Nearly a Fight!

[Barry C. Morris]

Brian,

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

[Brian Watson]

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]

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 Also adding the "u" is old-English as well.

[BktBallRef]

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!

[Camron Rust]

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]

Originally posted by Camron Rust

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

Oooooooooh!

[mick]

Originally posted by Camron Rust

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]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

That's only done U.P. in Michigan!

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Oh look, move it to the centre of the page, imagine that the clour 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 clourful.
mick

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by mick

Tony,
I merely thought Oz Ref had a new word.
Worked for me. I can live with clourful.
mick

clour-ful adj \'claur-ful\ full of clour

[Mike Burns]

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]

Originally posted by Mike Burns

4) We must polish the Polish furniture.

Polish furniture?

[Brian Watson]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Polish furniture?

We could polish of the Polish Sausage.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Brian Watson

We could polish of the Polish Sausage.

I'm not touching that one! No pun intended!

[JugglingReferee]

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]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

I'm not touching that one! No pun intended!

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.