Pronounciation of the word "vehicle"???

petergfiffin

Ok...not a very serious question but one of life's little irritations...why do the Guards pronounce the word "vehicle" with a short "e" instead of "vee"? They seem to be the only people in the world who do this and it seems consistent across the force??

Zulu

...to help with spelling?

Jumpy

They see it done on the cop shows.

The same way they say "sir" with a higher "r" than is necessary.

luckat

http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=vehicle&submit=Submit

Though that dictionary gives a pronunciation of VAGUE-uh-ree for 'vagary', which I'd pronounce vuh-GAY-ree.

CLADA

This is deadwoods fault for visiting the after hours forum :rolleyes:

civdef

A short but not very interesting thread.

deadwood

Professor Terry Dolan, U.C.D., author of the Hiberno English Dictionary states that the clichéd garda version of "vehicle" is, in fact, the correct version - from the Latin.

Yes. All Gardai are scholars of the classics. We knew Homer before he was a Simpson (and not just the Tracey Ullman Show either).

Yes...I need a life. Nobdy should know this stuff. I was tempted to open another thread but I didn't want to test your job-like patience!

Thanks Civdef.

My o.c.d. levels are back to normal now!

Eru

Where it originated I dont know but in present day its a joke, Gardai have sense of humours you know.

deadwood

Karlitosway1978 wrote: »

Where it originated I dont know but in present day its a joke, Gardai have senseS of humours, you know.

This'll test yours!:D