The UK people knock each other up, which is rather hilarious. Getting knocked up is usually an accident and unplanned. After being knocked up, there's a bun in the oven.
Alas, not just women, Karl. Have you not seen young men (and, unfortunately, some not so young) wearing what they call "skinny jeans"? The fabric must be stretchable, to get over their feet and knees.
In Australia, most large locomotive depots had callboys who would ride on bicycles to the houses of traincrew to ensure that they were wakened in time to sign on for their assigned roster.
Those are what imagined, Athrawes, when I read your post. Quite common down in NSW for those out in bush or workmen. I haven’t seen that colour. Usually bottle green or khaki.
In Australia, most large locomotive depots had callboys who would ride on bicycles to the houses of traincrew to ensure that they were wakened in time to sign on for their assigned roster.
In these days of equality they would probably have to employ call girls too. I am not sure how that translates.
Hamish is down from the Hebrides on a visit to the big city. In a bar he meets a very friendly young woman with whom he converses genially for some time. Eventually she says, a little impatiently, ' You do know I'm a call girl?'
Hamish is down from the Hebrides on a visit to the big city. In a bar he meets a very friendly young woman with whom he converses genially for some time. Eventually she says, a little impatiently, ' You do know I'm a call girl?'
Greater still would have been his em-barra-ssment if she'd tried to seil her approach by luing-ing at him for a kiss. If he'd been a good member of the wee frees, there'd certainly be no place above the skye for her. Or if he was of tougher disposition, he might have hirta or even kilda.
Depends on where you're from. In SoCal (at least where I grew up) there was no difference. Of course placement in the sentence could affect the length of the vowel for either word.
Depends on where you're from. In SoCal (at least where I grew up) there was no difference. Of course placement in the sentence could affect the length of the vowel for either word.
The only person I know who pronounces thought and lot with the same vowel sound is an aquaintance from the US - they pronounce the words thart and lart.
This 'caught' and 'cot' and 'thought' and 'lot' aberration that seems to be emanating from the west coast of the USA tempts me to return to the 'Merry Mary married Hairy Harry' thing I quoted earlier where they somehow conspire to have one single vowel sound, one single vowel sound throughout.
What's the bloody point in having different vowel sounds if they're all going to be pronounced identically?
Is outrage alright ...
How many vowel sounds do they have on the western seaboard of the US? Two? Three? One?
Depends on where you're from. In SoCal (at least where I grew up) there was no difference. Of course placement in the sentence could affect the length of the vowel for either word.
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But there's another one in there, much more minor than most we're talking about, but that still looks really strange to me: "maths." Here it's "math."
And sod is a piece of turf, which can be used to sod a lawn or make a soddy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sod_house
Eh... I think that would be 'bullock'.
Even that, I think, is different. I think a US bullock has bollocks, whereas a British bullock does not.
And, of course, I'm easily amused by the sign that appears outside the local DIY sheds saying "SOD TODAY".
People were employed as knocker-uppers: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35840393
Yeah, but leggings are thinner material.
In Australia, most large locomotive depots had callboys who would ride on bicycles to the houses of traincrew to ensure that they were wakened in time to sign on for their assigned roster.
In these days of equality they would probably have to employ call girls too. I am not sure how that translates.
The language spoken in the United States is English.
More than you ever wanted to know about full stops and periods.
I think that was the point.
And by Miss Amanda, of course. She looks not just splendid, but elegant.
'Wonderful! I'm from Tiree!'
She might accuse him of harrisment!
I'd better scarba before I get minched.
In my idiolect, those are all the same vowel sound. Do "thought" and "lot" rhyme anywhere else in the English-speaking world?
I thought this discussion was about English
Not here. Thought sounds like it's spelled thort (non rhotic) whilst lot is a shorter different vowel.
This 'caught' and 'cot' and 'thought' and 'lot' aberration that seems to be emanating from the west coast of the USA tempts me to return to the 'Merry Mary married Hairy Harry' thing I quoted earlier where they somehow conspire to have one single vowel sound, one single vowel sound throughout.
What's the bloody point in having different vowel sounds if they're all going to be pronounced identically?
Is outrage alright ...
How many vowel sounds do they have on the western seaboard of the US? Two? Three? One?
Another are the two names Ian and Ann. ee-ann for the first. Not for the second.
I’m in the U.K. (North-West) and say man-da-tory.
Ha-rass-ment with all the vowel sounds short in this part of the U.K.
It's not a question of vowel length - they're all sort in both versions. It's a question of which syllable carries the stress.
Around here, a full stop gets grandfathered in....if you are the car behind the car that stopped, you glide on through....unless a cop sees you.
Dog in English English is a single short vowel, as it's spelt.
Please stop. It's not funny. It comes across either as a deliberate insult, or trolling.