Wibbles Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 God can't spell becan wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Notes_Norton said: God can't spell becan wright In the U.K., shouldn't it be "becaun" anyway? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bradley Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The English have a vast surplus of 'u's, and have to distribute freely with their 'o's to keep them from overrunning the countryside and scaring the sheep. Could be worse. According to local folklore, they stole them from the Welsh. To this day, the Welsh have had to make do with 'y's, the only vowel-like letter their neighbors left them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Wibbles Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Notes_Norton said: God can't spell becan wright That's one of the few things you can't blame God for. He only put in personal appearances in the old testament which was originally in Hebrew. Written Hebrew had no vowels, so "becan" was written as "bcn". Either way, it was a definite no-no, until Christians decided to ignore the bits of the old testament that they didn't like*. * Along with a lot of retcon to pathe the way for their messiah. Edited September 22, 2020 by Wibbles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 4 hours ago, craigb said: In the U.K., shouldn't it be "becaun" anyway? ? Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 4 hours ago, craigb said: I wonder where I might have seen that one before? Although to be fair, you did say you were going to nick it a while back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I nick what I can and make what I can't find! ? Note that I didn't make this. Way too blatant! Not sure if Strummy was involved or not though... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 16 hours ago, John Bradley said: The English have a vast surplus of 'u's, and have to distribute freely with their 'o's to keep them from overrunning the countryside and scaring the sheep. Could be worse. According to local folklore, they stole them from the Welsh. To this day, the Welsh have had to make do with 'y's, the only vowel-like letter their neighbors left them. And the French have an abundance of "Xs" and "Qs". In French scrabble the X and the Q are worth 2 points each. :D Putting those letters in plenty of words I suppose is better than wasting them. Notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubill Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 I Am 40% Welsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 You'll love this then: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 hours ago, craigb said: In the mid 1990s I spent a month in the UK. From London to Wales up the west side of the island to the Outer Hebrides, down the east side to Dover and back to London for my 4 final days. I sput 3,000 miles on the rental car. I really enjoyed myself and the people. In Wales I couldn't pronounce the signs and in Scotland I couldn't understand many of the people. I stopped at a road house in the Hebrides and at a pub met a man and his friend "Bob". I could understand about 1/10 of what one guy was saying (including his name), and none of what Bob was saying, but we shared smiles and a few rounds of drinks. The band was terrible, but in a very nice way, amateurish, bad intonation, but with plenty of great energy and enthusiasm. We had a great time. In Wales the motel we reserved earlier that day on the phone figured we weren't coming so they rented our room out. They sent us to an old Castle turned hotel and we got a more luxurious room for the same price as the one we reserved. At the time I was selling my Band-in-a-Box disks through a UK distributor. He sent me a green P decal for my rental car, and the UK drivers were very courteous. He put me up for a night and was a great host. But I had and still have no idea how to pronounce the signs in Wales. Nice country though and full of nice people. Notes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 18 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: He sent me a green P decal for my rental car... Fun story Bob! ? However, the only time I can think I might have had green pee was in Ireland! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bradley Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 4 hours ago, bayoubill said: I Am 40% Welsh Right, mate! You got a loicense for all those vowels in y' name? ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bradley Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/21/2020 at 11:06 PM, John Bradley said: The English have a vast surplus of 'u's, and have to distribute freely with their 'o's to keep them from overrunning the countryside and scaring the sheep. Could be worse. According to local folklore, they stole them from the Welsh. To this day, the Welsh have had to make do with 'y's, the only vowel-like letter their neighbors left them. Modern scholars who have studied this imperialistic act of lexicographical appropriation now describe it as History's Greatest Vowel Movement. --- Yeah, I know, bad form to revise and extend my own joke. But in my defense, I did just leave it sitting there, for anybody to pick up. With a hanky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibbles Posted September 23, 2020 Author Share Posted September 23, 2020 5 hours ago, Notes_Norton said: But I had and still have no idea how to pronounce the signs in Wales. Nobody does. But this one, they give you a phonetic translation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 You know that someone, somewhere, in Wales has probably suggested replacing that "FAIR" near the front with more "L's" and "G's!" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bayoubill Posted September 23, 2020 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Even though I go by the name bayoubill I Am not Cajun but I play one on PC It's merely a reference to my location I Am primarily Welsh and secondarily Spanish/Mexican ( Guillermo Sanchez) I play guitar, bass, and some keyboards I have chronic amnesia and mentally and physically impaired (ba dody do / professional wimp) I Am deef and practically blind plus I have chronic amnesia I haven't had Becan going on 3 weeks on the advice of my Doctor I hate Doctors in short, a hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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