TheMoog 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 ''Grass'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. I'd class you as a yokel if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43688 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Did you ask "Twat" or "Twart". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. I'd class you as a yokel if that helps. If there's any yokeling to be done, it'll be done here, ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Fillum or Film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. I'd class you as a yokel if that helps. If there's any yokeling to be done, it'll be done here, ok ? Uber-yokel-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. I'd class you as a yokel if that helps. If there's any yokeling to be done, it'll be done here, ok ? Uber-yokel-tastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. I'd class you as a yokel if that helps. If there's any yokeling to be done, it'll be done here, ok ? Uber-yokel-tastic. Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4447 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 If "ass" was meant to be pronounced as "arse" then we wouldn't need the actual word "arse". QED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Arse-ociate ? Arse-imilate ? Arse-asin ? Arse-essment ? You're right they're wrong diddly wrong wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43688 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? To be fair we talk in terms of brands rather than general terms. In Suffolk the John Deere is king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChezGiven 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Soft a's are southern and french, hard a's are northern and anglo-saxon. Tell them to take their pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43688 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? To be fair we talk in terms of brands rather than general terms. In Suffolk the John Deere is king. My knowledge of tractors extends to Red, Green or Blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 11080 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? To be fair we talk in terms of brands rather than general terms. In Suffolk the John Deere is king. My knowledge of tractors extends to Red, Green or Blue! I just know of the pro and con ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoggeordie 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 According to the dictionary.......you can pronounce it either way. Really gets on my tits though when people say 'NewcaRstle'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43688 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? To be fair we talk in terms of brands rather than general terms. In Suffolk the John Deere is king. My knowledge of tractors extends to Red, Green or Blue! I just know of the pro and con ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Westfall 0 Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 I had this exact discussion with a bloke in my office last Friday. He says "Grarse", but he is a Sunderland fan who lived most of his life in London. I explained it was "Grass", but he was having none of it, so I told him that as he was a cockney mackem, he was a cock and his opinion was irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2207 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Bath or Barth? Pronunciation is lercal, innit, there's no right or wrong. The good folk of Birmingham are convinced the rest of the world "talk funn-ay". My old English teacher told me the English of the Canterbury Tales sounds very much like Glaswegian. If he was telling the truth then it's the rest of us who are out of step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4447 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Bath or Barth? Pronunciation is lercal, innit, there's no right or wrong. I'm a great believer that proper nouns should never be "translated" - I think we should refer to Germany as Deutschland etc and I'd probably extend that to the place of Bath though reluctantly . However I would still pronounce bath as in bathroom as bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Just had a heated discussion in my office over the pronunciation of words like 'Grass'. Other than my boss and me they all say 'Grarse', my boss is from Nottingham, I'm from Lincolnshire and the rest of them are from Cambridgeshire or further south. I thought I'd won the debate when they all got flustered because I got them to pronounce some other words, ending up with if their logic was sound they'd say 'Marsturbart'... then one of the snottier tarts started going on about silent letters in words. ... I know you guys would class me as a southerner but seriously, I'm not a patch on the real down south lot. No I'm sure you're not! I'm a 'real' Southerner and I say Grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Shite or shiet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15871 Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Shi'ite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Kenneth Noisewater 0 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Time for another episode of Pimp my Tractor tbh. Tractor or Traaaa-turrr? To be fair we talk in terms of brands rather than general terms. In Suffolk the John Deere is king. Country folk do love their John Deere stuff don't they? Clicky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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