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Post by riotgrrl on Aug 28, 2010 18:58:11 GMT
Gothboy and I are at daggers drawn. How does one pronounce 'oregano'  ? I'm saying oh-ray-gann-oh. He's saying that's not how the Yanks say it. And he thinks they may have it right. HELP! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2010 19:03:27 GMT
I pronounce it ORRY-GAR-NO'
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Post by trubble on Aug 28, 2010 19:06:49 GMT
You're right, Riot. Gothboy is either mad or pissed. Ask him if he thinks mad and pissed both mean cross. If he says yes, stop him from watching any more merkin TV.
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Post by riotgrrl on Aug 28, 2010 19:20:53 GMT
I pronounce it ORRY-GAR-NO' It's that unnecessary R that marks you out as a Safferner. NO EXTRA Rs IN LAMBETH! THAT'S THE RULE. |
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Post by alanseago on Aug 28, 2010 19:26:13 GMT
Good advice Riot. Keep your Rs out of Lambeth.
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Post by everso on Aug 28, 2010 22:33:47 GMT
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Post by everso on Aug 28, 2010 22:35:19 GMT
Just as I thought.
Gothboy has been watching "Friends" too much methinks.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 28, 2010 23:28:35 GMT
o raygun o? orrrygarrrrrnnno.
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Post by Weyland on Aug 29, 2010 9:17:02 GMT
o raygun o? orrrygarrrrrnnno. The second. I don't like the stuff, no matter how you say it. When I see it in a recipe I just throw in another chilli and take another swig from the bottle. (Americans can't even pronounce "New York". What chance have they got with "oregano"?) |
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Post by aubrey on Aug 29, 2010 9:57:07 GMT
There's a wonderful bit in The Simpsons, where Marge sees a spice rack with eight small jars on it. First she says that some of them must be duplicates, then reads off one of the jars, "Oregano," using the English (sorry British) pronunciation, showing that she has never seen the word before.
(Are they jars or bottles, by the way?)
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Post by alanseago on Aug 29, 2010 9:58:57 GMT
Just call it oreganum vulgaris and sod 'em.
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Post by jean on Aug 29, 2010 10:23:01 GMT
Except that it should be vulgare because oreganum is neuter.
(How do Americans pronounce it, btw?)
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Post by everso on Aug 29, 2010 10:23:24 GMT
Just call it oreganum vulgaris and sod 'em. Which is why it's good to learn the Latin names of flora and fauna - everyone knows what you're talking about. (Well, actually, they don't, but they would if they learnt the Latin names). |
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Post by jean on Aug 29, 2010 10:25:45 GMT
(Are they jars or bottles, by the way?) An interesting question, aubrey. I'd say that a bottle has a narrower neck than a jar relative to the rest of it, and that it's for a liquid not a solid. |
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Post by aubrey on Aug 29, 2010 10:50:07 GMT
That's kind of what I was thinking. But Jar seemed wrong as well. I was hoping for another word, that I'd forgotten.
It is or-regenno in the US (or some parts of the US).
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Post by alanseago on Aug 29, 2010 10:57:03 GMT
We say Origan here and care little for its sex life.
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Post by Weyland on Aug 29, 2010 11:10:05 GMT
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Post by jean on Aug 29, 2010 11:14:17 GMT
I did. If that was American pronunciation, they say is just like us, don't they?
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Post by everso on Aug 29, 2010 11:15:50 GMT
It gives two pronunciations Jean. The American one is the second one.
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Post by Weyland on Aug 29, 2010 11:23:12 GMT
I did. If that was American pronunciation, they say is just like us, don't they? Don't know about us, but not me. |
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