IT'S PRONOUNCED "JAIL"! UGH!
jail or gaol (dʒeɪl)
— n
1. a place for the confinement of persons convicted and sentenced to imprisonment or of persons awaiting trial to whom bail is not granted
2. informal get out of jail , get out of jail free to get out of a difficult situation
— vb
3. ( tr ) to confine in prison
[C13: from Old French jaiole cage, from Vulgar Latin caveola (unattested), from Latin cavea enclosure; see cage : the two spellings derive from the forms of the word that developed in two different areas of France, and the spelling gaol represents a pronunciation in use until the 17th century]
Titan Gaol
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05-09-2014, 11:43 AMLyniaerTitan Gaol
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05-09-2014, 12:12 PMSkoltnik
The more we know.
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05-09-2014, 12:33 PMEpicCid
NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD!
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05-09-2014, 01:04 PMLyniaerhttp://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...gn-300x145.jpghttp://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...1478-12844.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by EpicCid
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05-09-2014, 01:39 PMSagittarian
.. this was not common knowledge?
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05-09-2014, 02:22 PMNekodar
Pronounciation can be different for gaol compared to jail depending on which country the word is used in, but that jail==gaol I thought was common knowledge.
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05-09-2014, 03:53 PMHeroSamson
Gotcha ant hill
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05-09-2014, 03:56 PMDragonSlayer45And knowing is half the battle!Quote:
Originally Posted by Skoltnik
G I JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOE -
05-09-2014, 04:16 PMSub-Xero
Yeah... it kinda annoys me when I hear "gowl" or "gay-ol".
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05-09-2014, 04:32 PMMerle
As non-english speaker... thanks, didn't know it :3
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05-09-2014, 04:38 PMFawkes
I did not know that but I will probably keep saying it wrong out of habit anyway. :p
Even if they sing it like the Flintstones theme song? "We'll have a gay-ol time!"Quote:
Originally Posted by Sub-Xero
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05-09-2014, 04:42 PMRennah
Ahaha, I've been thinking this for so long now, I'm glad I'm not the only one that's been wanting to go "Nooo, it's a real word, and it's not gowl!"
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05-09-2014, 04:43 PMNekodarhttp://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gaolQuote:
Originally Posted by Sub-Xero
Different pronounciations for English, Irish and Scottish Gaelic...
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05-09-2014, 04:46 PMTeroril
I get agitated, when people spell it Goal.
It's pretty bad.. I think I may need to join some anonymous support group for it. -
05-09-2014, 04:52 PMSub-XeroIt doesn't look like there are different pronounciations; it looks like there are different words that are pronounced differently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nekodar
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05-09-2014, 08:43 PMTerorilSo.. When Titan uses Gaol, you actually believe he wants to be in a relationship with the person he uses it on?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nekodar
Noun
gaol m (genitive gaoil)
love, affection
tha gaol agam ort — I love you (literally "is love at me on you")
ghabh i trom ghaol air - she fell madly in love with him -
05-09-2014, 09:09 PMMerleSo sad you're breaking his heart..... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Teroril
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05-09-2014, 09:12 PMLogoThis is all win.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merle
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05-09-2014, 09:40 PMHumsterMKXNo wonder the lynics contains words like "hell" and "no escape".Quote:
Originally Posted by Merle
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05-09-2014, 09:45 PMkidvideo
Finally! It always annoyed me when people mispronounced this in text chat.
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05-09-2014, 09:49 PMLineageRazorDon't feel bad. This is not a commonly used word, even in English. I had no idea it was pronounced the same way (and had the same meaning) as "jail" until about a month ago, and I consider myself to be very well-read.Quote:
Originally Posted by Merle
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05-09-2014, 09:57 PMTakeva
I knew it was pronounced this way but it doesn't bother me when people say it differently.
I really don't get it why people get their panties in a twist about it.