ABPA - Australian Bush Poets Association

Has anyone else noticed that the word "important" is becoming "impordant" with less emphasis on the middle "t" (or is that my hearing is going?) News reporters seem to be the main offenders.

Well H something we agree on . Yes

There are a couple of other words as well but I will have a think today as I work in the rain and let you ( see Not ) ya know tonight.


Bob

It's probably the modern day version of "somethink"

I can not remember what she says but the blonde who does the tab sports bet add says something that stands out like the proverbial !


Bob

You two are aksing for it!!!

Aksing! I'd forgotten about that one

When my son was a little tacker (before he was even one) he had a fascination with anything electrical or involving electronics - it was a given that he would one day work with computers. His word for a double adaptor was "dapper dapper" which he would plug and unplug happily for ages. Soo cute! The other one I remember was helicopter which he called "hopter copter". Why do they have to grow up?

Clearly they don't teach "Peter Piper" or "Betty whatsit bought some butter but she said the butter's bitter", any more at school.

How do they go again ? Anyone?

There's a weather reporter on WIN tv based at Bendigo and she has the weirdest way of talking when she presents the weather - I watch it just for the amusement. She puts huge emphasis on the wrong words and breaks her sentences up in a bizarre way. I never seem to remember the weather when I listen to her because I'm so intrigued by the way she talks. Any man who watches it won't remember the weather either but for other reasons - don't know why they pay her really!

...perfict!....

YES HEATHER YES!

impordant.

That drives me crazy.

There are other words too where a second t is being replaced with a d. I just can't think off hand which words they are but now I have somewhere to post them !!!!!!

Thank you Heather, thank you. You have scratched a burning itch.

Mal