the english can't pronounce "ing"

fryup · 18-11-2011 03:38PM #1

The english are always taking the mickey out of us for not being able to pronounce our TH's ...but have you ever noticed they can't pronounce "ing" at the end of words it becomes "ink"

something > someth'ink nothing > noth'ink looking > look'ink

chin_grin · 18-11-2011 03:39PM

Didn't you have another thread that was locked as it was in the wrong place?

I can see the same think happenink here.

Celly Smunt · 18-11-2011 03:40PM

i say nu'in for nothing so i dont think i can talk

same with aaahin for anything

Stupid Dublin accent.

Saila · 18-11-2011 03:40PM

fryup wrote: »

The english are always taking the mickey out of us for not being able to pronounce our TH's ...but have you ever noticed they can't pronounce "ing" at the end of words it becomes "ink"

something > someth'ink nothing > noth'ink looking > look'ink

its nufink

Antomus Prime · 18-11-2011 03:41PM

dont forget replacing TH with F.... noFink, someFink,

awh too slow..........

Chuck Stone · 18-11-2011 03:43PM

Northerners leave the g off the end of the ing (myself included).

Accents are what makes spoken language interesting OP.

Antomus Prime · 18-11-2011 03:46PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Northerners leave the g of the end of the ing (myself included).

Understanding each other are what makes spoken language interesting OP.

FYP :pac:

Fratton Fred · 18-11-2011 03:48PM

Remember girls, if you don't feel nuttin, hit that button.

Latchy · 18-11-2011 03:48PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Northerners leave the g of the end of the ing (myself included).

Accents are what makes spoken language interesting OP.

Indeed and the variation of regional dialects and accents of the English are just as diverse and interesting as the Irish.

Fratton Fred · 18-11-2011 03:49PM

Saila wrote: »

its nufink

In London it is, in Manchester it's nowt.

Antomus Prime · 18-11-2011 03:50PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

In London it is, in Manchester it's nowt.

And something is "summit"

ejmaztec · 18-11-2011 03:51PM

In before someone says that the English can't pronounce "sorry".

:pac:

stimpson · 18-11-2011 03:56PM

ejmaztec wrote: »

In before someone says that the English can't pronounce "sorry".

Yeah, they're all like "excuse me"

Dotrel · 18-11-2011 03:59PM

The English should definitely try to go back to when they used to speaka the lingo proper and wotnot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toLbQd9uriI

Latchy · 18-11-2011 04:00PM

''You'se aint commin into moi effin pubb ...nah sling yer ook ''

summerskin · 18-11-2011 04:01PM

it's southerners who can't pronounce it, just like they put an "r" in "drawing".

Up north we speak properly.........apart from the words "to" and "the" not existing. i.e. "are we going t'pub?"

summerskin · 18-11-2011 04:02PM

Antomus Prime wrote: »

And something is "summit"

more like "summat" really. Nowt wrong wi' that.

foxyboxer · 18-11-2011 04:04PM

English English

Nigel: All right, my son: I could've had it away with this cracking Julie, my old China.
Austin: Are you telling pork-pies and a bag of trout? Because if you are feeling quigly, why not just have a J. Arthur?
Nigel: What, billy no mates?
Austin: Too right, youth.
Nigel: Don't you remember the crimbo din-din we had with the grotty Scots bint?
Austin: Oh, the one that was all sixes and sevens!
Nigel: Yeah, yeah, she was the trouble and strife of the Morris dancer what lived up the apples and pears!
Austin: She was the barrister what become a bobby in a lorry and...
Austin & Nigel: --tea kettle!
Nigel: And then, and then--
Austin & Nigel: She shat on a turtle!

summerskin · 18-11-2011 04:06PM

foxyboxer wrote: »

English English

Nigel: All right, my son: I could've had it away with this cracking Julie, my old China.
Austin: Are you telling pork-pies and a bag of trout? Because if you are feeling quigly, why not just have a J. Arthur?
Nigel: What, billy no mates?
Austin: Too right, youth.
Nigel: Don't you remember the crimbo din-din we had with the grotty Scots bint?
Austin: Oh, the one that was all sixes and sevens!
Nigel: Yeah, yeah, she was the trouble and strife of the Morris dancer what lived up the apples and pears!
Austin: She was the barrister what become a bobby in a lorry and...
Austin & Nigel: --tea kettle!
Nigel: And then, and then--
Austin & Nigel: She shat on a turtle!

i'm english and can't understand that. never heard anyone speak like that anywhere (other than irish or american sketch shows etc)!

Chuck Stone · 18-11-2011 04:06PM

I love the S.W. English accent.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAh_A7N3_mc

headmaster · 18-11-2011 04:07PM

What I really notice of late is the way in which teenagers and young people speak. It's impossible to understand what they are saying. The speed at which they speak, the pronunciation, never mind the ridiculous accents. I'm guessing it must have a lot to do with texting, etc. Thing is though, they really cannot speak properly and on a one to one, cannot communicate at all, only in groups.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer · 18-11-2011 04:09PM

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Northerners leave the g off the end of the ing (myself included).

Accents are what makes spoken language interesting OP.

Most people in the west don't pronounce them either.

summerskin · 18-11-2011 04:11PM

Duffy the Vampire Slayer wrote: »

Most people in the west don't pronounce them either.

if you mean south west, that may be true. in the west and north-west they certainly do pronounce them.

goose2005 · 18-11-2011 04:15PM

DIS TREAD IS MAD OR SUTIN

The King of Moo · 18-11-2011 04:16PM

I don't get why people get so hung up on differences of pronunciation between different English-speaker accents, especially when it's clear what the person is saying.

First off, not all English people pronounce "ing" as "ink." Those who do are probably in a minority.

Second, if you were to include every way in which people pronounce words or sounds differently from what is perceived to be the standard, you'd never get finished.

Do you get annoyed by the way most Americans pronounce "whales" and "Wales" the same way?

Anyway, there's effectively no such thing as standard, "correct" English, and that's the beauty of it.

It's an amazing language, allowing for an incredible level of variation while still allowing for easy comprehension between English-speakers from vastly different backgrounds.

Why you be straight trippin' 'bout these differences feen, innit?

Doc Ruby · 18-11-2011 04:19PM

fryup wrote: »

The english are always taking the mickey out of us for not being able to pronounce our TH's ...but have you ever noticed they can't pronounce "ing" at the end of words it becomes "ink"

something > someth'ink nothing > noth'ink looking > look'ink

Its probably a holdover from the original German. I reckon theres not much left of English if you take away the French, Gaelic, and German parts.

I was talking to a French woman the last day and she said, "oh I forgot the answer to that question, I had a how do you say, a white moment"... I puzzled my head for a minute till I realised that "white" in French is "blanc"->"blank".

Now wasn't that interesting.

keano_afc · 18-11-2011 04:26PM

They seem to have trouble pronouncing anything that is remotely Irish, even if they try say it phonetically. Galway becomes Ghoul-way, Donegal is alway Donagh-gall and Cahill becomes Cay-hill. Thats all I can think of off the top of my head but watching something like Sky News/Sports if there's a story from Ireland can be so cringeworthy.

ejmaztec · 18-11-2011 04:28PM

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Its probably a holdover from the original German. I reckon theres not much left of English if you take away the French, Gaelic, and German parts.

I was talking to a French woman the last day and she said, "oh I forgot the answer to that question, I had a how do you say, a white moment"... I puzzled my head for a minute till I realised that "white" in French is "blanc"->"blank".

Now wasn't that interesting.

That would be "the other day" in England.

Latchy · 18-11-2011 04:28PM

Johnaton Woss pronounces ' Fred ' as ' F'wed ' .

ejmaztec · 18-11-2011 04:28PM

Latchy wrote: »

Johnaton Woss pronounces ' Fred ' as ' F'wed ' .

Woss is wubbish.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 18-11-2011 04:28PM

I don't pronounce the 't' at the end of words like 'What', it's more like 'Whoh'. No 'g' at the ends of 'ings' or 'y' in the middle of some words so be like 'Anntin' instead of 'Anything'.

TL;DR - I'm a bogger from the midlands.

the english can't pronounce "ing"

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