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  • D Dan_Martin

    To quote Eddie Izzard: 'You say "'erbs", we say "herbs". Because there's a f*****g h in it.'

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    Dalek Dave
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    Honestly, I say that every Hour your Honour, I should shepherd my resources as I am exhausted. :)

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    • D Dalek Dave

      Honestly, I say that every Hour your Honour, I should shepherd my resources as I am exhausted. :)

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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      Dan_Martin
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      I reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like. Apart from the one in shepherd as quite clearly that should be pronounced "shefferd"!

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      • D Dalek Dave

        I think it is from a cultural perspective often very difficult to get pronunciation right. You have to be especially careful in far eastern tonal languages. Even in two close countries like US and UK there is much zealotry in the way we think the other speaks. Although to my dying day I will NEVER use Aluminum!

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        Dalek Dave wrote:

        Although to my dying day I will NEVER use Aluminum!

        Well said.

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        • D Dan_Martin

          I reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like. Apart from the one in shepherd as quite clearly that should be pronounced "shefferd"!

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          Lost User
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          Dan_Martin wrote:

          reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like.

          Sorry, thats wrong. Its not 'propper' to aspirate the 'h', its an affectation. Look at how the French pronounce it. And then remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

          Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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          • C Christian Graus

            Asus is pronounced 'ay' - 'soos'.

            Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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            hairy_hats
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            I think it's 'ay-suss'.

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              Dan_Martin wrote:

              reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like.

              Sorry, thats wrong. Its not 'propper' to aspirate the 'h', its an affectation. Look at how the French pronounce it. And then remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

              Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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              Dalek Dave
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              fat_boy wrote:

              remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

              Pistols at dawn Sir!

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                Dan_Martin wrote:

                reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like.

                Sorry, thats wrong. Its not 'propper' to aspirate the 'h', its an affectation. Look at how the French pronounce it. And then remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

                Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                Dan_Martin
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                Yes, quite. But I am neither upper class, nor French.

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                • D Dalek Dave

                  fat_boy wrote:

                  remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

                  Pistols at dawn Sir!

                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                  OriginalGriff
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                  Dalek Dave wrote:

                  Pistols at dawn

                  Do you require a second, sir?

                  You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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                    Dan_Martin wrote:

                    reckon I pronounce most of those (h)aitches, on account of how I was brought up to talk proper like.

                    Sorry, thats wrong. Its not 'propper' to aspirate the 'h', its an affectation. Look at how the French pronounce it. And then remember that French and upper class English are synonymous (to a large extent).

                    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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                    OriginalGriff
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                    I think you will find that the English upper class is actually German, not French...

                    You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

                    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                    • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                      Dalek Dave wrote:

                      Pistols at dawn

                      Do you require a second, sir?

                      You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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                      Dalek Dave
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                      That in uncommonly decent of you to ask. Certainly, issue his man with the details and arrange whether it is to the death or first blood.

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        I think you will find that the English upper class is actually German, not French...

                        You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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                        Dalek Dave
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                        Elizabeth Alexandra Schlesweg-Holstein Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Battenberg, or as we know it, The Queen, is German? Mein Gott In Himmel! Where will it end?

                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                        • M Member 3717204

                          After hearing an ad for a computer on TV, I realized that PC names for some reason are ambiguous in their pronunciation? For Example: Acer - is it: (1) "EH" "SIR" or (2) "ACK" "ER" Asus - is it (1) "EH" "SUS" or (2) "AS" "US" ASRock - is it (1) "EH" "S" "ROCK" or (2) "AS" "ROCK" I think they are all (1). Does this apply only to computers starting with "A"? Inquirying minds want to know.

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                          It's marketing speak.

                          Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]

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                          • R R Giskard Reventlov

                            Dalek Dave wrote:

                            Although to my dying day I will NEVER use Aluminum!

                            If you lived over there you would have to or no one would know what you were talking about! The hardest one is water. If you ask for water with an English accent they don't have a clue: you have to draw it out, slowly with the emphasis on the 'a'. And they still don't know what a wanker is! :-)

                            me, me, me "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!" Larry Niven

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                            Dan Neely
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                            digital man wrote:

                            And they still don't know what a wanker is! Smile

                            :rolleyes: *Holds a mirror up in front of digital man.*

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                            • H hairy_hats

                              I think it's 'ay-suss'.

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                              Dan Neely
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                              Sorry. I've seen a few articles from people who were invited to visit their facilities in Taiwan, Christian's right; most of us guessed wrong. :doh:

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                              • D Dan Neely

                                digital man wrote:

                                And they still don't know what a wanker is! Smile

                                :rolleyes: *Holds a mirror up in front of digital man.*

                                3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                                R Giskard Reventlov
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                                Touche! Guess I asked for that! :-)

                                me, me, me "The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!" Larry Niven

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                                • D Dalek Dave

                                  Elizabeth Alexandra Schlesweg-Holstein Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Battenberg, or as we know it, The Queen, is German? Mein Gott In Himmel! Where will it end?

                                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                  OriginalGriff
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                                  Dalek Dave wrote:

                                  Where will it end?

                                  With a German / Greek cross-breed vegetable talker, I suspect. Certainly he and his wife encourage me to believe in a republic... If only it could skip a generation!

                                  You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                  • M Mark_Wallace

                                    Christian Graus wrote:

                                    Asus is pronounced 'ay' - 'soos'.

                                    Only because the 'N' key was broken.

                                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                                    hairy_hats
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                                    Asun?

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                                    • D Dan_Martin

                                      To quote Eddie Izzard: 'You say "'erbs", we say "herbs". Because there's a f*****g h in it.'

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                                      Single Step Debugger
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                                      Dan_Martin wrote:

                                      To quote Eddie Izzard: 'You say "'erbs", we say "herbs". Because there's a f*****g h in it.'

                                      Five for quoting Eddie Izzard, the guy is f***ing hilarious!

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                                      • D Dalek Dave

                                        Honestly, I say that every Hour your Honour, I should shepherd my resources as I am exhausted. :)

                                        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                        Gregory Gadow
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                                        In 'Artford, 'Ereford and 'Ampshire, 'urricanes 'ardly hever 'appen.

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                                        • D Dalek Dave

                                          I think it is from a cultural perspective often very difficult to get pronunciation right. You have to be especially careful in far eastern tonal languages. Even in two close countries like US and UK there is much zealotry in the way we think the other speaks. Although to my dying day I will NEVER use Aluminum!

                                          ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

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                                          John M Drescher
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                                          Dalek Dave wrote:

                                          US and UK there is much zealotry

                                          Heck as Americans we complain how the the north or south speak!

                                          John

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