Where is Engerland?

CoDy1

Its funny, I have noticed over the last couple of years that the supporters of english soccer have decided to add an extra syllable to their countries name. Crazy English, how more silly can they get.?:rolleyes:

Engerland.....

Anyone know why?

generalmiaow

I don't want to bore you with the phonology reasons why (basically to cut it short, certain varieties of English will do that with a lot of words), but one practical reason is that it's hard to shout two syllable worlds, so you end up with "engerland" and "eeeeeeeeng-la-hand" when chanting

Edit: if you repost this in linguistics & etymology you will get a lot of serious answers

ibarelycare

Next to Areland

OutlawPete

I thought it came from Keith Allen's EN-GER-LAND sign at the end of this vid (3m 17sec in).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhSZFrII40Y

MrStuffins

Next to Whales?

Victor McDade

CoDy1 wrote: »

Crazy Engerlish, how more silly can they get.?:rolleyes:

fyp

m@cc@

CoDy1 wrote: »

Its funny, I have noticed over the last couple of years that the supporters of english soccer have decided to add an extra syllable to their countries name. Crazy English, how more silly can they get.?:rolleyes:

Engerland.....

Anyone know why?

It's not.

owenc

CoDy1 wrote: »

Its funny, I have noticed over the last couple of years that the supporters of english soccer have decided to add an extra syllable to their countries name. Crazy English, how more silly can they get.?:rolleyes:

Engerland.....

Anyone know why?

Yes, some english people add r's to their words... the ones in my class do it all the time... for example they say pastera instead of pasta.

owenc

ibarelycare wrote: »

Next to Areland

Well, i'm not from england and i say say that, i find it very hard to say ireland, it comes out ireleand.

UrbanSea

I hate how Americans tend to pronounce Ireland Eye-or-land

Caoimhín

MrStuffins wrote: »

Next to Whales?

There was a young traveler boy fishing in the Liffey. A Guard approached the boy and asked him what he was doing.

The boy responded, "Im fishin for Whales boss"
The Guard says, "there are no whales in there son, just small fish"
Boy says "Na boss, whales for me bicycle"

owenc

Caoimhín wrote: »

There was a young traveler boy fishing in the Liffey. A Guard approached the boy and asked him what he was doing.

The boy responded, "Im fishin for Whales boss"
The Guard says, "there are no whales in there son, just small fish"
Boy says "Na boss, whales for me bicycle"

oh aye that just reminds me. My p6 teacher who was english aswell, used to wind us up all the time everytime we said wheel or whales, he would say which are we talking about as they sounded the same... it was really annoying.

bonerm

Engerland? Why it's right next door to Eyeland.

Barna77

First country on the right, when you leave Ah-land

Jazzy

CoDy1 wrote: »

Its funny, I have noticed over the last couple of years that the supporters of english soccer have decided to add an extra syllable to their countries name. Crazy English, how more silly can they get.?:rolleyes:

Engerland.....

Anyone know why?

f*ck me thats well noticed. jesus titty fuking christ, you should be on countdown.. or at least this box or that box

vodafoneproblem

English fans have been chanting it that way since at least the 80's. I remember a comedian pointing it out back then. (Definitely before the video OutlawPete linked, too, because I remember thinking it was pretty funny when I heard that come out after hearing the comedian slagging them off for it.) See also: in mourning because they didn't get the Rob of the Green last night. :pac:

Kasabian

It's got to do with the Germans
Engländer

Thats what my Brit mate has just told me


* he could be wrong he is thick

Elliemental

Jazzy wrote: »

jesus titty fuking christ,

That's a new insult for my repetoire, thank you.

As for OP, I am English and I can honestly say I have never pronounced it "Engerland". But then, I am not a football supporter; and I think they are the main offender.

mike65

Engl-er, Englerland can be used for emphisis, just like

"Ireland Ireland Repuberlic of Ireland" from that annoying Give it a lash Jack in Italia 90

rednik

It's in the British Irles.

owenc

rednik wrote: »

It's in the British Irles.

Now, you lot are just taken the micky they don't all bloody talk like that! Its not as bad as those shewsbury ones saying seriously.. that gets annoying.

tony1kenobi

vodafoneproblem wrote: »

English fans have been chanting it that way since at least the 80's. I remember a comedian pointing it out back then. (Definitely before the video OutlawPete linked, too, because I remember thinking it was pretty funny when I heard that come out after hearing the comedian slagging them off for it.) See also: in mourning because they didn't get the Rob of the Green last night. :pac:

Probably Harry Enfields' Loadsamoney.

pebbles21

Caoimhín wrote: »

There was a young traveler boy fishing in the Liffey. A Guard approached the boy and asked him what he was doing.

The boy responded, "Im fishin for Whales boss"
The Guard says, "there are no whales in there son, just small fish"
Boy says "Na boss, whales for me bicycle"

There was a young traveller sitting on o connell bridge crying. A Guard approached him and asked what was wrong

"me mate is gone boss,me mate is gone"

The Guard jumps into the liffey to try and save his mate and after a frantic search he found nothing

The Drenched guard comes back up the the lad and says "when was the last time you seen your mate"

The traveller boy puts his hand out and says "its was here boss,between these two pieces of bread"

Liam Byrne

pebbles21 wrote: »

There was a young traveller sitting on o connell bridge crying. A Guard approached him and asked what was wrong

"me mate is gone boss,me mate is gone"

The Guard jumps into the liffey to try and save his mate and after a frantic search he found nothing

The Drenched guard comes back up the the lad and says "when was the last time you seen your mate"

The traveller boy puts his hand out and says "its was here boss,between these two pieces of bread"

Irony of the day ?

tman

owenc wrote: »

Yes, some english people add r's to their words... the ones in my class do it all the time... for example they say pastera instead of pasta.

Pastera... Isn't that a heavy metal band?

brummytom

I don't quite know where people get the idea that English people add syllables to loads of words - except for 'Engerland' (which, as someone pointed out, is just easier to chant than England) - I've never heard it done.

Someone said they know English people that use the word 'pastera'?; that's just ridiculous. Most of us do know how to talk properly (even Brummies!); don't get me started on the Black Country lot though, that's how we'd talk if we were all simple.

mike65

brummytom has never caught the buzz have yow?

owenc

tman wrote: »

Pastera... Isn't that a heavy metal band?

No thats how some of them say pasta... i don't know how they do that mind you its really hard, i've tried it.

yosemite_sam

This is England...................http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs341.ash1/29198_404670995761_577840761_4205542_2155_n.jpg

owenc

brummytom wrote: »

I don't quite know where people get the idea that English people add syllables to loads of words - except for 'Engerland' (which, as someone pointed out, is just easier to chant than England) - I've never heard it done.

Someone said they know English people that use the word 'pastera'?; that's just ridiculous. Most of us do know how to talk properly (even Brummies!); don't get me started on the Black Country lot though, that's how we'd talk if we were all simple.

Well i'm not lying... theres a teacher in my school from luton and thats how he says pasta.

CamperMan

Engerland is where the retards live

Sonnenblumen

^^^ coming from Leitrim, you probably believe you know what you're talking about.

Wolfe Tone

tman wrote: »

Pastera... Isn't that a heavy metal band?

Pantera.

wijam

seeing or hearing Engerland always reminds me of this piss take song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0JcmjkmI8

owenc

wijam wrote: »

seeing or hearing Engerland always reminds me of this piss take song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea0JcmjkmI8

They didn't say engerland, you irish people can't pick up the accent properly.. they said england in a very faint tone.

johngalway

Somewhere south of Skutlund I think.

CamperMan

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

^^^ coming from Leitrim, you probably believe you know what you're talking about.

who said I come from Leitrim?

civis_liberalis

brummytom wrote: »

don't get me started on the Black Country lot though, that's how we'd talk if we were all simple.

If?

owenc

Speaking about english people, theres this english one from liverpool standing at our door in the pooring rain and thunder and lightening, talking about all aspects of life trying to convert my dad to javagh witness.. LOL. Now my dad is chatting tae her about forgiveness.:rolleyes:

Sonnenblumen

CamperMan wrote: »

who said I come from Leitrim?

Who said you know what you're talking about?

brummytom

CamperMan wrote: »

Engerland is where the retards live

*grunts* *makes chicken noise*
Nyurrr urrr brurrrr

mike65 wrote: »

brummytom has never caught the buzz have yow?

I day no woya talkin' bow

owenc

brummytom wrote: »

*grunts* *makes chicken noise*
Nyurrr urrr brurrrr




I day no woya talkin' bow

* I don't know what you are talking about. - next time use correct language.

brummytom

owenc wrote: »

* I don't know what you are talking about. - next time use correct language.

Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't realise I was replying to you.


It was a reference to the 'Yamyam/Black Country' dialect (commonly confused with 'Brummy'). You should know that, being a fellow Brit and all.

Donkey Oaty

brummytom wrote: »

Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't realise I was replying to you.


It was a reference to the 'Yamyam/Black Country' dialect (commonly confused with 'Brummy'). You should know that, being a fellow Brit and all.

Noddy Holder is a Black Country chap, hence the joke about him in a shop buying new outfit:

Assistant: And would you like a kipper tie?
Noddy: Yeah, milk and two sugars please.

owenc

brummytom wrote: »

Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't realise I was replying to you.


It was a reference to the 'Yamyam/Black Country' dialect (commonly confused with 'Brummy'). You should know that, being a fellow Brit and all.

Naw, i'm not from the region of england, so i won't know you see.

wijam

owenc wrote: »

They didn't say engerland, you irish people can't pick up the accent properly.. they said england in a very faint tone.

I didn't say they said Engerland, all I said is it reminds me of the song.

You should learn to read.

owenc

wijam wrote: »

I didn't say they said Engerland, all I said is it reminds me of the song.

You should learn to read.

No but the video says engerland.

brummytom

owenc wrote: »

No but the video says engerland.

Which is why he posted it....

Wade in the Sea

It's a sports thing....like shouting IRE-land when in polite company it is pronounced Are-Land. And just look at how the French say France or the Germans pronounce Germanland.:)

Sonnenblumen

owenc wrote: »

Naw, i'm not from the region of england, so i won't know you see.

Are you from an English region, like say, Gibraltar? Falklands? FFS I've never laughed as much.:D

stovelid

CoDy1 wrote: »

Where is Engerland?

In our every waking thought, it would seem.