To get the rage when adults say Ta?

[SingingGerbil]

First world problem I am aware but this really gives me The Rage. Anyone over about the age of 5 should not be allowed to say this I am looking at you DP. In fact I am not that keen on under fives saying it either.

Phew, just had to get that out

It's foreign muck, tara, don't worry.

does it make your southeast teeth itch?
(ooh,try saying that 5 times fast)

as a kid learning English at five years old, I was eternally puzzled by this word. How to pronounce it mainly. Tar? I tried out lots of ways and my parents remarked on how Yorkshire I was getting to be. Look back on it with affection but stick to thanks now. Which has the advantage of not having such hatred directed towards it

god, asking for a latte in my uni cafe, minefield! They always repeat somewhat dubiously afterwards, "lahtay you mean?". "yes that's right, please". I refuse to give in though, flat vowels all the way.

I hate it so YANBU.

quirrelqaurrel it's "tar" in my little corner of Yorkshire, and the variance in how much emphasis is put on the vowel or 'r' at the end can depend on which village/town/post code you're from. I think (but could be talking out my arse) that Ta with no R is used more often in southern dialects?

But anyways, look back fondly and take pleasure in the fact that no matter how you pronounced it, you were doing it right somewhere

I say it all the time.

Rage away.

haha yes can it be the same with my (terrible) german pronunciation!

I do like meeting fellow Yorkshirepeople. Everyone down here is so posh, it makes me miss the

Get a grip. YABU!

Here is the thread from about two weeks ago where we northerners explained that it was regional dialect, not baby talk or common.

Oh funny you bring up German... one of my greatest worries learning other languages in school and later in life was that I was learning 'text book speak' that would earn you a confused stare if you tried using it in a real situation!

I've been half-heartedly trying to soak up Norwegian for a couple of months, and am actually relieved by the fact that they have so many dialects. It isn't intimidating, it's normal

who cares even if it is 'common' who are all these 'uncommon' people

pah

Yep I say it a lot, most do here, might be just a regional thing?

Yes.

Can someone explain "get the rage" ? I have never heard anyone say this or seen it written except on here.

Is this a phenomenon peculiar to any particular location?

It's awful. I find it quite difficult to take seriously whatever a poster is annoyed about when I see it.

Here's the last word on the matter: