Pyjamas vs. Pajamas

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USA: Ad - ver - tize - ment (the i is a long i, as in I)

England: Adver - tis - ment (short i, as in Christmas)

When I heard Tony Blair say this word, I was SOOO confused...
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That's funny, Griff.

Guess this is why I've never been completely sure how that word is spelled. But in Canada you get a healthy mix of British, Canadian and American. We use spellings and words from both countries. Not sure if toque is a Quebec French word or if they use it in France, but as far as I know, chesterfield is ours.

Personally, I prefer spelling words like "colour" instead of "color." It just looks better.
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To me, it just seems like when you put the "U" in Color, it seems like it would be pronounced like "kuh-leeor" instead of "kuh-lor."

And flashlights do flash. They flash on and off. Doesn't a torch have to like, have a fire for it to be a torch?
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Because torch goes with light, because of fire and stuff, that give off light!! See, simple! :P




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A flashing torch would be useless ;).

Snoink: I pronounce it the 'american' way. So does everyone I know. It's probably more to do with Blair's accent.
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I say jim-jams anyway XD. Pyjamas is better though. I always get annoyed with the pronunciation of yogurt. Makes me ANGRYYYY!! yoe-gurt....yoh-gurt. I say the 2nd one 'cause it sounds better. Mmmmm.

Did you know Shakespeare invented the word "bump" and "assassination"? Well, at least that's what my homework planner tells me.
"Sometimes we see a cloud that's dragonish,
A vapour sometimes like a bear or lion,
A towered citadel, a pendant rock,
A forked mountain, or blue promontory,
With trees upon't that nod unto the world,And mock our eyes with air.."




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Mine says that too!!

I'll copy it onto this page:

Fact: Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'

And it was in November....




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same mine says that too lol
An it has little quotes in it
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Hehe, thats what ya call kewl, maybe the whole of scotland have these things.... Awsome... xD




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I think they do the covers an some of the stuff inside is pobably differnt though
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No, the covers are different depending on what school you are from, but the inside is all the same.




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no uniform pages differnt pobably
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wey hey, what a cowinkydink. They're made by "The Homework Diary Company." Original name. ha. Oh the message from the headteacher will be different too. Actually, the might just change the names.
"Sometimes we see a cloud that's dragonish,
A vapour sometimes like a bear or lion,
A towered citadel, a pendant rock,
A forked mountain, or blue promontory,
With trees upon't that nod unto the world,And mock our eyes with air.."




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Someone is res went to class in her PJs today.
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