Whats with some Irish people and the 'Th' sound?

NIMAN · 23-07-2012 9:00pm #1

Listening to Matt Cooper today, he is the perfect example of what I'm on about.

When saying goodbye to 2 contributors, he says "thanks to boat of you" (can't say "both")

Yet when talking about Daley Thompson he adds in a 'Th' that isn't there. Its pronounced "Tomson", yet he says something like 'thomg" (so strange I can't even come up with a spelling for what he said).

How hard is it?:rolleyes:

mauzo · 23-07-2012 9:02pm

NIMAN wrote: »

How hard is it?:rolleyes:

*sniggers*

fryup · 23-07-2012 9:02pm

we can't prenouce our th's

everyone knows that........whats new??

Pushtrak · 23-07-2012 9:04pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Listening to Matt Cooper today, he is the perfect example of what I'm on about.

When saying goodbye to 2 contributors, he says "thanks to boat of you" (can't say "both")

Yet when talking about Daley Thompson he adds in a 'Th' that isn't there. Its pronounced "Tomson", yet he says something like 'thomg" (so strange I can't even come up with a spelling for what he said).

How hard is it?:rolleyes:

What are you on abouth?

Canard · 23-07-2012 9:06pm

Or when people pronounce "wh" as, idk, it's like "hu-wuh". It hurts my soul.

Tabnabs · 23-07-2012 9:08pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Or when people pronounce "wh" as, idk, it's like "hu-wuh". It hurts my soul.

idkat are you on abouth?

le la rat · 23-07-2012 9:09pm

Patchy~ wrote: »

Or when people pronounce "wh" as, idk, it's like "hu-wuh". It hurts my soul.

come at me bro

TheBody · 23-07-2012 9:09pm

I can't pronounce my th's. I just can't do it!!

Tombi! · 23-07-2012 9:10pm

The British have it too with some accents. They say "th" as "f" at times. So I fink you're jusve being a bit insulting towards the oirish.

Madam_X · 23-07-2012 9:10pm

fryup wrote: »

we can't prenouce our th's

everyone knows that........whats new??

I can. But I often don't.

However if I were doing an ad, I would - wouldn't want to be suffering the same "faith" as Aoife from Axa (i.e. the ad being discontinued very shortly after it first aired).

crosstownk · 23-07-2012 9:13pm

Get yizzer yer th's here.

teddybear178 · 23-07-2012 9:13pm

Did he say 'thanks' or 'tanks'? Good thing there wasn't a third contributor. 'Tink' about it...

the groutch · 23-07-2012 9:13pm

in after the Grammar Nazis

Goro · 23-07-2012 9:23pm

tirty tree and a turd

mauzo · 23-07-2012 9:25pm

My brother pronounces his 'th' with his tongue on his upper lip. It wrecks my head. I pronounce it with my tongue on my upper front teeth.

Just one of those things!

Rothko · 23-07-2012 9:25pm

I couldn't give a thoss.

MisterEpicurus · 23-07-2012 9:26pm

NIMAN wrote: »

Listening to Matt Cooper today, he is the perfect example of what I'm on about.

When saying goodbye to 2 contributors, he says "thanks to boat of you" (can't say "both")

Yet when talking about Daley Thompson he adds in a 'Th' that isn't there. Its pronounced "Tomson", yet he says something like 'thomg" (so strange I can't even come up with a spelling for what he said).

How hard is it?:rolleyes:

Who actually cares?

Goro · 23-07-2012 9:27pm

Some English people say Nofink instead of Nothing. I think that's much worse.

teddybear178 · 23-07-2012 9:28pm

Bananar

Wompa1 · 23-07-2012 9:32pm

Oh Oh! When we're talking about mispronouncing words. Anyone notice the word safety being pronounced safe-ah-tee. They had an ad campaign with Ray Darcy and then Mickey Joe Feckin Harte on tv years ago both of those eejits mispronounced. Last I saw it was De Burghs daughter and at least she can say it right.

Other ones. House=Howz. His=He's, specific=Pacific, us=uzz

YouTookMyName · 23-07-2012 9:33pm

dirty twee and a turd.

Goro · 23-07-2012 9:34pm

What's the big idear?

I'm not afrerd a you.

Shryke · 23-07-2012 9:36pm

syndeyfife wrote: »

My brother pronounces his 'th' with his tongue on his upper lip. It wrecks my head. I pronounce it with my tongue on my upper front teeth.

Just one of those things!

Um, is your brother in baby infants? Its a simple sound, I don't see the problem unless some people have an accent that makes it difficult. I know a good few people that don't pronounce it actually, most don't have a bad accent, although one lad is from Offaly.

firefly08 · 23-07-2012 9:36pm

Yet when talking about Daley Thompson he adds in a 'Th' that isn't there

If you look closely you'll see that it is, in fact, there.

(hint: Look between the " " and the "o")

mariano rivera · 23-07-2012 9:37pm

tree hundred and turty tree and a turd

Degag · 23-07-2012 9:43pm

What's annoying me at the moment is the number of people calling vodka "wodka"

mauzo · 23-07-2012 9:43pm

Shryke wrote: »

Um, is your brother in baby infants? Its a simple sound, I don't see the problem unless some people have an accent that makes it difficult. I know a good few people that don't pronounce it actually, most don't have a bad accent, although one lad is from Offaly.

No he just thinks it makes him sound posh. He also says pacific instead of specific. Does my nut in

Killer Wench · 23-07-2012 9:50pm

A friend of mine talked about the things she and her brudder used to do. She'd say things like me and my brudder went for a walk or that she had to wait for her brudder. I really thought brudder was some exotic Irish dog breed.