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OK Portsmouth has a reputation for being a bit thick. I can't deny it after reading the comments on this story[^]. Seriously read the article and then the comments (starting from the bottom).
Words fail me as they are all serious comments.
p.s. I go under the name The Libertine on this site.
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Real enough, and not confined to Portsmouth. I love the one about the Leap Year, and the shower.
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That comment about water is right.
You know fish pee in water..... Among other things!
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You mean they don't have lavatories?
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My dog died tonight after climbing into the tumble drier. At least he died in Comfort.
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Forgot to put him on delicate cycle did we?
New version: WinHeist Version You didn't fall from the stupid tree you got dragged through the whole dumbass forest.
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PompeyThree wrote: the tumble drier What's a "tumble drier"? It's drier than what? Your dog?
I would have upvoted the joke* if you had spelled "dryer" correctly.
Nah, just kidding.
* I assume it is.
You have just been Sharapova'd.
modified 19-Nov-15 0:52am.
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What's a 'tumble dryer'? Something that dries tumbles? Stupid language all round is that there English!
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Why is the Presidents name pronounced "olland"**, rather than "Holland"? Are you all Cockneys in disguise? Also do you get the 'H' sound using a 'J' like the Spanish with Jalepeno. I have a team in Mexico and they say "Je je je" when they mean to laugh ie he he he
**According to British Newsreaders in the last few days.
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its interesting - Im not a native speaker of any other language than English (and even then, after a drop alcohol ....)
I'm not sure if the 'H' in 'Holland' is completely silent - I know there's a definate French pronunciation of the 'o' that may obscure the softer 'H'
.. as for Spanish - yes, one quickly learns that 'j' sounds like 'h', 'll' sounds like 'y' etc, but I dont get the reverse you imply
to me its all 'potato'/potAto etc - I can mostly make myself understood, and tend to go with the local lingo of wherever I am/whom-ever I am with
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PompeyThree wrote: Why is the Presidents name pronounced "olland"**, rather than "Holland"? Should be obvious for everyone:
French people don't use English pronunciation to speak French
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Très inconsidérée.
Peter Wasser
"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell
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Mais oui! C'est vrai! But English people don't shouldn't use English pronunciation to speak French either.
Which is why it wouldn't be pronounced Holland even if the H was sounded. The final 'e' requires the lengthened vowel in the second syllable. And also why it's a really bad idea to tell the waiter in a French restaurant that you were there because the Hote cuisine was Highly recommended.
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From what I know, both English and French are not phonetic, and therefore, WYRINHYS*.
* What You Read Is Not How You Speak
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Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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The same reason that mercans pronounce 'herbs' as '<glottal stop>erbs'.
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Now that's just cruel!
Surely the dog has better things to do with his day!
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Which reminds me of a question that's been bugging me for awhile, who cleans up Guide Dogs poo?
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They're specially trained to clean up after themselves.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I guess they're not trained by politicians then?
New version: WinHeist Version You didn't fall from the stupid tree you got dragged through the whole dumbass forest.
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Nah... Dogs eat it, politicians talk it...
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Seriously? They are trained to do that?
(The dog, not the politician)
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Outta sight outta mind?
New version: WinHeist Version You didn't fall from the stupid tree you got dragged through the whole dumbass forest.
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