tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5922735019848468508..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: Today's Round Of 'Typo Or Colloquialism? You Decide'...JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-87099137768138369662018-03-11T07:47:09.030+00:002018-03-11T07:47:09.030+00:00"It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocke...<i>"It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocked."</i><br /><br />Well, well, well! Who said blogs weren't educational! <br /><br /><i>"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.""</i><br /><br />SNORK!JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-86016237506191967592018-03-04T18:47:00.447+00:002018-03-04T18:47:00.447+00:00Chapping, chopping...see MacBeth for striking hard...Chapping, chopping...see MacBeth for striking hard blows. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-70426941831320865142018-03-04T15:43:40.642+00:002018-03-04T15:43:40.642+00:00Macheath you have reminded me of a recent radio ad...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."<br /><br />StonygroundAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-18732332797626571232018-03-04T11:27:10.106+00:002018-03-04T11:27:10.106+00:00The abundance of mistaken homophones in the Mail&#...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.<br /> <br />Since the prevailing doctrine in education has, for the past few decades, been that pupils - sorry, <i>learners</i> - 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.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-57728282600434254172018-03-04T11:09:52.745+00:002018-03-04T11:09:52.745+00:00A Scottish usage - just means 'knocked'.A Scottish usage - just means 'knocked'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13390321036601021102018-03-04T11:01:03.223+00:002018-03-04T11:01:03.223+00:00Scottish expression meaning "knocked" ...Scottish expression meaning "knocked" regards RobboAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-55307463239548346042018-03-04T10:39:17.544+00:002018-03-04T10:39:17.544+00:00It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocked.It's a Scottish usage. Just means knocked.Vovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823050600809389492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-64716957035769149112018-03-04T10:19:15.664+00:002018-03-04T10:19:15.664+00:00They talk funny in T Wells - it means, "Tappe...They talk funny in T Wells - it means, "Tapped for a chat", in the local dialect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />(No it doesn't, I made that up.)Ed Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-66860612384231606542018-03-04T09:39:15.501+00:002018-03-04T09:39:15.501+00:00Scottish writer. Makes perfect sense to us of the ...Scottish writer. Makes perfect sense to us of the Northern tribes!The Jannienoreply@blogger.com