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Am I the only one who gets bugged by Jeff Thomson not silencing the 'th' in McGrath when he is commentating? I have booked a session with my therapist (therapist with a silent h).
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Well, the "h" in "therapist" is not technically silent - when placed after the "t" in the English language, it produces a sound made by lifting the tounge to the top teeth and blowing air in between. Although on the other hand, you could argue that both the "h" and the "t" are both silent since neither letter is pronounced in the usual manner.
Additionally, if the English language wasn't so arse about, then Thommo would actually be pronouncing McGrath's name correctly.
The word "psychiatrist" however does have a silent "h."
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I know, I just like to say it with a silent 'h'. Makes it sound either sound like an Irish accent or a Jamacian accent. Jamacian natives don't seem to recognise the letter 'h' if it isn't the first letter of a word. Ian Torpe, Michael Atterton, Yout etc.
I know, I just like to say it with a silent 'h'. Makes it sound either sound like an Irish accent or a Jamacian accent. Jamacian natives don't seem to recognise the letter 'h' if it isn't the first letter of a word. Ian Torpe, Michael Atterton, Yout etc.
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Isn't McGrath an Irish name?
Isn't McGrath an Irish name?
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Dunno, but seeing that everyone pronounces it McGrar, pronouncing it McGrath just sounds plain silly. I wonder when Thommo sits in the outer, if he shouts "Ooh Arth, Glen McGrath"
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Yep it sure is
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Go the SCG in the summer 
... no doubt you're probably not refering that excat ground but it's all the same in the end! 
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I'm a Sydneysider Rachel_NSW, an SCG regular.Originally posted by Rachel_NSW
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I'm a Sydneysider Rachel_NSW, an SCG regular.
Ahh ok, cool
I was just thinking AFL mostly = southern states ... my rugby league bias shining through
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hehehe, my sig says it all rachel
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If Thommo's vocab is anything to go by, I can't imagine it being said without a few f*ckens and c*nts.
If Thommo's vocab is anything to go by, I can't imagine it being said without a few f*ckens and c*nts.
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hehehe, my sig says it all rachel
lol yessss I noticed that!
the corrupt buggers have been weeded out now, so just wipe the slate clean
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Well it doesn't really as 'McGrath' is written in English so your theory holds true whethter it's an Irish name or not, it's not as if it's written in gaelic.
Well it doesn't really as 'McGrath' is written in English so your theory holds true whethter it's an Irish name or not, it's not as if it's written in gaelic.
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Yup, and over here we pronounce it McGraa.
It's quite irritating to see Irish soccer players go to England and have their names mispronunciated.
Examples
Paul McGrath; where's the f?
Kevin Moran (sounds like borin') becomes Kevin Miran (sounds like Milan)
Mark Kinsella (sounds like insular) becomes Kin-sell-a
Yup, and over here we pronounce it McGraa.
It's quite irritating to see Irish soccer players go to England and have their names mispronunciated.
Examples
Paul McGrath; where's the f?
Kevin Moran (sounds like borin') becomes Kevin Miran (sounds like Milan)
Mark Kinsella (sounds like insular) becomes Kin-sell-a