z vs. zed
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Yep, Cee, Bee, Zed, just like Zed One (for those old enough to remember). Anyway, the thing I want to know is, if Americans pronounced Z properly, :P) , what would ZZ Top have called themselves? Zed Zed Top doesn't quite roll off the tongue the same. while (!asleep) code();
Parish, thanks. Guess you are from north india :-) Here [am from Trivandrum], everyone says cee-bee-zee But in Kerala we have a funny pronounciation for the letter m People pronounce 'm' as 'yum' like you know how they spell out malayalam yum eh ell eh why eh ell eh yum :-) Nish
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Do americans/britishers/aussies/canadians and other native english speakers accept indian english as a specific dialect? Because indians have their own phonetics and even have some extra words [actually there are at least 5-6 sub-indian-dialects like the hindi-english dialect and the madra-dialect...] Nish
Its quite funny really, as I'm english, and there are all these other dialects according to MS anyway. With in the UK itself there are big regional differences. Really sometimes people from London will have difficulty understanding someone with a strong Glaswegian accent. So I'm sure there are many more again probably say in Hong Kong, and the far east. Giles
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In India it is now considered fashionable to pronounce Z as zee instead of as zed. We even have a new motor-bike brand called CBZ pronounced as cee,bee,zee :-) Nish
No don't do that. Really. Please please please. There is no need to copy just for the sake of fasion. I love hearing other europeans speak english with thier own accents. Women sound so sexy with their cute little accents. But no I would never consider an American accent in the same way. Probably though familiarity. Giles
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Maybe you should just admit that you yanks don't know how to speak english ;P U = yoo (booth) Yes Y = ooI (booth) :confused: Y = whI Z = zE Only in America --- It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.
I admit it. I speak American. ;) I spend a long time trying to figure out how 'Y' is pronounced and I still got it wrong.
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Anders I know that. :-) I was only trying my hand at subtle humor. Too subtle to be funny :-( Anyway dont you think the word 'Lounger' is cool. It's like something out of a western movie. Nish
Don't worry about it to much Nish, us aussies have to double think what we say internationally because just about everything we say casually is sarcasm, and most of the world isn't used to it. It's all a learning experience and people will either get used to you and accept, or learn to tolerate and ignore. I learnt a long time ago if i don't like somebody it's my problem, not theirs. I had a go a humor here once, and looking back at what I wrote, I failed miserably :((
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Nikhil I was just chking your bio Seems to me you might be the youngest CPian You are only 16 cool!!! Nish
Hey, what about me? I'm twelve... David Wulff, Founder of The BLA dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com New's flash - Bob caught in kitchen incident
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Its quite funny really, as I'm english, and there are all these other dialects according to MS anyway. With in the UK itself there are big regional differences. Really sometimes people from London will have difficulty understanding someone with a strong Glaswegian accent. So I'm sure there are many more again probably say in Hong Kong, and the far east. Giles
Really sometimes people from London will have difficulty understanding someone with a strong Glaswegian accent. ...only "sometimes" - are you kidding? Heck, I'm from the North East and the Southerners have enough troubles understanding us....and we can't hold a candle to the Glaswegians. No chance. :omg: Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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Hey, what about me? I'm twelve... David Wulff, Founder of The BLA dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com New's flash - Bob caught in kitchen incident
LOL :laugh: Is that a mental, physical or emotional age Dave? (I know what the answer would be in my case!) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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Really sometimes people from London will have difficulty understanding someone with a strong Glaswegian accent. ...only "sometimes" - are you kidding? Heck, I'm from the North East and the Southerners have enough troubles understanding us....and we can't hold a candle to the Glaswegians. No chance. :omg: Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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"I'm just another 'S' bend in the internet. A ton of stuff goes through my system, and some of the hairer, stickier and lumpier stuff sticks." - Chris Maunder (I just couldn't let that one past ;))Okay okay, so I did not tell the whole truth. I am from up north, well sort of Cheshire, but I defected to London about two years ago. The guilt is ovewhelming.:-D It really does rain far less down here. Well it seems that way having spent 5 years in Manc. Giles
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LOL :laugh: Is that a mental, physical or emotional age Dave? (I know what the answer would be in my case!) Andy Metcalfe - Sonardyne International Ltd
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"I'm just another 'S' bend in the internet. A ton of stuff goes through my system, and some of the hairer, stickier and lumpier stuff sticks." - Chris Maunder (I just couldn't let that one past ;))Well my Schoolmaster keeps telling me my mental age is three, but my mummy and daddy told me I am twelve... David Wulff, Founder of The BLA dwulff@battleaxesoftware.com New's flash - Bob caught in kitchen incident