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Really minor annoyances


c032745y said:
Running joke in our house!!! It's not Moway, it's MOWETT!!!

I correct "Killer Queen" every time...
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To pronounce "Moët," say "moh-ET" or "mo-ET," emphasizing the "t" sound because the name is of Dutch origin and the founder, Claude Moët, kept the Dutch pronunciation of his family name.
 
Big Jeff said:
To pronounce "Moët," say "moh-ET" or "mo-ET," emphasizing the "t" sound because the name is of Dutch origin and the founder, Claude Moët, kept the Dutch pronunciation of his family name.
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Yup, I know it was my late FiL's "thing" On the incredibly rare occasion we had champagne at a family function he would declare, quite loudly, "It's Moh-ETT, NOT Mow-AY!!!"
 
DBStar said:
Trump wearing his tie about 6 inches too long.
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Psychologists say that anyone wearing their tie too long, is doing so to compensate for another area of their anatomy not being as long as they perceive it, or would like it to be.

Imagine my surprise on discovering that Donald Trump wears his tie too long.
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Unbalanced Views said:
Watching episodes of Star Trek - The next generation and poor old Patrick Stewart being made to pronounce route like a yank and use words like acclimate - it must have burned his soul
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Poor old Patrick Stewart will be well aware that he’s supposed to be playing a proud French man who in every way possible, the American script writers make sound as English as possible, except for the pronunciation of a word derived from the Old French ‘rute’ (road)
 
The Michelin Guide which awards stars to restaurants was published by the Michelin tyre manufacturer to encourage people to drive their cars more and thus wear out their tyres.
 
Big Jeff said:
The Michelin Guide which awards stars to restaurants was published by the Michelin tyre manufacturer to encourage people to drive their cars more and thus wear out their tyres.
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Also the pronunciation! On "stand & stir" telly programmes it's "Meeshla" or "Meeshlan". Pop into your local tyre emporium & ask for a set of "Meeshlan's" & you'll get a look...
 
When someone is ringing from inside a car on hands free and volume is on full blast and you can hear the rings for ages when they don't answer and also the convo when they do answer from quite far away
 
Hetty said:
When someone is ringing from inside a car on hands free and volume is on full blast and you can hear the rings for ages when they don't answer and also the convo when they do answer from quite far away
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It's never an interesting conversation either. All I've learned from the encounter is the Chelsea tractor is rinsing them monthly on PCP and the occupant is a tit.
 
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