tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post2834881733811692442..comments2024-03-29T09:54:08.208+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Intolerance.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87132621401543039372016-04-13T00:47:57.128+01:002016-04-13T00:47:57.128+01:00We eat scones (scons)down under but have a town ca...We eat scones (scons)down under but have a town called Scone pronounced Skown which reminds me...haven't made scones for years...Devonshire tea..yum!rallentandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980559347805844568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27886936887942178822016-04-12T04:42:01.355+01:002016-04-12T04:42:01.355+01:00Thank you Rachel... what's wrong with people; ...Thank you Rachel... what's wrong with people; bring back Mia.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37744173274227910062016-04-12T04:39:53.059+01:002016-04-12T04:39:53.059+01:00'Ain't been brung up proper'; do get i...'Ain't been brung up proper'; do get it right Elaine.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38298892518686171952016-04-11T19:03:02.761+01:002016-04-11T19:03:02.761+01:00It is definitely scone not scon how can it be scon...It is definitely scone not scon how can it be scon when there is an 'e' at the end. Scon I definitely a southern pronounciation. Holding your knife and fork in the wrong way also gets my goat. People who don't say please and thank you haven't been 'brung' up proper!elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4355689521967096582016-04-11T18:22:31.661+01:002016-04-11T18:22:31.661+01:00Bet they taste better than a skon !Bet they taste better than a skon !Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-70540103725339891442016-04-11T18:21:42.957+01:002016-04-11T18:21:42.957+01:00Very true Nick - I was always brought up with the ...Very true Nick - I was always brought up with the fact that "one" did not comment on a person's English or their manners, and it was extremely rude to do so. Nor did we ever discuss politics, money or religion. <br />Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24273833270645272512016-04-11T17:48:04.519+01:002016-04-11T17:48:04.519+01:00Oh shut up Shawn, I was just trying to liven it up...Oh shut up Shawn, I was just trying to liven it up a bit.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52833787757775488392016-04-11T17:32:57.232+01:002016-04-11T17:32:57.232+01:00And I bet it tasted better than the one that rhyme...And I bet it tasted better than the one that rhymed with 'tone'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6184342558518269092016-04-11T17:31:55.299+01:002016-04-11T17:31:55.299+01:00Maybe, but one can forgive the Welsh.Maybe, but one can forgive the Welsh.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-29186510080009719062016-04-11T16:22:27.092+01:002016-04-11T16:22:27.092+01:00Ignorance of what? These are dialect differences. ...Ignorance of what? These are dialect differences. In American English "scone" rhymes with "cone" as it does in Ireland. Some dialects are regional, but not all.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36496289463318216872016-04-11T16:20:13.941+01:002016-04-11T16:20:13.941+01:00I asked the maid in dulcet tone\ To order me a but...I asked the maid in dulcet tone\ To order me a buttered scone\ The silly girl has been and gone\ And ordered me a buttered scone.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40330383721745755282016-04-11T16:12:33.271+01:002016-04-11T16:12:33.271+01:00Just caught auntie gladys baking
She says scone as...Just caught auntie gladys baking<br />She says scone as in phoneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53397760569445608762016-04-11T14:54:57.344+01:002016-04-11T14:54:57.344+01:00They don't 'correct', they just sigh a...They don't 'correct', they just sigh and despair.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-10335726467868048542016-04-11T14:53:07.195+01:002016-04-11T14:53:07.195+01:00Birf-die is horrible; but don't you think that...Birf-die is horrible; but don't you think that people take great delight in saying it, even they know perfectly well how to say Birth-day.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-16252910749141831512016-04-11T14:51:23.170+01:002016-04-11T14:51:23.170+01:00Those ad's are very condescending; I saw one t...Those ad's are very condescending; I saw one today. Ghastly. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13999398328310568822016-04-11T14:42:23.130+01:002016-04-11T14:42:23.130+01:00No properly brought up gentleman (or lady) would b...No properly brought up gentleman (or lady) would be discourteous enough to correct someone else's English or manners. That's strictly the preserve of the censorious middle-classes. Many of the upper classes have appalling manners but think nothing of it.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39877896375499118452016-04-11T14:34:40.356+01:002016-04-11T14:34:40.356+01:00My particular bug-bear is people who say Me and To...My particular bug-bear is people who say Me and Tom are 'going' or 'watching' or whatever verb instead of Tom and I are 'going' or 'watching' or whatever verb. And hearing the word 'birfday' makes me cringe all over. And since there are members of my own family that do this on a regular basis I manage to 'bear' it, but I never ever grin ...The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-52693304337223626462016-04-11T14:08:03.503+01:002016-04-11T14:08:03.503+01:00My son in law rises to greet a newcomer. My grands...My son in law rises to greet a newcomer. My grandson does the same. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23471715457355633532016-04-11T14:01:31.943+01:002016-04-11T14:01:31.943+01:00I like a bit of courtesy and good manners and the ...I like a bit of courtesy and good manners and the ' haitch ' thing gets my goat too.<br />At the moment I am really fed up with funeral insurance adverts .... there are loads of them and I have had phone calls about it and one came in the post this morning !!!! I know I'm old but they don't have to keep reminding me !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81638437175438064532016-04-11T13:44:31.806+01:002016-04-11T13:44:31.806+01:00Sadly a lot of folk take pride in being as rude as...Sadly a lot of folk take pride in being as rude as possible these days.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9265601188869546132016-04-11T12:46:11.467+01:002016-04-11T12:46:11.467+01:00I am intolerant of intolerance and try not to swea...I am intolerant of intolerance and try not to sweat the small stuff. Life is too short. I also say thank you for all kindnesses given to me.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87562541704865035292016-04-11T11:37:37.788+01:002016-04-11T11:37:37.788+01:00If one let any annoyance show, it would dominate y...If one let any annoyance show, it would dominate your life. Best just to ignore, and sigh inwardly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-46707047546951705222016-04-11T11:28:31.994+01:002016-04-11T11:28:31.994+01:00I hold doors for women and men alike, even childre...I hold doors for women and men alike, even children. What does that make me ?<br />I agree with many of your irritations and I could add a few of my own. Generally, I just get on with my day courteously and don't let other people's lack of standard get in my way or in my head space.Patricia (La Chatte Gitane)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03188119208339437700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-87294605393433266462016-04-11T11:16:24.297+01:002016-04-11T11:16:24.297+01:00I've been like this for at least 40 years.I've been like this for at least 40 years.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-36518943218472802822016-04-11T11:15:41.147+01:002016-04-11T11:15:41.147+01:00Who would!Who would!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com