Why are computers so unpronouncable?

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"!

hairy_hats

Dalek Dave wrote:

Although to my dying day I will NEVER use Aluminum!

Well said.

Lost User

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).

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hairy_hats

I think it's 'ay-suss'.

Dalek Dave

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

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

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

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

Dalek Dave

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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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?

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Lost User

It's marketing speak.

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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.*

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Dan Neely

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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R Giskard Reventlov

Touche! Guess I asked for that! :-)

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OriginalGriff

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

hairy_hats

Asun?

Single Step Debugger

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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John M Drescher

Dalek Dave wrote:

US and UK there is much zealotry

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

John

Gregory Gadow

Yup. Willy the Conqueror was French (Norman, actually, but close enough.) For about 400 years after the Conquest, the language of the royal court was French; this can be seen in in the different words used to describe something when it is alive (pig, cow, sheep, deer and flax are Anglo-Saxon words used by the peasants) and something used (pork, beef, mutton, venison and linen are all French words used by the aristocracy.) It was not until the War of the Roses and the rise of the Tudor dynasty in the early 15th century that English became the royal language. That changed to German with the Hanoveran dynasty and George I. He spoke only German, and while he and his son (the future George II) studied English, they were never fluent in it. George III could speak English passably, but never really learned to read or write it (it is said that when the US Declaration of Independence arrived, he had to have it read to him.) George IV (the Prince Regent to you Black Adder fans) was the first monarch in almost a hundred years who could speak, read and write English as his native tongue.