Glenryck Pilchards Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Keith Houchen said: Next you'll be saying you didn't know about the R in Streak. I am donating just to up vote that. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted February 14, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 14, 2018 Yoghurt and Pidgeon. Even typing those out now part of me is saying they're correct. Quote
MVP RULZ Posted February 14, 2018 Posted February 14, 2018 1 hour ago, FelatioLips said: Yoghurt and Pidgeon. Even typing those out now part of me is saying they're correct. Isn't Yoghurt and Yogurt similar to Centre/Center, Colour/Color, Labour/Labor in that one is just an Americanised/Americanized way of spelling it? Pidgeon?? yeah you've been spelling it wrong Quote
CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 I always think "yoghurt/yogurt" are a bit like "doughnut/donut". They're both fine, but one looks weirder than the other. Much like the Cheeky Girls. Quote
Paid Members Linus Posted February 15, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2018 I refuse to let go of "hiccough." Quote
Paid Members Carbomb Posted February 15, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2018 "Yoghurt" is closer to the original pronunciation, though - it's Turkish. A "gh" in Turkish is an unclosed "g", i.e. you don't allow your tongue to close against your palate like you normally do with a regular "g", you just breathe through it. Obviously, this isn't a phoneme we have in most European languages, so the nearest we come is either treat it like a normal "g", or just behave like it doesn't exist, or at least use it as a mid-point between vowels, hence why the French pronounce it "yaourt", and why we pronounce the names "Erdoğan" and "Gundoğan" as "Erdowan" and "Gundowan". Quote
W35ty Posted February 15, 2018 Posted February 15, 2018 (edited) Took me until adulthood to get used to February. Edited February 15, 2018 by W35ty Quote
Paid Members eugenespeed Posted February 15, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, W35ty said: Took me until adulthood to get used to February. Feb, are you alright? Yes. That's how I remember that Quote
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted February 17, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 17, 2018 TIL tribute comedy acts are a thing. Blown my mind, but makes perfect sense. Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 17, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 17, 2018 I can understand how the Peter Kay one works, but isn't the point of going to see a good comedian to hear new material written by someone good? Quote
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted February 17, 2018 Moderators Posted February 17, 2018 The Billy Connolly one looks like Rip Torn in a Mick Foley wig. Quote
Paid Members Onyx2 Posted February 17, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 17, 2018 It's not too dissimilar to tribute bands though. You go expecting "the hits". You get a taste of the experience, at a fraction of the price. Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted February 17, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Tommy! said: I can understand how the Peter Kay one works, but isn't the point of going to see a good comedian to hear new material written by someone good? I just looked up the Peter Kay one on YouTube. He doesn't even do old Peter Kay material. He's just a stand up who comes out to Amarillo then does his own stuff.* *he probably mentions Garlic Bread or the 80s at some point. I had to turn the video off. Quote
Paid Members Tommy! Posted February 17, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 17, 2018 21 minutes ago, Onyx2 said: You go expecting "the hits". You get a taste of the experience, at a fraction of the price. 2 hours ago, Tommy! said: isn't the point of going to see a good comedian to hear new material written by someone good? The fact the even the Peter Kay tribute finds Kay's material a bit weak raises a smile though. Quote
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted February 18, 2018 Paid Members Posted February 18, 2018 On 17/02/2018 at 11:26 AM, chokeout said: I just looked up the Peter Kay one on YouTube. He doesn't even do old Peter Kay material. In a cruel twist of irony, he might have forgotten it. Quote
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