The BDOTGNZA does Australia...

[MSTRS:Me]

thats how you bloody say it!

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!

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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!

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.

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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.

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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 ?