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Old 07-06-2021, 06:10 PM #1
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Exclamation What are people still saying CAW-VID and not COE-VID?
Just on the news there an "expert" was going on about CAW-vid

I mean FFS its been here a year and half and he still hasnt worked out its COE-VID

what is actually wrong with people??
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I hear it mispronounced as Covid like Cov vid, never heard Ca vid.
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Haven’t heard it pronounced like that once tbh
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Haven’t heard it pronounced like that once tbh
Me either. Possibly just an accent thing?
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It appears LT has discovered the northern accent
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It appears LT has discovered the northern accent
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The Scottish guy taking issue with regional accents.
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is this the new meecro wavey?
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its nothing to do with regional accents, this is a new word

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Caw-vid sounds like Covid in a southern US accent.
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Literally never heard anyone pronounce it like that
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Literally never heard anyone pronounce it like that
if you listen to news radio you hear it as i did yesterday
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Not in Ireland you don't
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its nothing to do with regional accents, this is a new word

No it's not.
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Only ever heard it pronounced Covid. Never Cav id. I say Covid.
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it's time for LT to return to the gardening thread and dig out the potatoes growing in his ears
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it's time for LT to return to the gardening thread and dig out the potatoes growing in his ears
thing is now that people on tibb are aware of this they will hear it. They heard it before but did not notice it - just wait.
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