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Do you hiss or do you shoo?

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Grannyknot Sun 20-Jan-13 18:04:10

This was going to go into Room 101 then I thought, best ask first. I often wonder when the pronunciation of ishoo became is-yoo. Same with appre-cee-iate. When I was at school it was ishoo with a 'sh' (so we must have been taught that). Then I went through a phase (a very short one) where I thought I was mispronouncing, and tried very hard to get my tongue around carefully saying e.h. Christ-i-an. Now I've gone back to saying Chrischan. So now when I'm in meetings and people say is-yoo, I purposely put a big fat ish in mine when I reply.

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jeni Sun 20-Jan-13 21:32:30

Pod eye a tryst!
Simples!

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Ana Sun 20-Jan-13 21:43:42

Oh! Not poe-dee-a-trist then? grin

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annodomini Sun 20-Jan-13 21:46:46

Trust her, she's a doctor!!

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nanaej Sun 20-Jan-13 21:50:23

doctorr/doctah?? grin

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jeni Sun 20-Jan-13 21:51:22

Doctor!

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nanaej Sun 20-Jan-13 22:02:20

just checking!grin

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jeni Sun 20-Jan-13 22:06:33

Sweetsmile

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gracesmum Sun 20-Jan-13 22:10:39

Ee-wees sounds vaguely like something out of Brussels or off the internet - E - commerce, E-directive - EU public toilets= ee-weesgrin!!

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gracesmum Sun 20-Jan-13 22:11:53

Reminds me of the (old) joke about going into the Euro - if Britain joins the Euro how will you say "Spend a penny?" " Easy - eurinate!"

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Grannyknot Sun 20-Jan-13 22:18:56

gracesmum smile old jokes are funny to (relative) newbies.

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jeni Sun 20-Jan-13 22:27:59

Groan

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merlotgran Sun 20-Jan-13 22:58:13

There are loads of antique programmes on the telly. Some say 'awkshun' and some say 'ockshun'.

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