No wonder people have problems with English...

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Thu, 24 Jul 2008 9:54 am

The horde heard the hoarded herd had been whored.

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:16 am

The horde heard the hoarded herd had been whored by a herd who heard the herd had been hoarded.

I need to get out a bit more

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:55 am

Touché!

ancientmoon · Post by **ancientmoon** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:31 am

............ it is tough.......

Post by **Strong Eagle** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:49 pm

And then there are the straightforward rules of pronunciation in English.

Cough - KOFF
Tough - TUFF
Through - THROO
Bough - BOW
Thought - THOT
Dough - DOE
Slough - SLUFF

socornyweaver · Post by **socornyweaver** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:18 pm

if MUSSELS are pronounced as MUSSELS,
& UNCLE is pronounced as UN-kel,

then why is MUSCLE not pronounced as MUS-kel?

sierra2469alpha · Post by **sierra2469alpha** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:23 pm

[deleted due to lame-ness > 100]

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:30 pm

I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son.
I'm only plucking pheasants 'til the pheasant plucker comes

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 4:34 pm

I am a mother pheasant plucker.
I pluck mother pheasants.
I am the most pleasant mother pheasant plucker
who ever plucked a mother pheasant.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:42 pm

socornyweaver wrote:if MUSSELS are pronounced as MUSSELS,
& UNCLE is pronounced as UN-kel,

then why is MUSCLE not pronounced as MUS-kel?

The same reason that METRE is not pronounced ME-tree and CENTRE is not pronounced CEN-tree.

sierra2469alpha · Post by **sierra2469alpha** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:48 pm

I feel a challenge a-happenin' !

Saint · Post by **Saint** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 6:56 pm

Why is monosyllabic not a monosyllabic?

QRM · Post by **QRM** » Wed, 30 Jul 2008 9:54 pm

The deserting soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert and got his just deserts.

Post by **sundaymorningstaple** » Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:58 pm

sierra2469alpha wrote:I feel a challenge a-happenin' !

And here goes the opening salvo........

QRM wrote:The deserting soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert and got his just deserts.

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