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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 1:59 pm
I think unless someone else has two dvr's in their house, I don't think anybody believes what I said.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 2:16 pm
Oh I believe you Naja. I know that you are technically very competent and knowledgeable about this stuff!
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:01 pm
Kitt, same thing as when the governor of my fair state says "Cal-ee-four-knee-ya." <shudder> But Arnie has a strong Austrian accent! I was asking an honest question, which bit of Simon's "Amereker" doesn't sound right to American ears?
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:39 pm
I just though that Simon's "Amereker" was very distinctly British, as I have heard other Brits say it the same way. Nothing wrong with it, except the 'er', it's just the way he says it that tickles me.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:39 pm
Do 2 people go home tonight or 1?
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Bob2112
Member
06-12-2002
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:41 pm
Naja: Is your Tivo stand alone? If so, then what you posted makes sense to me. With my integrated DirecTivo, it will not record parts when the signal is lost and will show the total record time with the word "Partial". If the signal is gone for the whole show then I go right to delete like Trini's PVR.
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Jimmer
Moderator
08-30-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 3:44 pm
Just one person as far as I know.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:18 pm
Yep, just one. It'll be interesting if they give us a bottom three, so far we don't really know who has a fan following. Thanks Kooklie, I just didn't understand what bit of the word was unusual. I guess my ears don't hear the difference.
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 4:28 pm
I listen to Germans butcher English alot in my job, so I always notice these type of things. They learn British English, not American English. You would not think it, but British English is really different than American English. Add a German accent on it and well.... sorry, I digress. I'll leave now.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 7:08 pm
The King's English also has spelling issues. I still spell "behavior" the "wrong" way here in the States (I always want to do "behaviour".) 
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 10:23 pm
King's?! 
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Babyjaxmom
Member
10-20-2002
| Friday, March 19, 2010 - 1:37 pm
Didn't we just have this conversation (at great length) over in the TAR thread? I do get a kick out of the way Simon pronounces "Amereker." Also "frusTRATed," as Ellen pointed out a couple of weeks ago. I used to have a British boss and was always amused at the difference in pronunciation. She barely had an accent, but once in a while a "passta" (short a) would slip out for "pahsta" (as in pasta). And our govenor always sounds like he's saying some combo of California and cauliflower (ie "Cauleefourneeuh"). 
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Auntiemike
Member
09-17-2001
| Friday, March 19, 2010 - 2:36 pm
So, as one moderator suggested (on TAR thread) how about starting a separate thread to discuss all this English vs ???? pronunciations. When I come to these topical threads I am hoping to read things specifically about that topic. Thanks.
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Jgalt
Member
02-17-2009
| Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 3:12 pm
Heck, I would be tickled if Americans would speak English, I can't believe what I hear. People are making up words as they go along. I don't know what school these people attended and if they were taught grammar.
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Trini
Member
07-06-2004
| Saturday, March 20, 2010 - 11:53 pm
Naja, Costcat, J and K thanks I will try it all...Remember this? about my PVR, I pulled the plug for 10 seconds and it is OK now.

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