I didn't know that being correct was worthy of such punishment.
It ain't precious, it are right.
Keester however IS precious when you mean arse. :-)
Interesting the difficulty murkins have with dialects, I've been
reminded of late. A friend found it impossible to buy a banana
somewhere in the People's Republic because she didn't pronounce it as
badly as the locals. There's only so many times you can hear 'Huh?' as
a response before you give up. And I've noticed that CNN and Fox news
tend to subtitle perfectly understandable English spoken by Indians or
Scots.
Then I was watching Ben Affleck's movie, Gone Baby, Gone a couple of
days ago (good movie) in which the Boston dialect is so impenetrable
that I could get about one word in three in some scenes. Did citizens
of other areas demand subtitles? - I didn't feel the need.
However, I'll make an exception for Sir Alex Ferguson's after match
press conferences (or anti-ref diatribes).
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 14/11/2009, at 1:04 PM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
> Jez, you ask a straightforward question, and I think I can provide an
> answer. "Maths'" sounds so precious that no American would say it in
> fear of being forced to wear a tutu, or a school uniform, and kicked
> repeatedly in the keester. I hope that helps. :)
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