious sexually transmitted disease connotations that Chlamydia has, it could be a lovely name for someone's daughter.

[McJim]

I reckon the most appalling one the is "Box's"..
Funnily enough though you could actually argue that the apostrophe represents the missing e since the plural of box is boxes.

Scone sounds like 's gone (it's gone) it's a Scottish food and therefore no sassenach is going to tell me how to pronounce it.

Sausage? How can you pronounce sausage any other way?

Scone (pronounced Scoon so it rhymes with spoon) is the rightful resting place of the stone of destiny (and is also in Scotland).

In the first picture surely the sign denotes that the Koala owns the bloke in question.

[Ixion]

I thought that "scoane" was where the kings of Scotland were crowned and that only illiterate prats pronounced floury buns that way. A bit like people who insist on pronouncing Dalziel as Dee-al, or Strachan as Strawn. Pah!

You're thinking of the Scone of Stone. And how is wee Dalziel, and her sister Widdershins ?

[avgas]

Koala is this way!!!! That ways is the Crocodile!!!

[Virago]

Koala is this way!!!! That ways is the Crocodile!!!

Which begs the question then - with the appropriate use of an apostrophy, would Steve Irwin be alive today?:pinch:

[Hitcher]

For those interested in the Hitchers' travels, the extended version starts here:
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=981232#post981232