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July 27, 2015, 04:15
BobHale
Thought you might like this
Featherstonehaugh is my favourite.

Pronouncing British names.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
July 28, 2015, 06:35
Geoff
Thanks, Bob, that was fun!
July 28, 2015, 20:53
Kalleh
Ditto! I enjoyed it. You English people really have odd pronunciations. Wink
July 28, 2015, 21:57
arnie
Big Grin


Build a man a fire and he's warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he's warm for the rest of his life.
July 29, 2015, 05:14
<Proofreader>
NNext thing they'll be sticking unnecessary "u"s in the middle of words.
July 30, 2015, 04:30
Geoff
Oh, Proof, what are u ululating about?
July 30, 2015, 10:12
BobHale
quote:
Originally posted by Proofreader:
NNext thing they'll be sticking unnecessary "u"s in the middle of words.


As opposed to taking them out? It was our language first! Big Grin


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
July 30, 2015, 17:05
tinman
quote:
Originally posted by BobHale:
It was our language first! Big Grin

Yes, and we improved it for you. You're welcome.
July 30, 2015, 21:08
Kalleh
quote:
Next thing they'll be sticking unnecessary "u"s in the middle of words.


Ah...Proof, you should talk. Those Northeasterns aren't much different from the Britons. Wink
July 30, 2015, 23:20
BobHale
quote:
Originally posted by tinman:
quote:
Originally posted by BobHale:
It was our language first! Big Grin

Yes, and we improved it for you. You're welcome.


Indeed you did... in the same way that my father once "improved" our house by painting one of the exterior walls bright red; paint that though faded, was still there when I tried to sell the place thirty five years later and couldn't be removed by any means known to science. That paint put off a good half of my potential buyers. (The other half believed me when I said they'd be able to remove it... I lied.)


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
July 31, 2015, 05:48
<Proofreader>
Bob's story reminded me that my father had some paint left over from one job and didn't want to waste the remainder. He decided to paint many of the items ne felt needed touching up including a radio, a wind-up Victrola phonograph, and the toilet seat, for some unknown reason. Unfortunately, in those days paint took forever to get past the tacky state. That meant the radio and phonograph couldn't be tuned since your fingers stuck to the knobs, but even worse was being stuck to the seat on the throne.
July 31, 2015, 21:00
Kalleh
Both your accounts are funny! Big Grin And they remind me of my mother who liked to carpet everything when she had leftover carpeting, from the bathroom floor (gross when you think about it) to the steps on our step stool. We have found the most interesting things carpeted!