tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post1690603383117696187..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in the Hallway:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19471733223109794622011-09-01T20:02:35.502-04:002011-09-01T20:02:35.502-04:00"RX: "We do not say Frank-case."&qu..."RX: "We do not say Frank-case.""<br />We do now!Jenniferhttp://injennifershead.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-6301536959121480642011-08-31T22:12:17.738-04:002011-08-31T22:12:17.738-04:00On the other hand, Tchoupitoulas Street is pronoun...On the other hand, Tchoupitoulas Street is pronounced the way it's spelled, unlike Burgundy or Calliope.Cybrluditehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222195374935367060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-25957296870999655832011-08-31T20:53:07.706-04:002011-08-31T20:53:07.706-04:00Puerto Ricans call New York "Nueva Jork."...Puerto Ricans call New York "Nueva Jork." How come New Yorkers don't call Puerto Rico "Richport?"<br /><br />gviglobal village idiothttp://www.alpharubicon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-71317741484854204992011-08-31T20:26:33.556-04:002011-08-31T20:26:33.556-04:00The Galapagos, e.g. have the accent on the penult,...The Galapagos, e.g. have the accent on the penult, on that long _English_ "a". Lately I read that the locals have renamed the islands which had perfectly good English names, with some kind of Wog or Don or Dago names. <br /><br />Remember, Men! Wogs begin at Calais!<br /><br />(pronounced, "Callis.")<br /><br />WV: cones. The one on my head, you'll never get!Justthisguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277333206171756636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30772798006811131302011-08-31T19:09:51.056-04:002011-08-31T19:09:51.056-04:00I loved the British pronunciation of, "neek-a...I loved the British pronunciation of, "neek-a-RAG-you-ah"...having been there in '86 and all over their news, while they also talked about how our President Ronald Rye-gun was celebrating the 100th aniversary of the Statue of Liber-tay.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm known around work for calling folks "mon-sewer" as a deliberate skewering of monsieur; one of those 'guess you had to be there' bits when a good part of our 'customer' base speaks en Francais. <br /><br />If someone berates me for how I say something, it not only reveals that they actually understood what I was trying to say (kind of the point of communication in the first place) but also that they are an anal little prick for being so...well, anal.Ancient Woodsmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-694631756299388952011-08-31T18:16:02.527-04:002011-08-31T18:16:02.527-04:00Sudetenland = Lebensraum.Sudetenland = Lebensraum.Gewehr98https://www.blogger.com/profile/14440119702457734221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21141918377028625032011-08-31T13:04:33.225-04:002011-08-31T13:04:33.225-04:00Time to turn it up to 11. Reflect on the fact tha...Time to turn it up to 11. Reflect on the fact that "Slang" is merely the Dutch word for "snake". Step across the border to Germany, and you've got "Schlange". Imagine Bruce Campbell waving a giant dildo over his head shouting "This is my BOOMSHLONG!", and you're where I was about five minutes ago.<br /><br />You're welcome.John Stephensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-19412213605718410832011-08-31T12:10:00.419-04:002011-08-31T12:10:00.419-04:00"Firefox's spell-checker doesn't know..."Firefox's spell-checker doesn't know 'Deutschland'. "Did you mean 'Sudetenland'?" it offers as a possible alternative just dripping with historical irony."<br /><br />It really did that?<br />wow, just wow.<br /><br /><br />"RX: "...and it's pronounced 'Fran-swah' but we say..." <br /><br />Me: "Frank-case!" <br /><br />Ok, it's probably me (the euro immigrant) but I just don't see how you got from A to B here, nor why Frank-case is somehow bad.<br /><br />TerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24362532636538799282011-08-31T10:29:50.127-04:002011-08-31T10:29:50.127-04:00ahem...'Fran co eese!'
it's swave and ...ahem...'Fran co eese!'<br />it's swave and de-boner to say<br />vee oh la, too! <br /><br />(as long as we're on this tack)Guffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-85920121985950395712011-08-31T10:00:07.536-04:002011-08-31T10:00:07.536-04:00Neither. It's just fun to say "boomslang&...Neither. It's just fun to say "boomslang".Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-49496833346619879062011-08-31T09:48:01.235-04:002011-08-31T09:48:01.235-04:00So, you're cheering about venomous snake or a ...So, you're cheering about venomous snake or a Metal band?Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584761465957356521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-37855604294707246192011-08-31T09:22:40.999-04:002011-08-31T09:22:40.999-04:00So what are you trying to say here?So what are you trying to say here?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11308171394825291900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21484662692693866212011-08-31T09:20:57.252-04:002011-08-31T09:20:57.252-04:00I prefer Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson's pron...I prefer Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson's pronunciation of France: "The Land of the Cheese-Eating Monkeys" myself.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.com