tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post3185990316794667762..comments2024-03-18T19:23:00.982-04:00Comments on Paco Enterprises: Bombshell: Scientific research indicates Australians don't know how to pronounce phonetic spellings of their own dialectPacohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-18845618405380557192010-09-30T04:55:15.144-04:002010-09-30T04:55:15.144-04:00I remember at an academy I worked at a few years a...I remember at an academy I worked at a few years ago, one of the head honchos told me in a meeting that he wanted me to teach American phonetic sounds (e.g. how we pronounce the "o" on "hot" compared to the yanks) to my young phonics class.<br /><br />I just stared at him blankly and informed him if he wanted that, why didn't the academy get one of the two American teachers there to do the class?bingbinghttp://jamesboard.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-60093107548743062892010-09-30T03:44:54.565-04:002010-09-30T03:44:54.565-04:00" 'kenoaf "
- Haven't heard tha..." 'kenoaf "<br /><br />- Haven't heard that since I was a kid. Actually we used to articulate it a bit clearer as " f-ckenoath ".<br /><br />And that would still be an abbreviation of 'My (emphasised) Oath!'<br /><br />Again derived from 'I give you my sacred oath'.<br /><br />Or if you prefer, 'kenoaf!brucenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-66782315101873177602010-09-30T01:45:04.620-04:002010-09-30T01:45:04.620-04:00'kenoaf'kenoafAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-30733354366231515842010-09-29T23:42:16.800-04:002010-09-29T23:42:16.800-04:00There's an idea, Paco!There's an idea, Paco!JeffSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-82284493835476819052010-09-29T23:32:08.544-04:002010-09-29T23:32:08.544-04:00Jeff: I think it ought to be an international comp...Jeff: I think it ought to be an international competition; maybe an Olympic event.Pacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004124282907287652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-27167907661150579522010-09-29T23:16:45.937-04:002010-09-29T23:16:45.937-04:00First time in Oz I picked up a book, "Let Sta...First time in Oz I picked up a book, "Let Stalk Strine." It helped immensely in understanding the quaint patois of the locals. I graduated to Kevin Bloody Wilson and eventually, after long and careful study, was able to blend in.Steve Skubinnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6935370618605188900.post-498979618626669082010-09-29T23:06:48.685-04:002010-09-29T23:06:48.685-04:00If scantily clad chicks chasing each other around ...If scantily clad chicks chasing each other around a track isn't an old, established tradition, it should be.JeffSnoreply@blogger.com