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Old 12-31-2018, 04:55 PM   #21 (permalink)
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"Buoy" is a strange looking word, with a touch of the Far East about it - and when an American says the word, he is clearly abandoning English altogether, metaphorically throwing up his hands and saying, "Bway-who-hayee" or something similar that I can't quite remember.
Why can't you guys just say "boy", which is the way me and the Queen pronounce it ?
I'm sticking with BOO-ee.
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Old 12-31-2018, 05:45 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Old 12-31-2018, 06:00 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Old 12-31-2018, 06:39 PM   #24 (permalink)
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^ That looks like the French for boogie, or perhaps an alternative for the entirely different bogey - which I'm sorry to say is what you have in your handkerchief after blowing your nose.

Also, is buoyant pronounced "boo -ee- ant" or do you keep things simple as we do, with "boy-ant"? Two nice, simple British syllables that anyone can employ with confidence.
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^ That looks like the French for boogie, or perhaps an alternative for the entirely different bogey - which I'm sorry to say is what you have in your handkerchief after blowing your nose.
It’s the English slang for bourgeois.
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I'm sticking with BOO-ee.
I've never heard anyone say it differently.
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It’s the English slang for bourgeois.
^ Nice! I'm going to add that to the long list of slang I've learned thanks to MB. Still favourites on that list are Jelly and Cre-Cre
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