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Batman & Robin: 'Robin's Ruse'!
I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs chapter by chapter on Saturday mornings recreating, in part, my boyhood visits to the Esso Cinema, Holbury, where, at the age of 9, I first encountered Robert Lowery and John Duncan as these masked marvels.
Last week's Chapter 11, 'Batman's Last Chance!', finished with the narrator telling the audience...
Don't miss 'Robin's Roose (Ruse)' - Chapter 12 of Batman and Robin at this theatre next week!
We say 'rooze' in England - 'roose' sounds comical to English ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D
Nick from England
Last week's Chapter 11, 'Batman's Last Chance!', finished with the narrator telling the audience...
Don't miss 'Robin's Roose (Ruse)' - Chapter 12 of Batman and Robin at this theatre next week!
We say 'rooze' in England - 'roose' sounds comical to English ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D
Nick from England
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[nq:1]I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs chapter by chapter on Saturday mornings recreating, in part, my ... say 'rooze' in England - 'roose' sounds comical to English ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D[/nq] "Roose"?
- [nq:1]I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs chapter by chapter on Saturday mornings recreating, in part, my ...
- say 'rooze' in England - 'roose' sounds comical to English ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway!
- :-D[/nq] "Roose"?
- I must be living in a cave.
- I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.
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[nq:1]I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs chapter by chapter on Saturday mornings recreating, in part, my ... say 'rooze' in England - 'roose' sounds comical to English ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D[/nq]
"Roose"? I must be living in a cave. I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
"Roose"? I must be living in a cave. I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.
Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
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[nq:2]I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs ... ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D[/nq]
[nq:1]"Roose"? =A0I must be living in a cave. =A0I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.[/nq]
LOL - thanks, Tony - perhaps it's 1949 speak!
Nick from England
[nq:1]"Roose"? =A0I must be living in a cave. =A0I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.[/nq]
LOL - thanks, Tony - perhaps it's 1949 speak!
Nick from England
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[nq:2]I'm watching my excellent Columbia movie serial on TWO DVDs ... ears, but, possibly, not all Americans pronounce it thataway! :-D[/nq]
[nq:1]"Roose"? I must be living in a cave. I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.[/nq]
I have, often. Well, as often as one ever hears the word spoken, which is rather infrequently (despite all the parallel forms).
Cordially,
Eric W
[nq:1]"Roose"? I must be living in a cave. I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.[/nq]
I have, often. Well, as often as one ever hears the word spoken, which is rather infrequently (despite all the parallel forms).
Cordially,
Eric W
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[nq:2]"Roose"? I must be living in a cave. I've never hear "ruse" pronounced that way.[/nq]
[nq:1]LOL - thanks, Tony - perhaps it's 1949 speak![/nq]
There's an American pronunciation at
My ears are a bit blocked - I'm not sure which way they've gone but I think it's the 'z'
John Dean
Oxford
[nq:1]LOL - thanks, Tony - perhaps it's 1949 speak![/nq]
There's an American pronunciation at
My ears are a bit blocked - I'm not sure which way they've gone but I think it's the 'z'
John Dean
Oxford
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[nq:2]LOL - thanks, Tony - perhaps it's 1949 speak![/nq]
[nq:1]There's an American pronunciation at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruse My ears are a bit blocked - I'm not sure which way they've gone but I think it's the 'z'[/nq]
I'm hearing it as "ss" rather than "z". Just in case the s
[nq:1]There's an American pronunciation at http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ruse My ears are a bit blocked - I'm not sure which way they've gone but I think it's the 'z'[/nq]
I'm hearing it as "ss" rather than "z". Just in case the s
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[nq:1]I have (heard it that way), often. Well, as often as one ever hears the word spoken, which is rather infrequently (despite all the parallel forms).[/nq]
To add: someone unsure of the pronunciation might think of fuse or amuse, but far more likely is that they will think of use, and both being noun senses will hear "yoos" and so think "roos".
Cordially,
Eric Walker, Owlcroft
To add: someone unsure of the pronunciation might think of fuse or amuse, but far more likely is that they will think of use, and both being noun senses will hear "yoos" and so think "roos".
Cordially,
Eric Walker, Owlcroft
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[nq:1]To add: someone unsure of the pronunciation might think of fuse or amuse, but far more likely is that they will think of use[/nq]
More likely still in the context of Gotham City is a regional American accent with German or Dutch influence. I hear "roose" from people from the New York City area, rural Pennsylvania, and the Upper Midwest.
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More likely still in the context of Gotham City is a regional American accent with German or Dutch influence. I hear "roose" from people from the New York City area, rural Pennsylvania, and the Upper Midwest.
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[nq:2]To add: someone unsure of the pronunciation might think of fuse or amuse, but far more likely is that they will think of use[/nq]
[nq:1]More likely still in the context of Gotham City is a regional American accent with German or Dutch influence. I hear "roose" from people from the New York City area, rural Pennsylvania, and the Upper Midwest.[/nq]
I know it is supposed to have the "
[nq:1]More likely still in the context of Gotham City is a regional American accent with German or Dutch influence. I hear "roose" from people from the New York City area, rural Pennsylvania, and the Upper Midwest.[/nq]
I know it is supposed to have the "
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[nq:2]More likely still in the context of Gotham City is ... New York City area, rural Pennsylvania, and the Upper Midwest.[/nq]
[nq:1]I know it is supposed to have the "z" sound, but my speech defect turns it to an "s" sound. ... parts of my state, the "s" sound is the more common, at least in this word and a few others.[/nq]
Are y'all sure it wasn't "Robin's roost"? It would make more se
[nq:1]I know it is supposed to have the "z" sound, but my speech defect turns it to an "s" sound. ... parts of my state, the "s" sound is the more common, at least in this word and a few others.[/nq]
Are y'all sure it wasn't "Robin's roost"? It would make more se
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