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Regarding the "sh" added to "s" words- TYRA BANKS is the queen of that nonshensh. She says, "You have shrength. You're shtrong." I hate that Top Model show, but one of my friends used to watch it. I'd hear it when I was at her house (housh?) and think, "Why does Tyra Banksh do that sho much?" Shoundsh like a crazy pershon.
When I first worked in NYC and met people who lived in Jersey City, I noticed that they said things like "shtring" and "shtreet". And they didn't say their "R" at the end of words, either. I grew up 25 miles from there, and they talked so differently from the way we did!
BBC says "Ukraine crisis: US warns Russia over 'destabilisation'"
No, Americans would never warn about that. There has to be a zee in there! I mean a zed!
You do know the BBC doesn't have to "Americanize" their spelling, right ? I suppose tonne, gaol, faeces, tyre, connexion, draught, and tranquillised would send you right over the edge .
I can't take it anymore when I see the expression "Yay or nay."
It's pronounced "yay," but the word is actually "yea."
Yea is an old-fashioned word that means "yes."
Nay is an old-fashioned word that means "no."
"Yay" means "hooray."
So if you say "yay or nay," you are saying "hooray or no." That makes no sense!
I can't take it anymore when I see the expression "Yay or nay."
It's pronounced "yay," but the word is actually "yea."
Yea is an old-fashioned word that means "yes."
Nay is an old-fashioned word that means "no."
"Yay" means "hooray."
So if you say "yay or nay," you are saying "hooray or no." That makes no sense!
My guess is that she segwayed into a much deeper discussion ...
I hope she wore a helmet and appropriate padding, especially if the discussion might get heated.
I bet not one American out of 100 knows how to spell "segue". Nor, how to pronounce it if they see it.
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I am relieved they turned the scammers into the police.
That's what the Police Academy is for -- to turn scammers into police.
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I thought my reference to "zed" would show I was kidding.
