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**Hitcher** · 24th February 2008, 16:50

Originally Posted by MSTRS

Mind you...ever seen 'dance' spelt 'darnce'?

Or yacht spelt *yot*?

**Madness** · 24th February 2008, 17:04

I blame Ginette McDonald.

I wish someone had taught me to shear when I was a Kid, would've bean a dag!.

**Jantar** · 24th February 2008, 17:24

Its so bad that kids these days cant even correctly write the word phonetically spelt photi

This was a task we were given in primary school back in the 1960s

**DingoZ** · 24th February 2008, 17:54

Originally Posted by Hitcher

And we have a chain store called Luving and Guving.

New Zealand's trademark flat vowels are a key component in what passes for our accent. The only people who are troubled by that are West Islanders across the dutch -- the land of feesh and cheeps; where children have dards and put rubbish in bargs; and where only fewels break two-second rewels.

(That should get Bug Dave of the can...)

....

**Storm** · 24th February 2008, 18:14

I blame text language, and laziness. That's all there is to it, I feel.
Some folk cant even spell ARSE right any more-whats THAT tell you about the state of society?

**kerfufflez** · 25th February 2008, 14:09

Originally Posted by Storm

I blame text language, and laziness.

Your probbly rite.

I also blame the influence (effluents?) of American media. It's evident in the way that NZ seems to now have power 'outages' instead of plain and simple powercuts.

But that's neither hear nor their.

**007XX** · 25th February 2008, 14:14

Oh I loved that article...vey good indeed!!!

And particularly this little gem...which is sooooooooo Master Hitcher:

"An assertion which, in turn, may make people of a certain disposition demand the reinstatement of compulsory military training and/or the death penalty."

**007XX** · 25th February 2008, 14:17

Oh and I also forgot how this very topic came to light for me yesterday, while reading the menu of a lovely little pizzeria up North as the following could be read amidst the flavoursome delights on offer:

"Fush and chups"

I kid you not...was quite a respectable place too, so one assumes (or hopes) they were very much tongue in cheeks.

**Hitcher** · 25th February 2008, 14:20

The pie cart in Te Kuiti sells "dognuts". Apparently.

**avgas** · 25th February 2008, 14:20

I didn't learn much english in NZ schools.
I found it hard enough to learn the Maori

**avgas** · 25th February 2008, 14:22

Originally Posted by 007XX

Oh and I also forgot how this very topic came to light for me yesterday, while reading the menu of a lovely little pizzeria up North as the following could be read amidst the flavoursome delights on offer:

"Fush and chups"

I kid you not...was quite a respectable place too, so one assumes (or hopes) they were very much tongue in cheeks.

They have to cater to all clientele, including the aussies.
Plus it sounded classier than "Shark n Taities"

**Number One** · 25th February 2008, 14:26

Lets all be Pacific about what's bothering us ok?!
That one gets right up my nose...how hard is it to say Specific FFS?!

Oh and others that get my blood boiling....

Milk not MRilk
Three dogs not free dogs.
Let me not Lemmie

I could just go on for days...but I won't

**007XX** · 25th February 2008, 14:42

Originally Posted by avgas

They have to cater to all clientele, including the aussies.
Plus it sounded classier than "Shark n Taities"

Yes, because as we all know, Australian are known for their inner sense of style and class...

A real thorn in my foot however, is how other cultures' words are being "absorbed" into the english language, and are squarely being butchered in the process, be it in their pronunciation or meaning being twisted beyond recognition...

Let's be exact as much as possible people!

But I do try to be good and not complain about it too much...