Oh me oh my...I am very Nervous to Finally Meet....

[CeaBee]

You think so eh? Then why did my Dad blast me because a guy who dropped his h's called me WAY back. I was 21 at the time. She says she noh ave nutten fe do wid Dad. Turned out my Dad was right. One date (to a movie) and the next call was "I am over here taking a shower want to join me". A Jamaican man ... true story.

I was not amused.

:scratch head:

*gone for cup of cawfee*

[Suesumba]

how is that pronounced? is it french?

quebecois french drop their h's likewise newfies as i pointed out. it doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with class, intelligence or morality or any of those other lofty ideals.

[Peasie]

your mother sound sensible

she's her father's child

[Tropicana]

quebecois french drop their h's likewise newfies as i pointed out. it doesn't necessarily have to have anything to do with class, intelligence or morality or any of those other lofty ideals.

Yes it does.

I grew up in Quebec so I believe I know just a little about this. You rarely hear educated Quebecois or Quebecois from upper class backgrounds dropping their h's (except for Jean Chretien). He grew up in Shawinigan so he can't help it.

If someone grows up in the sticks (La Tuque, Point-au-pic, Chicoutimi) they do have a hard time getting rid of that accent. It is a reflection of their lower class upbringing. When someone says he sounds like he is from Point-au-pic, trust me, they are not paying the person a compliment.

[Tropicana]

what signals yuh gave him at the movie why him felt comfortable to ask dat question? yuh was stroking his thigh? yuh throats him when him drop yuh off home?

Honestly do I Miss Prude City look like the type who would give off signals like that? Come come now, you KNOW me better than that by now. I finally told my Mom the story and she burst out laughing ....."Oooo poor guy, he certainly picked the WRONG person to put that kind of argument to." Same with the guy who used to live downstairs who got blasted for his indecent proposal and impertinent offer.

[Tropicana]

how is that pronounced? is it french?

You have never heard a Jamaican drop their h and say tousand? I don't believe you.

If there is no problem with it, why did my Dad absolutely freak out about it? (BTW, I do think there is something wrong with it. Glad to see Usain Bolt working on his h's ).

[RichD]

You have never heard a Jamaican drop their h and say tousand? I don't believe you.

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yes i have seen that but i jus have never seen it spelled out as "t'housand."

[Tropicana]

One generally doesn't see it spelled at all. Generally ' is used to denote a letter that is omitted in English isn't it?

[diabolical_Tanya]

One generally doesn't see it spelled at all. Generally ' is used to denote a letter that is omitted in English isn't it?

Your Daddy was clearly shallow and narrow minded if he thinks a person who drops "h" is low class.

I worked with a lady (she retired last year) who has a masters and I have yet to hear her pronounce an H that followed a T. she is Trini but has been in Canada for over 30 years.

tropi I think you need therapy, few months ago you were wishing you could speak with a Jamaican accent and now you are here calling people who drop the h low class. I think you are a very lost and alone person who does not know who they are and I feel sad for you sometimes.

queue the big hellovea cuss out with details of Tropi's education and experiences..... :showtime:

[Tropicana]

Sure a Jamaican accent is great but most Jamaicans don't drop their h's. It definitely signifies lower class origins. Onoo know is true so why pretend.

I don't need therapy I used to BE a therapist and a very good one too. No need to recite my education, onoo know it already.

Feel sorry for Me..that has got to be the biggest joke I have heard in a long time. I nearly spit out my tea all over my computer when I burst out laughing after reading that.

[RichD]

One generally doesn't see it spelled at all. Generally ' is used to denote a letter that is omitted in English isn't it?

so which letter was omitted ? Thousand seems to have all the letters that t'housand has

[Tropicana]

t'ousand the "h" is omitted. This is really not that difficult.

[RichD]

t'ousand the "h" is omitted. This is really not that difficult.

that would have been obvious if you had in fact omitted the "h".....

[Tropicana]

Absolutely. Dropping h's is definitely a show stopper for me anyway.

Yikes tonight he said t'ousand.



He also complained about a slight ache in his knee when he got up after the domino game. I hope he is not completely falling apart.

Clearly I am missing something.

[RichD]

Clearly I am missing something.

i think this is what you are missing:

Why not...as long as he didn't say t'housand.