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jdaw1
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by jdaw1 16:43 Fri 11 Jan 2008
The film reminded me that a particular and excellent phrase should be re-introduced to English. In the film one man asks something like “would you a drink old chap?†, to which the reply is “Rather!†, pronounced rah-ther. This use of “Rather!†, as an exclamation, presumably being a contraction of “I rather would†, is marvellously entertaining.
But for it to become accepted English again, it needs to be widely used. Are you willing to help by so using it?
Alex Bridgeman
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by Alex Bridgeman 16:57 Fri 11 Jan 2008
There is only one answer possible...RATH-THAH!
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by KillerB 17:06 Fri 11 Jan 2008
I use it all the time anyway.
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by Alex Bridgeman 17:12 Fri 11 Jan 2008
I always thought it was a rath-thah good word to use in everyday conversation.
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by jdaw1 17:15 Fri 11 Jan 2008
AHB wrote: rath-thah
I assumed the first time was a typo. It’s pronounced rah-ther. The first syllable is definitely not “rath†.
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by Ghandih 21:26 Fri 11 Jan 2008
Yes, whatever. I think Raaa-Therrr is excellent, and I will try to get up to speed on it forthwith.
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by jdaw1 21:47 Fri 11 Jan 2008
Ghandih wrote: Raaa-Therrr
Perfect pronunciation. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
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by Overtired and emotional 18:34 Tue 15 Jan 2008
You may well hoot with mirth, but when an Englishman's emotional range stopped at 'Rah..ther", we rather ran the show.
It may be drivel, but it's not meaningless.
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by jdaw1 03:33 Wed 16 Jan 2008
Overtired and emotional wrote: Since our emotional range broadened, we have gone down the pan.
The film is set in the 1930s, by when our former dominance was looking really quite flaky. Nonetheless, a marvellous sentiment (even if light on factual accuracy).
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by Luc 17:08 Tue 29 Jan 2008
Overtired and emotional wrote: You may well hoot with mirth, but when an Englishman's emotional range stopped at 'Rah..ther", we rather ran the show.
Chip butty and going down the pan . . .
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