Well...just read this.
The next major release of Android will NOT be named Flan. It will instead be named Froyo, short for Frozen Yoghurt. And yes, I say yoghurt with an 'h' because I am British.
LOL, its a funny name.....
bolmedias said:
Well...just read this.
The next major release of Android will NOT be named Flan. It will instead be named Froyo, short for Frozen Yoghurt. And yes, I say yoghurt with an 'h' because I am British.
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The hell accent do you have? lol
We say 'Yogert' as opposed to the American 'Yo-gurt'.
I don't know of anyone who pronounces the 'H'
Also, i prefer Flan tbh
Meltus said:
The hell accent do you have? lol
We say 'Yogert' as opposed to the American 'Yo-gurt'.
I don't know of anyone who pronounces the 'H'
Also, i prefer Flan tbh
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Cyanogen prefers fnord
Many Americans spell as Yoghurt, but the h is silent. Very typical in such a mish-mashed amalgamate of a language.
How about Android 2.0 Fruitcake
cloverdale said:
Many Americans spell as Yoghurt, but the h is silent. Very typical in such a mish-mashed amalgamate of a language.
How about Android 2.0 Fruitcake
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Kinda like Aluminum and Aluminium, which is right? DEBATE!!
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Kinda like Aluminum and Aluminium, which is right? DEBATE!!
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Depends if you're BRITISH.
Typically, there's the british way, and the american way. American spelling tends to be easier.
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Kinda like Aluminum and Aluminium, which is right? DEBATE!!
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It is funny, I had an Irish colleague whom always wanted to debate this. I am one American that fully agrees it should be Aluminium (though I would not dare pronounce in that manner, lest I be beaten and left to die for being anti-'merican). If you look at the elements around Aluminum, they all end in "ium". A non-Chemist (from the U.S) endowed the element with an incorrect name, and to this day people in the U.S. are too stubborn to change. The Revolutionary War has been over for 227 years (cf. Treaty of Paris 1783), people need to get over it
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It is funny, I had an Irish colleague whom always wanted to debate this. I am one American that fully agrees it should be Aluminium (though I would not dare pronounce in that manner, lest I be beaten and left to die for being anti-'merican). If you look at the elements around Aluminum, they all end in "ium". A non-Chemist (from the U.S) endowed the element with an incorrect name, and to this day people in the U.S. are too stubborn to change. The Revolutionary War has been over for 227 years (cf. Treaty of Paris 1783), people need to get over it
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Wow, thanks for that!! I never bothered to research why there were 2 very similar ways of spelling.
I suppose, and no offence to anyone here, It's just pure laziness. Kinda like how americans decide to shorten 'through' to 'thru'. The only place in the UK i have EVER seen that is at a McDonalds 'Drive-Thru'
Flavour/Flavor, Colour/Color anyone? Hmm.....
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Wow, thanks for that!! I never bothered to research why there were 2 very similar ways of spelling.
I suppose, and no offence to anyone here, It's just pure laziness. Kinda like how americans decide to shorten 'through' to 'thru'. The only place in the UK i have EVER seen that is at a McDonalds 'Drive-Thru'
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Yes, quite embarrassing and annoying.
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Flavour/Flavor, Colour/Color anyone? Hmm.....
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This makes sense to me. This is a way to differentiate words ending in -our, for which the vowel is unreduced in pronunciation. Virtually all nouns in the English language ending in -our are derivations of Latin nouns ending in -or. The "u" was later added after the Norman conquest to represent French pronunciation in English words. It is "more" British to leave out the "u".
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This makes sense to me. This is a way to differentiate words ending in -our, for which the vowel is unreduced in pronunciation. Virtually all nouns in the English language ending in -our are derivations of Latin nouns ending in -or. The "u" was later added after the Norman conquest to represent French pronunciation in English words. It is "more" British to leave out the "u".
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Now I know. Always Wondered, but never got round to asking
killyouridols said:
Now I know. Always Wondered, but never got round to asking
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I used to teach English in Bangkok, and my classes previous teacher had been British, and so I had to learn all of this to explain to the students why we worry about something so trivial.
cloverdale said:
I used to teach English in Bangkok, and my classes previous teacher had been British, and so I had to learn all of this to explain to the students why we worry about something so trivial.
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geez! you're just a teaching extraordinaire , aren't you?
grandomegabosses said:
geez! you're just a teaching extraordinaire , aren't you?
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No matter how much I try to get away from it, I keep on coming back
killyouridols said:
flavour/flavor, colour/color anyone? Hmm.....
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they use colour in canada!
Meltus said:
The hell accent do you have? lol
We say 'Yogert' as opposed to the American 'Yo-gurt'.
I don't know of anyone who pronounces the 'H'
Also, i prefer Flan tbh
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Sounds like an old Eddie Izzard joke that I heard:
"...it's prounced HERBS, because there's a bloody H in it."
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Fro Yo?
Froy O?
All the Google I/O vids I watched they said FROY-oh. I thought it was based on FROzen YOgurt? FRO - YO. No?
Outside of Google IO, I've never heard anyone call it FROY OH.
I go with FRO-YO
More like Fro Slow.
Amirite? Amirite?!
JCopernicus said:
More like Fro Slow.
Amirite? Amirite?!
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Not at all
How about Fro No Show
=P
How about delicious
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well its frozen yoghurt so it should be called fro yo so it still sounds like yoghurt
I'm always worried about mispronouncing it out of laziness so I go the extra mile and say "Froy Yo"... Can't have too many Y sounds in a row, doncha know...
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Fro Yo?
Froy O?
All the Google I/O vids I watched they said FROY-oh. I thought it was based on FROzen YOgurt? FRO - YO. No?
Outside of Google IO, I've never heard anyone call it FROY OH.
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THAT is bizarre. They do say it weird, froy-oh. what the heck.
If im not mistaken, and given that frozen yogurt stuff has taken california by storm, froyo in pop culture is pronounced fro-yo, and that is how i have been saying it lol.
The googlers who said froy oh may not be native american speakers.
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The googlers who said froy oh may not be native american speakers.
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granted that, if you watch the video, they are clearly in perfect command of american standard english with zero accent what so ever. so whatever the reason for froyos pronunciation, i cant attribute it to their english skills
Vic Gundotra used to be a higher up at microsoft, started there before 1991, so he's been here in the U.S. for at least nearly 20 years.
English in the US is affected by regional dialects and colloquialisms just like any other language.
I'm from Chicago and we pronounce certain things differently than say someone from Dallas. Even my business associate from New York can say the most simple things differently from me.
Fro-Yo or Froy-O; either is acceptable. None of that matters anyways since it's not a real word.
I call it Android 2.2, unless I want to #### with people, then I call it "forgurt" and if anyone mentions "froyo" I act like they're insane.
Leo Laporte says FROY OH. Drives me nuts. FRO YO my brotha!
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The googlers who said froy oh may not be native american speakers.
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not many native american speakers left in america -_-
ive been saying it as froy o because thats how i separate my syllables. it may derive from frozen yogurt but it doesnt have to be pronounced the same way
flybyme said:
it may derive from frozen yogurt but it doesnt have to be pronounced the same way
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typically any short form of a phrase has everything to do with what it is formed from. FROzen YOghurt. It seems the simplest solution is to pronounce as a combination - FRO-YO rather than make a new term - FROY-OH
edit: I think we realise we are discussing an irrelevant point. But that is what most of the internet is.
milomak said:
typically any short form of a phrase has everything to do with what it is formed from. FROzen YOghurt. It seems the simplest solution is to pronounce as a combination - FRO-YO rather than make a new term - FROY-OH
edit: I think we realise we are discussing an irrelevant point. But that is what most of the internet is.
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lol modem is a portmanteau of modulator-demodulator.....you dont call it a Moh-Dem, you call it a moe-dem
its not about making a new term or anything, its just about how its integrated into english
This may be the coolest form of flattery I have ever done!!
Props to Cyanogen for making the illest roms, and props to the creator of the wallpaper
Hey guys its a prepaid Visa I use for net purchases and things of that nature.
Head over to www.netspend.com to start an account, its 4.95 to order a specialty card.
lolz nice!
That's a good one
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Props to Cyanogen for making the illest roms, and props to the creator of the wallpaper
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I'm not quite sure what "props" means or how "illest" is apparently an adjective but i get the jist
Nice card
That's a Mastercard.
cymru said:
I'm not quite sure what "props" means or how "illest" is apparently an adjective but i get the jist
Nice card
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Excuse me Ms Dionne,
But street slang is an increasingly valid form of expression, though most of the feminine pronouns do contain some mocking, they lack misogynistic undertones.
<Sticks toungue out in Braggadocious fashion>
Im sorry how should I more eloquently put this...?
All credit goes to the creator of the wallpaper and of course one of my favorite ROM Chefs cyanogen for making, in fact, some of the highest quality and most awesome ROMS we have ever had the opportunity to partake of.
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Im sorry how should I more eloquently put this...?
All credit goes to the creator of the wallpaper and of course one of my favorite ROM Chefs cyanogen for making, in fact, some of the highest quality and most awesome ROMS we have ever had the opportunity to partake of.
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oh, okay!
Thats effing awesome!
cyanogen said:
Thats effing awesome!
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Thanks!!
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Pretty slick. It's contagious
uansari1 said:
That's a Mastercard.
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He's got ya there.
tramane said:
Excuse me Ms Dionne,
But street slang is an increasingly valid form of expression, though most of the feminine pronouns do contain some mocking, they lack misogynistic undertones.
<Sticks toungue out in Braggadocious fashion>
Im sorry how should I more eloquently put this...?
All credit goes to the creator of the wallpaper and of course one of my favorite ROM Chefs cyanogen for making, in fact, some of the highest quality and most awesome ROMS we have ever had the opportunity to partake of.
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You, my friend, deserve the awesome-dude-of-the-day award for your perfect timing of a good Clueless quote.
And very nice card.
That's a Mastercard.
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Oh yeah. I guess I naturally say visa when speaking of credit cards.
Oops
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I like the suggestion it gives, I was trying to type "snack"
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talking about your picture too. since its like, well tiny.
Wow, that was indeed a fail on the upload....I'll repost in a bit when at my computer.
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here we go...
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here we go...
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Win, that's funny AND a good upload
rofl, that made my day.
snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome
Swift key has been suggesting funny stuff to me too. I was placing an office supply order today and typed box of and got chocolates when I wanted pens, and then bottle of got me vodka, which probably would have been more helpful than the white out I was looking for.
Nothing as crazy as your example though.
JAson
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
I really needed a laugh....thanks!
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The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time
DirtyShroomz said:
Sometimes... its just funnier not trying to be intellectual all the time
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made my day 2x.
twilk73 said:
The phone bases its suggestions on letters that are close to the word typed. Look at that anal is pretty much the same keys just off by one letter for A and L. Not be an as$ just informing you. The system is actually pretty smart working like this.
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Don't be so Anal!
When I type my wifes name with a s on the end it suggests anus.
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conqu1stador said:
snak ... anal ... small
that's awesome
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IMO, it's even funnier if you reverse the order..
small .. anal .. snak
lol
snak, anal, small.... or you want a small anal snack? Well then bend over, here it comes!
Edit: damn, previous poster beat me to it.
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Don't be so Anal!
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Did you mean Snak?
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Did you mean Snak?
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lol that was pretty good this thread is the win
This thread is full of win! I had something similar happen a couple of weeks ago with Google Voice. I was supposed to be picking my sister up from her meeting. She got out early and called me to make sure I was on my way. Here is what GV thought she said:
Hey this is Mrs. Give me a call back. I am died. Come pick me up.
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What she actually said:
This is your Sis. Give me a call back. I am done. Come pick me up.
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I think my phone wants to kill her LOL!
I thought it remembers what you typed before, so if you are typing similar keys then it will suggest that. Not that I'm trying to imply anything...
Noticed the Sonny Ericsson writing a while back on boot sits at a slight angle and thought it was just the boot animation but yesterday noticed it on a game intro and few other things its squint lol. Wondering if the screen is mounted squint
What does squint mean?
In American English, it means to strain your eyes to see something by closing them as much as you can without going all the way.
lol, not strait!
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What does squint mean?
In American English, it means to strain your eyes to see something by closing them as much as you can without going all the way.
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means that in proper english too.
but also:
but if something is squint, its not straight.
do you notice on the sony ericsson boot image its a little off?
neg, mines straight.
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neg, mines straight.
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Mine's square to the phone.
Only issue with my screen is a slight yellowish tint along the edges when viewing light colours (especially white). It's fairly subtle, and what I've read is common.
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means that in proper english too.
but also:
but if something is squint, its not straight.
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Is that some local colloquialism or something? I'm curious because I never heard it used in that context during my years studying english at Cambridge. Is it some northern or rural expression?
ive never heard of it either and ive been english since birth lol. squint always meant to look at something with your eyes nearly closed. or a medical disorder.
i think youre confusing the word with "asquint" which is an informal term meaning "not straight or crooked"
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Is that some local colloquialism or something? I'm curious because I never heard it used in that context during my years studying english at Cambridge. Is it some northern or rural expression?
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most likely is a form of slang yes.
Knowone understands the scottish lol even the scottish
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go3asy said:
Knowone understands the scottish lol even the scottish
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True, Scottish and Welsh are the only european languages I've not even dared to try learning.
Were i come from (east yorkshire) the term would be **** eyed.
Thanks for the English lesson lol
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tigger69 said:
Were i come from (east yorkshire) the term would be **** eyed.
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Well, that would be the term where I come from too! USA!
Cockeyed, skewed, crooked, etc.
Using "squint" in this sense feels way weird to me. I'm a huge fan of Kathy Reichs' books and the related TV-show "Bones" where "squints" is slang for science geeks. Using it as a synonym to crooked is just wrong.
ddewbofh said:
Using "squint" in this sense feels way weird to me. I'm a huge fan of Kathy Reichs' books and the related TV-show "Bones" where "squints" is slang for science geeks. Using it as a synonym to crooked is just wrong.
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i hadnt thought about the word before, just used it.
born in england but lived in scotland for 14 years or so since i was 13. ho hum.
Everyone show support for krylon360 and TW, and just control themselves to wait for, as always, the most reliable cream of the crop from them.
Speak english you do? For you celebrating I amend thee forsooth and foremost am amicable to a ponder of ye postage.
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//Something....on, the, wing.
Damn dude............ one person opinion.......... Also when using google translate, go from x to y language translated and then go back and see if it said what you originally wrote........ my guess is won't
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Everyone show support for krylon360 and TW, and just control themselves to wait for, as always, the most reliable cream of the crop from them.
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I SAY just hold your breath until that happens. then when you lose those functioning brain cells that you rely on you will lose enough IQ points to actually believe that frost is on your magical dragon that you make calls to the netherworld.
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Damn dude............ one person opinion.......... Also when using google translate, go from x to y language translated and then go back and see if it said what you originally wrote........ my guess is won't
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It was meant in jest...everyone should laugh a lil here and there.