Under-the-ground 90Piesanhour what about why don’t you as well or am I a few years later. Animal crackers was another
90Piesanhour Under-the-ground Under-the-ground Under-the-ground Loved Why Don't You. Wasn't Fred Dinenage in that? Magpie was good, of course.
Reggie_Perrin 90Piesanhour why don't you was kids, usually from a youth club in some strong accented regional town. Fred Dineage was in "How!"
Foxy_Dread Reggie_Perrin did anyone else have an innate dislike of precocious kids when young. Couldn't stand the fuckers. Drama class hams.
fulmine Foxy_Dread “Why do you turn off the TV and go and do something less boring instead?” went the theme tune. I used to stick it up them by doing just that and turning it off so I didn’t have to watch their shit show about grilling crisp packets to make a really fun, colourful badge or whatever the fuck it was they were doing that day and then turn it on again later for the Sullivans.
Reggie_Perrin Foxy_Dread yeah and the program was shit awful. The Norn Iron one might have well have been in Bulgarian.
Cooley Reggie_Perrin I always wondered why it was pronounced like that. Is it the Yanks being awkward/a bit thick again?
Reggie_Perrin Cooley They do it with Craig too, seem to pronounce it Cregg. To be fair to them they pronounce Colin correctly, the way we say it requires two Ls.
SardineTree Think original use of Colin comes from 'Colle', old Gaelic name. I'm a Craig, but I guess if you pronounced that like 'said', then I'd be 'Creg'. All dialect, flat vowels I suppose. Like scones and scones! And Hyacinth Bucket!
90Piesanhour Reggie_Perrin Depends whether you think spelling is a foolproof guide to pronunciation, which it isn't. Writing is a way of representing the spoken word and, hence, came much later. Names are particularly tricky. I give you 'Niamh'. No one would go for 'Neeve' as a first guess, would they?
Reggie_Perrin 90Piesanhour how Spooky, that's my daughter's name . Niamh Iona. It isn't an English name though and is 100% pronounced Niamh to anyone who knows the name. Mol has styled himself Caoimhin at times, there's the name Siobhan too. We were talking about different pronunciations of the same name by English speaking countries.