Enunciation

[Mom]

Yes folks forget pronunciation, lets have a crack at enunciation. The art of pronouncing words clearly.

Sitting navel gazing earlier this evening I heard Mark Sainsbury doing a promo for tomorrow nights Close Up. He said... Tomorrow night we go on a "blow cunt". Swear to God that is what I heard. Of course I now am paying attention and watching the video that went with the words. He again said they were going on a "blow cunt", but this time the video showed what he was actually saying was they were going on a "bloke hunt". Every other word was as clear as a bell.

Obviously he had not read through that particular promo until it hit the auto cue in front of him, or he would have clearly said "bloke hunt"

Have you got other examples of a whoopsie moment like this?

[Laava]

Lets go to the farmers golf club? I am a cunt remember.

[peasea]

Yes folks forget pronunciation, lets have a crack at enunciation. The art of pronouncing words clearly.

Sitting navel gazing earlier this evening I heard Mark Sainsbury doing a promo for tomorrow nights Close Up. He said... Tomorrow night we go on a "blow cunt". Swear to God that is what I heard. Of course I now am paying attention and watching the video that went with the words. He again said they were going on a "blow cunt", but this time the video showed what he was actually saying was they were going on a "bloke hunt". Every other word was as clear as a bell.

Obviously he had not read through that particular promo until it hit the auto cue in front of him, or he would have clearly said "bloke hunt"

Have you got other examples of a whoopsie moment like this?

Sainsbury says a lot of words badly. When trying to say something like "Now it's not possible" he'll say "Nar it's not possible" and so on. It's painful, he chews words. He and Campbell are overpaid twats.

[scumdog]

How about the idjits on certain ads that say 'awyuneed' for all you need???

[koba]

Perhaps the "blowcunt" was deliberate?
It got your attention...

[Daffyd]

(Dame) Susan Devoy used to say 'vunnrable' when the word is 'vulnerable.'
Most people on TV now do the same.

[scumdog]

(Dame) Susan Devoy used to say 'vunnrable' when the word is 'vulnerable.'
Most people on TV now do the same.

Like 'Wensday'...

[koba]

I fear poor enunciation as much as new clear weapons.

[peasea]

Like 'Wensday'...

and Choose-day...and Sat-day....and lie-bree (for library). Va lizt garz awn.

[Hitcher]

The BDOTGNZA's Enunciation Division is fulminating.

[Dean]

I say to my cousins and my mates "brudda" and call all my women relatives aunty.And call my dad pops, its a maori thing im use to but i got to say things better now no more "sup cuz" other riders dont really know what to say to me when i say sup cuz they look all puzzled.

[pete376403]

One place I read of people would ask the receptionist if Mike Hunt was in the building. She would get on the intercom asking if "anyone had seen my cunt"

[scumdog]

One place I read of people would ask the receptionist if Mike Hunt was in the building. She would get on the intercom asking if "anyone had seen my cunt"

The receptionist wasn't Moe Sizlack was it??

[Hitcher]

The difference between spear and spare is lost on many. It's enough to make one feel like a spear prick at a wedding.

Ditto for ear and air. Many times newsreaders will endeavour to tell me that so and so was ear lifted out of a national park. I don't think so.

[scumdog]

The difference between spear and spare is lost on many. It's enough to make one feel like a spear prick at a wedding.

Ditto for ear and air. Many times newsreaders will endeavour to tell me that so and so was ear lifted out of a national park. I don't think so.

And beer and bare and bear - wouldn't want to mix 'em up, would you??

And pallet and pellet - wouldn't want to be hit by a missile from a pallet-gun, would you??

[smoky]

The pronunciation of words like 'military or secretary' are more often said as "mill-a-tree" or "sec-ra-tree":girlfight:
What? are we Irish? :crazy:

[Beemer]

What about the TV1 weather presenter who says "the high tomorrow is..." but makes it sound like she's referring to Tsehai, another tv presenter!

Vunerable is another pet hate... and peninsalar.

Mom, on first reading I thought Sainsbury must be going to try out a blo-kart!

[Jantar]

I get confused when I hear of the "dirdy warder" problems in towns like Clinton where there isn't even a prison. It took me a long time to realise that the news reader meant "dirty water".

[peasea]

What about the TV1 weather presenter who says "the high tomorrow is..." but makes it sound like she's referring to Tsehai, another tv presenter!

Vunerable is another pet hate... and peninsalar.

Mom, on first reading I thought Sainsbury must be going to try out a blo-kart!


When it comes to the weather, never mind the pronunciation, Toni Marsh on 3 is always going on about the 'action' and 'wet bits'. Check it out, there's so much inuendo.

[oldrider]

Yes folks forget pronunciation, lets have a crack at enunciation. The art of pronouncing words clearly.

Sitting navel gazing earlier this evening I heard Mark Sainsbury doing a promo for tomorrow nights Close Up. He said... Tomorrow night we go on a "blow cunt". Swear to God that is what I heard. Of course I now am paying attention and watching the video that went with the words. He again said they were going on a "blow cunt", but this time the video showed what he was actually saying was they were going on a "bloke hunt". Every other word was as clear as a bell.

Obviously he had not read through that particular promo until it hit the auto cue in front of him, or he would have clearly said "bloke hunt"

Have you got other examples of a whoopsie moment like this?

Wow mom, that's what I thought I heard him say too!

Said to her indoors, did he say a "blue cunt"?

We both listened and next time it sounded clearly like he said "blow cunt".

Would have been more interested in his program if it was about what we thought he said! :shifty: Cheers, John. :eek:

[Max Preload]

Ear, hair lair there!

[ducatilover]

chu guyss no nuffing oi


hows that for an effort?:drool:

[Owl]

Ear, hair lair there!

Ponsy git!:laugh:

[rainman]

I'm always confused by "dror-ring"... Where's the second "R"?

Nuffing/nuffink and "arks" not "ask" get on my nerves too...

And "teddy beers".

[Big Dave]

Ungyon.

Millyun.

Quinslund.

[davebullet]

What about the trend for people to replace "st" with "sht". Such as "shtreet"....

Words ending in "d" sound like "t"....and becomes "aaaant".

Elongating "i" - so like becomes "loike".

We are described as a beautiful, friendly nation... not an intelligent one.

[Pussy]

"Could of" (which makes no sense), instead of "could've" or "could have"

[Edbear]

What about the trend for people to replace "st" with "sht". Such as "shtreet"....

Words ending in "d" sound like "t"....and becomes "aaaant".

Elongating "i" - so like becomes "loike".

We are described as a beautiful, friendly nation... not an intelligent one.

I'm beautiful friendly and intelligent...:msn-wink:

Or was that, fat, fifty and fun... :third:

[Maha]

The Pleece always gets me....
Even the Police top brass use the word 'Pleece' when refering to thier organisation.

[scumdog]

I'm always confused by "dror-ring"... Where's the second "R"?

Nuffing/nuffink and "arks" not "ask" get on my nerves too...

And "teddy beers".

And 'draws' mixing with 'drawers'

He drawers pictures and keeps them in the set of draws.....

"For Sale: Old oak bedside draws" -Is that some sort of early porno?

(oooh, that's another common one - "For sale: 1969 Boss Mustang, rare car, very sort-after" W.T.F.????)

[Goblin]

What about the trend for people to replace "st" with "sht". Such as "shtreet"....

Words ending in "d" sound like "t"....and becomes "aaaant".

Elongating "i" - so like becomes "loike".

We are described as a beautiful, friendly nation... not an intelligent one.That's John Key for you. I have to change the channel whenever he's on the telly. His pronunciation drives me nuts!:angry2:

[ManDownUnder]

Like 'Wensday'...

"Feb-ree" - follows "Jan-ree" here in Neuzillan

[Brownbikerbabe]

Would this "bloke hunt" involve a bloke named "Mike Hunt";)

[Mully]

When it comes to the weather, never mind the pronunciation, Toni Marsh on 3 is always going on about the 'action' and 'wet bits'. Check it out, there's so much inuendo.

Mmm, yes. Talking about being wet down South, or the Coast taking a pounding. F-F-F-F-F

Anywhoo, I use most of these just to annoy people:
Psgetti (Spaghetti)
Ambleance
Aks (ask)

Any various other "gansta" phases

Example:
Someone asks (akss) you to do something for the second time:
"Aiight, why you got to get all up in my grill?"

For the record, I am whiter than Casper the friendly ghost.

[jrandom]

And pallet and pellet...

You pronounce 'pallet' and 'pellet' differently?

Must be a suvvin fing.

[Badjelly]

And some people pronounce "Marjoribanks" as Marchbanks and "Beauchamp" as Beecham. (They're streets in Wellington BTW.) Oh, but that's the way the English do it, so it's correct.

[Maha]

And 'draws' mixing with 'drawers'

He drawers pictures and keeps them in the set of draws.....

"For Sale: Old oak bedside draws" -Is that some sort of early porno?

(oooh, that's another common one - "For sale: 1969 Boss Mustang, rare car, very sort-after" W.T.F.????)

So will you be buying anyone Flours tomorrow?

[Pixie]

Yes folks forget pronunciation, lets have a crack at enunciation. The art of pronouncing words clearly.

Sitting navel gazing earlier this evening I heard Mark Sainsbury doing a promo for tomorrow nights Close Up. He said... Tomorrow night we go on a "blow cunt". Swear to God that is what I heard. Of course I now am paying attention and watching the video that went with the words. He again said they were going on a "blow cunt", but this time the video showed what he was actually saying was they were going on a "bloke hunt". Every other word was as clear as a bell.

Obviously he had not read through that particular promo until it hit the auto cue in front of him, or he would have clearly said "bloke hunt"

Have you got other examples of a whoopsie moment like this?

You think that's bad.
I know a fellow named Mike Hunt - seriously!
What were his parents thinking?

[Badjelly]

And pallet and pellet

:confused: :confused: :confused:

[Maha]

You think that's bad.
I know a fellow named Mike Hunt - seriously!
What were his parents thinking?

Never knew a Mike Hunt or a Wayne Kerr but, at high school there was a bloke called Wayne King....:(

[Pixie]

I fear poor enunciation as much as new clear weapons.

It's pronounced 'Nukula'

[vifferman]

The difference between spear and spare is lost on many. It's enough to make one feel like a spear prick at a wedding.

Ditto for ear and air. Many times newsreaders will endeavour to tell me that so and so was ear lifted out of a national park. I don't think so.
You don't have chitlings, huh Hitcher?
Moi unglush usn't too bed, as my mother hailed from Oxford, so her cultured vowels influenced the way I spoke. However, the Mutant Spawn have terrible enunciation and pronunciation. It's seemingly impossible for these 7th generation Noo Zilundrs to either tell the difference between different words or to speak them so they are audibly differentiated.

My current frustration is all the professional on TV or the radio who say Feb-you-erry. They're fukn PAID to do ads, read news, etc etc., for goodness sake! It's not that hard people! :rolleyes:

[Pixie]

Bugga,you got me started

In modern New Zealand the plural of woman has changed from the correct

wimin to wo-men

[Pixie]

Wow mom, that's what I thought I heard him say too!

Said to her indoors, did he say a "blue cunt"?

We both listened and next time it sounded clearly like he said "blow cunt".

Would have been more interested in his program if it was about what we thought he said! :shifty: Cheers, John. :eek:

I was dissapointed when it wasn't an item about strip clubs in Amsterdam or Patpong Rd

[Pixie]

I challenge anyone to come up with a worse example than the hairy git that is refered to as a 'Weather Ambasador' for the Met Service.

He once said : "Funderclouds form a chimbly for updrafts to carry rain drops high into the atmosphere"

[turtleman]

And 'draws' mixing with 'drawers'

He drawers pictures and keeps them in the set of draws.....



Shirley that's:

"He drawers pitchers and keeps them in the set of draws" ??? :Pokey:

[Mom]

Taking this to an all new level of correctness, my mother hails from a place where syllables are enunciated :yes: One of the ones that actually drives me nuts is vegetables. She says vege-ta-bles. True.

I saw a programe on TV a while ago where a respected linguist was spouting on about the evolution of language. She said it was wonderful to see a living language evolve. She saw nothing wrong is "aks" or my absolute pet hate "newst".

I newst to go to school.

ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!

[vifferman]

I newst to go to scholl.

ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!
Didja fullas newst ta go ta skuwill on your fullas car??

[Mom]

Didja fullas newst ta go ta skule on your fullas car??

*fingers in ears* la la la la la la la la

I cant hear you :bleh:

[Max Preload]

Agzellerator. :angry:

Oh, and I know someone on this site who refers to motorcycle passangers as pillons.

[jrandom]

I newst to go to school.

ARRGGGHHH!!!!!!!

Would you like a chocolate, Eliza?

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[Mom]

Agzellerator. :angry:

Oh, and I know someone on this site who refers to motorcycle passangers as pillons.

Ok so how do you say pillion, is it pillyin, or pillyon, or pill-i-on?

[jrandom]

pill-i-on?

Like that.

[Pussy]

Didja fullas newst ta go ta skuwill on your fullas car??Quite a few of the chooldrin were dropped off by their folks...

[Max Preload]

Like that.

I concur with my learned friend.

[Mom]

Yes I agree but how often do you hear pillyin?

[MsKABC]

Anyone said Supernanny and "rec-o-nise" yet? Drives me batty!

I know a lady who says "pacific" instead of "specific" :crazy:

[scumdog]

Anyone said Supernanny and "rec-o-nise" yet? Drives me batty!

I know a lady who says "pacific" instead of "specific" :crazy:

And how about being on a good supernation scheme for when you retire??

[Slyer]

What about the trend for people to replace "st" with "sht". Such as "shtreet"....

Words ending in "d" sound like "t"....and becomes "aaaant".
That's very German!

[scumdog]

That's very German!

But mostly spoken by people wearing saggy-arsed pants with bandanas and hoodies.

"I axsed those fulluhs what shtreet it was ahnt he neva knew, not-even"

[MSTRS]

I blame the illitrate dorks who disided to spell wurds diffrint to how they sound

[Beemer]

I just remembered the other one I hate hearing - "PREformance instead of PERformance!

And I just got an email about the weekend away I won and the hotel we may be staying at is apparently "devine" - lord, spare us!

[Mully]

And I just got an email about the weekend away I won and the hotel we may be staying at is apparently "devine" - lord, spare us!

That just means a vine from Jamaica, Mon. Obviously.

"Hey, look at dat, mon"
"Look at what?"
"De vine, over there"

[Okey Dokey]

My particular bugbear is grown pronounced "grow-en", rather than "groan". it just drives me nuts. Shown is similarly treated.

Also have trouble with people saying "brought" when they mean "bought"- look what I just brought at the store! aaagghh. These folk usually struggle with pacific/specific as well.

[Okey Dokey]

I also know someone who calls the car used to transport dead people a hearst. Sigh.

[Beemer]

Okey Dokey, they must be related to my late mother, whose favourite was "heighth". She also said "member" instead of "remember" and it used to make me want to dismember her!

Don't even get me started on "gonna" - which I thought was a position in the army...

I like John Key but do cringe every time he speaks as unfortunately he does sound just like a Noo Zeelanda...

[vifferman]

While we're whinging, a long-time personal unfavourite is "big ask", which seems to have been invented by sportspersons.
Mind you, just about any sports commentary or interview is generally of substandard grammar and enuciation/pronunciation. Why they bother interviewing the average rugby/league/soccer/hockey/whatever person is beyond me - no information of any value is ever communicated. It's almost always of the calibre of "we need to play better/harder than the other team if we're going to win", and invariably consists entirely of favourite meaningless cliches strung together.

[Beemer]

While we're whinging, a long-time personal unfavourite is "big ask", which seems to have been invented by sportspersons.
Mind you, just about any sports commentary or interview is generally of substandard grammar and enuciation/pronunciation. Why they bother interviewing the average rugby/league/soccer/hockey/whatever person is beyond me - no information of any value is ever communicated. It's almost always of the calibre of "we need to play better/harder than the other team if we're going to win", and invariably consists entirely of favourite meaningless cliches strung together.

You forgot the biggest cliches - "at the end of the day" and "it was a game of two halves" - REALLY?????

Even the (fake) koala rescue the other day had a pearler in it - the guy said it acted as a 'sedative' to the bushfires - I think he meant an antidote...

[slofox]

I will nominate ALL YOU LOT for membership of the Pedants' Society...(please note my use of the apostrophe...)

"Doncha spik unglush hair?"

"Ear sick horse we do ya dork!"

[Max Preload]

"Ug. Did ya see 'the game'?" asks the tongue-chewing oaf.

Another one I hate is good 'riddenz'.

Then there's the fucktards who write exactly how they talk - I've seen a few of them on this site too. I dislike poorly written communications much more than poorly spoken ones.

[Beemer]

I will nominate ALL YOU LOT for membership of the Pedants' Society...(please note my use of the apostrophe...)

Not sure you'd actually need an apostrophe when talking about more than one - after all, the Lions Club doesn't have one...

It could be worse, you could have referred to us as pendants...

[vifferman]

I will nominate ALL YOU LOT for membership of the Pedants' Society...(please note my use of the apostrophe...)


It could be worse, you could have referred to us as pendants...
It's actually 'pedantrists'.

[Beemer]

It's actually 'pedantrists'.

Bit too close to paedophile for my liking!

[peasea]

And 'draws' mixing with 'drawers'

He drawers pictures and keeps them in the set of draws.....

"For Sale: Old oak bedside draws" -Is that some sort of early porno?

(oooh, that's another common one - "For sale: 1969 Boss Mustang, rare car, very sort-after" W.T.F.????)

Off topic: I love the GM machines that are advertised as having a "twelve volt diff" instead of a twelve BOLT diff and the Ford V8s that are advertised as being powered by a Clevedon instead of a CLEVELAND and fitted with rockin' rollers, instead of roller rockers and glimmer belts rather than Gilmer belts. There are some dumb fucks out there.

[jrandom]

the fucktards who write exactly how they talk

Hey, I represent that implication.

[jrandom]

a long-time personal unfavourite is "big ask"

Apparently I made a 'big call' in the stabbed-tagger thread earlier. I think that's like a 'big ask', but done after the fact.

[Hitcher]

Bit too close to paedophile for my liking!

And too close to being pederast for mine.

[slofox]

Not sure you'd actually need an apostrophe when talking about more than one - after all, the Lions Club doesn't have one...


That's because the Lions are illiterate!!! ANY pedant will tell you that use of the possessive apostrophe is MANDATORY!!!

[Hitcher]

ANY pedant will tell you that use of the possessive apostrophe is MANDATORY!!!

No I wouldn't.

[jrandom]

That's because the Lions are illiterate!!! ANY pedant will tell you that use of the possessive apostrophe is MANDATORY!!!

Not in the case of plurals.

And was your local computer store offering a run-out special on exclamation marks when you bought your keyboard, or do you just suffer from a nervous twitch of the left hand?

[yungatart]

And...ewes fullahs, secetrees, pleece, sumfink, nuffink, anyfink, assembalee, and athaletics. It fear does me ead in!

[Beemer]

That's because the Lions are illiterate!!! ANY pedant will tell you that use of the possessive apostrophe is MANDATORY!!!

Please don't make me hit you for using unnecessary capitals as well! And of course lions are illiterate - they're wild bloody animals!

[Beemer]

And too close to being pederast for mine.

So you're definitely not a member of AMBLA then? :whistle:

[Skyryder]

My pet hate is when some words that end with ng becomes ngk

Thingk instead of thing. Rattles my sabre that does.


Skyyder

[MSTRS]

My pet hate is when some words that end with ng becomes ngk

Thingk instead of thing. Rattles my sabre that does.



Incorrect use of colloquialisms should be outlawed. That rips my rationbook.

[slofox]

Not in the case of plurals.

And was your local computer store offering a run-out special on exclamation marks when you bought your keyboard, or do you just suffer from a nervous twitch of the left hand?

Not a plural - the society belongs to the pedants - hence possessive.
And yes, there was a run out special...

[Mom]

A personal one here...

Ungyin

say what?????

Onion

Oh silly me :brick:

[Manxman]

He again said they were going on a "blow cunt", but this time the video showed what he was actually saying was they were going on a "bloke hunt".

I've heard that, in practice, this is actually very dangerous for the recipient. Allegedly.:whistle:

[Ixion]

Okey Dokey, they must be related to my late mother, whose favourite was "heighth". ...

Perhaps she was more literate than her daughter? Heighth is a perfectly valid and legitimate word.

Used by Dickens eg Great Expectations: “Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater heighth"

And the Bible

Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heighth, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”.

And Shakespeare Sonnet 116

"Whose worth's unknown, although his heighth be taken."

They seem quite sufficient authority for me. And I guess, your mother.

[slofox]

Well at least we are not alone in this...those blokes what live in "Osstrayer" aren't mucher betterer.....

[peasea]

Apparently I made a 'big call' in the stabbed-tagger thread earlier. I think that's like a 'big ask', but done after the fact.


I made a big call once, to a porn site in the UK, cost me ninety bucks. I managed to cover it so the rhubarb didn't hit the sink. It was a close one coz we had custard to go.

[slofox]

"big call...." Once, on the first day back at school after the summer holidays a kid was harassing some of my class and without thinking I turned to him and said "Fuck off willya!..." Fortunately this was in the olden days and I didn't get fired nor did the kid need therapy cozza the big bad teacher giving him grief...He just raced around the playground yelling at the top of his voice to all his mates...."HEY!! MT T. JUST TOLD ME TO FUCK OFF!!!" Coulda strangled the little ba...errrr...darling...

[Beemer]

Perhaps she was more literate than her daughter? Heighth is a perfectly valid and legitimate word.

Used by Dickens eg Great Expectations: “Pip, I wish you ever well and ever prospering to a greater and a greater heighth"

And the Bible

Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heighth, nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”.

And Shakespeare Sonnet 116

"Whose worth's unknown, although his heighth be taken."

They seem quite sufficient authority for me. And I guess, your mother.

Wow, how amazing - but if the word is no longer in any of the dictionaries I own (and trust me, I have many!), then it doesn't count!

My mother was an atheist so would never have read the bible, and everyone knows Dickens was a poncy writer whose characters never spoke proper anyway!