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Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« on: September 20, 2007, 09:47:26 AM »
It's about the most annoying thing about the pointless LibDem conference.

It's Menzies, pronounced MENZIES

And where are the Cheeky Girls?
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2007, 10:00:27 AM »
Quote from: Nick on September 20, 2007, 09:47:26 AM
It's about the most annoying thing about the pointless LibDem conference.

It's Menzies, pronounced MENZIES

And where are the Cheeky Girls?

Ming is short for the Scottish way of pronouncing his name which is "Mingus".
Rather like in England Cholmondely is pronounced Chumley.
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2007, 10:06:52 AM »
Well it's all just wrong!

Snoopy, pronounced Snopply.

See?
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #3 on: September 20, 2007, 10:17:08 AM »
Don't shoot the messenger.
I'm not saying it is right ~ just explaining the how and why ~ with examples.Banghead

Accept the value of the information and do not started nitpicking because you don't like the facts. ::)

We can't all have what we want in this life you know (Wags finger and frowns in stern fashion)
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #4 on: September 20, 2007, 10:21:28 AM »
Bar Wench

Pronunced Berringer? Bratwurst? Bra Wench?

No letters are letters and phonemes are phonemes.

Oh I forgot, the idiot is Scottish!
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #5 on: September 20, 2007, 11:58:28 AM »
Quote from: Nick on September 20, 2007, 09:47:26 AM
It's about the most annoying thing about the pointless LibDem conference.

It's Menzies, pronounced MENZIES

And where are the Cheeky Girls?
They're having a conference are they?  rubschin:
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #6 on: September 20, 2007, 12:00:09 PM »
So one hears. We are all waiting for the Cheeky Girls to turn up and enliven it. As I am sure you are evil:
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #7 on: September 20, 2007, 12:04:07 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 20, 2007, 12:00:09 PM
So one hears. We are all waiting for the Cheeky Girls to turn up and enliven it. As I am sure you are evil:
Shall I send them over then... when I've finished with them of course...  whistle:
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #8 on: September 20, 2007, 12:04:52 PM »
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #9 on: September 20, 2007, 12:07:38 PM »
More Scottish Names and how to pronounce them:
Farquhar is pronounced Farker
Dalziel is pronounced Deeyell
Smellie is pronounced Smiley
Chrichton is pronounced Cryton

And that is just from Mrs Snoopy's class mates.

No she is not Scottish ~ just went to school there (with Nick Nairn ..... who often set fire to things and still does)
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #10 on: September 20, 2007, 12:22:12 PM »
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #11 on: September 20, 2007, 12:41:37 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 20, 2007, 12:22:12 PM
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Based on my knowledge of you two it does seem to be a "Nick" thing.
I am told Nick Nairn once set fire to a classmate's blazer ~ the classmate was the head's son. ::)
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #12 on: September 20, 2007, 01:44:23 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on September 20, 2007, 12:07:38 PM
More Scottish Names and how to pronounce them:
Farquhar is pronounced Farker
Dalziel is pronounced Deeyell
Smellie is pronounced Smiley
Chrichton is pronounced Cryton

And that is just from Mrs Snoopy's class mates.

No she is not Scottish ~ just went to school there (with Nick Nairn ..... who often set fire to things and still does)


This applies in English too. I have work "colleagues" with names like "Stephen, Neil, Robin, Louise, Nikki, Natalie, Sarah" and so forth yet I just pronounce them "Useless Cunt"... Banghead
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #13 on: September 20, 2007, 01:45:11 PM »
No Sharons then!
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Re: Why is Menzies pronounced Ming?
« Reply #14 on: September 20, 2007, 01:48:44 PM »
Quote from: Nick on September 20, 2007, 01:45:11 PM
No Sharons then!

Only one and she is legendary...she is the girl, who when first introduced to a PC and mouse, put the mouse on the screen and rolled it around thinking that it was the way to select applications.  noooo:
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