Oops wrong thread

[blueskies]

Oops....wrong thread.

[144man]

Oops...wrong reply.

[sophisticated_soul]

Oops . . . second wrong reply.

[blueskies]

OK.....I'm old and bordering on dementia....cut me some slack! LOL!

[sophisticated_soul]

We are the old and bordering . . .;)

[westgrandboulevard]

....who still enjoy some bold and ordering.....:)

[marv2]

Ooops, I did it again?

[westgrandboulevard]

If anyone here is looking to do the wrong thing, they've come to the right place....LOL

[marv2]

If anyone here is looking to do the wrong thing, they've come to the right place....LOL

Well, when I'm bad..........I'm better! LOL!, Besides, you know I'm no good, hehehehehehehehe!

[soulster]

We are the old and bordering . . .;)

Speak for yourselves! :D

[marv2]

OK.....I'm old and bordering on dementia....cut me some slack! LOL!

Ok here's some slack! Freshly cut! LOL!

[blueskies]

Ok here's some slack! Freshly cut! LOL!
I don't know Marv....I could hang myself with that slack!

[marv2]

I don't know Marv....I could hang myself with that slack!

LOL!!!! hehehehehehehehehe.........................

[sophisticated_soul]

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Incredilbe as it seems, my life is based on a true story.

[westgrandboulevard]

A horror story...??

[marv2]

a horror story...??

lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

A horror story...??

Well I was fairly promiscuous in my 20's but I don't do that now.:p

[blueskies]

Well I was fairly promiscuous in my 20's but I don't do that now.:p
I think I'm too senile to be promiscuous anymore....but, maybe I just don't remember? Darn!

[westgrandboulevard]

[[what is this, a confessional thread...??!)

Well, Sophisticated_Soul, since all that has got to be 30 years ago [[at least....!) you must be well overdue to have another go at it.......[[my child...)

[westgrandboulevard]

And if your old memories don't work so well any more, you could try out some of those old phone numbers.........

[sophisticated_soul]

I think I'm too senile to be promiscuous anymore....but, maybe I just don't remember? Darn!

"Memories light the corners of [[what's left) my mind";)

[sophisticated_soul]

And if they don't work, you could try some of those old phone numbers.........

Yes old numbers, but they are all from analog dial phones;)

[westgrandboulevard]

It doesn't matter, just as long as someone says "hello...." LOL

[sophisticated_soul]

Is it me your looking for?:cool:

[Jerry Oz]

Possibly. Would you be willing to take a DNA test?

[sophisticated_soul]

No DNA test, it would show that I wasn't from this planet . . .oops, I probably shouldn't have said that. Were's my neuralyzer!

[westgrandboulevard]

Oh! I thought Ralph was the only one here with one of those....!

[sophisticated_soul]

Luke . . . I mean Sophisticated Soul . . . I am your father.;)

[westgrandboulevard]

"Okay Gang, Here Is The New Deal......"

Oops, wrong thread.....:)

[sophisticated_soul]

I saw Riana recently. After the usual mirror, mirror on the wall who's the...blah blah blah, we started reflecting on the New Deal [[Riana is a big fan of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt).:)

[westgrandboulevard]

That Riana! Always so 'happening'. Of course, now she's older, it's 'happening' a lot slower.....

Just hope she's never a big fan of President Donald J. Trump....

[sophisticated_soul]

Hope there's never any such thing as President Donald J. Trump:[[:[[:[[

[sophisticated_soul]

Speak for yourselves! :D

My selfs always speak for them selfs:)

[westgrandboulevard]

It's good to hear you are unanimous on that!

[sophisticated_soul]

2gether We R 1.:cool:

Nytol:)

[westgrandboulevard]

Good Daytol, to y'all.:)

[144man]

Oops...I'm missing the England v. Wales match.

[westgrandboulevard]

See you at half-time, then.....

[Jerry Oz]

Hope you enjoyed your futbol contest. I'm not huge on it, myself. I'm more of a basketball fan. Speaking of which, there was a game recently where one guy's fut was introduced to another guy's bols.

[sophisticated_soul]

I hate it when that happens!:mad:

[Jerry Oz]

I'm pretty sure it can ruin one's day.
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[marv2]

I'm pretty sure it can ruin one's day.
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Oops! Upside your head, urrrr, I mean your balls! LOL!

[westgrandboulevard]

I can think of better ways to get my kicks.....:rolleyes:

[sophisticated_soul]

I get my kicks on Route 66.:)

[westgrandboulevard]

At nearly 2,500 miles long, that would offer anyone a huge variety of kicks.

You must be exhausted......

[marv2]

I can think of better ways to get my kicks.....:rolleyes:

You get no kicks from champagne? Mere alcohol doesn't thrill you at all?

[westgrandboulevard]

Strangely, no.

I think there must be too much blood in my alcohol system.....

[sophisticated_soul]

At nearly 2,500 miles long, that would offer anyone a huge variety of kicks.

You must be exhausted......

Variety is the spice of rife.:D

[westgrandboulevard]

Oh, I'm sure you've often been widespread....;)

[sophisticated_soul]

I have been rampant but never widespread. As Sylvia sings in "Didn't I", "At last you know I'm not margarine but I am a high price spread";)

[westgrandboulevard]

I can't believe you're not better!

[144man]

OK.....I'm old and bordering on dementia....cut me some slack! LOL!

There's a bit of history repeating here.

The "Cancel" thread, which was started in error in March 2011, lasted until June 2015 and attracted 3433 replies and over 211,000 hits. The "Test..." thread, which couldn't be deleted, was started in February 2011, and was active until July 2015 with 3446 replies and nearly 175,000 hits.

There's still a long way to go here then.

[westgrandboulevard]

Not to forget the "Just A Chime" thread, at 4800+ replies, and over 325,000 views......

[Jerry Oz]

And yet, my "Does anybody else have a huge hairy seeping growth in his private area after waking up naked in a public bathroom?" thread didn't elicit a single response and fell off page one in less than an hour. I wonder why?

[marv2]

Strangely, no.

I think there must be too much blood in my alcohol system.....

hehehehehehehehehehe...........................!!!

[marv2]

And yet, my "Does anybody else have a huge hairy seeping growth in his private area after waking up naked in a public bathroom?" thread didn't elicit a single response and fell off page one in less than an hour. I wonder why?

That sounds so freakin' gross........and painful too! LOL!

[Jerry Oz]

That sounds so freakin' gross........and painful too! LOL!
?? By "private area", I meant on the patio behind my house. I found a bag of seeds in my pocket after finding my clothes. I planted them and they were cactus seeds. The only one that matured was a large sticky one that looked like it was hairy and weepy.

[westgrandboulevard]

A large, sticky one that looked like it was hairy and weepy?

Sounds a little like Margaret O'Brien, in 'Meet Me in St. Louis'........

[sophisticated_soul]

Don't be a prick.;)

[westgrandboulevard]

Am being no more than just a little pointed.....:)

[sophisticated_soul]

I will be spending the day up the coast in Needles, CA. I'm going to see Riana.

[144man]

Not to forget the "Just A Chime" thread, at 4800+ replies, and over 325,000 views......

..and Lord knows I've tried to forget it...

[Jerry Oz]

We all have our burdens to bear. Alas, these things, they happen...
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[westgrandboulevard]

This is a good place to visit, and lay down your burdens.

The Samaritans do great work, but we're more fun:D

[Jerry Oz]

Yah. And we won't laugh at the things you tell us if we think you're on line. That would just be mean.

[westgrandboulevard]

..although it won't stop us using our imagination.....

[Jerry Oz]

Or waiting until we think you're gone. Small minds talk about people behind their backs, but whatever...

[westgrandboulevard]

Well, much of what is said about people behind their backs, has a lot to do with their fronts.

[sophisticated_soul]

Well some fronts wind up in back.

[westgrandboulevard]

And even that can take a lot of front...

[sophisticated_soul]

Is up back the opposite of up front?

[westgrandboulevard]

[["Well....", he responded, clearing his throat....)

I'd view 'up back' as a matter of personal preference.

Simply a variation to 'up front', yet conducted with the same degree of directness.

[sophisticated_soul]

The Three Degrees of directness; up, back, out and in.

[westgrandboulevard]

Isn't that four degrees of directness?

Perhaps you're just trying to be forthright....but not to worry, as forthwrong would seem to be no problem at all on this particular thread....:rolleyes:

[sophisticated_soul]

I was forthwith including Freddie Poole.;)

Coming Soon! Sharknado 4 - The 4th Awakens:cool:

[Jerry Oz]

A new Sharknado is forthcoming already? And the last one just forthwent.

But I'll pass, if you don't mind. The premise of those movies bites.

[westgrandboulevard]

Those soundbites are vicious.

It features a Magic Mike lookalike, I see.

What a draw!

Sophisticated_Soul will be first in the queue......

[sophisticated_soul]

A new Sharknado is forthcoming already? And the last one just forthwent.

But I'll pass, if you don't mind. The premise of those movies bites.

It's become[[ing) an annual Summer event. The premise of these movies does bite, but it's only a small chunck - like chunck light tuna.;)

[sophisticated_soul]

Those soundbites are vicious.

It features a Magic Mike lookalike, I see.

What a draw!

Sophisticated_Soul will be first in the queue......

I will be queueing with Q [[Quincy), so Riana may come along as well. I'll be wearing Shark by Tara perfume. I don't know what Q will be wearing, but Riana said if she can make she will be wearing a shark skin outfit. Oops, I think I just jumped the shark!:rolleyes:

[Jerry Oz]

We'll excuse it. Until we know you're no longer on line...
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[sophisticated_soul]

LOL!! Have at it!:)

[westgrandboulevard]

Meanwhile, I'll just sit quietly here, and see if anyone else is on the wrong thread....

[sophisticated_soul]

I'll join you. And we'll just sit here oh so very quietly, henceforth.:cool:

[westgrandboulevard]

People spend far too much time and energy looking for 'the right one'.

So, let's just sit here quietly until the wrong one comes along....

[sophisticated_soul]

. . . and that won't take very long at all.:)

[westgrandboulevard]

So, we have a choice. Either be patient, or set a trap.....

[arr&bee]

Oh boy a wrong thread post,of course i'm due royalties because this post is based on my many misadventures....cash only!!

[arr&bee]

I'M BACK BUT NO CASH IN THE BASKET YET,HEY WHERE'S MY MONEY I DO HAVE A HABIT TO FEED YA KNOW AND THE GUY AT THE BACK DOOR DON'T TAKE IOU'S,AND DON'T TRY TO FIGUGE OUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE COULD BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW I NEVER KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT BUT THE LITTLE BLUE MEN SITTING WITH ME WON'T STOP TALKING TO ME AND IT WOULD BE RUDE TO JUST IGNORE EM,BESIDES THEY'RE MY FRIENDS AND WE HAVE GOOD TALKS AND THEY LAUGH AT ME TOO OR MAYBE WITH ME I'M NEVER SURE BUT WE HAVE A GOOD TIME,HEY I LIKE THIS POST IT REMINDS ME OF A CARDBOARD BOX I SLEPT UNDER ONCE,I WAS GONNA BRING IT HOME BUT MY WIFE THREW IT AND ME OUT[I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN]BUT ANYHOW HERE I AM IN THIS WONDERFUL PLACE WITH MY LITTLE BLUE FRIENDS AND ALL IS WELL[I THINK]...I really don't have any idea of what i'm talking about but that never stops me so on with the convo...NOW WHERE WAS I AND WHO'S THE GUY TYPING IN THOSE SMALL LETTERS IT'S ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TOO, who does he think he is if he shows his face i'll tell him a thing or two. OR THREE IF HE FEELS LIKE TALKING BUT HE'S A SMALL PERSON BECAUSE HE ONLY SPEAKS IN SMALL TYPE maybe he can't reach up this high so maybe i'm being too harsh here[SORRY LITTLE BUDDY]you just keep talking in your little type and i'll try to keep up, THE LITTLE FELLA IS QUICK I MEAN HE DROPS A LITTLE LINE and he' gone like a cat....little buddy keep typin AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!!!

[westgrandboulevard]

I don't think we're alone any more.....

[arr&bee]

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...west my man you're never alone,the spirits are always here...100%-500%-1000%-5000%!!!

[Jerry Oz]

I'M BACK BUT NO CASH IN THE BASKET YET,HEY WHERE'S MY MONEY I DO HAVE A HABIT TO FEED YA KNOW AND THE GUY AT THE BACK DOOR DON'T TAKE IOU'S,AND DON'T TRY TO FIGUGE OUT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE WE COULD BE HERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW I NEVER KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT BUT THE LITTLE BLUE MEN SITTING WITH ME WON'T STOP TALKING TO ME AND IT WOULD BE RUDE TO JUST IGNORE EM,BESIDES THEY'RE MY FRIENDS AND WE HAVE GOOD TALKS AND THEY LAUGH AT ME TOO OR MAYBE WITH ME I'M NEVER SURE BUT WE HAVE A GOOD TIME,HEY I LIKE THIS POST IT REMINDS ME OF A CARDBOARD BOX I SLEPT UNDER ONCE,I WAS GONNA BRING IT HOME BUT MY WIFE THREW IT AND ME OUT[I NEVER HAVE ANY FUN]BUT ANYHOW HERE I AM IN THIS WONDERFUL PLACE WITH MY LITTLE BLUE FRIENDS AND ALL IS WELL[I THINK]...I really don't have any idea of what i'm talking about but that never stops me so on with the convo...NOW WHERE WAS I AND WHO'S THE GUY TYPING IN THOSE SMALL LETTERS IT'S ANNOYING AND DISTRACTING TOO, who does he think he is if he shows his face i'll tell him a thing or two. OR THREE IF HE FEELS LIKE TALKING BUT HE'S A SMALL PERSON BECAUSE HE ONLY SPEAKS IN SMALL TYPE maybe he can't reach up this high so maybe i'm being too harsh here[SORRY LITTLE BUDDY]you just keep talking in your little type and i'll try to keep up, THE LITTLE FELLA IS QUICK I MEAN HE DROPS A LITTLE LINE and he' gone like a cat....little buddy keep typin AND I'LL BE RIGHT BACK!!!
Geez... No need to shout.

[westgrandboulevard]

I wouldn't want to take dictation from him.

Take a letter? There must be a thousand of them in there......

[sophisticated_soul]

Maria, I just met a girl who took a letter Maria.:)

[Jerry Oz]

I'm only familiar with the standard English alphabet. There's no "Maria" in it. May I take another letter?

[sophisticated_soul]

You may have a vowel, but only if there is movement.

[westgrandboulevard]

Control of the vowel is most important.

Too much movement, and it becomes inconsonant.

[sophisticated_soul]

There are many inconsonant [[aka oops) products available and if you order them online they come in discrete packaging.

[westgrandboulevard]

I find the packaging has quite a high fibre content.

[sophisticated_soul]

Yes, but is it discrete?

[westgrandboulevard]

Not if from within the UK.......

[ralpht]

You guys are cracking me up.

[Jerry Oz]

?! What part? I thought the conversation was quite moving [[especially as pertaining to vowels) and I look forward to seeing how it comes out in the end.
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[sophisticated_soul]

I'm sure it will be quite transformative, be it metamorphose or Metamucil®.

[Jerry Oz]

This thread tends to leave me pooped.

[westgrandboulevard]

Verbal diarrhoea will have that effect......

[Jerry Oz]

Well, that in addition to bad breath...

[westgrandboulevard]

Would the first one to spot a window in here, please open it immediately :)

[marv2]

?? By "private area", I meant on the patio behind my house. I found a bag of seeds in my pocket after finding my clothes. I planted them and they were cactus seeds. The only one that matured was a large sticky one that looked like it was hairy and weepy.

Sounds evil..........................

[Jerry Oz]

Yep. I named the prickly weepy malodorous plant Donald Trump. Wonder where it is now?

[sophisticated_soul]

That description fits a cactus I saw on TV complaining about a locally grown Mexican Cactus whose original cuttings came from Mexico. That cactus was a real prick.:[[

[westgrandboulevard]

Probably a complete hoax, and not the real thing - just a plant, making cutting comments....

[marv2]

Probably a complete hoax, and not the real thing - just a plant, making cutting comments....

Plants can really hurt when they do that!

[Jerry Oz]

They do indeed. My cousin worked for a veterinarian who treated a donkey that sat on a cactus. Her account of that pain in the ass was sad to hear.

[marv2]

They do indeed. My cousin worked for a veterinarian who treated a donkey that sat on a cactus. Her account of that pain in the ass was sad to hear.

Poor donkey, but it was probably better that it was the donkey than the other way around......ouch! LOL!

[sophisticated_soul]

Probably a complete hoax, and not the real thing - just a plant, making cutting comments....

He is a plant that makes cutting remarks, but sadly he is not a hoax. Anyone else thinking that prickly, weepy, malodorous cactus plant Donald Trump may indeed be the prophesied Anti-Cactus?

[marv2]

He is a plant that makes cutting remarks, but sadly he is not a hoax. Anyone else thinking that prickly, weepy, malodorous cactus plant Donald Trump may indeed be the prophesied Anti-Cactus?

He is not the Anti-Cactus. They said the same thing about Pres. Obama.

[sophisticated_soul]

They do indeed. My cousin worked for a veterinarian who treated a donkey that sat on a cactus. Her account of that pain in the ass was sad to hear.

That poor donkey! All those pricks in one ass! Oh, the humanity!

[westgrandboulevard]

No, it should never have happened to that poor donkey - especially when there are humans who would positively encourage it.....:rolleyes:

[144man]

Verbal diarrhoea will have that effect......

I also find that movement of the vowels results in a bad spell of diorrheaa.

[144man]

So there I am at Stonehenge about to celebrate the Summer Solstice. Dawn begins to break. I begin to disrobe, when suddenly there is a flash of lightning and I find myself instantly transported here thinking "Oops wrong thread. I should have turned right at Glastonbury". Don't you just hate it when that happens?

[Jerry Oz]

That poor donkey! All those pricks in one ass! Oh, the humanity!Ummm... What you said.
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[144man]

Can anyone remember what song included the lines something like "...and then I found out why those prairie dogs kept on howling. Ain't no trees in the desert. Just cactus."?

[sophisticated_soul]

No, it should never have happened to that poor donkey - especially when there are humans who would positively encourage it.....:rolleyes:

Well some folks will do anything to get noticed. Remember the song "Don't Prick Me For Your Fool";)

[sophisticated_soul]

So there I am at Stonehenge about to celebrate the Summer Solstice. Dawn begins to break. I begin to disrobe, when suddenly there is a flash of lightning and I find myself instantly transported here thinking "Oops wrong thread. I should have turned right at Glastonbury". Don't you just hate it when that happens?

Yes, especially when your clothes don't transport with you. Oops.:o

[westgrandboulevard]

And then there is Thelma Houston's 'Prick Of The Week'; either a disparaging opinion of someone, or cause for celebration.....

[sophisticated_soul]

Then there is The Grand Prix - but that's not pronounced the way it looks.:rolleyes:

[westgrandboulevard]

...although, in certain circumstances, it can appear extremely pronounced.

[marv2]

Well, then how do you pronounce it?

[westgrandboulevard]

In the UK, we would generally pronounce it to sound like 'Grarrhnd [[or Grawnd) Pree'...well, that's the nearest we can get to the original French pronunciation, anyway...LOL

I think in America you might say 'Grand [[as in 'West Grand'.....naturally...!) Pree'......?

[marv2]

In the UK, we would generally pronounce it to sound like 'Grarrhnd [[or Grawnd) Pree'...well, that's the nearest we can get to the original French pronunciation, anyway...LOL

I think in America you might say 'Grand [[as in 'West Grand'.....naturally...!) Pree'......?


You got it! That is exactly how we would say it in America!
I am been picking up a lot of British sayings from Coronation Street over the years, but they have not mentioned the words "Grand Prix" yet. LOL!

[westgrandboulevard]

Well Marv, to be fair and accurate, here in England alone, the pronunciation will vary.

It depends on the region, and if an individual who lives there was also born there, and also speaks with the distinct inflection of that particular region.

You mention 'Coronation Street'. [[and remembering yesterday two 'Corrie' actresses who shared a birth date, and have now passed away : Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre, and Maggie Jones, who played Blanche. Note: for Deirdre, we would say Deer-dree...but I think you would say Deer-dra - ? Or even Deidre, as in Deed-dra?)

In Manchester [[where 'Corrie' is filmed), authentic Mancunians might very well say it the American way - Grand Pree. Ditto many from Liverpool. To say it to sound how the French pronounce it is, to some, becoming very 'affected', and 'plum in the mouth'.

So the pronunciation of words in England [[as opposed to Scotland, Ireland and Wales) can vary a great deal between the regions.

I would be interested to know the sayings and words you have picked up from 'Coronation Street'.....we accept them as they are, but they must sound very odd to an American ear...!

[marv2]

Well Marv, to be fair and accurate, here in England alone, the pronunciation will vary.

It depends on the region, and if an individual who lives there was also born there, and also speaks with the distinct inflection of that particular region.

You mention 'Coronation Street'. [[and remembering yesterday two 'Corrie' actresses who shared a birth date, and have now passed away : Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre, and Maggie Jones, who played Blanche. Note: for Deirdre, we would say Deer-dree...but I think you would say Deer-dra - ? Or even Deidre, as in Deed-dra?)

In Manchester [[where 'Corrie' is filmed), authentic Mancunians might very well say it the American way - Grand Pree. Ditto many from Liverpool. To say it to sound how the French pronounce it is, to some, becoming very 'affected', and 'plum in the mouth'.

So the pronunciation of words in England [[as opposed to Scotland, Ireland and Wales) can vary a great deal between the regions.

I would be interested to know the sayings and words you have picked up from 'Coronation Street'.....we accept them as they are, but they must sound very odd to an American ear...!

Right again you are about the American pronunciation of "Deirdre [[she was one of my favorites!). A guy I knew from my high school days, from my hometown lived for over 30 years in Manchester, England working with disadvantage youth returned a few years ago with a heavy Northern England accent.

[marv2]

Well Marv, to be fair and accurate, here in England alone, the pronunciation will vary.

It depends on the region, and if an individual who lives there was also born there, and also speaks with the distinct inflection of that particular region.

You mention 'Coronation Street'. [[and remembering yesterday two 'Corrie' actresses who shared a birth date, and have now passed away : Anne Kirkbride, who played Deirdre, and Maggie Jones, who played Blanche. Note: for Deirdre, we would say Deer-dree...but I think you would say Deer-dra - ? Or even Deidre, as in Deed-dra?)

In Manchester [[where 'Corrie' is filmed), authentic Mancunians might very well say it the American way - Grand Pree. Ditto many from Liverpool. To say it to sound how the French pronounce it is, to some, becoming very 'affected', and 'plum in the mouth'.

So the pronunciation of words in England [[as opposed to Scotland, Ireland and Wales) can vary a great deal between the regions.

I would be interested to know the sayings and words you have picked up from 'Coronation Street'.....we accept them as they are, but they must sound very odd to an American ear...!

Here is a short list of some of the sayings I've learned from watching Coronation Street:

"What are you playing at?"
"Don't be daff"
" I going to make the tea [[aka dinner/supper) in two shakes"
"You are?" LOL!
"You better not be messing me about"
"That sounds a bit dodgy"
"It's only a few quid"! We laugh at that one in New York and repeat it when drinking LOL

[westgrandboulevard]

Some, if not all of those sayings you've quoted above are also used in other regions [[I say 'quid' myself, sometimes, and I'm from the South Coast)

Many of the old Lancashire words, for instance, have fallen into disuse, and won't feature on 'Corrie' as they are not now heard in conversation, so would sound quaint, and not be understood.

Some more for you, just off the top of my head...

"Nay lass, don't take on so..."
"You what??!"
"Will ya gerrrofff me!!"
"Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs!!"
"And I'll tell you this for nuthin'...!"
"What's he/she LIKE?"
"Oooo, she were all fur coat and no knickers!"
"...And you can put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!"

[sophisticated_soul]

"...And you can put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!"

That one is pretty universal, know what I mean Vern?:cool:

[westgrandboulevard]

Two more, which are becoming old-fashioned, and were more used in northern regions of England, than the south :

"Byyyy 'eck!"
"Oooo 'eck!"

[arr&bee]

For your edification lost souls trapped by fate? or have they like so many others tested the fates once too often and found themselves intertwined in the endless insanity of...THE OPPS WRONG THREAD ZONE!!!!!

[marv2]

For your edification lost souls trapped by fate? or have they like so many others tested the fates once too often and found themselves intertwined in the endless insanity of...THE OPPS WRONG THREAD ZONE!!!!!

Right on brother!

[Jerry Oz]

Reading what WGB wrote about different regions caught my interest. I've been watching "Peaky Blinders" obsessively for a couple of years and Sam Neill's character speaks with such a deep accent that I need subtitles to understand most of it. I never realized that he was not from the US, after all of his roles in American films.

I also remember Sir Ben Kingsley's role in "Sexy Beast", wherein I needed subtitles for everyone In the film. I'd need a tourist guide to help me communicate if I ever visited England.

[westgrandboulevard]

In the UK, we pronounce 'Detroit' as De-troit.

Think that may generally be the same in the US?...except to some in Detroit itself, it's DEE-troit??

[westgrandboulevard]

Jerry,

You'd probably be fine in most regions, and with most people...although your ear would, at least at first, be unaccustomed to the way that words which are familiar to you are being produced, very often in pronunciation of vowels.Then, your brain is immediately alerting you that 'this sounds different', before you can then begin to understand what is actually being said.

On television, it could simply be just that, but also the sound balance on television programmes [[so-called 'natural sound'), and the pitch of the speaker's voice, can strain even UK viewers, with regular complaints.

Certain regional accents are notoriously tricky, within the United Kingdom. Some Scottish people speak as if with a very tense bottom jaw, very quickly, and with unclear diction.[[at least to my ears!).

Welsh speakers in the north of Wales have a different sound from those in the south of Wales, and will also often be heard speaking in Welsh.

Southern Irish is softer and more melodious than Northern Irish, which is firmer and more strident.

Others from the North of England [[Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire) might speak slowly and precisely, and with greater volume than in some other regions, with emphasis heavily placed on the vowels.

'Standard' British English is technically a 'neutral' accent, known as 'Received Pronunciation'. National news presenters tend to use it. Regional news presenters, and also those on other television programmes, may well have a regional accent. Of course, however the words are produced, they should be clear, and easily understood by the listener.

For many years, presenters on the BBC would employ a clear but very clipped, rather artificial method of pronunciation, based on the Royal Family, and the old days of the Empire [[ 'Em-pah'). 'Flat' , for example, would be pronounced 'Flett'.

You can still hear it in old broadcasts by The Queen, although her speaking voice has softened with the years. Prince Charles still retains some of those characteristics. Whereas I might say 'my house', Charles is more inclined to use 'one's house', but also pronounce 'house' as 'hice', to rhyme with 'nice'. Any of us here in the UK who wish to good-naturedly send up older members of the Royal Family will immediately adopt that rather quaint method of speech. :)

Perhaps unfairly, RP is based more on speech from the southern part of England.

'Bath' :
Southern : Barth.
Northern : Batth

'Grass' :
Southern : Grarss.
Northern : Grasssss

'Daft' [[not so often heard now) :
Southern : Darft.
Northern : Dafft

The 'Northern' pronunciations are somewhat sterotypical, as many people who are born and live in the North of England often use southern pronunciation, and with only a lightly detectable regional inflection in their speech. Rightly or wrongly, there was once a tendency to feel that a strong regional accent, from wherever in the country, could be a handicap in certain areas of work, and the more ambitious would have elocution and speech training lessons. I would think that is much less significant now, if at all.

Even then, pronunication is inconsistent. While I say bath, grass and daft with a southern English accent, I pronounce 'plastic' not as 'plarstic', but 'plasstic'.......LOL

[marv2]

Some, if not all of those sayings you've quoted above are also used in other regions [[I say 'quid' myself, sometimes, and I'm from the South Coast)

Many of the old Lancashire words, for instance, have fallen into disuse, and won't feature on 'Corrie' as they are not now heard in conversation, so would sound quaint, and not be understood.

Some more for you, just off the top of my head...

"Nay lass, don't take on so..."
"You what??!"
"Will ya gerrrofff me!!"
"Well, I'll go t'foot of our stairs!!"
"And I'll tell you this for nuthin'...!"
"What's he/she LIKE?"
"Oooo, she were all fur coat and no knickers!"
"...And you can put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!"

We say or use to say "...And you can put THAT in your pipe and smoke it!" here in America.

Somethings I never understood are why they say "hospital" without saying "the hospital" in the UK and Canada. For example: "The victim was taken to hospital", not "the victim was taken to the hospital". Another is the pronunciation of the word "schedule". There it sounds like "shez-ulle" LOL!

Maybe I will give you some of the common phrases we use in New York that you would not hear anywhere else in America. LOL!

[westgrandboulevard]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

[marv2]

In the UK, we pronounce 'Detroit' as De-troit.

Think that may generally be the same in the US?...except to some in Detroit itself, it's DEE-troit??

No we just say "Detroit". LOL

[marv2]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

Here are a very few common New York phrases:

"Oh he or she is a pisser"

"Not for nuttin'"

"Git outta Dodge"

"Oh, so you think you betta than me?"

"Who's betta than you?"

"Somebody is gettin' whacked!"

"So, how's your day" answer: "Could be better, could be worse".

"Git da f**k outta here" LOL!!!

[marv2]

Re: use of the word 'hospital' in the UK, omitting the word 'the'.

Some of that is due to habit, following what was heard when very young...and some of that is another example of inconsistencies in language.

In British English, if someone is said to be 'in hospital', it means they are a patient. If they are a visitor or an employee at the hospital, it would generally be spoken as 'he or she is at the hospital'.

Other examples would be 'he is at school, 'she is at college', 'they are on holiday', all without using 'the' ...and maybe the same in American English?

Yes, 'schedule' in British English is technically correct with a soft 'sch' - as in 'shed-yool'.
However, many people do pronounce it the American way [['sked-yool')..and some [[like myself) may pronounce it either way.

And....on the subject of 'either', it is optional in British English to pronounce it as 'eye-ther' [[as I do, and also 'nye-ther') - or 'eee-ther' and 'nee-ther'. The same in America?

Yes, you should give us some phrases commonly used in New York.......it would be interesting.

Nope. Here it would be "he is away at school", "She's in college", "they are on vacation".

[westgrandboulevard]

That's interesting, as I've been reading that there are four variations in pronunciation of 'Detroit'.

The article states that some locals [[folks up from the south in the '40s to work in auto industry, and their offspring) tend/tended to say it as DEE-troit, although it's acknowledged to be in much less common use than 'De-TROIT', and only locally.

Martha pronounces it "DEE-troit!" on stage [["can't forget the Motor City, DEE-troit!"), but I've just assumed that's expressed in the spirit of cheerleaders chanting "DEEEEE-troit! DEEEE-troit!!"....I can understand it does 'run' much easier when pronounced that way.

Apparently there are another two pronounciations : 'Di-TRITE', and 'Di-TROY-it'.

Makes me think that there are always some people who like being just a little bit different from the others....LOL

[marv2]

That's interesting, as I've been reading that there are four variations in pronunciation of 'Detroit'.

The article states that some locals [[folks up from the south in the '40s to work in auto industry, and their offspring) tend/tended to say it as DEE-troit, although it's acknowledged to be in much less common use than 'De-TROIT', and only locally.

Martha pronounces it "DEE-troit!" on stage [["can't forget the Motor City, DEE-troit!"), but I've just assumed that's expressed in the spirit of cheerleaders chanting "DEEEEE-troit! DEEEE-troit!!"....I can understand it does 'run' much easier when pronounced that way.

Apparently there are another two pronounciations : 'Di-TRITE', and 'Di-TROY-it'.

Makes me think that there are always some people who like being just a little bit different from the others....LOL


I know Martha and I know her fairly well. She uses that pronunciation just for the stage. Offstage she says simply "Detroit". I've heard southern people say "PO-lice", it's just their regional dialect. I was born in the North and we just say "Detroit".

[144man]

I've never been sure how widespread the pronunciation of "ask" as "aks" is.

[Jerry Oz]

It seems that I most often hear people pronounce it "dih-TROYT" unless they're talking about one of the sports teams, in which case it's almost universally pronounced "DEE-troyt". So I could honestly imagine someone saying the following:
"I'm going to dih-TROYT to watch the Chicago [[whole new set of pronunciations with that one, as well) Bears play the DEE-troyt Lions."

[arr&bee]

Well since we're being picky...is it..new yawk-now yor-oark-new york-new yoke??

[arr&bee]

WELL,IF YOU'RE GONNA BE WRONG THEN THIS IS THE RIGHT PLACE...[if being here is wrong I don't wanna be right, hehehhehehehe!!!]

[arr&bee]

Hey where did all the wrong doers go,ok now all ya'll ain't right don't be shy come and join me waaaaaaaaaaaaaay down here!!!!