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30 Jan 2005 09:06:36 PM |
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Re: Differesnces between British and American "English" |
On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 07:36:06 -0700, "Mos" <Not@YourHouse> wrote in message
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"Dewi" <ngs@spin.wynwilliams.spin.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:19:28 GMT, MÐ
<mÃÐMÁ×¹@ÅsSrEmOvEr.çøm> uttered:
Oh dear, hope you have a chip on both shoulders, or
you'll have back problems later in life.
spineless git.. you must be half French
Come, come, old boy, make your mind up.
Nothing worse than a bad egg who doesn't know they are.
Just out of curiosity, have you tried masturbation, it's
good for people who don't know what to do with their
hands.
Max, listen to him, he's more than likely an expert on this
and is sure to have years of constant practice at his craft.
you do realise that your criticism of masturbation as something to be
ashamed of, comes directly from the sexually repressed Christian camp?
masturbation is a desireable thing to engage in.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Differesnces between British and American "English" |
02 Feb 2005 05:20:45 PM |
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 08:57:09 -0600, Tukla Ratte
<tukla_ratte@tukla.net> said in alt.atheism:
Clayton Based Life Form wrote:
No, you're thinking of "Australian" which is pronounced "strine" (by country
people) or "strane" (by city people)..."strine" is also the name given to
this way of speaking.
Language is too hard. I give up.
You think that's hard, Tukla? Try adding "Fundy" to it.
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shall we substitute in its place?' you say. What? A ferocious animal has sucked the
blood of my relatives. I tell you to rid yourselves of this beast and you ask me what
you shall put in its place?" - Voltaire
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Differesnces between British and American "English" |
02 Feb 2005 05:20:04 PM |
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:51:06 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:45:00 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107173739.237351.305920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
American English is mangled ("center\central")("donut\dough"), but
prettier.
Australian English is more economical....we cut out as many syllables as
possible.
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
I thought it was oz-strie-a. Or do you pronounce s-t-r-a-y as
"strie"?
No, you're thinking of "Australian" which is pronounced "strine" (by country
people) or "strane" (by city people)..."strine" is also the name given to
this way of speaking.
I knew that (except for the city accent). I thought the second
syllable of Australia rhymed with strine, though. Sort of.
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| User: "Clayton Based Life Form" |
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| Title: Re: Differesnces between British and American "English" |
02 Feb 2005 06:25:15 PM |
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"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:51:06 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:45:00 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107173739.237351.305920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
American English is mangled ("center\central")("donut\dough"), but
prettier.
Australian English is more economical....we cut out as many syllables
as
possible.
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
I thought it was oz-strie-a. Or do you pronounce s-t-r-a-y as
"strie"?
No, you're thinking of "Australian" which is pronounced "strine" (by
country
people) or "strane" (by city people)..."strine" is also the name given to
this way of speaking.
I knew that (except for the city accent). I thought the second
syllable of Australia rhymed with strine, though. Sort of.
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to do
an Australian accent!
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| User: "ScotMc" |
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| Title: Re: Differesnces between British and American "English" |
03 Feb 2005 08:43:07 AM |
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"Clayton Based Life Form" <cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> wrote in message
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"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Wed, 2 Feb 2005 16:51:06 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 08:45:00 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Iain" <iain_inkster@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1107173739.237351.305920@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
American English is mangled ("center\central")("donut\dough"), but
prettier.
Australian English is more economical....we cut out as many syllables
as
possible.
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
I thought it was oz-strie-a. Or do you pronounce s-t-r-a-y as
"strie"?
No, you're thinking of "Australian" which is pronounced "strine" (by
country
people) or "strane" (by city people)..."strine" is also the name given
to
this way of speaking.
I knew that (except for the city accent). I thought the second
syllable of Australia rhymed with strine, though. Sort of.
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to
do
an Australian accent!
Yeah, it's called a diphthong (diff-thong) which Oxford defines as:
union of two vowel sounds pronounced in one syllable
Examples: coin, loud, toy.
Of course "Aus-stryan" is not to be confused with Austrian
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| User: "Greg Evans" |
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02 Feb 2005 06:35:31 PM |
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Clayton Based Life Form wrote:
No, you're thinking of "Australian" which is pronounced "strine"
(by country people) or "strane" (by city people)..."strine" is also
the name given to this way of speaking.
I knew that (except for the city accent). I thought the second
syllable of Australia rhymed with strine, though. Sort of.
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able
to do an Australian accent!
I remember Kevin Spacey appearing on (I think) the Tonight Show a few years
back, and talking about how he learned to do an Australian accent. The
trick, he said, was to squint your eyes because the sun was so bright, and
clench your teeth to keep the ubiquitous bugs out of your mouth...and then
the accent just sorta came roight aout oll boy itsilf.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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02 Feb 2005 10:51:16 PM |
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:25:15 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
[snip]
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to do
an Australian accent!
Okay - that's what confused me. "stray" - "stry". I *thought* it was
more the latter.
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| User: "Clayton Based Life Form" |
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03 Feb 2005 01:01:12 AM |
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"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:25:15 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
[snip]
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to
do
an Australian accent!
Okay - that's what confused me. "stray" - "stry". I *thought* it was
more the latter.
I'm guessing this all explains Meryl Streep's embarrassing result!
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| User: "Greg Evans" |
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03 Feb 2005 07:14:51 AM |
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Clayton Based Life Form wrote:
I'm guessing this all explains Meryl Streep's embarrassing result!
Perhaps she was just stressed out because a dingo ite her biby.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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03 Feb 2005 04:48:57 PM |
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:01:12 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:25:15 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
[snip]
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to do
an Australian accent!
Okay - that's what confused me. "stray" - "stry". I *thought* it was
more the latter.
I'm guessing this all explains Meryl Streep's embarrassing result!
An American with an accent trying to do an Australian accent.
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When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand
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| User: "Douglas D. Anderson" |
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03 Feb 2005 05:10:38 PM |
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"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote
On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:01:12 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
"Al Klein" <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote in message
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 10:25:15 +1000, "Clayton Based Life Form"
<cjfat@SPAMBLOCKphonymail.com> said in alt.atheism:
Australia is pronounced oz-stray-a!
[snip]
Say "stry-an" but fluidly, like it's one sylable....you might be able to do
an Australian accent!
Okay - that's what confused me. "stray" - "stry". I *thought* it was
more the latter.
I'm guessing this all explains Meryl Streep's embarrassing result!
An American with an accent trying to do an Australian accent.
Things are getting better... back in the 50's and 60's the entertainment
industry had white men playing American Natives, Chinese, Japanese,
etc., with phony accents, when there were certainly plenty of unemployed
American Natives, Chinese, Japanese, etc., and of course everyone in
ancient Greece, Rome, Egypt, Israel, looked English and spoke with
British theatrical elocution.
ObJ: (And don't forget Amos 'n' Andy...but what's the difference between
that and Mel Brooks and his band of Merrie Jews mocking Anglo Saxons in
"Men in Tights"? < ...image of Jesus saying to his followers, "It's *good* to
be King of the Jews"...>)
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| User: "Tukla Ratte" |
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31 Jan 2005 03:14:57 PM |
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Iain wrote:
American English is mangled ("center\central")("donut\dough"),
Laziness will do that.
but prettier.
Really?!
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Tukla, Eater of Theists, Squeaker of Chew Toys
Official Mascot of Alt.Atheism, aa 1347
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