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CNN International Channel; Amusing Dialects Detected for Musings
Topic Started: Mar 4 2009, 06:38 PM (58 Views)
Sgt. Jaggs
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How about a Voyager Movie
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? :headscratch: Why so much? Are there no other words to convey the same description?

I love it because Extraordinary is pronounced 'Extrooooodnury' :rotfl: .


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. :news: That I can believe.
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