Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question

Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:

> Andreas wrote:
> > > I've heard that theory too. I've also heard, from a friend expressing
> > > outright contempt, "Sad Damn," for Saddam, with an emphasis on the
> "damn."
> >
> > I suppose that's still nicer than the "Sod Damn" (American accent) I've
> heard.
>
> Except that "sod" for (most) Americans refers only to ground
> covered by grass, and doesn't have the additional expletive value
> that it sometimes has in Britain.  That is, of course, unless they
> have watched too much BBC-America. :)
Really? Well, if it wasn't intended as an insult/pun, one's got to wonder why
the speaker split it up like that.

                                                    Andreas

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