Topic: Things you find..weird

[Hazell]

You know some weird English people, I'd never say Montarna! Presumably it's the same people who'd say Glarsgow!

[SamLad]

That has regional differences within the UK as well I think.

never knew that.

[Ghost Town]

my BIL lives in Formby 

Never heard Montarna anywhere in the UK. I reckon your BIL is just a bit of a sparnner

[SamLad]

Never heard Montarna anywhere in the UK. I reckon your BIL is just a bit of a sparnner

nah he's a good (Red) lad.

I think we've beaten the living shit out of this topic for now though 

[Ghost Town]

nah he's a good (Red) lad.

heh I'm sure he is. 'Twas just an excuse for a crap play on words

[SamLad]

heh I'm sure he is. 'Twas just an excuse for a crap play on words

no worries mate, I got what you meant.

[Elmo!]

You know some weird English people, I'd never say Montarna! Presumably it's the same people who'd say Glarsgow!

Speaking of which, Americans who say Glass-cow.

[Crosby Nick]

You know some weird English people, I'd never say Montarna! Presumably it's the same people who'd say Glarsgow!

I don’t really know any English people who’s even talk about Montana, however they pronounce it. Unless they’re talking about Joe maybe.

[Ghost Town]

I don’t really know any English people who’s even talk about Montana, however they pronounce it. Unless they’re talking about Joe maybe.

Be happy your kids never discovered Hannah!

[TepidT2O]

Never heard Montarna anywhere in the UK. I reckon your BIL is just a bit of a sparnner

Probably would be inthe south east to be fair

[classycarra]

Can only imagine people too posh to function saying Montarna (and I live in the south) - like royal family adjacent inbred types

One that bothers me, which is probably more likely to be overheard, is brits that say garage like "ga-rarge"  (rarge pronounced like Raj) - instead of "gar-idgj"

[Nitramdorf]

Brian Moore used to say SoWness when talking about Graeme Souness. Used to wind me up a bit.

[TepidT2O]

Brian Moore used to say SoWness when talking about Graeme Souness. Used to wind me up a bit.

I remember when Jimmy Hill suddenly started saying Can “toe! na…. Hilarious unless you were a Manchester United fan….


Brian Moore was a commentator who was bizarrely revered…

[rob1966]

Speaking of which, Americans who say Glass-cow.

They muller loads of UK towns and counties, Edinburgh, Manchester, Marlborough. Worcestershire is my favourite, Wor-Sester-Shire

[rob1966]

Brian Moore used to say SoWness when talking about Graeme Souness. Used to wind me up a bit.

78 European Cup Final is the most famous clip of him saying that

[Riquende]

I'm not gonna say that no one ever says "Two February" because someone's bound to, but it's not at all common in speech, but is more so in writing.

My girlfriend does, but she's a foreigner and she's just translating how it's said in Greek. She'll say "What day next month are we going... 8?" etc. It's a bit jarring.

So maybe people saying it that way are used to it from other languages, and bringing it into English? Is this another thing the gammons can blame multicultural societies for?

[Riquende]

One that bothers me, which is probably more likely to be overheard, is brits that say garage like "ga-rarge"  (rarge pronounced like Raj) - instead of "gar-idgj"

It's a car hold (or possibly car hole, people don't seem to be able to agree on what Moe says in that scene, which I hope is intentional).

[redbyrdz]

My girlfriend does, but she's a foreigner and she's just translating how it's said in Greek. She'll say "What day next month are we going... 8?" etc. It's a bit jarring.

So maybe people saying it that way are used to it from other languages, and bringing it into English? Is this another thing the gammons can blame multicultural societies for?

A lot of languages have different cardinal and ordinal numbers, though I don't know about Greek. Apparently these are quite different concepts that different parts of our brains deal with. Young kids for example learn to count in a sequence, before they can understand where in the sequence "the third" is.

[SamLad]

A lot of languages have different cardinal and ordinal numbers, though I don't know about Greek. Apparently these are quite different concepts that different parts of our brains deal with. Young kids for example learn to count in a sequence, before they can understand where in the sequence "the third" is.

then we confuse the hell out of them by talking about the Firth of Forth..

[afc tukrish]

then we confuse the hell out of them by talking about the Firth of Forth..

Or buying shares in Fifth Third...

[rob1966]

then we confuse the hell out of them by talking about the Firth of Forth..

And Eric Morecambes favourite footy score finally came true

[redgriffin73]

Be happy your kids never discovered Hannah!

Don't you mean Harnah?!

They muller loads of UK towns and counties, Edinburgh, Manchester, Marlborough. Worcestershire is my favourite, Wor-Sester-Shire

Aussies trying to get their heads around Loughborough...Loogabarooga

[.adam]

mind you ppl in the UK still call Obama O-BAR-ma.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz2g3tzGZIA

1:00 in.

[Chakan]

Fruit salad ice cream and shredded cheese??? Whhhhyyyyy the cheese? I don’t understand

[Boston always unofficial]

Fruit salad ice cream and shredded cheese??? Whhhhyyyyy the cheese? I don’t understand

Where would they even try and serve that ?!

[Crosby Nick]

Don't you mean Harnah?!

Aussies trying to get their heads around Loughborough...Loogabarooga

Love that.

But then some Aussie place names are great. There’s a part of Sydney called Woolloomooloo.

[Chakan]

Where would they even try and serve that ?!

It’s a normal thing in Bogota apparently. Shocked me to my core.

[Boston always unofficial]

It’s a normal thing in Bogota apparently. Shocked me to my core.

Ah Colombia,are you sure it was cheese?

[Chakan]

Ah Colombia,are you sure it was cheese?

100% sure. It got about 4 bites into it and couldn’t continue. Had to scrape it off.

[Statto Red]

Love that.

But then some Aussie place names are great. There’s a part of Sydney called Woolloomooloo.

When you see place names like that in Australia, mostly have indigenous origins.

[Crosby Nick]

When you see place names like that in Australia, mostly have indigenous origins.

Yeah. Wollongong and Toowoomba are others aren’t they?

[Ghost Town]

Yeah. Wollongong and Toowoomba are others aren’t they?

Kangaroo. Maybe

[rob1966]

Aigburth and Fazakerley (egg-bth and F-zack-er-lee for non scousers) are place names in LIverpool that get mispronounced a lot. I've heard Fazakerley pronounced as Fay-zer-curly

[Mumm-Ra]

Aigburth and Fazakerley (egg-bth and F-zack-er-lee for non scousers) are place names in LIverpool that get mispronounced a lot. I've heard Fazakerley pronounced as Fay-zer-curly

Huyton's the weird one for me, sounds nothing like how it looks

[I've been a good boy]

English football fans constantly throwing up wanker signs at players just for breathing.

[classycarra]

It’s a normal thing in Bogota apparently. Shocked me to my core.

Somewhat related, I recommend something a bit similar in brazil - guava 'paste' (sort of a firm concentrated jam) with a soft cheese (philadelphia cream cheese works)

The flavour when combined is amazing - though it's sometimes hard to convince people to try it

https://www.curiouscuisiniere.com/romeo-and-juliet-recipe/

[Charlie Adams fried egg]

Aigburth and Fazakerley (egg-bth and F-zack-er-lee for non scousers) are place names in LIverpool that get mispronounced a lot. I've heard Fazakerley pronounced as Fay-zer-curly

You sometimes get traffic people on the radio saying Kirk-bee and I've heard Mag-hull a couple of times too.

[rob1966]

You sometimes get traffic people on the radio saying Kirk-bee and I've heard Mag-hull a couple of times too.

The DJ Darren Reddick on Planet Rock is Canadian, he does exactly that,  and its funny as listening to him mangle other place names too - you'd think they'd have told him by now

[Saltashscouse]

Aigburth and Fazakerley (egg-bth and F-zack-er-lee for non scousers) are place names in LIverpool that get mispronounced a lot. I've heard Fazakerley pronounced as Fay-zer-curly

Gatacre is another one , pronounced Gat - Acker by Scousers  and not Gate - Acre as i often heard on Granada Reports back in the day   

[redbyrdz]

Childwall?