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Post by Humph on Feb 17, 2017 22:02:26 GMT
"Aye" is multifunctional. It can express all manner of meanings and emotions. It can be a greeting, it can infer acquiescence, it can be confrontational, it can preface intercourse, imply disbelief, in fact it can substitute most things.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 17, 2017 22:13:34 GMT
...It sure is multifunctional. I was using it as an introduction to my assertion about the word "erse".... 🙄
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Post by Humph on Feb 17, 2017 22:16:23 GMT
Well, of course, naturally.
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Post by Avant on Feb 18, 2017 0:26:02 GMT
There's nothing new under the sun. In 1991 SWMBO had one of the first Renault Clios. I'd assumed it would be pronounced Claye-o (in the way the British pronounce Clio, the Greek muse of history), as opposed to Cleo, as in Laine or ....patra. But no, it seems to be Clee-o universally.
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Post by Rob on Feb 18, 2017 1:50:26 GMT
I always thought it would be pronounced the way everyone does, so CLEO? Never thought in a million years it would be Claye-o.
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Post by Humph on Feb 18, 2017 8:34:07 GMT
Captur seems to be pronounced "capture" by Brits. I want to say "cap-tour".
Peugeot gets mangled too as does Porsche.
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Post by WDB on Feb 18, 2017 14:35:27 GMT
I'd be saying, "Hello, is that the AA?"
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Post by WDB on Feb 18, 2017 14:38:33 GMT
Peugeot gets mangled too as does Porsche. See also Volks-wagon, Day-seer, Lahn-seer.
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Post by tyrednexited on Feb 18, 2017 16:32:11 GMT
See also Volks-wagon, Day-seer, Lahn-seer. ...you'd better sit down before I throw Seat into the ring.....
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