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  1. Jun 20th, 2002, 05:27 AM #1
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    Why say it like that?

    How do you pronounce Darius?

    Me : Da-ree-us

    NOT : Da-rye-us

    Colin Powell is even worse.
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  2. Jun 20th, 2002, 05:34 AM #2
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    Its Da-rye-us.
    Gentile or Jew,
    O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
    Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you...
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  3. Jun 20th, 2002, 05:36 AM #3
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    Originally posted by Arbiter
    Its Da-rye-us.
    Since when?
    And why?
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  4. Jun 20th, 2002, 05:42 AM #4
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    Maybe I should be refered to as Gleen or Glahn.

    Its bollocks, pronounce words correctly.
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  6. Jun 20th, 2002, 06:10 AM #5
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    Ben, since when were you a reference for correct pronunciation?
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  7. Jun 20th, 2002, 06:16 AM #6
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    The only reason I know is because there was an author called Darius Just and he worked under a pseudonym because someone used to constantly play on it and call him... dry-as dust.

    And English is hardly the language to quibble about pronunciation.

    Think of all the ough's there are
    Gentile or Jew,
    O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
    Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you...
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  8. Jun 20th, 2002, 06:16 AM #7
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    I'm a Geordie - we really know about pronunciation.
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    Darius (Dare-eee-us) is becoming a fairly common first name around here. don't care for it myself reminds me of darierre.
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  11. Jun 20th, 2002, 12:11 PM #9
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    From where I am, there's nothing wrong with your darierre
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    reminds me of that ****in' **** on Popstars...infact it remins me of the whole of popstars and spinoffs which is something I'd rather avoid thinking about

    I'd like to railgun WY and GG...
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    Originally posted by parksie
    From where I am, there's nothing wrong with your darierre

    *smooch*
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    Katie - *british pride smooch*

    Chris - Go for it mate, I'll hold them down and you rail 'em...
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    Re: Why say it like that?

    Originally posted by GlenW
    Colin Powell is even worse.
    And just look at the problem that it caused Bush when he asked the FBI to probe Colin for information

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