which came first "noo" or "nyoo"?
― Towards a Britain-Free Planet (Left), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:47 (three years ago) link
"noo"
― Grandpont Genie, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:48 (three years ago) link
"nyoo" another london affectation like broad As and dropped Rs? or something else
― Towards a Britain-Free Planet (Left), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 11:49 (three years ago) link
That reminds me, I was watching Stephen Sackur interviewing Douglas Stuart about his novel, "Shuggie Bain", a few days ago and Sackur kept pronouncing Shuggie as Shoogie - since when was -ugg pronounced as -oog in English? Now, the author, who you would imagine would know how to pronounce the name of his own novel, was obviously mentioning the title pretty often, and yet Sackur ploughed on regardless. I just thought, posh arrogant BBC wanker who thinks he knows best, which probably says more about me than Stephen Sackur, but it was bugging - sorry, booging - me so much that I found myself saying "Shuggie... Shuggie... SHUGGIE!" out loud, through gritted teeth, each time he said it.
― I'm Going to Bring a Watermelon to Mark Grout Tonight (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 12:25 (three years ago) link
... hold on, is he called Douglas Stuart? Isn't that the guy in the BMX Bandits?
― I'm Going to Bring a Watermelon to Mark Grout Tonight (Tom D.), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 12:26 (three years ago) link
... yes he is.
shoogie and doogie
― himpathy with the devil (jim in vancouver), Tuesday, 23 February 2021 17:46 (three years ago) link
Your man from the BMX Bandits is Duglas T Stewart.
[I can never leave it alone, Scone the place is Skoon. Glasgow is Glazzgo]
― hamicle, Tuesday, 23 February 2021 17:55 (three years ago) link