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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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as far as I knowpuh-jar-muhs
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:09,
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per-jar-mers for mebut that's regional differences.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:10,
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that's pretty much what I was going forbut was trying to avoid suggesting there were too many R sounds in it
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:11,
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I guess the first per is more p'hQuite soft. I wish I knew the phonetic alphabet.
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Lampito rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:14,
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do you mean the way they write pronunciation in the dictionary?it's like a completely alien language to me
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:17,
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whys it spelled with a yeverytime i see it i reckon you lot say "pee-jah-muhs"
and then i laugh
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Lisette von Falcon, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:12,
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I have no ideabut I have never heard anyone say it like that
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Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:13,
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as soon as i saw someone on /talk write it like that i just assumed that's how it was pronouncedand i laughed
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Lisette von Falcon, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:14,
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it's one of those weird English things(
Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 12 Apr 2011, 14:17,
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