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 2004-09-10 9:18 AM |
Expert 786    Princeton, MN |  Subject: The wonders of the English languageNow we English know that the American people have difficulty pronouncing the word "Caramel", many of you like to say "carmel"  Well I have noticed another word that alot of Americans are having trouble with its "Triathlon" I am hearing "Tri-ath-a-lon" So out of curiosity just how do you pronounce it. Triathlon or Tri-ath-a-lon? ian |
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Expert 1836 Lafayette, CO | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language tri-ath-lon - although I've never done well with the Queen's English, I do admire the speeches of Sir Winston Churchill. He was extremely eloquent! My dad, bless him, never exercises, but he does extercise! And my mom tells me Aunt Mary used to measure here ricorice with a luler! |
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Master 2346 Dayton, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language I'm guilty of saying tri-ath-a-lon. Even when I try *not* to say it that way, it still kind of comes out like that. As an aside, does ANYONE else around here say "sauna" with the traditional Finnish pronunciation (SOW-na, not sah-na), besides me? Anyone?? Kelly |
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| Expert 1836 Lafayette, CO | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Lara_SD - 2004-09-10 8:21 AM tri-ath-lon don't get me started on nu-cue-lar.... That reminds me of the Simpson's episode, where Homer joins the Navy!! "Nu-cue-lar, it's pronounced nu-cue-lar. Nu-cue-lar." |
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| Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Just to let you know how out of control this thread could get... It might even top --- http://www.scubaboard.com/t60683-.html -Frank |
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Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language It is so a crick. But at least I'm not as bad as my Dad who would say, "Bob bought himself a warsher and a brand new Chivy all in one week!" Oh, and plants have roots, not roooooots. Edited by kimj81 2004-09-10 3:51 PM |
| 2004-09-10 8:02 PM in reply to: #59908 |
| Elite Veteran 748 northern Illinois | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Let's see. I say triathlon -just the way it looks. I say nuclear the way it's supposed to be said, thank you! I say striped with two syllables. And I do pronounce sauna as sowna, but that's because there's a big Finnish population in my town and they taught me to say it that way. I didn't always say it that way. Now.... that all said, I think the regional differences in American English are fascinating. So, creek/crik doesn't bother me at all. My husband and I are from very different areas of the country and occasionally use different pronunciations or even different words for things. It's part of what makes life interesting. Andrea Edited by Andrea 2004-09-10 8:02 PM |
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| Extreme Veteran 444 Thunder Bay, Ontario | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language the great white north says "triathlon", "saw-u-na" "creek" "roof" not ruff, "lobster" not lawbsta - and lots of other mis-spelled, mis-pronounced words. Ours is a mixture of "americanism" and Queen's English EH!!?? my 2 cents worth |
| 2004-09-11 11:06 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Expert 1065 Montreal | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language You should hear what we do on this side of the atlantic to - al-u-min-ni-um - it becomes aluminum oddly enough none of the other elements ending in "nium" suffer the same fate when their names are pronounced. It is curious. |
| 2004-09-11 11:13 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Champion 4902 Ottawa, Ontario | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Trrrrrrree-ah-tlon with a silent "n" at the end...I'm Frech Canadian, ein! The funiest mispronunciation of a word has got to be "nucular" instead of "nuclear". I have heard some very eloquent, and not so eloquent, statesmen prounounce the word in that fashion...why do they do that? |
| 2004-09-12 7:00 PM in reply to: #59908 |
| Expert 1279 Northern VA | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language You guys are all wrong on the pronunciation of TRIATHLON. It's Say' doh mass' eh kiz' um (excluding any sexual ref,)
Gary |
| 2004-09-12 10:09 PM in reply to: #59908 |
| Master 1494 Kingston Ontario | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language I say triathlon, saw-na (large Finnish population in my hometown...our camp has a real Finnish saw-na), roof, creek. What drives me bonkers is people saying orien-TATED instead of orien-TED. And is "functionality" really a word????????? It seems to be a marketing buzzword these days. Jen |
| 2004-09-13 10:21 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Veteran 321 Findlay OH | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language I also agree that the regional differences inthe US are pretty cools. Not to mention tyres and bits from across the pond. I enjoy hearing diferent cultures terms for things. Just an example. I lived in WI for awhile and one of my jobs was to oversee studetn workers cleaning our facility. One of the items they needed to clean every day was the bubbler. It took me a week to firugre it out. Every on ate work thought it was hilarious that I didn't know what it was and wouldn't tell me. See if you can figure it out. |
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| Champion 11641 Fairport, NY | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language i. One of the items they needed to clean every day was the bubbler. . See if you can figure it out. Seeing as how I'm from Boston, I can only assume you mean the bubblah. Which the uncivilized world calls a "drinking fountain". |
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| Champion 8903 | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language LOL....don't get me started on an entire population that insists the word "ALUMINUM is pronounced "AL-YOU-MIN-EE-YUM" |
| 2004-09-15 10:25 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Veteran 275 San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language is it 'soda' or 'pop'?????? |
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| Master 2346 Dayton, Minnesota Bronze member | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language |
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| Extreme Veteran 443 Manitoba, Canada | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language will race for beer - 2004-09-15 9:25 AM is it 'soda' or 'pop'?????? Definitely "Pop". My pet peeve with is "irregardless" . |
| 2004-09-15 1:32 PM in reply to: #59908 |
| Elite Veteran 777 flatland | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Ya'll all say it wrong -- it's coke, not pop or soda!! The wonders of the American south is you order a coke and the waitron asks what kind. I'm afraid I pronounce it tri-ath-a-lon. But now I see the error of my ways, I shall chant it to myself correctly until I learn the proper pronunciation. Speaking of cultures separated by a common language, "West Coast Choppers" sends my London friend into a fit of giggles every time she sees it on a T-shirt. |
| 2004-09-15 2:21 PM in reply to: #62009 |
| Pro 5153 Helena, MT | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language madeye - 2004-09-15 11:32 AMSpeaking of cultures separated by a common language, "West Coast Choppers" sends my London friend into a fit of giggles every time she sees it on a T-shirt. You're going to have to explain this one to the less cultured. And it's soda. I used to call it coke, like Madeye. But then I moved to CO and everyone gave me coca-cola, of which I'm not such a big fan. and it is so a ruf and plants have ruts (not like a rut in the road, somewhere between that and the oooooo sound some say those two with. |
| 2004-09-16 9:22 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Extreme Veteran 534 Brisbane | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language Aaahhh regional pronunciation and usage: I've never been to the UK and learned English (as a second language) in Miami of all places, so go figure! Well, one day while working as a tour guide in Venezuela for a British group I found myself at a loss for words when asked by a tourist where he could find "fags" |
| 2004-09-16 10:33 AM in reply to: #59908 |
| Master 2233 Mechanicsburg, PA | Subject: RE: The wonders of the English language "chopper" = the 'p' word - and I don't mean pop... "fags" caught me off guard the first time I heard it too - "why didn't ya' just say 'smokes' buddy?" -Frank |
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