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Proper Pronunciation

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ChrisT said:
Since when has Sandwich not been sammich,spaghetti not been b'sketti,how about espress post....not express.T'morra not tomorrow,G'day instead of good day,and silva is a colour.

Regards Chris
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Those are all exactly right on the Northern east coast ;D
 
It is based on grammar and our pronunciation of the letters to get the correct ,how we see it ,translation. In the end we usually can figure out what a guy is saying with an exception of people who are grossly illiterate.By the way points and heads are all archery terms.
 
It all comes down to phonetics. But if you think about the meaning of "phonetic", shouldn't that word be spelled with an "F" ??? ;)
 
KevinThomas said:
So long as your names on an invoice and your check clears, we're not picky about the pronunciation! ;)
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LOL! Well there you have it. Case closed on the Lapua pronunciation. :)
 
Hey! What about the one I hear butchered all the time. Hornady. About half the population out there pronounces it whore-na-day. It is pronounced, whore-na-dee. Joyce would be turning over in his grave.
 
From my country:

Potato- its not po-tah-to, its puh-tay-to. Taters for short.
Tomato- its not tom-ay-to, its tom-ah-to. Tomaties for short.
Shrimp- its not sh-ri-mp, its PRAWN. We dont chuck shrimp on the BBQ as shrimp are tiny things that fish feed on. We eat prawns and lots of them.
Lobster- its not lobster, its CRAYFISH. Bigger versions of prawns. Butterfly the tail and grill with garlic butter.
Sandwich- its not sand-wich, its SAM-WIDGE, often referred to as a SAMMIDGE.
Chicken- its not Chick-ken, its CHOOK. Should be served in a bucket with a picture of the colonel on it.
Beer- its not Beer, its a COLDIE. And should be full strength at all times and about as close to freezing as possible. Although if your thirsty you can have it "Kimberley cool" which is straight out of the box and no chilling needed.
Fight- its not fight, its BIFFO
Man- its not man, its BLOKE
Woman, its not wo-man, its SHEILA, DARL, THE COOK, THE MINISTER OF SEX, WAR AND FINANCE
Bullets- its not Bullets, its PILLS
Powder- its not powder, its GO JUICE
Primer- its not primer, its a SPARK PLUG

Here we say
Krieger- Kree-gah
Lapua- Lap-uah
Berger- Bur-ger (sometimes called hamburgers too)
Meplat- Mee-plat
Ogive- Oh-give (if it was oh-jive it would have a J in it wouldnt it?)

I look forward to visiting the USA next year, I understand I have to keep my language under control as swearing is second nature here in aus. But feed me too many prawns, while knocking back a few coldies I will probably end up in a biffo with some random bloke and get in the bad books with the cook about it ;D
 
Like the injured American soldier who was taken to a hospital in England during WWII. When he woke up and saw a nurse he asked her 'Did I come here to die?' She said 'No, you came here yesterdie.'
 
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