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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Pleb wrote:
...my fiancé has asked me before how to pronounce Oolite!
:shock:
No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet :roll:
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Fatleaf wrote:
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No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet :roll:
You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them! :mrgreen:
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Then there's having two and Ool33t... Yes, I went there.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Fatleaf wrote:
El Viejo wrote:
Same as Elite, I reckon, but with an oo instead of an e.
I'm with EV on this one :D
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Pleb wrote:
Fatleaf wrote:
:shock:
No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet :roll:
You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them! :mrgreen:
For me, it's led to the trader lifestyle.

On the couch, able to take part in conversations while the miles roll by and the credits rack up.

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ObOnTopic: Ooh-leet. Like Chinese tea made with leet.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Talisker wrote:
For me, it's led to the trader lifestyle.

On the couch, able to take part in conversations while the miles roll by and the credits rack up.

On Thursdays, MrsTalisker has art classes. Then it's time for BOUNTY HUNTING!
Haha this is very similar to what I do, although soon-to-be Mrs Pleb is currently pregnant and VERY demanding! :lol:

But as for how to pronounce Oolite - it's like the whole American English vs British English in terms of how to pronounce tomato, no one will ever agree! At least we all spell it the same... :P
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Talisker wrote:
tea made with leet.
Ty-phoolite ? :shock:
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Griff wrote:
Talisker wrote:
tea made with leet.
Ty-phoolite ?
Ha! There must be a YAH in that!
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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El Viejo wrote:
Griff wrote:
Talisker wrote:
tea made with leet.
Ty-phoolite ?
Ha! There must be a YAH in that!
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Rese249er wrote:
Then there's having two and Ool33t... Yes, I went there.
It's spelt Oo1337 - as in the start of the [Wikipedia] Hundred Years' War 8)
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I'm with the retired gentlemen on this one.

But then again, I'm German, and never have pronounced any planet name with an English pronounciation (it's La-vé for me; with the stress on the second syllable).
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Commander McLane wrote:
I'm German, and never have pronounced any planet name with an English pronounciation (it's La-vé for me; with the stress on the second syllable).
Odd. I'm American and I pronounce it like that.
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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I pronounce it as "Elite".
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Pleb wrote:
Fatleaf wrote:
:shock:
No one told me you can have a girlfrind AND Oo-Leet :roll:
You can but it can be taskful to juggle the two of them! :mrgreen:
You must have strong arms to do that, Mr Pleb !

Anyhow....I thought the fiance would want to know how to pronounce it before they get married so she can shout the name properly like my missus does at the moment..... "YOU LOVE THAT OOLITE MORE THAN ME !!!!"
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Re: How to pronounce Oolite?

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Because it is derived from the word Elite I pronounce it Oo-leet and that is [ulit] in International Phonetic Alphabet.

And I pronounce Lave as Lay-v (rhymes with gave) [lev] in IPA.
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