The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

[rascal]

There is a town not far from me called Versailles. But it's pronounced Ver-say-elles. I have no comment about why that might be.

I say that ver si. ? What's correct?

Russ

 

[TastyReuben]

I say that ver si. ? What's correct?

Russ

Depends on whether you're in France or Kentucky!

 

[Yorky]

I say that ver si. ? What's correct?

Russ

I say "ver si" but I drag the "i" a bit. More "vers eye" I guess.

 

[rascal]

I say "ver si" but I drag the "i" a bit. More "vers eye" I guess.

I'm pretty much that as well.

Russ

 

[Morning Glory]

My cousin married a guy called bob Cockburn. He said it was cobern, I always called him by the way I read it. He never liked me. Lol. Boring guy btw who wore a toupee.

Russ

The people I bought my house from were called Mr and Mrs Onion. Except that they insisted it was pronounced O'Nyon (rhymes with O'Brian)!

 

[Lullabelle]

More rain

Warm and sticky though

 

[Yorky]

The people I bought my house from were called Mr and Mrs Onion. Except that they insisted it was pronounced O'Nyon (rhymes with O'Brian)!

The lady's Christian name wasn't Hyacinth was it?

 

[Duck59]

You may have seen the name Garioch on bottles of whisky. It's pronounced nothing like its spelling. Gee-ree is pretty much how you say it. Just north of where I live, there are villages with Wemyss in the name, and indeed a Wemyss Bay on the west coast. This is pronounced Weems. And should you find yourself in Findochty, up on the Moray Firth, Fin-eck-ty is more or less how you should say it.

 

[Yorky]

And the Yorkshire village of Slaithwaite........

Pronounced "Slawat".

But that's probably just lazyness.....

 

[caseydog]

We have some weird ones. Here is Texas, we have Boerne (pronounced Bernie), Gruene (Green), and Pflugerville (Floo-ger-ville).

Some other cities in the US include Schenectady, NY (ska-neck-tah-dee), Worchester, MA (wus-ter), and Hamtramck, MI (Detroit Dad or LateNite may need to help with this one). Hey, how about Nunathloogagamiutbingoi Dunes, AK?

One I''ve been to a few times is Ouachita, AR. There is an awesome drivers and scenic road there called the Ouachita Trail (Wash-it-tah). Another for Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie, MI (Soo-saint-mah-ree).

Hey Tasty, a little help with Gnadehütten, OH?

CD

 

[TastyReuben]

Hey Tasty, a little help with Gnadehütten, OH?

Juh-NAY-den-hutten, which is pretty obviously German, in a county with a Native American name (Tuscarawas).

 

[rascal]

The lady's Christian name wasn't Hyacinth was it?

The guy that was ex Coro, eddy Yates, wore a hat with fh on the top. It was a hat from Chch here from Fulton hogan, a big quarry and roading company. One of my best clients for 20 years. True story.



Russ

 

[rascal]

You should try some Maori names
Whangaparoa Fong a pa rower
Whangamata Fong a Ma tar.
Whangarei Wong a ray
Kaikoura Ki core a
Ngakawau nock a war. (One of my best customers)
Whakapapa Fock a pa pa. this will beat spell check lol.

Russ

 

[Lullabelle]

Ok, question: my LG phone battery isn't keeping it's charge-only had it for 2 years and love it to bits, Carphone Warehouse are now offering me an upgrade now that my contract is almost up, so, do I

1: invest in a new battery or
2: upgrade to a new phone.

 

[caseydog]

Ok, question: my LG phone battery isn't keeping it's charge-only had it for 2 years and love it to bits, Carphone Warehouse are now offering me an upgrade now that my contract is almost up, so, do I

1: invest in a new battery or
2: upgrade to a new phone.

These products are made to last a certain amount of time, although 2 years is shorter than I'd expect. They want you being new ones every few years. Phone, computers -- they are all that way.

If the battery is cheap, I'd give that a try. If there is not a lot of difference between a new battery and what Carphone Warehouse is (are) offering on a new phone. It may be a longer term solution.

CD