Comments on: I was a pain in the diocese

By: Tonya

Tonya — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 22:50:47 +0000

I always thought it was “they just stopped and are all going home”. Funny how, when you hear the correct version you can’t imagine how you were getting it wrong in the first place?!?

By: Wildebeest

Wildebeest — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:01:47 +0000

Might it be J’us snobs who are going home?

By: Dave F.

Dave F. — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:47:45 +0000

I definitely here a short syllable before he starts ‘Ain’t…’

It’s quite guttural, maybe it’s ‘It ain’t…’?

By: Charlesford

Charlesford — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:16:38 +0000

Can’t hear any trace of Dave F’s “that”, but on the previous word it seems to be “carbootS”. Definitely isn’t just an extended plosive final Merseyside “t”.

Meanwhile in the corner belonging one particular singular pedant, it could be argued that what NB pronounces is more likely to be the plural “dioceses”. This BBC pron guide gives what is in my (unfortunately considerable) ecclesiastical experience the standard pronunciation of the singular as DY-uh-sis (-y as in sky).

It goes on to tell us that the plural DIOCESES is a little bit more controversial. Dictionaries give several pronunciations such as DY-uh-siss-iz (-y as in sky), DY-uh-seez (-y as in sky, -ee as in meet) and DY-uh-seez-iz (-y as in sky).

But the word has generally been pronounced DY-uh-seez (-y as in sky, -ee as in meet) by members of the General Synod during the recent Lambeth conference, although a few DY-uh-seez-iz (-y as in sky) could be heard.

Always heard the plural pronounced DY-uh-seez meself like.

By: Chris The Siteowner

Chris The Siteowner — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:12:09 +0000

…*the* garage door – thanks. But are you sure about the “that”?

By: Dave F.

Dave F. — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:51:38 +0000

*That* ain’t going to get you to no sunny place

Just before you lock *the* garage door

By: Steve Malkmoose

Steve Malkmoose — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:26:39 +0000

*removed due to an embarassing error* lol

By: Steve Malkmoose

Steve Malkmoose — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:23:38 +0000

I’m embarrassed to say that I am sure its “Clannad’s Xymox” *cringe*