"Having" pronounced "halfing"

[James Bond]

My boss does this and it drives me crazy. Not only does he pronounce it like that, but he accentuates it and constantly makes it the one word in his sentence that sticks out. He will give a slight pause right before he says it, then drag the word out to twice it's normal length.

Annoying.

My dad also says "Warsh" instead of "Wash". This is included in all words that use that prefix, such as "Warshington" and "Warshing my car".

 

[Barfo]

Maybe he's trying to say halfling.

 

[funkymatt]

hobbits love po-tay-toes.

 

[zanejohnson]

stewie griffon syndrom

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
stewie griffon syndrom

LOL - ya, never thought of that.

 

[rh71]

have you not heard how British or Aussie people talk? They make twice the effort in some words.

 

[threeringbinder]

Originally posted by: James Bond
My boss does this and it drives me crazy. Not only does he pronounce it like that, but he accentuates it and constantly makes it the one word in his sentence that sticks out. He will give a slight pause right before he says it, then drag the word out to twice it's normal length.

Annoying.

My dad also says "Warsh" instead of "Wash". This is included in all words that use that prefix, such as "Warshington" and "Warshing my car".

what area was your boss from?

i know some ppl would say acts instead of asks...

also, ever since tom brokaw said haressment instead of harassment. i've noticed that many other news casters started to say it too...

 

[pontifex]

do you mean "halving" instead of "having"?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Is he Scandinavian? "V" has an 'eff' sound in many Scandinavian languages.

 

[zanejohnson]

i absolutely HATE when people say axed instead of asked

 

[NoCreativity]

Originally posted by: rh71
have you not heard how British or Aussie people talk? They make twice the effort in some words.

Aluminium!

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i absolutely HATE when people say axed instead of asked

Me too. It's official that people on Judge Judy and Jerry Springer have a 95% "axing" rate.

 

[James Bond]

Originally posted by: pontifex
do you mean "halving" instead of "having"?

Nope - halfing.

Is he Scandinavian? "V" has an 'eff' sound in many Scandinavian languages.

Hmm... maybe.

 

[Babbles]

Why are you guys talking about halflings?

 

[oiprocs]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i absolutely HATE when black people say axed instead of asked

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: James Bond

Originally posted by: pontifex
do you mean "halving" instead of "having"?

Nope - halfing.

Is he Scandinavian? "V" has an 'eff' sound in many Scandinavian languages.

Hmm... maybe.

no, it;s halving, not having... there is an L in it...

 

[zanejohnson]

it's not even so much a black people thing anymore, it's a ghetto any race thing now... what's the one judge show, the hispanic family court judge, talks like she's from the ghetto...oh i cant remember her name right now, but i've actually heard HER say axed, and she's a TV judge... lol

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
it's not even so much a black people thing anymore, it's a ghetto any race thing now... what's the one judge show, the hispanic family court judge, talks like she's from the ghetto...oh i cant remember her name right now, but i've actually heard HER say axed, and she's a TV judge... lol

um...there's your clue...

 

[zanejohnson]

i dont know if those cases are even real?? but if i was ever in her court and she went off on me in her ghetto fabulous way i would have to say something about her being ghetto and not speaking proper english.

 

[zanejohnson]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
it's not even so much a black people thing anymore, it's a ghetto any race thing now... what's the one judge show, the hispanic family court judge, talks like she's from the ghetto...oh i cant remember her name right now, but i've actually heard HER say axed, and she's a TV judge... lol

um...there's your clue...

you would think, since she's apparently an judge, an attorney, AND on TV, that she would speak proper English....guess not.

 

[SlitheryDee]

My grandfather says that he "mowers" his yard. He also calls Lincoln Navigators "Gavinators" and DVDs "DDDs". The last two have something to do with his being mildly dyslexic I think.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: James Bond

Originally posted by: pontifex
do you mean "halving" instead of "having"?

Nope - halfing.

Is he Scandinavian? "V" has an 'eff' sound in many Scandinavian languages.

Hmm... maybe.

no, it;s halving, not having... there is an L in it...

What if you're having a discussion with a halfling about halving your expenditures?

ZV

 

[funkymatt]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i absolutely HATE when people say axed instead of asked

i blame futurama, predicting the future and shit... jerks

 

[SphinxnihpS]

I exspecially hate that.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: zanejohnson
i absolutely HATE when people say axed instead of asked

i used to. my new pet peeve is people that say "bert-day" instead of birthday.

ie. "hey guuuuuuuuurll.... gurl it's yo BERT-DAY!!!"

i think i should buy a Bert doll from Bert & Ernie (sesame street) so the next time I hear someone say it, i can bash them in the face with it.