No wonder people have problems with English...
Posted: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 9:54 am
The horde heard the hoarded herd had been whored.
I need to get out a bit more
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Posted: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:16 am
The horde heard the hoarded herd had been whored by a herd who heard the herd had been hoarded.
I need to get out a bit more
I need to get out a bit more
Posted: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:55 am
Touché! 
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:31 am
............ it is tough.......
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:49 pm
And then there are the straightforward rules of pronunciation in English.
Cough - KOFF
Tough - TUFF
Through - THROO
Bough - BOW
Thought - THOT
Dough - DOE
Slough - SLUFF
Cough - KOFF
Tough - TUFF
Through - THROO
Bough - BOW
Thought - THOT
Dough - DOE
Slough - SLUFF
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:18 pm
if MUSSELS are pronounced as MUSSELS,
& UNCLE is pronounced as UN-kel,
then why is MUSCLE not pronounced as MUS-kel?
& UNCLE is pronounced as UN-kel,
then why is MUSCLE not pronounced as MUS-kel?
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:23 pm
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Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:30 pm
I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son.
I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes
I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:34 pm
I am a mother pheasant plucker.
I pluck mother pheasants.
I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
who ever plucked a mother pheasant.
I pluck mother pheasants.
I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
who ever plucked a mother pheasant.
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:42 pm
The same reason that METRE is not pronounced ME-tree and CENTRE is not pronounced CEN-tree.socornyweaver wrote:if MUSSELS are pronounced as MUSSELS,
& UNCLE is pronounced as UN-kel,
then why is MUSCLE not pronounced as MUS-kel?
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:48 pm
I feel a challenge a-happenin' !
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:56 pm
Why is monosyllabic not a monosyllabic?
Posted: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 9:54 pm
The deserting soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert and got his just deserts.
Posted: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:58 pm
And here goes the opening salvo........sierra2469alpha wrote:I feel a challenge a-happenin' !
QRM wrote:The deserting soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert and got his just deserts.
