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| Sgt. Jaggs | Mar 4 2009, 06:38 PM Post #1 |
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How about a Voyager Movie
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I USED watch the CNN International Channel only when Fox news or CNN Headline new goes to commercial. Now I turn it on first, mostly for the entertainment of the Brittish accents. Did you know that a Rolex (the watch) is pronounced 'Rowlex'? A Jaguar (The car) is pronouned 'Jagyuwuh'. And everything like Militaty or secretary is pronounced 'MiliTree or SecriTree'. And everything is always so extraordinary? Why so much? Are there no other words to convey the same description?I love it because Extraordinary is pronounced 'Extrooooodnury' .Plus there are a whole bunch of words I have never heard before. Like 'fogs' are cigarettes. Aussies have even more fun words like Bloke and Tucker. I need information people. Give me a list of words you use in your country that I probably don't. For example, I have never in my life said "That noise is so bloody loud...". Bloody for me Litrilee means Bloody. I heard Dennis Prager one day on his show ask a fellow why did Americans Lose the English accent over the past 200 years. He said "You didn't, the Brittish accent became more sophisticated and IT changed" in his opinion. That I can believe.
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Why so much? Are there no other words to convey the same description?
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That I can believe.

2:23 PM Jul 11