On 02/06/2011 06:49, Boris Liberman wrote:
On 6/2/2011 02:45, Christine Aguila wrote:
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On 6/2/2011 08:07, mike wilson wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKqc_BPXAsMfeature=related
It is good though I wasn't drinking any coffee or tea.
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On 5/5/2011 21:28, Bob W wrote:
One of the popular science programs here has a presenter that always
raises his voice towards the end of the sentences. He sounds vaguely
similar to this accent except that his is perfectly clear. Well, he's a
popular science program presenter after all.
Send a
On 5/5/2011 21:28, Bob W wrote:
The British Library has an interesting archive of regional accents. This is
what Mike Wilson sounds like:
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/sounds/text-only/england/byker/
Thankfully neither him nor his wife sounded like this back in 2005.
Otherwise I would
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Boris Liberman
On 5/5/2011 21:28, Bob W wrote:
The British Library has an interesting archive of regional accents.
This is
what Mike Wilson sounds like:
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On 5/5/2011
On 6/2/2011 02:45, Christine Aguila wrote:
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Bob Sullivan
My god man, you folks have to get some national TV announcers showing
the rest of your countrymen how things are pronounced. I think the TV
network news did a lot to standardize the desirable accent over
On May 6, 2011, at 11:10 AM, William Robb wrote:
On 05/05/2011 12:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
Send a Youtube link if you can find one. It'd be interesting to hear. The
rising intonation is a new thing to British English, having come here from
New Zealand within the last 20 or so years, and is
On May 6, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
I thought this originated in Oz, but I'm more than happy to lay the
blame on on the Kiwis. It's certainly been prevalent here for 20 years
or more.
Nah it must be an Australian thing? I've never noticed it?
Dave?
;)
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On Fri, 06 May 2011 18:57 +1200, David Mann d...@multisport.net.nz
wrote:
On May 6, 2011, at 11:24 AM, Brian Walters wrote:
I thought this originated in Oz, but I'm more than happy to lay the
blame on on the Kiwis. It's certainly been prevalent here for 20 years
or more.
Nah it must
On Fri, 06 May 2011 07:45 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
when talkies were first shown over here they had to have subtitles
because
British people didn't understand the American accent. It's a matter of
familiarity, and over here regional accents are very much in favour for
TV
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Brian Walters
when talkies were first shown over here they had to have subtitles
because
British people didn't understand the American accent. It's a matter
of
familiarity, and over here regional accents are very
On 6 May 2011 18:58, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Ah, now, the delectable Dr. Roberts. Lovely vowels.
So it's not just me, great package ;)
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Many of my students us the trailing interrogative during
presentations. I cure them of that quickly. Nothing says I'm
insecure like constantly asking for approval.
On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Rob Studdert distudio.p...@gmail.com wrote:
On 6 May 2011 18:58, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
On 4/27/2011 01:28, Bob W wrote:
Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13192038
My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation parade in 1952, and spent the
night in the
On 05/05/2011 15:06, Boris Liberman wrote:
On 4/27/2011 01:28, Bob W wrote:
Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13192038
My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation
On 5/5/2011 16:55, mike wilson wrote:
Southern Scotland. That's not bad for a native speaker to understand.
Here's a selection of more extreme versions from the same area.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rab+c+nesbittaq=f
Hmmm. I think you live relatively close to there, right (*)?
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Boris Liberman
On 5/5/2011 16:55, mike wilson wrote:
Southern Scotland. That's not bad for a native speaker to understand.
Here's a selection of more extreme versions from the same area.
On 05/05/2011 18:58, Boris Liberman wrote:
On 5/5/2011 16:55, mike wilson wrote:
Southern Scotland. That's not bad for a native speaker to understand.
Here's a selection of more extreme versions from the same area.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rab+c+nesbittaq=f
Hmmm. I think
On 05/05/2011 20:28, Bob W wrote:
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Boris Liberman
On 5/5/2011 16:55, mike wilson wrote:
Southern Scotland. That's not bad for a native speaker to understand.
Here's a selection of more extreme versions from the same
On 05/05/2011 12:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
Send a Youtube link if you can find one. It'd be interesting to hear. The
rising intonation is a new thing to British English, having come here from
New Zealand within the last 20 or so years, and is generally restricted to
young women. Maybe your
On Thu, 05 May 2011 17:10 -0600, William Robb
anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 05/05/2011 12:28 PM, Bob W wrote:
Send a Youtube link if you can find one. It'd be interesting to hear. The
rising intonation is a new thing to British English, having come here from
New Zealand within
My god man, you folks have to get some national TV announcers showing
the rest of your countrymen how things are pronounced. I think the TV
network news did a lot to standardize the desirable accent over here.
What you've got would drive me batty!
Regards, Bob S.
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:08 PM,
From: Boris Liberman
On 4/27/2011 01:28, Bob W wrote:
Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13192038
My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation parade in 1952,
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
see what you started?
Besides, it wasn't a post about the royal wedding, which bores me as much as
it bores anyone, it was a post about an interesting photo essay, with a
little personal historical note.
My ancestors rejoiced in the smell of the Ruthenians' tents burning,
and the sound of their women wailing. Just saying. -T
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:25 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
see what you
On Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:25 +0100, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
see what you started?
Besides, it wasn't a post about the royal wedding, which bores me as much
as
it bores anyone, it was a
Bob W,
Are we getting a little testy today?
You gotta chill out, it's only the internet!
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:25 AM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
see what you started?
Besides,
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 7:41 AM, Bob Sullivan rf.sulli...@gmail.com wrote:
You gotta chill out, it's only the internet!
4. The Internet
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On Apr 27, 2011, at 3:25 AM, Bob W wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
Why don't we start up a database about the subjects that each PDMLer doesn't
want to appear on this list, along with
the subjects that might tangentially
I made a simple request. No one is bound to honor it. On the other
hand, I'm sure no one, especially not the Brits on this lists, want to
hear again my opinions on those who claim special status as royal or
noble personages in general, or my opinions on what the Norman and
German rulers of
John Francis wrote:
Can we instead discuss why somebody who one might have thought would have been
a stickler for precise terminology chose to wrap the word royal in quotes?
Good point. I don't give a toss about the royal wedding, but the
misuse of quotation marks really bugs me.
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Really bugs you?
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
John Francis wrote:
Can we instead discuss why somebody who one might have thought would have been
a stickler for precise terminology chose to wrap the word royal in quotes?
Good point. I don't give a
Hey, I'm the chillin'est dude in all Chillindom.
B
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Bob W,
Are we getting
It was not a misuse of quotation marks. It was a subtle reminder that
I refuse to accept pretensions that some people are better than others
because of royal or noble lineage.
Dan M
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 12:55 PM, Mark Roberts m...@robertstech.com wrote:
John Francis wrote:
Can we instead
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Mark Roberts
Can we instead discuss why somebody who one might have thought would
have been
a stickler for precise terminology chose to wrap the word royal in
quotes?
Good point. I don't give a toss about the royal
It was not a misuse of quotation marks. It was a subtle reminder that
I refuse to accept pretensions that some people are better than others
because of royal or noble lineage.
Dan M
they're not better than us because they're royal. They're royal because
they're better than us.
Or
Subtle? I think not!
The Royals are a important part of the picture postcard trade, which
directly supports photographers, who in turn support the photographic
industry, including the Pentax portion of it.
It's a delicate ecosystem, so don't knock 'em.
-bmw
On 11-04-27 2:30 PM, Daniel J.
On 27/04/2011 10:06 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I made a simple request. No one is bound to honor it. On the other
hand, I'm sure no one, especially not the Brits on this lists, want to
hear again my opinions on those who claim special status as royal or
noble personages in general, or my
William, I don't want to get into that argument with you again, since
it provokes you to profanity.
You know how I feel about claims to royal status.
Besides my general objections to the very concept of nobility, I am
one of the few people on the planet who can actually be called a
Certified
On 27/04/2011 12:30 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
It was not a misuse of quotation marks. It was a subtle reminder that
I refuse to accept pretensions that some people are better than others
because of royal or noble lineage.
We get it Dan.
We get it every time the subject comes up.
Why not
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 03:29:57PM -0400, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
William, I don't want to get into that argument with you again, since
it provokes you to profanity.
You know how I feel about claims to royal status.
Tell you what, Dan - you stop posting your loony-tunes justification
for
I did not start it, William. I merely requested that we avoid posts
about THE wedding, and others responded with references to my Rusyn
heritage and things I had previously said. I have not said anything
today about the House of Windsor or its predessors, no about the
role of the British Empire
I have offered no political opinions in this thread, and I do not
intend to do so.
BTW, I will not object to posts and images about THE wedding, as long
as they are marked OT and the subject indicates that they are about
the wedding. Please feel free to share your joy among yourselves.
Dan
On
On 27/04/2011 1:29 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
You know how I feel about claims to royal status.
Yes, and expect to get sworn at by me every time you go off on another
of your tiresome tirades about it
Besides my general objections to the very concept of nobility, I am
one of the few
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Daniel J. Matyola
I did not start it, William. I merely requested that we avoid posts
about THE wedding, and others responded with references to my Rusyn
heritage and things I had previously said. I have not said
I think it's all the Canadians fault.
If they would have held the colonies together,
they could have sent an army down to crush the American rebels.
But nooo...
Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:27 PM, William Robb
anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 27/04/2011 10:06 AM, Daniel J.
I have no problem with just about anything being posted here, as long
as it is marked OT and labeled so we can tell what it is about, and
whether we want to read the thread. I don't want to read, for
example, about Donald Trump and his claims about President Obama's
birth certificate. I can't
On 2011-04-27 13:29 , Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I was given my Peasant's
Certificate on the stage of the Shubert Theater, on Easter Sunday,
2005 (also know as my Broadway review). The Certificate was presented
to me by David Hyde Pierce, Hank Azaria, Tim Curry, Sara (Dr Torres)
Ramirez, and the
From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of
Daniel J. Matyola
I have no problem with just about anything being posted here, as long
as it is marked OT and labeled so we can tell what it is about, and
whether we want to read the thread. I don't want to read, for
Actually Dan, you are confabulating two separate issues. Royal, as opposed to
Royal or royal is the proper usage. Just as it is proper to call some
people Sailors even if they have never been on a sailboat in their life. These
are just labels that are in common usage to distinguish certain
Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13192038
My father (RAF) marched in the Coronation parade in 1952, and spent the
night in the police cells sobering up - so many
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Dan
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:28 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote:
Quite an interesting photo essay with sound on the BBC website about the
Household Cavalry, who will be strutting their stuff on Friday:
On 27 April 2011 10:13, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
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On 26/04/2011 6:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Sometimes life just sucks, doesn't it Dan.
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Subject: Re: From Horse Guards to Helmand
On 26/04/2011 6:13 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
Sometimes life just sucks, doesn't it Dan.
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On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 10:28:11AM +1000, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 27 April 2011 10:13, Daniel J. Matyola danmaty...@gmail.com wrote:
I would appreciate it very much if we could avoid posts about the
royal wedding.
I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
Can
On 26/04/2011 6:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
I'm actually quite excited for these two kids. I might very well get up
at 4:00 AM just to watch the ceremony.
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On 27 April 2011 12:08, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote:
On 26/04/2011 6:28 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I wouldn't, I prefer to be able to make the choice to view posts or not.
I'm actually quite excited for these two kids. I might very well get up at
4:00 AM just to watch the
Our entire household will be watching. Meg's Dad, who passed away a year ago,
was born in Cornwall. His family maintained contact with the relatives back
home throughout his life. He would have been watching, if only to grumble a
bit about the excesses. We'll honor his memory and heritage with
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