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Homage- do you pronounce it hommidge or oh- marj?

18 replies

talkingnonsense · 24/06/2011 20:59

just that really!

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Lilymaid · 24/06/2011 21:00

hommidge
You can say oh- marj if you are French, American or a pseud.

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EffinNora · 24/06/2011 21:01

hommidge, but I'm happy to discover I'm an oik!

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Bumperlicioso · 24/06/2011 21:12

Oh-marj - does that make me poncey?

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 24/06/2011 21:31

omm-arrrge (from West Cuntry oi am a zoider drinkerrr etc)

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StealthPolarBear · 24/06/2011 21:32

hommidge

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eyethangyou · 24/06/2011 21:33

Hom-Arge - an amalgamation that is not correct yet not entirely wrong so no one questions it

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smartyparts · 24/06/2011 21:34

om-marj. Hommidge??? That's like saying nuggit for nougat!!

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BitOfFun · 24/06/2011 21:35

Hommidge if paying homage to somebody/something. If taking about poncey film directors etc. I say oh-marzhe.

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BelleDameSansMerci · 24/06/2011 21:39

Hommidge... Oh-marj is too pretentious, even by my extreme standards.

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AwesomePan · 24/06/2011 21:50

would you say "dressidge"? No, so why be so shy of pronoucing "hommage" properly??

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Bumperlicioso · 24/06/2011 21:55

Actually I've realised is "an om-arj" but "pay hommidge to"

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DamselInDisarray · 24/06/2011 21:57

My dad always said 'nuggit' growing up.

On the actual point though, I do what BoF does.

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talkingnonsense · 24/06/2011 22:22

Oh no! I say oh marj and dh says hommidge and I wanted to be unequivocally right!!

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BelleDameSansMerci · 24/06/2011 22:26

I think Bumperlicious has it actually... I would never "pay oh-marj to" but I would say "it's an oh-marj".

I probably wouldn't say "an 'otel" though even though it's correct. Grin

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swanker · 24/06/2011 22:26

what BoF said.

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QueeferSutherland · 24/06/2011 23:27

Homidge.

Unless taking the piss a bit.

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ElbowFan · 28/06/2011 19:04

Homage / garage /
Oxford dictionary reckons homidge but gararj not garidge

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threefeethighandrising · 28/06/2011 19:24

Homidge

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