Pronunciation: Garage or Gar- arge

[Milkyway]

It seems that Gar- arge has taken over from just plain Garage... is it just a snooty thing.

Bucket to Bouquet scenario...

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 26th August 13:28

[john2443]

Garage like carriage, not gar-arge like Farage.

[Beetnik]

Garidge, fools!

[Milkyway]

Beetnik said:

Garidge, fools!

That’s more like it.
( deffo not garr - arrge)

[LunarOne]

Garage like Farage is where I keep the car when I'm not using it. Garridge is where the man in blue overalls repairs other people's cars. Petrol stations are where I buy fuel. Never mix up the three.

[K87]

The town Harrogate is another, how you pronounce it is supposed to indicate ether you are posh or not

Unlike Bath, everyone oop north says Bath.

Everyone south of Watford says Barth, posh or not

[Truckosaurus]

Milkyway said:

It seems that Gar- arge has taken over from just plain Garage... is it just a snooty thing.

I blame the Americans (also the French).

[Milkyway]

K87 said:

The town Harrogate is another, how you pronounce it is supposed to indicate ether you are posh or not

Unlike Bath, everyone oop north says Bath.

Everyone south of Watford says Barth, posh or not

Rellies live in Bath... sure it’s ‘Baff’
A garage in Frome... Double bubble.
( JB.... The ‘Froom Flyer’)

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 26th August 14:17

[Chunkychucky]

K87 said:

The town Harrogate is another, how you pronounce it is supposed to indicate ether you are posh or not

Living in the 'arse end' of town I pronounce it 'Harrow-gate', the scum that I am

[Cold]

You Northern people are funny. Keep it up.

[Some Gump]

Garidge, innit?

[mattyprice4004]

Cold said:

You Northern people are funny. Keep it up.

We are correct, there's no need to drag every word out to try and sound posh.

I have a friend here (very much up North) who tries to sound incredibly posh despite driving a financed Diesel Audi.
Last week I needed to water my 'graaaaaaaaaaaaarse' apparently as it was slightly brown from the heat.

[Export56]

My parents were northern and we always called it a gar raj, when we moved south, people called it a garidge, still sounds odd to me.

[Teppic]

Car hole!

/Moe Szyslak

[LankyFreak]

Some Gump said:

Garidge, innit?

Not chavvy enough

No, maybe, yes.

[Rich_AR]

Chunkychucky said:

K87 said:

The town Harrogate is another, how you pronounce it is supposed to indicate ether you are posh or not

Living in the 'arse end' of town I pronounce it 'Harrow-gate', the scum that I am

Surely it's 'Arro-Gut'

[TorqueVR]

And it gets worse, according to the new TV adverts Skoda is now "Shkoda"

[RC1807]

john2443 said:

Garage like carriage, not gar-arge like Farage.

Nope.
I'd call Farage the same as garage (like carriage)
Because

[Truckosaurus]

TorqueVR said:

And it gets worse, according to the new TV adverts Skoda is now "Shkoda"

See also 'Dacia' wanting to be 'Datcher' and 'Hyundai' not going with 'hi-un-die', also I'm sure if they advertised on the telly 'Porsche' would want to be 'Por-sher'.

At least 'Nissan' have the decency to called themselves 'Niss-an' in the UK not the dreadful 'Ni-ssan' as they do in America.

[bongtom]

Some Gump said:

Garidge, innit?

DogStar has exploded.