The abundance of mistaken homophones in the Mail's recent offerings suggests that they are using voice recognition software - 'tapped' could easily be rendered as 'chapped' if the articulation is indistinct.
Since the prevailing doctrine in education has, for the past few decades, been that pupils - sorry, learners - should never have their pronunciation corrected in case it damages their fragile self-esteem, it is, perhaps, inevitable (but entertainingly ironic) that the advances in voice-recognition software are being countered by a decline in accuracy of speech.
Macheath you have reminded me of a recent radio ad for the Princes Trust which apparently will "allow the yoof to release the power wivin vemselves and to reach ver true potenshoo."
Well, well, well! Who said blogs weren't educational!
"Macheath you have reminded me of a recent radio ad for the Princes Trust which apparently will "allow the yoof to release the power wivin vemselves and to reach ver true potenshoo.""
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Scottish writer. Makes perfect sense to us of the Northern tribes!
They talk funny in T Wells - it means, "Tapped for a chat", in the local dialect.
(No it doesn't, I made that up.)
It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocked.
Scottish expression meaning "knocked" regards Robbo
A Scottish usage - just means 'knocked'.
The abundance of mistaken homophones in the Mail's recent offerings suggests that they are using voice recognition software - 'tapped' could easily be rendered as 'chapped' if the articulation is indistinct.
Since the prevailing doctrine in education has, for the past few decades, been that pupils - sorry, learners - should never have their pronunciation corrected in case it damages their fragile self-esteem, it is, perhaps, inevitable (but entertainingly ironic) that the advances in voice-recognition software are being countered by a decline in accuracy of speech.
Macheath you have reminded me of a recent radio ad for the Princes Trust which apparently will "allow the yoof to release the power wivin vemselves and to reach ver true potenshoo."
Stonyground
Chapping, chopping...see MacBeth for striking hard blows.
"It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocked."
Well, well, well! Who said blogs weren't educational!
"Macheath you have reminded me of a recent radio ad for the Princes Trust which apparently will "allow the yoof to release the power wivin vemselves and to reach ver true potenshoo.""
SNORK!
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