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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:56 PM Original message |
Who pronounces button "bu'on"? |
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RevolutionaryActs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Uh......... uh.............. wow. |
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Lex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. The british? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Because Some People Are Mo'ons and I'iots |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
12. Wouldn't that be Mo'ans? |
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CO Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Only When Referring to This Guy |
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alwynsw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Agreed. |
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curlyred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
4. there's really no "o" |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. And put-nnnn, and bring-nnn, and birth-nnn |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. People I know do this, and it makes me crazy. |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
24. That's exactly it |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. The Tiny Obnoxious Olsen twins, when they were on Full House |
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Cocoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Cockneys |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:02 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. What? Who in the Clash was cockney? |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. people often mistake a souf london accent for |
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JimmyJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. Hi sweetums. Thanks for coming to my rescue! |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:19 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. sick :( |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Well, to be fair |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:36 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. maybe not |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. ps |
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cyberpj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
8. Latest cool thing? Crap! To me it's "Projects-talk". |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
9. That pronunciation, |
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Demit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. I know there's a linguistic word for that...elision? |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:12 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. elision is the omission of something |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 12:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
36. I have been corrected for pronouncing that last correctly. |
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wendy__ (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:19 PM Response to Reply #11 |
27. Glottal Stop |
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alwynsw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. Reminds me of the inspiration for a Heywood Banks tune. |
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rockedthevoteinMA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
15. And meh'n (mitten) n/t |
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Worst Username Ever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Buh'en |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. Sorry about the spelling |
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LiberteToujours (737 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. Linguistic variation ranges widely for this consonant placement |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
26. I think I need to be more specific, because this isn't Cockney. |
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CJCRANE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 07:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
32. In UK used to be called "mockney... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
28. I do |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. No offense meant, because the Chicago accent isn't what I mean |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 08:03 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Okay |
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kittenpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
35. I guess I do this. I'm so sorry, but I just now noticed. |
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