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Barry C. Morris Fri Jul 13, 2001 09:06am
Brian,

Speaking as a native Louisvillian, you only pronounce Louisville as "Louie-ville" if you are not from "Lou-a-vul".

Brian Watson Fri Jul 13, 2001 09:31am
I have heard that, though I have only driven through your lovely town, and have not spent any time there with the natives.

I do remember a funny billboard that had like 5 different pronunciations on it, but I can't remember all of them.

dhodges007 Fri Jul 13, 2001 10:05am
Re: THAT'S IT!
 
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Originally posted by Oz Referee
OK It's war!

As an aside, a recent study comparing education of "average" 15 year old Americans versus Australians found that the Australian students could name more of the 50 states of America, than the Americans could!
Regards from Down Under
That is because they want to be Americans :D Also adding the "u" is old-English as well.

BktBallRef Fri Jul 13, 2001 10:33am
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Originally posted by bluezebra
I know in Canada you add a "u" to some words, but I didn't know you also omitted an "o" (clourful).

Bob
That's only done U.P. in Michigan! :D

Camron Rust Fri Jul 13, 2001 12:13pm
Re: THAT'S IT!
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Oz Referee
OK It's war!

Firstly, I am NOT Canadian, I am from Sydney, Australia (the BEST city, in the best country in the world!) IMHO.

Thirdly, please note that the above is heavily laced with humour, and is not meant to offend anyone (even if you are American)

Regards from Down Under
Hey, isn't Austraila just a prison camp that is part of Great Britain? :-)

BktBallRef Fri Jul 13, 2001 01:33pm
Re: Re: THAT'S IT!
 
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Originally posted by Camron Rust

Hey, isn't Austraila just a prison camp that is part of Great Britain? :-)



Oooooooooh! :o

mick Fri Jul 13, 2001 03:01pm
Re: Re: THAT'S IT!
 
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
Quote:
Originally posted by Oz Referee
OK It's war!

Firstly, I am NOT Canadian, I am from Sydney, Australia (the BEST city, in the best country in the world!) IMHO.

Thirdly, please note that the above is heavily laced with humour, and is not meant to offend anyone (even if you are American)

Regards from Down Under
Hey, isn't Austraila just a prison camp that is part of Great Britain? :-)
Yeah, and our country was formed with just one small penal colony, while the rest of our forefathers were merely rejects, or unemployed and hungry.
mick

mick Fri Jul 13, 2001 03:08pm
Quote:
Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by bluezebra
I know in Canada you add a "u" to some words, but I didn't know you also omitted an "o" (clourful).

Bob
That's only done U.P. in Michigan! :D
<hr color = red>
Oh look, move it to the centre of the page, imagine that the <u>clour</u> is blue and spell it any damn way you want

(Sorry for the outburst)
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Oz Referee

Tony,
I merely thought Oz Ref had a new word.
Worked for me. I can live with <u>clourful</u>. ;)
mick

BktBallRef Fri Jul 13, 2001 03:54pm
Quote:
Originally posted by mick

Tony,
I merely thought Oz Ref had a new word.
Worked for me. I can live with <u>clourful</u>. ;)
mick

<b>clour-ful</b> <i>adj</i> \'claur-ful\ full of clour

Mike Burns Sat Jul 14, 2001 06:16pm
Now I know why I am always confused!

Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn:

1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out. :)

BktBallRef Sat Jul 14, 2001 09:51pm
Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Burns

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

Polish furniture?

Brian Watson Sat Jul 14, 2001 10:14pm
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Burns

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

Polish furniture?
We could polish of the Polish Sausage.

BktBallRef Sat Jul 14, 2001 10:58pm
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Originally posted by Brian Watson
Quote:
Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Burns

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

Polish furniture?
We could polish of the Polish Sausage.
I'm not touching that one! No pun intended! :D

JugglingReferee Sun Jul 15, 2001 05:48am
Re: THAT'S IT!
 
Quote:
Originally posted by Oz Referee
OK It's war!

Firstly, I am NOT Canadian, I am from Sydney, Australia (the BEST city, in the best country in the world!) IMHO.

Secondly, I speak ENGLISH...not AMERICAN. Just because the average American is incapable of spelling their own name, let alone anything more complex, doesn't mean that the rest of the English speaking world should have to change our language. (As an aside, a recent study comparing education of "average" 15 year old Americans versus Australians found that the Australian students could name more of the 50 states of America, than the Americans could!).

Thirdly, please note that the above is heavily laced with humour, and is not meant to offend anyone (even if you are American)

Regards from Down Under
Whoa Whoa Whoa...

I *AM* CANADIAN.

http://www.adcritic.com/content/mols...dian-i-am.html

..Mike

[Edited by JugglingReferee on Jul 15th, 2001 at 05:52 AM]

Brian Watson Mon Jul 16, 2001 07:23am
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by Brian Watson
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Burns

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

Polish furniture?
We could polish of the Polish Sausage.
I'm not touching that one! No pun intended! :D
Sorry. I just bought a couple of fresh pounds of suasage at ye old butcher. I know it was bad, but it was a lay up waiting to happen.


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