Where is Engerland?

CoDy1 · 13-06-2010 04:42AM #1

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 · 13-06-2010 04:47AM

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 · 13-06-2010 04:50AM

Next to Areland

OutlawPete · 13-06-2010 05:40AM

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 · 13-06-2010 05:44AM

Next to Whales?

Victor McDade · 13-06-2010 05:46AM

CoDy1 wrote: »

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

fyp

m@cc@ · 13-06-2010 06:51AM

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 · 13-06-2010 08:59AM

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 · 13-06-2010 09:01AM

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 · 13-06-2010 09:08AM

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

Caoimhín · 13-06-2010 09:11AM

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 · 13-06-2010 09:14AM

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 · 13-06-2010 09:18AM

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

Barna77 · 13-06-2010 09:28AM

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

Jazzy · 13-06-2010 09:30AM

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 · 13-06-2010 09:47AM

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 · 13-06-2010 10:30AM

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 · 13-06-2010 10:36AM

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 · 13-06-2010 10:46AM

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 · 13-06-2010 10:47AM

It's in the British Irles.

owenc · 13-06-2010 11:04AM

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 · 13-06-2010 11:10AM

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 · 13-06-2010 11:36AM

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 · 13-06-2010 11:53AM

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 · 13-06-2010 11:58AM

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 · 13-06-2010 11:58AM

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 · 13-06-2010 12:05PM

brummytom has never caught the buzz have yow?

owenc · 13-06-2010 12:27PM

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 · 13-06-2010 12:27PM

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

owenc · 13-06-2010 12:28PM

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 · 13-06-2010 12:33PM

Engerland is where the retards live

Where is Engerland?

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