Nuc-u-lar device for the kitchen

[Pooh Bear]

keith wrote:

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:51:38 -0700, richard.mullens wrote:

xray wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:37:31 GMT, richard mullens
mullensdeletethis@ntlworld.com> wrote:

On the pronunciation aspect, I've often heard Americans pronounce Tuesday as "toosday"

Must be a British english thing? The current preferred pronunciation,
when I look it up, seems to be "tooz":
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tuesday



so the pronunciation of nuclear (noo instead of new) doesn't surprise me at all.

When I read your noo/new I didn't see any difference. Same issue, I
guess:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=new

Yes, it's a difference between US and UK pronunciation.

Does your cat mew or moo

Neither. He tribbles (yes that's the word, and from where ST got the name).

Besides, cows moo! Some cats may me-ow.

Siamese yowl ! And Burmese spend all day chatting at you but I sure can't make out what
they're saying.

Graham

 

[Spehro Pefhany]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:00:52 +0100, the renowned Pooh Bear
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

keith wrote:

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:51:38 -0700, richard.mullens wrote:

xray wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:37:31 GMT, richard mullens
mullensdeletethis@ntlworld.com> wrote:

On the pronunciation aspect, I've often heard Americans pronounce Tuesday as "toosday"

Must be a British english thing? The current preferred pronunciation,
when I look it up, seems to be "tooz":
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tuesday



so the pronunciation of nuclear (noo instead of new) doesn't surprise me at all.

When I read your noo/new I didn't see any difference. Same issue, I
guess:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=new

Yes, it's a difference between US and UK pronunciation.

Does your cat mew or moo

Neither. He tribbles (yes that's the word, and from where ST got the name).

Besides, cows moo! Some cats may me-ow.

Siamese yowl ! And Burmese spend all day chatting at you but I sure can't make out what
they're saying.

Graham

Probably complaining about the junta's treatment of Daw Aung San Suu
Kyi.


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[Jim Thompson]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:00:52 +0100, Pooh Bear
<rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

Siamese yowl ! And Burmese spend all day chatting at you but I sure can't make out what
they're saying.

Graham

Burmese talk. I can readily tell which banter means "water", which
means "fill my food bowl" and which means "change the litter box NOW"
;-)

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[Fred Abse]

On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:41:29 -0700, Richard Henry wrote:

He's about the best ex-president we have ever had.

ROTFLMAO!

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is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more
durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it."
(Stephen Leacock)

 

[keith]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 07:17:12 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote:

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:00:52 +0100, Pooh Bear
rabbitsfriendsandrelations@hotmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

Siamese yowl ! And Burmese spend all day chatting at you but I sure can't make out what
they're saying.

Graham

Burmese talk. I can readily tell which banter means "water", which
means "fill my food bowl" and which means "change the litter box NOW"
;-)

We have the automatic litter box. I don't want them retaliating for
any oversight (we've had it happen). I also tiled the room it's in up to
4'.

--
Keith

 

[keith]

On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 09:00:52 +0100, Pooh Bear wrote:

keith wrote:

On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 14:51:38 -0700, richard.mullens wrote:

xray wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:37:31 GMT, richard mullens
mullensdeletethis@ntlworld.com> wrote:

On the pronunciation aspect, I've often heard Americans pronounce Tuesday as "toosday"

Must be a British english thing? The current preferred pronunciation,
when I look it up, seems to be "tooz":
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tuesday



so the pronunciation of nuclear (noo instead of new) doesn't surprise me at all.

When I read your noo/new I didn't see any difference. Same issue, I
guess:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=new

Yes, it's a difference between US and UK pronunciation.

Does your cat mew or moo

Neither. He tribbles (yes that's the word, and from where ST got the name).

Besides, cows moo! Some cats may me-ow.

Siamese yowl ! And Burmese spend all day chatting at you but I sure can't make out what
they're saying.

Certainly Siamese yeowl! I had a half-a-siamese moons ago. I used to
pitch the thing out the window. The kittens were easier to deal with than
a week of lost sleep every month. Actually, the kittens were quite easy
to deal with.

A friend has a Maine Coon (I think it is, anyway). That thing talks
like a wife. It also head-butts if ignored. I thougk our big cat is part
Maine Coon. He's a huge long-hair, close to 20 lbs. He started
tribbling too, after the "new" (six months later, two years ago) came into
the house. He'll sass sometimes too.

--
Keith

 

[Paul Burke]

xray wrote:

Must be a British english thing? The current preferred pronunciation,
when I look it up, seems to be "tooz":
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tuesday

I think you've got to give us this one. It's OUR pagan god Tiw (not Too)
that named the day. Woden for Wednesday, Thunnor for Thursday, Frig
(yes, a goddess) for Friday.

Paul Burke

 

[Rich Grise]

On Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:33:12 +0100, Paul Burke wrote:

xray wrote:

Must be a British english thing? The current preferred pronunciation,
when I look it up, seems to be "tooz":
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=tuesday

I think you've got to give us this one. It's OUR pagan god Tiw (not Too)
that named the day. Woden for Wednesday, Thunnor for Thursday, Frig
(yes, a goddess) for Friday.

Don't neglect Satyrday. ;-)

Cheers!
Rich