RIP letter 'T'

jelly baby

jelly baby

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Don't know if this has been mooted before but when did the letter 'T' in the middle of a sentence become silent?
e.g. Thir'een, Four'een, Mo'or, Compu'er, Seven'y, to name just a few.
Is enunciation not taught anymore?
Most of the young people I hear exclude the 'T' .
It drives me mad to hear the English language misused in this way.
:angry: GRRR!!!
 
jelly baby said:
Don't know if this has been mooted before but when did the letter 'T' in the middle of a sentence become silent?
e.g. Thir'een, Four'een, Mo'or, Compu'er, Seven'y, to name just a few.
Is enunciation not taught anymore?
Most of the young people I hear exclude the 'T' .
It drives me mad to hear the English language misused in this way.
:angry: GRRR!!!
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Aw, don't worry about it ... Canadians did away with a lot ot "T"s a coons age ago.:D Well, we sort of replaced a lot of them with "D". So, if you are ever over here, don't be surprised if you hear the natives refer to our capital city as "Oddawa", and our largest city become "T'ronna" (usually shortened to "TO". And, by the way, the weather here is brudal;):D We still keep it in "Thirteen"; but our vehicles have "modors" and I am sitting at my "compuder".
 
jelly baby said:
Don't know if this has been mooted before but when did the letter 'T' in the middle of a sentence become silent?
e.g. Thir'een, Four'een, Mo'or, Compu'er, Seven'y, to name just a few.
Is enunciation not taught anymore?
Most of the young people I hear exclude the 'T' .
It drives me mad to hear the English language misused in this way.
:angry: GRRR!!!
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I'm just grateful they can still speak.:D:rolleyes:
 
jelly baby said:
Don't know if this has been mooted before but when did the letter 'T' in the middle of a sentence become silent?
e.g. Thir'een, Four'een, Mo'or, Compu'er, Seven'y, to name just a few.
Is enunciation not taught anymore?
Most of the young people I hear exclude the 'T' .
It drives me mad to hear the English language misused in this way.
:angry: GRRR!!!
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A thread like this could only be started by a cre'in!
;-)
 
Blame 'Stenders.

Spreadin' happalin' Tems Hess-yery Inglish.

Lazy, southern cans.
 
Due to government cutbacks, several other letters are also due to be removed from the English language. This move will make books shorter, therefore requiring less libraries.
 
Pudwoppa said:
Due to government cutbacks, several other letters are also due to be removed from the English language. This move will make books shorter, therefore requiring less libraries.
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Ah, you mean,
We're all in i' 'oge'her?
 
It aggravates me, but strangely I love listening to some Irish accents, that don't pronounce 'th'


'You're a nice looking young lady.'

'Tanks. I'm Telma, and I'm tirty tree'.
 
garinda said:
It aggravates me, but strangely I love listening to some Irish accents, that don't pronounce 'th'


'You're a nice looking young lady.'

'Tanks. I'm Telma, and I'm tirty tree'.
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Ah, yes, but they never get invited to the Oscars, because they always go to watch a flim.
 
Of course If we all spoke the Queens English life would be pretty boring innit.:)

Too bee able to right write is far mor impotent.:D:D
 
Benipete said:
Of course If we all spoke the Queens English life would be pretty boring innit.:)

Too bee able to right write is far mor impotent.:D:D
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True, and of course the Lancashire accents shortens words and phrases too.

It's just that it's much warmer, and expressive, than the ever spreading Estuary English. Which has swallowed many traditional local accents in the south east.

Language is always in a state of flux, and ever changing.

Doesn't mean we have to like it though.

No wadda mean bro?

:D
 
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