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Postby kurupetos » Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:34 am

RichardB wrote:
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Z4 wrote:What about people from Pissouri?? Locals I mean


Where is Pissouri? Never been there... :o


Sub colony of the British Protectorate of peyia :wink:


I was not joking. I have never been to Pissouri, and in light of the last info, there is a very thin chance I will. :lol:
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Postby Z4 » Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:29 pm

kurupetos wrote:
RichardB wrote:
kurupetos wrote:
Z4 wrote:What about people from Pissouri?? Locals I mean


Where is Pissouri? Never been there... :o


Sub colony of the British Protectorate of peyia :wink:


I was not joking. I have never been to Pissouri, and in light of the last info, there is a very thin chance I will. :lol:


Good :wink: :)
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Postby kurupetos » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:19 pm

Piss off to Piss-ouri, then! :lol:

...or is it pissurine? :lol: :lol:
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Postby Oracle » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:26 pm

The worst accent is when Paphians try to overcompensate for having the reputation of sounding the most horkatika (like Miltiades) ... by speaking in an over-emphasised form of "posh" Greek :lol:
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Postby denizaksulu » Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:48 pm

Oracle wrote:The worst accent is when Paphians try to overcompensate for having the reputation of sounding the most horkatika (like Miltiades) ... by speaking in an over-emphasised form of "posh" Greek :lol:



Will you leave my friend alone :twisted:

BTW, what have you done with him? :shock:
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Postby SSBubbles » Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:25 pm

Oracle wrote:The worst accent is when Paphians try to overcompensate for having the reputation of sounding the most horkatika (like Miltiades) ... by speaking in an over-emphasised form of "posh" Greek :lol:


I think you need new glasses (to help you hear properly!) :lol:
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Postby Oracle » Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:30 pm

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Oracle wrote:The worst accent is when Paphians try to overcompensate for having the reputation of sounding the most horkatika (like Miltiades) ... by speaking in an over-emphasised form of "posh" Greek :lol:


I think you need new glasses (to help you hear properly!) :lol:


I'll borrow two of Miltiades' then, when he has downed the last dregs of wine from them.
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Postby SSBubbles » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:02 pm

Oracle wrote:
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Oracle wrote:The worst accent is when Paphians try to overcompensate for having the reputation of sounding the most horkatika (like Miltiades) ... by speaking in an over-emphasised form of "posh" Greek :lol:

I think you need new glasses (to help you hear properly!) :lol:

I'll borrow two of Miltiades' then, when he has downed the last dregs of wine from them.


Just as long as you return them (he probably gets a refund!)- that will be okay!
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Re: Accents

Postby EPSILON » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:03 pm

Z4 wrote:The UK has some pretty distinctive accents. The Geordie, Brummie, Scouse, Bristol and Yorkshire all have strong dialects. Is this the same in CY??

Can someone from Paphos recognise if someone is from Nicosia for example?


Before 1974 a Paphian could be recognized without to speak, just because of his hair ...
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Re: Accents

Postby SSBubbles » Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:09 am

EPSILON wrote:
Z4 wrote:The UK has some pretty distinctive accents. The Geordie, Brummie, Scouse, Bristol and Yorkshire all have strong dialects. Is this the same in CY??
Can someone from Paphos recognise if someone is from Nicosia for example?

Before 1974 a Paphian could be recognized without to speak, just because of his hair ...


Sorry, I do not understand your statement! :? Can you explain please? Thanks.
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