stevewool Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 At the moment I have tins of paint all over the place from the roof deck to the upstairs and even outside , so the other day I was looking for the tin if white enamel paint , have you seen my white paint Ems I said , I think it’s on the roof deck I will fetch it she shouted . Is this the one white E New Mel , no Ems it’s enamel, yes E New Mel , well I laugh so much and in the end she would not believe me how to pronounce the word she went onto her tablet and spoken to Siri asking what’s E New Mel , well it came back as animal and in the end he got fed up too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fototek1 Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 In Em's defense (defence for you Brits), Brits do speak funny. BTW, I am from NEW ENGLAND so I have a bit of a mix. As long as the ladies are peng, what does it matter how she pronounces Enamel She is still great to look at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Boggs Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Ask her to say "focus". This gets a recurring laugh at our house 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimeve Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 Mine has problems with saying bed sheets. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted February 17, 2020 Forum Support Posted February 17, 2020 35 minutes ago, Marvin Boggs said: Ask her to say "focus". This gets a recurring laugh at our house LMAO. We got a good laugh over this one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted February 17, 2020 Author Posted February 17, 2020 Did I hear that right Fucus , poor Ems don’t know why I am laughing to myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Boggs Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, jimeve said: Mine has problems with saying bed sheets. Mine is looking over my shoulder as I'm laughing, and scolding me for thinking its funny 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tukaram (Tim) Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 I would have expected a different pronunciation for 'enamel' because of they way they pronounce their vowels. A,E,I,O,U are pronounced Ah, Eh, E, Oh, Uu (ball, bed, city, no, soon). Once I learned their vowels I have had an easier time sounding out words. Last year I was on my way to buy varnish and my wife said to buy 'mople' (ah, as in mop). I thought at first it was a brand. Finally I figured out it was a color - maple. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted February 17, 2020 Forum Support Posted February 17, 2020 My favourite is asparagus. As-par-a-goose! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Boggs Posted February 17, 2020 Posted February 17, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tukaram (Tim) said: Finally I figured out it was a color - maple. Thanks for figuring that out for me! I had no idea what she was talking about when she said mopple either! I just "confeermed" with her that yes its a color, like mahogany, clear, etc! Learn things every day in this place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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