Radio 2 in the Park 2024

[Nik B.]

Random mood = Random thread.

Tomato or Toe-mah-to? Water or Watter?Graham or How chops (who?!) said it.

Basically, how do you say words, and why do you think you do. I ask this because I've realised I no longer say "Castle", it's become "Cassle". This intrigues me. Anyone else say words weirdly?

:crazy:

[Bumble_85]

Traaaac-toooor.

[Nik B.]

OH by the way, don't blame this thread on me, blame it on Bjork. She made me do it.

[MrDoovdeHaxorz]

like err R-sole or A*shole? I switch between the two depending on mood and whether it's in jest or not.

[DC]

i remember cassie off've 2006. she made some awful, awful records.

[Ratscallion]

Graarrse. Glarse. Carstle. Gawd, get it right!

[Lucinda]

This was a debated/argued subject all through university.

The first time I visited my sister at Durham Uni, I didn't get that the 'Cassle' everyone was referring to was the 'castle'. Being a southerner, I do pronounce the invisible 'r' in words like grass, glass, path. Oddly though, I pronounce Doncaster the northern way.

[Nik B.]

Except strictly speaking I'm a southerner, but I'm begining to sound more and more like my northern friends. Odd.

[DaNNiP15]

i used to be glarss, grarrse, barth but my family picked on me cos i didnt fit in with devonians so its now glaass, graass and baaafff lol

[Timsk]

Oddly though, I pronounce Doncaster the northern way.

That's because that's how it's pronounced, innit.

It's all down to your regional or otherwise accent really. I have a fairly neutral accent (although I come from the south, and have been up here for years I've avoided the local accent, mostly) and pronounce the long 'a' in castle etc. Some things just sound wrong though, such as 'watter'.

[Ratscallion]

That's because that's how it's pronounced, innit.

Meh. Doncarster FTW!

[Emma]

Cassle, tomat-a, glass, bath, laugh, grass. Moo-r, poo-r, too-r as opposed to more for "moor", pour for "poor" and "tore" for tour.

[cxx666]

I've realised I no longer say "Castle", it's become "Cassle". This intrigues me. Anyone else say words weirdly?

I wouldnt say this 1 is a weird 1, I dont think I've ever heard anyone pronounce the T in castle, and I should know cos the word castle is in my street's name

The 1 that gets on my tits each and every time is "Ibuprofen", as far as I'm concerned its eye-boo-pro-fen, at a push I'll accept ib-ip-reh-fen but under in no way shape or form is it eye-broo-fen. I used to know someone that called it that and every single time i heard it I wanted to rattle her head off a door frame. even thinking about it now irritates me.

Although its extremely annoying, I do find it quite amusing to hear someone pronounce letters which ordinarily are silent, to make themselves somehow look more intelligent. I know of someone who always says the "L" in names like Chalmers and Dalziel, which to the best of my knowledge have silent L's in them. It annoys me and entertains me at the same time, its very strange

[Emma]

Also, chick-en, pidg-en*, kitch-en instead of "chickin", "pidgin**" and "kitchin".

* Spelt wrong for the purpose of the demonstration.

** As above.

[Lucinda]

Northerners pronounce "laugh" as "laff". That's weird to me.

But why Doncaster when I say Newcar-sell, Glars-go etc.

Chalmers and Daziel?! I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce either! Like Siobhan and Yvonne, names that don't look anything like they're pronounced.

My friend from the north east has a strange mix of northern and southern accent, he went into his local pub in the village he's lived in all his life and got the response "Not from round here, are you?"

What about garage? "Garridge" or "Garaaaaaage?"

[Emma]

Northerners pronounce "laugh" as "laff". That's weird to me.

But why Doncaster when I say Newcar-sell, Glars-go etc.

Chalmers and Daziel?! I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce either! Like Siobhan and Yvonne, names that don't look anything like they're pronounced.

My friend from the north east has a strange mix of northern and southern accent, he went into his local pub in the village he's lived in all his life and got the response "Not from round here, are you?"

What about garage? "Garridge" or "Garaaaaaage?"

Oh yeah! Laugh is laff for me, and Glasgow is Glazgo. Garridge also

[DaNNiP15]

The 1 that gets on my tits each and every time is "Ibuprofen", as far as I'm concerned its eye-boo-pro-fen, at a push I'll accept ib-ip-reh-fen but under in no way shape or form is it eye-broo-fen. I used to know someone that called it that and every single time i heard it I wanted to rattle her head off a door frame. even thinking about it now irritates me.

I hate that too!

But then i say "Where's it to?" Instead of "Where is it?" and "Where they to?" Instead of "where are they?" Proper devon that! My boyfriend finds it so funny

[Bumble_85]

It annoys the Geek that I say 'that'll learn you' instead of 'that'll teach you'

[DaNNiP15]

It annoys the Geek that I say 'that'll learn you' instead of 'that'll teach you'

i read 'the geek' as 'the greek' first XD

I didnt even know "Where's it to?" Wasn't even grammatically correct till recently!

[Lucinda]

Someone I knew used to ask "What do you think to that?" rather than "what do you think of that?" or "what do you think about that?". It really annoyed me. He also pronounced 'muesli' as "mu-es-lee", three separate syllables phonetically, it sounded hilarious. Oh and he was from London as well.

[Emma]

Apparently instead of saying "don't you?" I say "do you not?". Very odd in Yorkshire, they tell me.

[Roy H]

Love the Yorkshire accent and some of the sayings, e.g.

"He wont be in till 7 o' clock" becomes "He'll not be back while 7 o' clock"

Excellent!

[Viv]

This is a stupid topic.

[DaNNiP15]

This is a stupid topic.

Why?? I have seen worse...

[Viv]

Me too. I was expecting something exciting when I looked at the UM site, and spotted this, and it was just a huge disappointment. :-(