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Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?)

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Morgan
i think is from Manchester... 
          (but maybe it's a fake accent) -- Ok it seems a real Bolton accent.

               and  the word spoken was Skidding.


David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> posted:

> On Sat, 23 May 2026 09:10:10 GMT, HenHanna@NewsGrouper wrote:
> 
> >         (Is she saying   "skinny"    at the end?)   (not Skidding) ?
> > 
> > 
> >             Is this a real person or AI ?
> 
> AI, not a real person.
> 
> > 
> >     >>>  In that clip from Cunk on Earth, actress Diane Morgan (playing
> >     >>>  her brilliant, clueless character Philomena Cunk) is actually
> >     >>>  using the British slang adjective "skinnier" (referring to the
> >     >>>  plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions misheard
> >     >>>  her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense
> >     >>>  phrase "skidding"
> 
> No one from Bolton is saying anything in that video. I grew up in Bolton 
> and would know. I was born there in 1959. We say buzz, instead of bus. And 
> cayke, instead of cake. It is a fairly distinctive accent, certainly when 
> you lived their during your formative years.
> 
> > The Accent: Diane Morgan speaks with a heavy Bolton (Greater Manchester)
> > accent. Northern English accents tend to clip vowels and soften "n"
> > sounds, which frequently breaks basic AI subtitle bots.
> 
> I'd say no real person, certainly no one from Bolton, is speaking in that 
> video.
> 
> > -------------actually using the British slang adjective "skinnier"
> > (referring to the plot or substance), but the auto-generated captions
> > misheard her thick Northern accent and transcribed it as the nonsense
> > phrase "skidding" (0:17).The Real Quote Explained
> 
> AI misheard AI. I wouldn't worry about it. It is neither here, nor there.
> 
> > What Philomena Cunk actually says at the end of that sentence is: 
> > --------  "Although in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens
> > that isn't skinnier." (0:17)
> 
> No one real said anything of any importance. I wouldn't worry about the 
> details.
> 
> > When she says "isn't skinnier" here, she is intentionally twisting
> > British slang. She is mocking the Fast and the Furious movie franchise
> > by saying that unlike those thin, mindless action movies, the Sherlock
> > Holmes sequels actually have deeper, meatier plots that aren't "skinny"
> > on details (0:09).
> 
> I doubt it. I don't think any human said anything.
> 

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 in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-23 09:10 +0000
  Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-05-23 18:02 +0000
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-05-23 18:03 +0000
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-05-23 18:25 +0000
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 00:27 +0000
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2026-06-05 11:31 +0300
      Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-06-05 18:16 +0000
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) Phil Carmody <pc+usenet@asdf.org> - 2026-06-05 11:36 +0300
      Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) David Entwistle <qnivq.ragjvfgyr@ogvagrearg.pbz> - 2026-06-05 09:04 +0000
  Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-05-23 21:24 +0100
    Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) HenHanna@NewsGrouper <user4055@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-24 20:01 +0000
  Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-05-23 21:04 +0100
  Re: in the Sherlock Holmes stories, some stuff happens that isn't skinnier. (skinny?) Mike Terry <news.dead.person.stones@darjeeling.plus.com> - 2026-05-23 21:12 +0100

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