New Post
Search
HelpI'm not sure...
in reply to a message by Lily
Well, actually I am. I wouldn't want to be called a name that was the homophone of a commonly used word. The "are you Shore?" puns would get old before the kid left primary school.
Nice imagery, but... no.
Nice imagery, but... no.
Archived Thread - replies disabled
1
Replies
Hmm, I don't think that would be a problem in the US. Or at least in my part of it. Shore and sure don't sound alike. Unless you're singing, then they're supposed to. :)
1
Shore, Shaw and sure all sound the same in my accent and I think in most English accents as well. I've just been saying "shore" and "sure" to myself in a variety of accents to test it out!
1
Haha!
I can imagine you sitting there doing that. :)
In my accent sure might as well not have a u in it. It's like shr. And shore is a tall vowel, with a long o. In sure my jaw doesn't ever move, in shore it goes down. Use your lips a lot more too. Ha, now I've been sitting here saying them over and over!
I can imagine you sitting there doing that. :)
In my accent sure might as well not have a u in it. It's like shr. And shore is a tall vowel, with a long o. In sure my jaw doesn't ever move, in shore it goes down. Use your lips a lot more too. Ha, now I've been sitting here saying them over and over!
This message was edited 2/28/2012, 7:53 AM
1
I'm here muttering to myself.."shore".."Sure"...they sound alike to me, in my accent.
1
I've seen shore used in ocean puns.
What did one ocean say to the other?
Nothing, they just waved.
Do you sea what I did there? Are you shore?
Water you saying?
Don't be such a beach. I fish you weren't so mean.
(sure and shore don't sound the same but they're close enough to create the puns)
What did one ocean say to the other?
Nothing, they just waved.
Do you sea what I did there? Are you shore?
Water you saying?
Don't be such a beach. I fish you weren't so mean.
(sure and shore don't sound the same but they're close enough to create the puns)
This message was edited 2/27/2012, 5:18 PM
1
hahaha I like that :)
1
They also don't really sound alike to me...
1
...
They don't sound a like, but they are close enough for people to over emphasize certain sounds and use it as a running pun. I definitely can see Amphelise's point.
They don't sound a like, but they are close enough for people to over emphasize certain sounds and use it as a running pun. I definitely can see Amphelise's point.
1
And people will sometimes prn. that way on purpose in a slang context.
1