Deadline or Dateline?

• laurence82

  1 Nov 05, 17:37

  Originally posted by vindicated:

  it's KENA (Indonesian) lah stupid!

  kena is also used by the Malaysians leh
  
  Bodoh!
• redstone

  2 Nov 05, 02:10

  Originally posted by vindicated:

  it's KENA (Indonesian) lah stupid!

  'Kayu' means wood.
  
  scolding people 'kayu' is like english equivalent of 'blockhead'.
• Homebody

  2 Nov 05, 08:34

  Originally posted by Griffie:

  its cle-ment-xiu (xiu as in the hanyupinyin one...same as chinese for shame), french pronunciation my boy...

  'Clemenceau' should be pronounced as 'Cle - men - soh'.... not 'Cle - ment- xiu'
  
  Where in the world did the 'xiu' sound come from?
  
  'eau' (water) in french is pronounced as 'oh'
  
  So naturally, 'Clemenceau' would be pronounced as 'Cle-men-soh', just like 'bureau'... 'oh' sound at the end.
  
  
• WiNtEr'SkiLL

  2 Nov 05, 08:35

  
• Homebody

  2 Nov 05, 08:50

  
  one more example... This really makes me laugh..
  
  'Alphabet' is pronounced as 'Al-fa-BET'.. not 'Al-fer-bird'
  
  It means the ENTIRE 26 letters, i.e. a, b, c.... x, y, z
  
  Individually, they are called 'letters of the alphabet'
  
  'A' is a letter of the alphabet. 'B' is also a 'letter of the alphabet'.
  
  I've heard Singaporeans say, 'What is the alphabet of 'dictionary'?'
  
  LMAO!
  
  
• the Bear

  2 Nov 05, 19:55

  here's another...
  
  Personnel and Personal
  
  Personnel = the people you have or are involved.. as in: We have the right personnel for the job.
  
  Personal = what the individual owns or is.. as in: I have decided to be a priest, that is a personal choice.
  
  
• FireIce

  2 Nov 05, 19:55

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