I remember a thread, possibly in the Circus, from a few years ago where you nominated songs where the word "girl" was replaced by "squirrel". I thought it was hysterically funny and would like to revisit it, if it's still around. Anyone remember it?
They pretty much never rhyme in any UK accent I can think of. But they do in quite a few US accents. Our previous vicar was from the US, and much fun was had making him say 'squirrel'.
At Universal Studios park in Orlando, there's a Christmas character called Earl the Squirrel, which I just have to pronounce as Squrl to make it work!
My son (British) and daughter-in-law (Canadian) have a small dog who began life in London with them, but went to live in Ottawa when they all emigrated. She understands both the British pronunciation of 'squirrel' with two syllables, and the Canadian version with one. In order to stop a frantic dash to the door and a volley of barks, they have to refer to squirrels as 'SQs'!
They pretty much never rhyme in any UK accent I can think of.
When I read the suggestion that girl & squirrel rhymes in some UK accents what came to my mind was 'girl' spoken in a variety of Scottish accent where the 'r' is strongly rolled.
They pretty much never rhyme in any UK accent I can think of.
When I read the suggestion that girl & squirrel rhymes in some UK accents what came to my mind was 'girl' spoken in a variety of Scottish accent where the 'r' is strongly rolled.
I don't think it's suggested that they rhyme in any UK accents. I pronounce "girl" weirdly though, apparently - it's "gairl" to me, like 'air' with a 'g' on one end and an 'l' on the other.
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That's it, thanks!
At Universal Studios park in Orlando, there's a Christmas character called Earl the Squirrel, which I just have to pronounce as Squrl to make it work!
I don't think it's suggested that they rhyme in any UK accents. I pronounce "girl" weirdly though, apparently - it's "gairl" to me, like 'air' with a 'g' on one end and an 'l' on the other.