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![]() I wish you'd tell that to the British, who seem to Anglicise the pronunciation of French words as a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Thanks, jheem. I understood the message, but couldn't understand why the squares where there. Thanks...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Can anyone tell me why "jheem"'s message was received here on my computer screen full of small squar...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() The Icelandic "geysir" is pronounced "GUY-seer" as in "guy=a man" rhyming with "sky." It didn't go v...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Hello again! I'm not a Brit, but I've been in the UK so many times that I've naturally reacted to t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() So when you call Kalleh "hon" do you pronounce it "un?" Sorry.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Thanks, and the same back to you. Here in Oslo autumn has arrived already, so I hope it's still mild...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Madison lived so long ago that the American language was still heavily influenced by the British, he...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Thanks, Kalleh! I've made my annual pilgrimage home to the family in the USA. Every year I discover ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Have sometimes heard the last two in the USA, but NEVER the first.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() Thank you, Jerry. It actually DID clear things up, although the difference is not as much as I had e...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() My friends from the UK and the Antipodes use "whilst" (some of them, at least) but so far, none of t...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() I have a Liverpool friend, nearly fifty, who invariably replies to a good e-mail joke with one word:...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri ![]() arnie, you're correct about the "lobscouse" being Norwegian. Here it's spelled "lapskaus" and is pro...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Hello, Kalleh, and thank you. I became a member in four days by shooting off my mouth. Now I think i...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() If you for some reason one of you should find fault with my Liverpudlian friend's reply, please be a...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Regarding the "I never SAWR them at all..." thread: I contacted my teacher friend in Beijing. He is ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() Thanks, Bob. I'm happy about that, actually!... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() ...and just when I was beginning to get a good night's sleep once again. Will this madness never end...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word ![]() aput, I got carried away when replying to you last time, and typed f/W instead of v/w. In addition I...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word | » Refine Search » New Search |
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