Re: stupid 'Home and Away' producers!

David Springthorpe wrote:
 
> On Fri, 02 May 2008 12:12:06 +1000, modern <identity@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>   
>> How many people don't notice that 'mum and dad businesses' is
>> a direct take from America?  People get used to things and don't
>> notice they are doing it.  Or even starting to call shopping centres, 
>> 'malls'?  But I'm good and others good, are you good?  More
Americanisms.
>> My 'bad'?  How many say that?  I thought it came from Buffy.
>> Here's another one, pronouncing 'amateur', '****', 'battery' the same
>> as Americans.  That one is creeping up and no one seems to notice.
>>     
>
> Ooooh.....maaaah.....Gaaaaad.....
>   
 
And while we're on the subject of pronunciation.. the bane of my tv 
viewing is the pronunciation of the word Olympic as anything but! We 
hear Arrlympic.. Ahlimpic.. even Alympic!! For pete's sake.. the word 
begins with an 'O'!!

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rgds,

Pete
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