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Post by malibou on Jan 12, 2024 18:32:42 GMT
Good heavens, what would we do without the internet? Apparently there are some Scottish people that can't say purple burglar alarm. Listening to them try is hilarious and makes me feel better about the fact that I can't say "regularly". So gillyp, can your dh say purple burglar alarm? How about you lesley, can you say it? How about your kids?
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Post by katlady on Jan 12, 2024 18:51:33 GMT
Here is a video: youtu.be/AC__o1UxDl8?si=NGZaslhpoQLHR-fKI have a hard time with "regularly" too. I also can't say "Charcuterie", which is probably why I don't do them. I know there are others I have a hard time with.
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Post by dewryce on Jan 12, 2024 19:02:11 GMT
Here is a video: youtu.be/AC__o1UxDl8?si=NGZaslhpoQLHR-fKI have a hard time with "regularly" too. I also can't say "Charcuterie", which is probably why I don't do them. I know there are others I have a hard time with.
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Post by gillyp on Jan 12, 2024 19:24:26 GMT
🤣🤣🤣 I think he’s wearing someone else’s teeth. malibou, of course DH and I can, we both speak the King’s English, being from England. However, I have my doubts about Lesley. Everyone I work with is Scottish so this will be my fact finding mission for the weekend. Two who work with me are unable to pronounce a difference between Carol and Carl so I’m not holding out much hope.
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Post by busy on Jan 12, 2024 19:43:40 GMT
Here is a video: youtu.be/AC__o1UxDl8?si=NGZaslhpoQLHR-fKI have a hard time with "regularly" too. I also can't say "Charcuterie", which is probably why I don't do them. I know there are others I have a hard time with. This is the best thing I’ve seen in forever. I just sent this to like 50 people. I’m literally crying from laughing so hard. His facial expressions!!!! 😂😂😂
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 13, 2024 0:24:16 GMT
I said it out loud before listening. After hearing him I had trouble saying it too!!
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Post by lisae on Jan 13, 2024 0:55:08 GMT
That's funny although I don't know why you would ever want to say purple burglar alarm.
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Post by lesley on Jan 13, 2024 2:07:09 GMT
Here is a video: youtu.be/AC__o1UxDl8?si=NGZaslhpoQLHR-fKI have a hard time with "regularly" too. I also can't say "Charcuterie", which is probably why I don't do them. I know there are others I have a hard time with. Limmy is a popular Scottish comedian, and I’m pretty sure he can say purple burglar alarm whenever he wants to! 😄 It’s true that many Scottish accents would say all of these words somewhat differently from standard English. The /r/ is always rolled and the ‘u' is definitely /ʌ/ in both purple and burglar. (For those of you who can read the IPA. 😊) If called upon, I can say each of those words properly, and I can put them together too! 😂
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Post by lesley on Jan 13, 2024 2:08:14 GMT
🤣🤣🤣 I think he’s wearing someone else’s teeth. malibou , of course DH and I can, we both speak the King’s English, being from England. However, I have my doubts about Lesley. Everyone I work with is Scottish so this will be my fact finding mission for the weekend. Two who work with me are unable to pronounce a difference between Carol and Carl so I’m not holding out much hope. You are no longer my friend. 😝
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Post by malibou on Jan 13, 2024 5:54:38 GMT
🤣🤣🤣 I think he’s wearing someone else’s teeth. malibou , of course DH and I can, we both speak the King’s English, being from England. However, I have my doubts about Lesley. Everyone I work with is Scottish so this will be my fact finding mission for the weekend. Two who work with me are unable to pronounce a difference between Carol and Carl so I’m not holding out much hope. Ha, I assumed your dh must be Scottish with how crazy far north you are. Yeah, I know, weird logic. Next time we meet up I'm going to have to put you to the test lesley. 😉
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Post by lesley on Jan 13, 2024 9:14:43 GMT
🤣🤣🤣 I think he’s wearing someone else’s teeth. malibou , of course DH and I can, we both speak the King’s English, being from England. However, I have my doubts about Lesley. Everyone I work with is Scottish so this will be my fact finding mission for the weekend. Two who work with me are unable to pronounce a difference between Carol and Carl so I’m not holding out much hope. Ha, I assumed your dh must be Scottish with how crazy far north you are. Yeah, I know, weird logic. Next time we meet up I'm going to have to put you to the test lesley . 😉It’s a date! 👍🏻
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jan 13, 2024 13:16:04 GMT
I just sent that video to a friend who is past president of the Scottish Society in Charleston. So funny! She’ll get a kick out of that.
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Post by lesley on Jan 13, 2024 13:18:50 GMT
malibou, if you enjoyed that video, I think you might like this one! Eleven has become a byword for frustration amongst many Scots! 😄
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Post by wellway on Jan 13, 2024 14:49:25 GMT
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Post by lesley on Jan 13, 2024 14:57:19 GMT
That James McAvoy one always cracks me up wellway!
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Post by wellway on Jan 13, 2024 15:06:27 GMT
That James McAvoy one always cracks me up wellway ! Never gets old does it?
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Post by malibou on Jan 13, 2024 16:06:30 GMT
malibou , if you enjoyed that video, I think you might like this one! Eleven has become a byword for frustration amongst many Scots! 😄 Nothing makes me cackle quite like this video! 😆 My phone number ends with 1111. I like to shout, Eleven eleven! at people when they ask for it.
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Post by monklady123 on Jan 13, 2024 18:46:54 GMT
Well clearly this thread was about nothing that I thought it would be about... I only opened it because I was intrigued by the thread title. I thought maybe "Purple" was the brand name of a new burglar alarm, like the Purple Mattress people. Or maybe there was a trend to have colorful burglar alarms. haha I'm holding off on listening to the videos until I'm somewhere where I can laugh (at the moment I'm sitting in a meeting room at the library, waiting for a presentation to start...)
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jan 13, 2024 19:13:41 GMT
Well clearly this thread was about nothing that I thought it would be about... I only opened it because I was intrigued by the thread title. I thought maybe "Purple" was the brand name of a new burglar alarm, like the Purple Mattress people. Or maybe there was a trend to have colorful burglar alarms. haha I'm holding off on listening to the videos until I'm somewhere where I can laugh (at the moment I'm sitting in a meeting room at the library, waiting for a presentation to start...) They ARE worth waiting for!!
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Post by wellway on Jan 13, 2024 19:45:14 GMT
Well, I just shared the alarm and lift videos with my dh, he laughed and then took that moment to inform me that when he calls me from the car he has to mispronounce my name to get the car system to make the call. WTH! It only works if he says my name as if it starts with a different letter.
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