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BBC Bias

Post by basil6345789 » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:42 pm

I see that The BBC presenters are now pronouncing it "ampasse". I know from French GCE O Level that this is technically correct but why not carry on with "impasse", as we have done for the last hundred years. Mon dieu!
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Bosscat » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:47 pm

Mange Tout Rodders Mange Tout

Au contraire ... Bonnet de douche ... Mais oui
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Herts Clarets » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:49 pm

Chateau neuf du pape
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by thatdberight » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:56 pm

basil6345789 wrote:I see that The BBC presenters are now pronouncing it "ampasse". I know from French GCE O Level that this is technically correct but why not carry on with "impasse", as we have done for the last hundred years. Mon dieu!
Who hasn't been pronouncing it properly all this time?
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by tarkys_ears » Tue Oct 08, 2019 10:56 pm

Vive la France, as they say in Rome!
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by evensteadiereddie » Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:23 am

I'm not sure pronouncing a word correctly is "bias".
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Damo » Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:42 am

je ne parle pas français
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Post by 4:20 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 6:44 am

Je Suis Marley
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by BFCmaj » Wed Oct 09, 2019 7:31 am

Johnny Marr
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by SalisburyClaret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:10 am

They can’t even say castle - what is a carsul anyway
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by AlargeClaret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 8:53 am

I can remember the change in pronunciation of michael schumacher to “ mik-ale -shoe maker” then it went back to the original couple of seasons later . It’s all about whether you pronounce “ in your own language” or attempt some pretentious hybrid pidgin effort ( unless of course your fluent in the given tongue )
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Lord Beamish » Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:16 am

Back in the day, I used to enjoy David Pleat’s game attempts to pronounce David Ginola’s name. He was torn between pronouncing the first name in the English manner(like his own) and the French pronunciation. The surname was even more erratic.
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Juan Tanamera » Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:50 am

Cul de sac.
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Foshiznik » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:03 am

Lord Beamish wrote:Back in the day, I used to enjoy David Pleat’s game attempts to pronounce David Ginola’s name. He was torn between pronouncing the first name in the English manner(like his own) and the French pronunciation. The surname was even more erratic.

His Champions League commentaries were legendary.

"Zizi Roberts? More like Easy Roberts..."

"Shinji Ono? I bet he's screaming "oh no!""
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by dsr » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:04 am

basil6345789 wrote:I see that The BBC presenters are now pronouncing it "ampasse". I know from French GCE O Level that this is technically correct but why not carry on with "impasse", as we have done for the last hundred years. Mon dieu!
Surely "ampasse" is only technically correct if your are speaking French. Loan words assimilated into English don't keep their original pronunciation; just as well,really, because there is still dispute over how the Romans pronounced their consonants and what the Norse accent sounded like.
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by IanMcL » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:22 am

evensteadiereddie wrote:I'm not sure pronouncing a word correctly is "bias".
Le bias perhaps!
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by 2 Bee Holed » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:30 am

Mon Dieu!
C'est merde.
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by elwaclaret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 10:53 am

Lord Beamish wrote:Back in the day, I used to enjoy David Pleat’s game attempts to pronounce David Ginola’s name. He was torn between pronouncing the first name in the English manner(like his own) and the French pronunciation. The surname was even more erratic.
Pleat was an amateur compared to Mick Channon’s Line-acre pronunciations in the 80’s :D
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Cirrus_Minor » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:28 pm

They never pronounce Barrowford properly either.
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by bfcjg » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:37 pm

C'est la vi
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Bosscat » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:47 pm

Je ne sais quoi
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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Claretmatt4 » Wed Oct 09, 2019 12:55 pm

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Re: BBC Bias

Post by Helmshore Claret » Wed Oct 09, 2019 2:46 pm

Pot pourri, pot pourri.
Pretentious moi ?
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