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Bloody something or other
It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this bloody chair," etc. I hard a few curious explanation about the origin of this phrase, some of them real urban legend. In reality bloody has been wisely tranfered to the American English as "stupid" as in "this stupid chair." Actually, the word bloody comes from an old Germanic root that gives modern German the word "blödig" (stupid). Furthermore in Shakespeare's times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May bloody influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc. [/nq] Well, I'm glad we don't have to deal with those .
- [nq:1]It is a common British expression.
- They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc.
- [/nq] Well, I'm glad we don't have to deal with those .
- But I'm not sure I understand the rest of what you say.
- " Actually, the ...
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc. I hard a few curious explanation about the origin of this phrase, some of them real urban legend.[/nq]
Well, I'm glad we don't have to deal with those. But I'm not sure I understand the rest of what you say.
[nq:1]In reality ****** has been wisely tranfered to the American English as "stu
Well, I'm glad we don't have to deal with those. But I'm not sure I understand the rest of what you say.
[nq:1]In reality ****** has been wisely tranfered to the American English as "stu
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[nq:2]In reality ****** has been wisely tranfered to the American ... May ****** influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
[nq:1]Since you must have access to German etymological resources, perhaps you could tell us how old of a word "blödig" (stupid) is.[/nq]
"Blödig"? That would be "blöde", I'd say. I've never heard of "blödig" in my years in Germany.
"Blödsinnig", sur
[nq:1]Since you must have access to German etymological resources, perhaps you could tell us how old of a word "blödig" (stupid) is.[/nq]
"Blödig"? That would be "blöde", I'd say. I've never heard of "blödig" in my years in Germany.
"Blödsinnig", sur
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc.[/nq]
I've mainly heard it in recent times from speakers of Estuary English, but there it sounds almost like "bladdy". Now that's a weird spicy meatball vowel shift.
I've mainly heard it in recent times from speakers of Estuary English, but there it sounds almost like "bladdy". Now that's a weird spicy meatball vowel shift.
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[nq:1]Furthermore in Shakespeare's times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May ****** influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
Side tangent: why is "blood" the only "oo" word in English that uses neither a "long oo" as in MOOD, not a "short oo" as in GOOD.? No other word spells "uh" as "oo".
Kent
Side tangent: why is "blood" the only "oo" word in English that uses neither a "long oo" as in MOOD, not a "short oo" as in GOOD.? No other word spells "uh" as "oo".
Kent
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[nq:2]Furthermore in Shakespeare's times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May ****** influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
[nq:1]Side tangent: why is "blood" the only "oo" word in English that uses neither a "long oo" as in MOOD, not a "short oo" as in GOOD.? No other word spells "uh" as "oo".[/nq]
Er, how do you say "flood"?
[nq:1]Side tangent: why is "blood" the only "oo" word in English that uses neither a "long oo" as in MOOD, not a "short oo" as in GOOD.? No other word spells "uh" as "oo".[/nq]
Er, how do you say "flood"?
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[nq:1]Er, how do you say "flood"?[/nq]
It's also regional. Northerners and some Midlanders would rhyme them with your GOOD.
m.
It's also regional. Northerners and some Midlanders would rhyme them with your GOOD.
m.
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc. I hard a few ... times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May blood=y influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
What about this ****** Tower?
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc. I hard a few ... times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May blood=y influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
What about this ****** Tower?
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[nq:1]It is a common British expression. They like to say things like "this ****** chair," etc. I hard a few ... times, the oo in blood was pronounced as in food. May ****** influenced in the change of pronunciation of blood.[/nq]
This is at least as interesting a speculation as the other speculations on the origin of "******". Problem with it is, "******" is of 17th-C. origin, and its early u
This is at least as interesting a speculation as the other speculations on the origin of "******". Problem with it is, "******" is of 17th-C. origin, and its early u
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[nq:2]Er, how do you say "flood"?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's also regional. Northerners and some Midlanders would rhyme them with your GOOD.[/nq]
Wrong. Outsiders always say that, but in fact the vowel we use is somewhere in-between the vowel sounds in "Buck" and "Book". It's not actually "Book" but it is close.
Cheers,
Matt
[nq:2]Er, how do you say "flood"?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's also regional. Northerners and some Midlanders would rhyme them with your GOOD.[/nq]
Wrong. Outsiders always say that, but in fact the vowel we use is somewhere in-between the vowel sounds in "Buck" and "Book". It's not actually "Book" but it is close.
Cheers,
Matt
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[nq:1]Actually, the word ****** comes from an old Germanic root that[/nq]
[nq:2]gives modern German the word "blödig" (stupid).[/nq]
[nq:1]Since you must have access to German etymological resources, perhaps you could tell us how old of a word "blödig" (stupid) is.[/nq]
My Wahrig does not list "blödig", although of course "Blödigkeit" exists. The normal word "blöde" or "blöd" is relate
[nq:2]gives modern German the word "blödig" (stupid).[/nq]
[nq:1]Since you must have access to German etymological resources, perhaps you could tell us how old of a word "blödig" (stupid) is.[/nq]
My Wahrig does not list "blödig", although of course "Blödigkeit" exists. The normal word "blöde" or "blöd" is relate
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