Words Which Annoy You Intensely

[The Cowboy]

When there is any scandal and the press add "gate" to the end of it originally from the Nixon Watergate Hotel incident

The country of Niger being pronounced as Neejer

How do you pronounce it then?

 

[summerisle]

How do you pronounce it then?

Ni - Jer with a hard J

 

[The Cowboy]

Ni - Jer with a hard J

Former French colony, Nee-jer (soft J) seems perfectly acceptable to me.

 

[summerisle]

Former French colony, Nee-jer (soft J) seems perfectly acceptable to me.

It's the Anglocentric pronunciation. In the nineteenth century we assumed a superiority over France, hence our take on the pronunciation. You couldn't imagine many people in the clubs of Victorian England using the French version.

 

[AndyC]

When there is any scandal and the press add "gate" to the end of it originally from the Nixon Watergate Hotel incident

The country of Niger being pronounced as Neejer

Can we add Shanklygates to that then

 

[jaycee]

The name Keith winds me up

 

[The Cowboy]

It's the Anglocentric pronunciation. In the nineteenth century we assumed a superiority over France, hence our take on the pronunciation. You couldn't imagine many people in the clubs of Victorian England using the French version.

To be honest, I don't imagine the word cropped up too often in conversation in Victorian England.

 

[summerisle]

To be honest, I don't imagine the word cropped up too often in conversation in Victorian England.

Aah, but if it did

 

[The Cowboy]

Aah, but if it did

'I say Percival, sounds like our Gallic neighbours are having all manner of trouble in the colonies, Nee-jer in particular'

'Algernon, do not assume the intonation of those beast across the channel, or I will be forced to neg thee, heavily'

 

[summerisle]

'I say Percival, sounds like our Gallic neighbours are having all manner of trouble in the colonies, Nee-jer in particular'

'Algernon, do not assume the intonation of those beast across the channel, or I will be forced to neg thee, heavily'

It's almost as if I was there.

 

[edge]

Yeah at the end of a sentence, and then they look at you , to nod or something, yes I know what your saying I havnt popped out of a bush and never heard English spoken before you tools

 

[summerisle]

Boots on the ground = War, just say it.

 

[Donald Twain]

The name Keith winds me up

I guess the people who like this are called Keith! Ghastly name and conjures up images of fat weirdo model train collector types with bad hair ! Should be banned !

 

[The Cowboy]

I guess the people who like this are called Keith! Ghastly name and conjures up images of fat weirdo model train collector types with bad hair ! Should be banned !

How funny, I was discussing names with my mate on the way to football, and we were both laughing at Keith. Imagine having a baby, and saying, 'arrr, just look at him, he really suits the name Keith doesn't he?!'

 

[Donald Twain]

How funny, I was discussing names with my mate on the way to football, and we were both laughing at Keith. Imagine having a baby, and saying, 'arrr, just look at him, he really suits the name Keith doesn't he?!'

Simply dreadful name and parents who call their offspring or even consider it, should be beaten or whipped naked through the streets!