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Re: A bird in the hand

The Pook #182164 01/29/2009 9:50 PM

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olly

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olly

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Joined: Dec 2006

Posts: 956
Auckland, New Zealand

Originally Posted By: The Pook
They are also called mopokes. Both names are onomatopoeic of their mournful call.

You mean 'Whippoorwill' and 'morepork' are onomatopoeic?
I'm not sure if 'Mopoke' is, unless its got an Ozzie accent

Originally Posted By: Faldage
Some of them are non-rhotic and some aren't.

hehehe

Originally Posted By: The Pook
Actually I heard an American today on the radio pronounce 'environmental' non-rhotically.

I can picture Gallant Ted saying 'Envieamint' He'da spelt it better fer sure.

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A bird in the hand olly 01/28/2009 9:31 PM

Re: A bird in the hand twosleepy 01/28/2009 9:50 PM

Re: A bird in the hand The Pook 01/28/2009 11:06 PM

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Re: A bird in the hand Faldage 01/29/2009 11:39 AM

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Re: A bird in the hand The Pook 01/31/2009 1:13 AM

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Re: A bird in the hand The Pook 01/31/2009 5:11 AM

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Here s/he is! twosleepy 02/03/2009 12:49 AM

Re: Here s/he is! Buffalo Shrdlu 02/03/2009 1:32 AM

Re: Here s/he is! LukeJavan8 02/03/2009 1:42 AM

Re: Here s/he is! Buffalo Shrdlu 02/03/2009 1:47 AM

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Re: Here s/he is! tsuwm 02/03/2009 5:35 PM

Re: Here s/he is! BranShea 02/03/2009 6:24 PM

Re: Here s/he is! twosleepy 02/03/2009 7:18 PM

Re: Here s/he is! BranShea 02/03/2009 8:01 PM

Re: Here s/he is! LukeJavan8 02/21/2009 12:45 AM

Re: Here s/he is! twosleepy 02/21/2009 2:08 AM

Re: Here s/he is! BranShea 04/17/2009 11:23 AM

Re: Here s/he is! Buffalo Shrdlu 02/21/2009 2:50 AM

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Re: Here s/he is! LukeJavan8 02/22/2009 9:41 PM

Re: Here s/he is! Zed 02/22/2009 10:25 PM

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Re: Here s/he is! twosleepy 04/17/2009 3:21 PM

Re: Here s/he is! Owlbow 04/17/2009 3:34 PM

Re: Here s/he is! BranShea 04/17/2009 7:47 PM

Re: A bird in the hand BranShea 01/31/2009 6:56 PM

Re: A bird in the hand Buffalo Shrdlu 01/31/2009 9:00 PM

Re: A bird in the hand The Pook 02/01/2009 6:52 AM

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