News - Passenger gets punched for mispronouncing the place name Waitara.

[Pixie]

Telling someone they dress like Lady Gaga?

Incredible comeback.

She wouldn't need to call herself that if she just took time to learn to control her throat muscles

[Pixie]

I remember being down in Invercargill and visiting Tuatapere. Of course i said "Tua-tah-pere" and got laughed at by the locals 'cos even the Maoris down there say Tua-taparee apparently. Ditto for Tap-u (and here was me thinking it was Tah-pu) down Thames way.

I wonder when they'll start beating up other Maori for mispronouncing their own place names. How long then before tribal wars start again?

Then there's the Kawarah river (Kawerau)

[Maha]

99% of people say O-tahu or Papatoe when in fact it is a huhu and a toetoe.

[Pussy]

The correct pronunciation of Pio Pio is "P 10 twice"

You're welcome!

[Maha]

My first trip to ch-ch (sorry Christchurch) shortly after leaving the airpost I asked ''theres a placed called llam here?...turns out it was Ilam.
The Puhoi road sign reads Puhol...(no dot above the i) and has been pronouced Poo Hole.

[oldrider]

Crikey, I'm starting to feel sympathy for O'Carroll, maybe he has a valid point.

[duckonin]

Round the Coro, Whangamata is ...wait 4 it Fonga-ma-ta

[ynot slow]

The correct pronunciation of Pio Pio is "P 10 twice"

You're welcome!

And sister city Kio Kio same.

Oeo is fun too.

[Patrick]

Gold.

10 char

How do you pronounce O'Carroll...???

I know...

Drop kick....

[Latte]

The correct pronunciation of Pio Pio is "P 10 twice"

You're welcome!

Not peow peow , ala Bro' Town?

[gatch]

My first trip to ch-ch (sorry Christchurch) shortly after leaving the airpost I asked ''theres a placed called llam here?...turns out it was Ilam.
The Puhoi road sign reads Puhol...(no dot above the i) and has been pronouced Poo Hole.

There is a man in the major leagues called "Albert Pujols".
I love hearing about how Albert Pooholes knocks another right out of the park..

[Maha]

A common mis-pronounced place name is Hanmer Springs.
Its almost always pronounced Ham-ner Springs instead of Han-mer Springs.

[scissorhands]

It gives you the high moral ground so a punch is probably okay really if you feel like it

[Mental Trousers]

I dunno if mispronouncing White-tra is worth a punch in the head, but the number of times I've wanted to belt people for saying Tea-Ka-wat-ta instead of Te Kauwhata is incredible.

[PrincessBandit]

I dunno if mispronouncing White-tra is worth a punch in the head, but the number of times I've wanted to belt people for saying Tea-Ka-wat-ta instead of Te Kauwhata is incredible.

Crikey, don't you know its Tea ka wodda?

(not to mention Parraparaaaaam)