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WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name

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First post2026-10-11 01:05 -0400
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  WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-11 01:05 -0400
    Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-11 10:27 +0100
      Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-11 17:13 +0000
        Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-11 17:34 +0000
          Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2026-10-12 00:40 -0400
            Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 12:00 +0100
          Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 11:52 +0100
            Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-12 17:44 +0000
              Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 19:14 +0100
                Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2026-10-12 22:35 +0000
                  Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 08:32 +0100
                Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2026-10-13 00:04 +0000
                  Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-13 08:38 +0100
        Re: WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2026-10-12 11:52 +0100

#93358 — WEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-10-11 01:05 -0400
SubjectWEIRD Pronunciation Of Hurricane Name
Message-ID<DoednaKvqPqrhFb3nZ2dnZfqn_qdnZ2d@giganews.com>
Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.

"Isaias" ...

THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word -
"EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.

Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???

The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".

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#93389

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-11 10:27 +0100
Message-ID<11afkqh$2f5dd$25@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93358
On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
> 
> "Isaias" ...
> 
> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word -
> "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
> 
> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
> 
> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
> 
Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'

-- 
“Ideas are inherently conservative. They yield not to the attack of 
other ideas but to the massive onslaught of circumstance"

    -  John K Galbraith

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#93416

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-10-11 17:13 +0000
Message-ID<nj1udrF6daqU36@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#93389
On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>> 
>> "Isaias" ...
>> 
>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
>> 
>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>> 
>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>> 
> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'

Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation? 

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy

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#93420

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-10-11 17:34 +0000
Message-ID<PMPyS.133860$aNSb.91485@fx20.iad>
In reply to#93416
On 2026-10-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>
>> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>>> 
>>> "Isaias" ...
>>> 
>>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
>>> 
>>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>>> 
>>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>>> 
>> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'
>
> Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation? 
>
> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy

Interesting.  I thought it was the other way around.  Live and learn...

On the other hand, I'm inclined to say that only one in a hundred
Americans know how to _spell_ "buoy".

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#93452

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2026-10-12 00:40 -0400
Message-ID<2tadnUGJXZFZ-VH3nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#93420
On 10/11/26 13:34, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-10-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>>>>
>>>> "Isaias" ...
>>>>
>>>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
>>>>
>>>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>>>>
>>>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>>>>
>>> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'
>>
>> Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation?
>>
>> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy
> 
> Interesting.  I thought it was the other way around.  Live and learn...
> 
> On the other hand, I'm inclined to say that only one in a hundred
> Americans know how to _spell_ "buoy".

   Well, we pronounce it "booey"  :-)

   Of course we spell 'colour' without the 'u' as well.

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#93495

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-12 12:00 +0100
Message-ID<11aiel8$3g9pi$9@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93452
On 12/10/2026 05:40, c186282 wrote:
> On 10/11/26 13:34, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2026-10-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Isaias" ...
>>>>>
>>>>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". 
>>>>> Difficult.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>>>>>
>>>>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>>>>>
>>>> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'
>>>
>>> Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation?
>>>
>>> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy
>>
>> Interesting.  I thought it was the other way around.  Live and learn...
>>
>> On the other hand, I'm inclined to say that only one in a hundred
>> Americans know how to _spell_ "buoy".
> 
>    Well, we pronounce it "booey"  :-)
> 
Thereby displaying colonial ignorance: people who saw it written before 
they heard it spoken. And didnt know how to pronounce it.
The word os OLD. like 13th century AT LEAST and its NEVER been 
pronounced BOOEY


Its a verb, to lift, or keep afloat, Youu dont sayt 'His spirits were 
booeeyed' or as an adjective  ' that piece of wood is very booey-ant' or 
that ship has great booey-ancy?


>    Of course we spell 'colour' without the 'u' as well.
> 
> 
Mirriam Webster has a lot to answer for. Lets invent a new 
language...for no good reason...

-- 
It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark Twain

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#93492

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-12 11:52 +0100
Message-ID<11aie5u$3g9pi$8@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93420
On 11/10/2026 18:34, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-10-11, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>>>>
>>>> "Isaias" ...
>>>>
>>>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
>>>>
>>>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>>>>
>>>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>>>>
>>> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'
>>
>> Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation?
>>
>> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy
> 
> Interesting.  I thought it was the other way around.  Live and learn...
> 
> On the other hand, I'm inclined to say that only one in a hundred
> Americans know how to _spell_ "buoy".
> 
They do better if they pronounced it right.

-- 
It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark Twain

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#93528

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-10-12 17:44 +0000
Message-ID<nj4kk2Fc9lcU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#93492
On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> They do better if they pronounced it right.

Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country. A 
better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something 
recognizable as English.

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#93534

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-12 19:14 +0100
Message-ID<11aj81b$3rnu5$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93528
On 12/10/2026 18:44, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> They do better if they pronounced it right.
> 
> Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country. A
> better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something
> recognizable as English.
Yorkies are biscuits - sorry candy. They don't talk much
-- 
Those who want slavery should have the grace to name it by its proper 
name. They must face the full meaning of that which they are advocating 
or condoning; the full, exact, specific meaning of collectivism, of its 
logical implications, of the principles upon which it is based, and of 
the ultimate consequences to which these principles will lead. They must 
face it, then decide whether this is what they want or not.

Ayn Rand.

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#93551

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2026-10-12 22:35 +0000
Message-ID<hhdzS.370028$6uFb.109597@fx47.iad>
In reply to#93534
On 2026-10-12, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> On 12/10/2026 18:44, rbowman wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> They do better if they pronounced it right.
>> 
>> Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country.
>> A better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something
>> recognizable as English.
>
> Yorkies are biscuits - sorry candy. They don't talk much

Around here Yorkies are dogs.  They don't talk much, but they bark a lot.

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  In this world there are
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  two kinds of people:
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  1. Those who can extrapolate
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |  from incomplete data.

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#93570

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-13 08:32 +0100
Message-ID<11akmpk$add0$10@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93551
On 12/10/2026 23:35, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2026-10-12, The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 12/10/2026 18:44, rbowman wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> They do better if they pronounced it right.
>>>
>>> Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country.
>>> A better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something
>>> recognizable as English.
>>
>> Yorkies are biscuits - sorry candy. They don't talk much
> 
> Around here Yorkies are dogs.  They don't talk much, but they bark a lot.
> 
Oh those yorkies...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkie_(chocolate_bar)


-- 
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to 
rule.
– H. L. Mencken, American journalist, 1880-1956

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#93552

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2026-10-13 00:04 +0000
Message-ID<nj5as2Fc9lcU6@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#93534
On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:14:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 12/10/2026 18:44, rbowman wrote:
>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> 
>>> They do better if they pronounced it right.
>> 
>> Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country. A
>> better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something
>> recognizable as English.
> Yorkies are biscuits - sorry candy. They don't talk much

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Navigators_(film)

Call them what you will but they're unintelligible to someone who learned 
English in New York State rather than York. Loach prides himself with 
using authentic local dialects which is fine as long as subtitles are 
provided.

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#93571

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-13 08:38 +0100
Message-ID<11akn5s$add0$11@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93552
On 13/10/2026 01:04, rbowman wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:14:03 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 12/10/2026 18:44, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:52:46 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>
>>>> They do better if they pronounced it right.
>>>
>>> Sorry, your Received Pronunciation carries no weight in this country. A
>>> better use of your time would be teaching Yorkies to speak something
>>> recognizable as English.
>> Yorkies are biscuits - sorry candy. They don't talk much
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Navigators_(film)
> 
Oh gawd. Another dreary lefty movie by Ken Loach featuring 'authentic' 
actors that were never heard of again....

> Call them what you will but they're unintelligible to someone who learned
> English in New York State rather than York. Loach prides himself with
> using authentic local dialects which is fine as long as subtitles are
> provided.

Mostly they are unintelligible to anyone with an IQ larger than they 
need to take their socks off to count up to...

The most unintelligible mumble I ever hears sounded like the girl had a 
single mum from the Caribbean and had never been to school and learnt 
her English in the back streets of the Estuary.

Give me Yorkshire any day

-- 
The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to 
rule.
– H. L. Mencken, American journalist, 1880-1956

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#93491

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2026-10-12 11:52 +0100
Message-ID<11aie4u$3g9pi$7@dont-email.me>
In reply to#93416
On 11/10/2026 18:13, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:27:45 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>> On 11/10/2026 06:05, c186282 wrote:
>>> Started with the Weather Channel, then spread.
>>>
>>> "Isaias" ...
>>>
>>> THEY pronounced it as a four-syllable word - "EYE-SAY-E-US". Difficult.
>>>
>>> Did some "AI" tell them to do it that way ???
>>>
>>> The more contemporary would be "EYE-SAY-us".
>>>
>> Only one in a hundred Americans know how to say 'buoy'
> 
> Don't you mean one in a hundred Americans use the British pronunciation?
> 
No. That never was any 'correct American pronunciation'

any more than is 'New Coo La' instead of  'New Clear' or 'Jool er ee' 
instead of 'Jew-el-Ri'

> https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english-pronunciations/buoy
> 

-- 
The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all 
private property.

Karl Marx

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