Re: Ayshea Brough pronounciation

>STRAKER: What's wrong with you Ayshea? You been smoking
> a cigar?
>
>AYSHEA: It's given me a cough sir.
>
>STRAKER: A cough, eh? That's strange, cough rhymes with
> your surname, Brough. Have it checked out.
>
>AYSHEA: It's pronounced "bruff" sir.

Is that the correct way to pronounce "Brough" ? I've
been saying it wrong all these years.... ("Brow")

Marc

Hi Marc,

Yes, I think most people in the UK would pronounce it as "Bruff". I do joust about remember "Countdown with Ayshea", and I am almost certain that she pronounced it as such...

That's the illogical thing about English pronunciation...

Brough is "Bruff", Rough is "ruff", tough is "tuff"

but..

Cough, is "Coff", etc...

...you say, "Tomaytoe", we say, "Tomartoe"...

Rgds, Griff

--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:

Hmmm.  Thought UK folks pronounced it "tomahtoe".  Where does the "r" come from?  Silly Brits.  : )
 
Jeff

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From: griffwason <[hidden email]>
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Ayshea Brough pronounciation
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Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 2:05 PM


 



Hi Marc,

Yes, I think most people in the UK would pronounce it as "Bruff". I do joust about remember "Countdown with Ayshea", and I am almost certain that she pronounced it as such...

That's the illogical thing about English pronunciation. ..

Brough is "Bruff", Rough is "ruff", tough is "tuff"

but..

Cough, is "Coff", etc...

...you say, "Tomaytoe", we say, "Tomartoe".. .

Rgds, Griff

--- In SHADO@yahoogroups. com, "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:







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> Yes, I think most people in the UK would pronounce it as "Bruff". I do
> joust about remember "Countdown with Ayshea", and I am almost certain
> that she pronounced it as such...

Okay, thanks... not living in the UK, I've never seen Ayshea in anything
but UFO. As such, I've mis-pronounced both her first and last name in
the past -- I used to say eye-SHEE-uh, but I've since learned that it's
EYE-shuh...

Marc

Oops; I'd pronounce it 'bro' as round here 'cough' when part of a name is often pronounced 'co' - although some people do say coff.
But there again... cough, (off), Slough (ow), though (oh)
thorough (uh) rough (uff) Myerscough (oh) Broughton ( where I live is pronounced br - ought - on not br-OW- ton
It would have been easier had she been called Anne Smith!



--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:

Hi,

I think it's one of those multi-pronounceable names, as I used to know someone called Ayshea, who pronounces it: Eye-Aye-She-Er.

I must admit, I have always pronounced Ayshea Brough as: Aye-She-Er Bruff ever since I can remember... guess it's what you get used to.

My wife just told me that she works with someone call Ayshea who pronouncesit: Eye-Eee-Shea...

So, who knows...

Must admit, I am sick of people thinking my name is actually Watson, and I have somehow forgotten to put in the 'T'. My name comes from the Norwegian Tryggwason, and so in my case Wason is pronounced Wasson, and not Wayson like Mason...

I gawd, I hope I haven't started yet another non-UFO thread... sorry folks.

Regards, Griff

--- In [hidden email], "Marc Martin" <marc@...> wrote:

I must admit this is something that's always intrigued me.

I think it's because some accents are rhotic, and some are non-rhotic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhotic_accent

I'm from Canada, and I have a rhotic accent,and I wonder about non-rhotic accents:I've always wondered why some people don't pronounce an "R" that is there, and add one where there isn't one.

I have a friend who moved here from England, and when she says the name of this country, it comes out as "Canadar" - except there isn't an "R" in Canada, and there never was, so why put one there? ;)

Maybe it's just as well the Aliens never spoke on UFO, because we would always debate about their accents!

But who's to say what's right?! The neat thing about language is that it changes!

Dave in Canada




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Hmmm. Thought UK folks pronounced it "tomahtoe". Where does the "r" come from? Silly Brits. : )

Jeff

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From: griffwason <[hidden email]>
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Ayshea Brough pronounciation
To: [hidden email]
Date: Monday, March 15, 2010, 2:05 PM






Hi Marc,

Yes, I think most people in the UK would pronounce it as "Bruff". I do joust about remember "Countdown with Ayshea", and I am almost certain that she pronounced it as such...

That's the illogical thing about English pronunciation. ..

Brough is "Bruff", Rough is "ruff", tough is "tuff"

but..

Cough, is "Coff", etc...

...you say, "Tomaytoe", we say, "Tomartoe".. .

Rgds, Griff

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So to keep this a 'UFO'thread - is it pronounced You-Foe or You Eff Oh? Oh, and to keep the space theme going, Uranus is apparently pronounced You're a Nuss
You learn something new every day!
LtCdr!

--- In [hidden email], "griffwason" <griff@...> wrote:

Same problem as Ayshea...

Commander Straker pronounced them as U-Foe's... whilst just about everyone else in UFO say's U.F.O.

Gerry Anderson say's U.F.O... so you tell me?

It is an acronym, so I suppose it should be U.F.O., but I'm not going to argue with Ed Straker!

Regards, Griff

--- In [hidden email], "Lightcudder" <l.oatridge@...> wrote:
>
> So to keep this a 'UFO'thread - is it pronounced You-Foe or You Eff Oh? Oh , and to keep the space theme going, Uranus is apparently pronounced You're a Nuss
> You learn something new every day!
> LtCdr!

Harry Baird mentioned in a Fanderson interview that the production was called "You-Foe"... you pays your money, you take your choice

Dan


From: griffwason
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 9:08 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: [SHADO] Re: Ayshea Brough pronounciation



Same problem as Ayshea...

Commander Straker pronounced them as U-Foe's... whilst just about everyone else in UFO say's U.F.O.

Gerry Anderson say's U.F.O... so you tell me?

It is an acronym, so I suppose it should be U.F.O., but I'm not going to argue with Ed Straker!

Regards, Griff



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On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:25 -0000
"Lightcudder" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> So to keep this a 'UFO'thread - is it pronounced You-Foe
>or You Eff Oh? Oh , and to keep the space theme going,
>Uranus is apparently pronounced You're a Nuss
> You learn something new every day!
> LtCdr!
>

Oh well.... it's soooo nice to see that even *you* have
issues with English pronunciation... imagine us :-)

One gem in Close up is when Straker and Ellis
pronounce "schedule" in the two different USA/UK ways
ten second apart from each other.

On 10-03-15 3:00 PM, Lightcudder wrote:
> Uranus is apparently pronounced You're a Nuss


Futurama was great.

=================

Fry: Did you build the Smelloscope?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: No, I remembered that I'd built one last
year. Go ahead, try it. You'll find that every heavenly body has its own
particular scent. Here, I'll point it at Jupiter.

Fry: Smells like strawberries.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Exactly. And now, Saturn.

Fry: Pine needles. Oh, man, this is great... hey, as long as you don't
make me smell Uranus.

Leela: I don't get it.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed
Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.

Fry: Oh. What's it called now?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Urrectum. Here, let me locate it for you.

Fry: No, no, I, I think I'll just smell around a bit over here.

=================

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
- George Bernard Shaw

Paul

Guess there's one thing the starship Enterprise and T.P. don't have in common anymore.  Sigh.
 
Jeff

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Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: Ayshea Brough pronounciation
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On 10-03-15 3:00 PM, Lightcudder wrote:
> Uranus is apparently pronounced You're a Nuss

Futurama was great.

============ =====

Fry: Did you build the Smelloscope?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: No, I remembered that I'd built one last
year. Go ahead, try it. You'll find that every heavenly body has its own
particular scent. Here, I'll point it at Jupiter.

Fry: Smells like strawberries.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Exactly. And now, Saturn.

Fry: Pine needles. Oh, man, this is great... hey, as long as you don't
make me smell Uranus.

Leela: I don't get it.

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: I'm sorry, Fry, but astronomers renamed
Uranus in 2620 to end that stupid joke once and for all.

Fry: Oh. What's it called now?

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: Urrectum. Here, let me locate it for you.

Fry: No, no, I, I think I'll just smell around a bit over here.

============ =====

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
- George Bernard Shaw

Paul







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--- In [hidden email], "Lightcudder" <l.oatridge@...> wrote:
>
> So to keep this a 'UFO'thread - is it
> pronounced You-Foe or You Eff Oh?

Hi!

I've decided to pronounce it You-Foe if it is written UFO and You Eff Oh ifit is written U.F.O. (with dots). Well but if it's not written... er... then it depends on my mood :-)

Christian