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Random stupid stuff that springs to mind... literally

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Buce

Buce

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3 minutes ago, FIF said:

How do 4 letters come to be pronounced so differently in different words?

 

Tough

plough

through

slough 

though

cough

hiccough

bought

thorough

lough

 

 

 

Did you know there are 13 different ways to pronounce the configuration 'ough' in English?

Strokes

Strokes

Posted
Posted
15 minutes ago, FIF said:

How do 4 letters come to be pronounced so differently in different words?

 

Tough

plough

through

slough 

though

cough

hiccough

bought

thorough

lough

 

EDIT: I'm out of posts for the day and just read Buce's reply. If anyone reads this can they ask Buce to give me the 3 I haven't included here. I must know them but can't for the life of me think of them. Thanks.

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Buce said:

 

Did you know there are 13 different ways to pronounce the configuration 'ough' in English?

Fif has edited a reply as he has exceeded his post limit FYI.

StanSP

StanSP

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, FIF said:

How do 4 letters come to be pronounced so differently in different words?

 

Tough

plough

through

slough 

though

cough

hiccough

bought

thorough

lough

 

EDIT: I'm out of posts for the day and just read Buce's reply. If anyone reads this can they ask Buce to give me the 3 I haven't included here. I must know them but can't for the life of me think of them. Thanks.

 

 

'slough' and 'plough' are the same surely?

Guest

Guest

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, StanSP said:

'slough' and 'plough' are the same surely?

nope

 

sloo and the sound you make when you stub your toe ow (or however you'd right it)

ithuriel

ithuriel

Posted
Posted

Well, it is down to the global expansion of the British empire but not in the way you imagine:P

A declaration of war would be issued with an invite to surrender, the English language was made to be so awkward to translate that by the time the enemy state had translated it the British army and navy had done their jobs :whistle:

 

StanSP

StanSP

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Posted
14 minutes ago, FIF said:

nope

 

sloo and the sound you make when you stub your toe ow (or however you'd right it)

what's your definition of 'slough' cos I take it as the town on the outskirts of West London near the M25. 

 

Do you mean 'slew'?

Guest

Guest

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Posted (edited)
49 minutes ago, StanSP said:

what's your definition of 'slough' cos I take it as the town on the outskirts of West London near the M25. 

 

Do you mean 'slew'?

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/slough

 

Several meanings - the pronunciation I was meaning concerned a snake shedding it's skin (or a person their coat).

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Buce

Buce

Posted
Posted (edited)
5 hours ago, FIF said:

How do 4 letters come to be pronounced so differently in different words?

 

Tough

plough

through

slough 

though

cough

hiccough

bought

thorough

lough

 

EDIT: I'm out of posts for the day and just read Buce's reply. If anyone reads this can they ask Buce to give me the 3 I haven't included here. I must know them but can't for the life of me think of them. Thanks.

 

 

 

Sorry, FIF, I've only just seen this.

 

http://grammaticarum.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/pronouncing-ough.html

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Vlad the Fox

Vlad the Fox

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Posted
On 29 July 2016 at 12:56, Great Boos Up said:

Just a bit of fun; can you get the right door?

You can only ask one question to each of the two men:

 

Paradox quiz.jpg

Only two years to late, but I'd ask the first man what colour door he was stood in front of. I'd then know who was the truth teller and who was the liar. I'd then ask the other man which door led to salvation and if he was the liar I'd pick the opposite door, if he was the truth teller I'd go through his door. 

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Vlad the Fox

Vlad the Fox

Posted
Posted
On 29 July 2016 at 13:31, FIF said:

Bike seats.

 

My little resort town is inundated with summer cyclists at the moment. It's clear that there is a market out there for extra large, comfortable bike seats. Can't be that hard to make and a worldwide market awaiting. If only I could be bothered.

Innertubes, I'd throw nails, thorns and other such sharp implements around and then set up an inner-tube shop.

Great Boos Up

Great Boos Up

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11 hours ago, Vlad the Fox said:

Only two years to late, but I'd ask the first man what colour door he was stood in front of. I'd then know who was the truth teller and who was the liar. I'd then ask the other man which door led to salvation and if he was the liar I'd pick the opposite door, if he was the truth teller I'd go through his door. 

Yours works but I now realise it's off the film Labyrinth.

It's one question.

Go to one door and ask yes or no? Would the other person tell me that this door leads to salvation.

Then choose the other door.

Buce

Buce

Posted
Posted

 

Thinking about the American gun law issues this morning and this random thought cropped up:

 

Would it be a way around the Second Amendment problem if they let them keep their guns but ban the sale, possession and manufacture of ammunition?

Guest the fox

Guest the fox

Posted
Posted
On 29/07/2016 at 13:56, Great Boos Up said:

Just a bit of fun; can you get the right door?

You can only ask one question to each of the two men:

 

Paradox quiz.jpg

 

23 hours ago, Vlad the Fox said:

Only two years to late, but I'd ask the first man what colour door he was stood in front of. I'd then know who was the truth teller and who was the liar. I'd then ask the other man which door led to salvation and if he was the liar I'd pick the opposite door, if he was the truth teller I'd go through his door. 

 

11 hours ago, Great Boos Up said:

Yours works but I now realise it's off the film Labyrinth.

It's one question.

Go to one door and ask yes or no? Would the other person tell me that this door leads to salvation.

Then choose the other door.

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Point to one of the doors and tell them both "tell me a lie about what location this door leads to". The one who always tells the truth will decline to answer because he can't reply with lies while the other, because you asked him to lie, will tell you the truth about the door (he's lying about "lying" to you so he will tell you the truth about the door.

 

 

 

 

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TiffToff88

TiffToff88

Posted
Posted
18 hours ago, StanSP said:

will there ever be a time where there'll be no original music at all?

There's a place for that already, it's called BBC Radio 1

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FLAN

FLAN

Posted
Posted
On 06/04/2018 at 16:32, StanSP said:

will there ever be a time where there'll be no original music at all?

Have you heard Capital lately?

Guest

Guest

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On 25/03/2018 at 20:52, cambridgefox said:

Meeeeooow

Eieieio (up the football here we go)

Guest

Guest

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Posted

Why do racists and borderline racists want to spend so much time celebrating St George? His dad was Turkish (or pre-turkish really), his mum Palestinian and he never even visited Britain.

los dedos

los dedos

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8 hours ago, toddybad said:

Why do racists and borderline racists want to spend so much time celebrating St George? His dad was Turkish (or pre-turkish really), his mum Palestinian and he never even visited Britain.

Could it be that a saint just represents what a certain country stands for?. What i don't understand is these sort of people always banging on about making St Georges day a national holiday. The Victorians never did and they couldnt give a shit about offending anyone. Think i read once that people felt being English ment you didn't need to shout about because you were superior to everyone else anyway.:whistle:

Buce

Buce

Posted
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45 minutes ago, los dedos said:

Could it be that a saint just represents what a certain country stands for?. What i don't understand is these sort of people always banging on about making St Georges day a national holiday. The Victorians never did and they couldnt give a shit about offending anyone. Think i read once that people felt being English ment you didn't need to shout about because you were superior to everyone else anyway.:whistle:

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Having a boastful fantasist as your national saint isn't much to celebrate unless your name's Tincy.

 

"I just killed a dragon - huge it was, teeth, claws, firey breath, the lot... fed me for weeks it did, then fed me some more"

 

Course you did, George.

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Free Falling Foxes

Free Falling Foxes

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For some reason it just popped in my mind about a conversation I had with a mate about 40 odd years ago.

We were to have a 'Cough and Drop' examination at school the next day and we were a little anxious. He tried to reassure us, ' My sister had hers yesterday and there is nothing to worry about' :huh:

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