SteveS Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I heard concertina today pronounced as concerntina. I've even heard constantina. My favourite is constant screamer (and I believe this has been touched on before many years ago). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 People also say jewellary, and reallitor. My experience suggests that half the folks out there are below average.( I maybe one of them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) People also say jewellary, and reallitor. My experience suggests that half the folks out there are below average.( I maybe one of them.) Half of anything will be below the average. How's about the australian expression " Conca" or the very english "Leather Ferret". Edited October 3, 2014 by Geoff Wooff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveS Posted October 3, 2014 Author Share Posted October 3, 2014 (edited) And a little further north of where I live, people say fillum for film. Edited October 3, 2014 by SteveS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If we are being picky about words then half of anything will be below the median, not the average. The average of (1, 2, 3, 4, 100) is 55, but the median is 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wild Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If we are being picky about words then half of anything will be below the median, not the average. The average of (1, 2, 3, 4, 100) is 55, but the median is 3. average=22 according to my arithmetic (total 110 divided by 5) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatthewVanitas Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Don't forget constertina. Or if you're in Massachusetts, constertiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I've even heard constantina. I think that only applies to the English and duets. Anglos don't give a constant note when you reverse the bellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Wilson Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 My experience suggests that half the folks out there are below average.( I maybe one of them.) Half of anything will be below the average. How's about the australian expression " Conca" or the very english "Leather Ferret". I'm sure Maki was just making a little joke there Geoff but thanks for the clarification. Actually I'd say most Aussies are below average, the way we voted in the last election points to that. But we're not all that "uncoof". I may say "conca" but I spell it "concer" thankyou very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Taylor Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If we are being picky about words then half of anything will be below the median, not the average. The average of (1, 2, 3, 4, 100) is 55, but the median is 3. average=22 according to my arithmetic (total 110 divided by 5) :-) Ooops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Wooff Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 My experience suggests that half the folks out there are below average.( I maybe one of them.) Half of anything will be below the average. How's about the australian expression " Conca" or the very english "Leather Ferret". I'm sure Maki was just making a little joke there Geoff but thanks for the clarification. Actually I'd say most Aussies are below average, the way we voted in the last election points to that. But we're not all that "uncoof". I may say "conca" but I spell it "concer" thankyou very much. Well Steve, I was trying to be funny too but Maki's joke was more subtle I guess. Sorry "Concer" it should have been indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidesqueeze Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Wrinkle fiddle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie D Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 oooo, thats my new favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maki Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 My wife always tells me leave humor to the professionals. But do I listen? Sadly, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry McGee Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 My experience suggests that half the folks out there are below average.( I maybe one of them.) Half of anything will be below the average. How's about the australian expression " Conca" or the very english "Leather Ferret". I'm sure Maki was just making a little joke there Geoff but thanks for the clarification. Actually I'd say most Aussies are below average, the way we voted in the last election points to that. But we're not all that "uncoof". I may say "conca" but I spell it "concer" thankyou very much. Well Steve, I was trying to be funny too but Maki's joke was more subtle I guess. Sorry "Concer" it should have been indeed! Hang on a second - you have to allow for regional variation. It might be the very posh "concer" down in Bega Shire, but up here in the neighbouring Eurobodalla Shire, it's defintely "conca". Of course, I've also been in Australia longer than Steve has..... Nobody has yet put forward a liking for 'tina. Or is it 'teena? Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Ghent Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Until my offspring had the grace to leave home it was mostly referred to ( in old Australian of course) as "that thing", as in "Dad, I just wanted to check you knew if you stopped moving your hands in and out that thing would not make that awful noise?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm clapp Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I had a phone call the other day from a man who wanted to talk about his Grandad's "squeezle box". That was a new one to me! Actually, I rather like it. Squeezle more or less rhymes with weasel, which is a kind of ferret (desparately trying to establish/invent a derivation...) And I'm often asked about the "concetmatina".... (Oh, the curse of the extra syllabubble, but then I used to live in Devon, near Exeketer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mansfield Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Wrinkle fiddle. That's it, the thread is over, we have a clear winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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