pennsylvanian pronounciation

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mishmish3000 wrote:But that's what the Catlinburg Cats call it, too. Purrrr-eth.
I can forgive the Catlinburg Cats but not the newscaster. She wasn't purring at all! :groan:
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Goofy newscasters could be a whole new topic line!! :rofl:

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Most people in the US can't pronounce Melbourne (MELL bin) Canberra (CAN bra) or Brisbane (BRIZ bin) the way people who live here pronounce. I thought that Perth was somewhat immune.

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GeoffW wrote:Most people in the US can't pronounce Melbourne (MELL bin) Canberra (CAN bra) or Brisbane (BRIZ bin) the way people who live here pronounce. I thought that Perth was somewhat immune.
We have decided to travel through Kitanning, though, as a West Australian, my stomach churns at the mis-spelling.
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ChrisGreaves wrote:We have decided to travel through Kitanning, though, as a West Australian, my stomach churns at the mis-spelling.
Presumably pronounced Kitten-ing?
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GeoffW wrote:Most people in the US can't pronounce Melbourne (MELL bin) Canberra (CAN bra) or Brisbane (BRIZ bin) the way people who live here pronounce. I thought that Perth was somewhat immune.
I guess not. At first, I didn't know what she was talking about, no less where.
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John Gray wrote:-Presumably pronounced Kitten-ing?
Hah!
Kit-anning (vs. Cat-anning)
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I like "Kitten-ing" better!
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mishmish3000 wrote:I like "Kitten-ing" better!
Damned Yankee! :grin:
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Why Sirrah, Ah do declare! Callin' me that NAME! :rofl:
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mishmish3000 wrote:Why Sirrah, Ah do declare! Callin' me that NAME! :rofl:
I've been called worse ... :sad:
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ChrisGreaves wrote:
mishmish3000 wrote:Why Sirrah, Ah do declare! Callin' me that NAME! :rofl:
I've been called worse ... :sad:
So do you answer when someone calls out, "Hi Worse, how are you?" :innocent:
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viking33 wrote:
ChrisGreaves wrote:I've been called worse ... :sad:
So do you answer when someone calls out, "Hi Worse, how are you?" :innocent:
Shirley not? :innocent:
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