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Thanks Faldage; I didnt know that. And Boronia, I do believe I rushed into the pronunciation bit. That also varies doesnt it; the same word is pronounced so differently in both countries with the American style of spelling, mimicking the way the word is pronounced somewhat more closely.
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I'm not sure about that maahey (welcome, by the way!) I think I pronounce 'favor' just like a Brit pronounces 'favour', though with probably more R.  In this particular case, the vowels are similar. we do tend to go off track, don't we, birdfeed!?
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I think I pronounce 'favor' just like a Brit pronounces 'favour', though with probably more R.
What's an ah?
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What's an ah?
It's the singular of elbow.
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What's an ah?*nudge* Silly sjm.... 
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What's an ah?
It's the singular of elbow.
Well, I guess I really elbowed for that one, didn't I?
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You probably don't know an elbow from your ah. Ah, the science of reflexology!
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Well, sjm, "transorthographication" seems to fill the bill as far as my colleague is concerned. He has repeated it a few times, with a big smirk on his face. He is not ordinarily very effusive; we must have made an impression on him.
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Well, sjm, "transorthographication" seems to fill the bill as far as my colleague is concerned. He has repeated it a few times, with a big smirk on his face. He is not ordinarily very effusive; we must have made an impression on him.
Well, thank you, birdfeed. Unhonoured here in my own country, it's gratifying to know that someone, somewhere, has appreciated my humble offering.
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sjm, I have an idea for a new, self-deprecating phrase for you, and I quote, all the while copyrighting myself:
"What am I then, birdseed?" ®,™,©
-joe mincemeat
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