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Yesterday, 06:56 PM
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Aug '11 Spotlight Member, Joan Of Art
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mandurah, Western Australia
Posts: 12,516
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Originally Posted by Rosie G
Bou-ee.
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I heard this on a TV show based in the South. It took me two episodes to understand what they were talking about. 
 I can talk " Southern"
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Yesterday, 07:49 PM
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#87587
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Yay I can choose my name!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 39,984
Photos: 966
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Originally Posted by Rosie G
Bou-ee.
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 ...so is that "bow-ee" (as in tie a bow or the dog says bow wow) or "boo-ee" or something different. How hard it is to describe pronunciation! We have had some hilarious pronunciation discussions here in the GT on several occasions 
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Yesterday, 08:18 PM
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#87588
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If it's learning you want, call the library. If it's wisdom you want, call your MawMaw.
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: They went thata way <------>
Posts: 8,026
Photos: 545
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Originally Posted by evergreen100
...so is that "bow-ee" (as in tie a bow or the dog says bow wow) or "boo-ee" or something different. How hard it is to describe pronunciation! We have had some hilarious pronunciation discussions here in the GT on several occasions |
boo-ee
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
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#87589
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Yay I can choose my name!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 39,984
Photos: 966
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosie G
boo-ee
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I'm going to try that next time I see one 
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Yesterday, 08:30 PM
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#87590
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Member Spotlight July 2005 SNOWBIRD: I love the sun, not the snow!
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Michigan and Florida
Posts: 12,876
Photos: 2,000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosie G
boo-ee
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I never even questioned how it is sounded. I wouldn't say it is PRONOUNCED, as much as hooted.
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Yesterday, 08:35 PM
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#87591
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Yay I can choose my name!
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Australia
Posts: 39,984
Photos: 966
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Originally Posted by LauraLou
I never even questioned how it is sounded. I wouldn't say it is PRONOUNCED, as much as hooted.
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 You are in for it now LL 
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Yesterday, 10:07 PM
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#87592
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Aug '11 Spotlight Member, Joan Of Art
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Mandurah, Western Australia
Posts: 12,516
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Originally Posted by evergreen100
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I am getting my Southern speak lessons from the show we watch on pay TV. On the show Moonshiners we get ve-hicles.
On a logging show down south we get boo-ees.
and some other things on a show called Rat B------s.
DH is getting the accent perfected in case we win lotto and can visit there.
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