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I would use the same ai sound in all three words-- So, how else would it be said? (and if it is all ai sounds what the key to understanding?
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So, how else would it be said?
The joke falls thuddily on this fallow USn ear, too.
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It's taking the piss out of upper-class-twit-of-the-year accents' mangled vowels: "Eeow, hair-leooooh" or o, hello
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upper-class-twit-of-the-year accents
Reminds me of the old song as sung by the stuffy upper class Brit:
You say potahto and I say potahto
You say tomahto and I say tomahto
Potahto, potahto,
Tomahto, tomahto,
Let's call the whole thing off.
You know, I just don't see what their problem is???
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cheapstake
Spelling mistake, or is this the word you meant? I use cheapskate.That was a sleudian frip. 
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It's taking the piss out of upper-class-twit-of-the-year accents' mangled vowels: "Eeow, hair-leooooh" or o, hello
Thankee kindly, mav. I pernounced it all kindsa ways upside to a goat and couldn't figger it out. When you splained, I liked to died laughin. wow, that is how Hyacinth Bucket *tries to speak, no?
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I picked up the upper-class connotation straight away of course. But here's something arising from my current peripatetic peregrination around the US: I've found that if I take the piss out of the American accent and drawl with the worst of 'em, then it has two effects: (a) the Americans can understand me without circular conversations revolving around accent, and (b) they stop asking me where I'm from. I object to the second part, because if you're taking the piss, you should at least get some satisfaction from your target's reaction. So I guess I'm not a successful piss-taker when it comes to accents gawddam it, y'all!
The idiot also known as Capfka ...
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<<So I guess I'm not a successful piss-taker when it comes to accents gawddam it, y'all! >>
Dear Cap:
A tip from the boards: when taking a piss, take it over the top. ;)
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> A tip from the boards: when taking a piss, take it over the top. ;)
Or alternatively, try applying an accent that isn't yours or theirs and see if they swallow it. This can provide hours of fun. Tell stories about the wildlife in South Africa or the vineyards of France using the necessary inflection.
Sometimes the satisfaction involved in pulling someone's leg doesn't involve the other understanding the hoax, but rather the look of bewilderment on the other's face :-)
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