Help me settle a debate with Roh_Chris

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seoulsearch said:
And I would be yet another rebel who says "EN-velope..."

I also say, "EGGS" (rhymes with "legs") and not "AAYYYGGS."

Then again, I'm a Yankee, what can I say...
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Who's a yankee? I'm in the Sowth (the Sowth, Ah said!) and I don't know anyone who says aigs. They all pronounce it eggs.
 
shineyourlight said:
Hello! We need your input!

Roh_Chris and I are debating on the word "status" and its pronunciation.

He says the correct way is "STAY-tis"
I say, "STAT-is"


How do YOU say it?
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Roh_Chris said:
I just want to put it out there that I speak British English, while she speaks American English.

Oh, and free cookies for everyone who is on my side.
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Lol, both are correct....Don't you love how confusing English is?
 
Lynx said:
Who's a yankee? I'm in the Sowth (the Sowth, Ah said!) and I don't know anyone who says aigs. They all pronounce it eggs.
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Lol I usually pronounce it ayggs like Fonzi style ayyyy. Got me on that one lol, it is actually properly pronounced ehggs, as in meh, some eggs again.
 
It is important to note that communication is the art of taking the idea in your head and expressing it in a way that replicates that idea in the mind of the person to whom you are speaking. If the person you're talking to understands you, it's all good. If you keep getting "What?" a lot, you might want to modify how you pronounce words.

Yes I know this thread was started in fun and what I said was far too serious. But it had to be said anyway. :p
 
Lol
Well what I want to know is....
To the lovely U.K.....
From me.....

Do people still say .....
"Roh Chris is undoubtedly, ...an 'agreeable' man?"




You cool Roh Chris....
We just funnin' ya!
Lol
 
I have never been to England....
But many times at the library in my history studies...
I have 'turned about the room' during a boring game of cards in my mind...many times lol
Being the history lover I am

The imagination is the most free journey anyone can ever have!

Love your local libraries folks...
Sadly someday
Computer books may shut them down :'(
 
skylove7 said:
Love your local libraries folks...
Sadly someday
Computer books may shut them down :'(
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Locally the library system is "evolving" in order to maintain relevance. Of course they have the obligatory books, but they have added all sorts of community interest classes, and a lot of tech based programs.

The death of the printed and bound book will (IMO) be the death of civilization itself.
 
skylove7 said:
I have never been to England....
But many times at the library in my history studies...
I have 'turned about the room' during a boring game of cards in my mind...many times lol
Being the history lover I am

The imagination is the most free journey anyone can ever have!

Love your local libraries folks...
Sadly someday
Computer books may shut them down :'(
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I think they will remain for a while yet
Especially if the bookstores around here don't lower their prices
(A unused book will rarely cost under $10 , and normally $15 - $25
Not too much if you have an income, but if you don't ... well.... yay, libraries !
 
*reads first page...*
[video=youtube;ty62YzGryU4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty62YzGryU4[/video]
 
GodIsSalvation said:
Lolz we gotta be "en/in" the velope to be enveloped, not "on" it lol.
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Erm.

It is ON-velope, just as in en route, entrepreneur and entourage. By your reasoning, is entrepreneur a person who is ON the business? That makes no sense, hahaha.

Oh, and the links you shared were American English, not British English. :)
 
shineyourlight said:
Hello! We need your input!

Roh_Chris and I are debating on the word "status" and its pronunciation.

He says the correct way is "STAY-tis"
I say, "STAT-is"


How do YOU say it?
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Either pronunciation is 'correct' depending on your point of reference. As Roh already pointed out, for those influenced by American (Technically US culture, being mindful of all other Americans [Canada, Central, South, etc]) culture, it's common to say 'Stat-is' while Oxford English (or British influenced English) is heard/said as 'State-Us'.

There are many other such instances, like the word 'data'. Some say, 'dat-a' while others say 'date-a'. Both are 'correct' depending on your point of reference. We commonly call and have defined this occurrence as 'dialect'. There are a great plethora of dialects in every language across the world.



Now, to answer your question, I happen to say 'Stat-is' based on North American influence, but my South African (British/Dutch Influenced) parents will say 'State-Us'.


P.S. *edit* Also, Roh, to your post directly above mine...I agree with you ON everything except EN-Route. I definitely have always heard and pronounced that much closer to 'in' than 'on'.
 
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AsifinPassing said:
P.S. *edit* Also, Roh, to your post directly above mine...I agree with you ON everything except EN-Route. I definitely have always heard and pronounced that much closer to 'in' than 'on'.
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Thank you for your comments, Reece. As you rightly pointed out, there are two broad categories of English pronunciations - 1) British-influenced, and, 2) US-influenced.

For EN-route, the right pronunciation in India is 'on'. This could be because we speak British English, which (I could be wrong) directly borrowed the term from the French/Latin language.
 
All of this really makes all the accents and twangs from the different states I have lived in want to kick in! My clients today are going to be giving me goofy looks!!!!
 
Oh boy, this is headin en route to the Twang & Drawl Central downcountry Alabama...lol...words of today: Pen and pin...now how you saying that, Roh_Chris? :p

And how would yall pronouce "route"?
 
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jennymae said:
Oh boy, this is headin en route to the Twang & Drawl Central downcountry Alabama...lol...words of today: Pen and pin...now how you saying that, Roh_Chris? :p
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When you use a pen,
It can rhyme with when,
And pin, rhymes with bin,
Now pour me some gin!

:p
 
Roh_Chris said:
Erm.

It is ON-velope, just as in en route, entrepreneur and entourage. By your reasoning, is entrepreneur a person who is ON the business? That makes no sense, hahaha.

Oh, and the links you shared were American English, not British English. :)
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Well isn't this a tragedy.

I was going to send Roh a big prize, but now I won't be able to because I have no idea what an ON-velope is... :rolleyes:
 
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