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I come from S London too but I have been told that I have an unplaceable accent. I think that over 30 years of working internationally (although 25 of them sitting in London) has eroded my roots!

'BBC English' is a nice way of describing accentless English pronunciation with perfect grammar.

But that doesn't cover the shrill whining and braying that you do hear from some of the lads and lasses that graduate from the top Universities of the UK.

Speedhump wrote:I come from S London too but I have been told that I have an unplaceable accent. I think that over 30 years of working internationally (although 25 of them sitting in London) has eroded my roots!

'BBC English' is a nice way of describing accentless English pronunciation with perfect grammar.

But that doesn't cover the shrill whining and braying that you do hear from some of the lads and lasses that graduate from the top Universities of the UK.

right smiley dude...they honk too....

and they wouldnt bother and neither would we....

Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel[/quote]HAHAHA sooo funny

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny[/quote]

Whats wrong with Ivy?, thats my Aunts name

havent you guys heard of ethel...

a female character in archie comics!!!!!

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny[/quote]

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...[/quote]

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish [/quote]

It used to...now the english has taken it.

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.[/quote]

Funny

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

Thats a difficult one to answer, between, birth, majority living, final retirement

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

gtmash wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

Not so, Liverpool FC is however one of the Football teams that I like

sage & onion wrote:

gtmash wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

Not so, Liverpool FC is however one of the Football teams that I like

he's shy...wonder why...

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

gtmash wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

Not so, Liverpool FC is however one of the Football teams that I like

he's shy...wonder why...

Who he?

sage & onion wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

gtmash wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

Not so, Liverpool FC is however one of the Football teams that I like

he's shy...wonder why...

Who he?

he you!

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

gtmash wrote:

Speedhump wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

sage & onion wrote:

DDS wrote:

beckah wrote:Was told that many have Tagalog names which are fairly unpronounceable so adopt English names in Dubai, not realising that some of the names are wayyyy out of date: Edith, Dot, Pearl, Ivy, Ethel

HAHAHA sooo funny

Most Philippinos have spanish names not Tagalog. idiot...

Didn't know that "Idiot" was a name in Spanish

It used to...now the english has taken it.

Sage can I ask where you hail from?

I think it's sweet that Filipinas choose old fashioned names. For example it's better than a lot of the Singaporean guys that call themselves glitzy names like Ricky or Elvis!

He's from Liverpool.

Not so, Liverpool FC is however one of the Football teams that I like

he's shy...wonder why...

Who he?

he you!

Me shy, no way, lol