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[Ragingrob]

And as I've said before: Like the 'p' in swimming is silent...

Hahahahahahaha! I get ya!

I think.

Well I think it's funny anyway!

[ynot slow]

Also apparently in the Taranaki region,the maori do not pronounce wh as ph,but as we do,i.e Tawhiti is said as Tarwiti,not as Tarfiti as the pc brigade have us believe.I was brought up in school to say the words of our country as per english version,i.e Taupo as Taupo,not Towpo.If the maori people wish to say the places in their dialect good on them,and I can relate to that,but don't try to correct me if I mispronounce,it is the way I was taught.

Their is referring to whose is it,there refers to a place or area as in over there in the corner,or is that their dog?

Bought and brought is simple bought is as buying,brought is as bringing,I bought a new bike,or I have brought some beer for the piss up.

[ynot slow]

And as I've said before: Like the 'p' in swimming is silent...

Same with the so called rap music,it has a silent c as well.

[Ragingrob]

Yep I heard a few years back that one of the Maori MP's was one of the few people who say "whanau" correctly, as apparently proper Maori is spoken... As "waano" rather than "phano".

But, as a lot of the stuff in this thread leads to, overall it's just a matter of language evolving, just like everything else.

http://www.blogthings.com/theitsitst...eirtheyrequiz/

That's a test on its and it's, and there, their and they're. See how you go!!!

[Swoop]

Yep I heard a few years back that one of the Maori MP's was one of the few people who say "whanau" correctly, as apparently proper Maori is spoken... As "waano" rather than "phano".

So long as there is an abundance of rising inflection at the end, that is kiwi-speak, mate!

[Trudes]

10/10 what a girlie swat!

[Jantar]

...

And how about :

Attendance Attendants
Bail Bale
Bare Bear
Bases Basis
Be Bee
Beat Beet
Berry Bury
Berth Birth
Billed Build
Blew Blue
Bloc Block
Bored Board
Bolder Boulder
Born Borne
Brake Break
Bridal Bridle
Broach Brooch
Cache Cash
Callous Callus
Cede Seed
Ceiling Sealing
Cell Sell
Cellar Seller
Cereal Serial
Cession Session
Chews Choose
Chord Cord
Chute Shoot
Creak Creek
Flew Flu
Hi High
Knight Night
Knot Not
Know No
Knows Nose
Made Maid
Missed Mist
One Won
Oar Or
Ode Owed
Paw Pour
Plain Plane
Pray Prey
Read Reed
Review Revue
Scent Sent
Sea See
Sew So
Shore Sure
Straight Strait
Tare Tear
Threw Through
Toe Tow
Told Tolled
Wait Weight



I'm pretty shore (sure?) that their (there) all different words.

This is the difference between dialect and sloppiness. To pronounce the majority of these pairs of words the same is just lazy, and can lead to misinterpretation.

Just look at the first of these, Attendance & Attendants. Imagine if you are hosting a party and you wish help with manning the bar, so you ask for some attendants, but pronounce it as attendance. Instead of helpers you will just get more party goers.