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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: tattycat on March 15, 2014, 10:12:37 pm

Title: spelling!!
Post by: tattycat on March 15, 2014, 10:12:37 pm

Sanaen,Saanen,Sanaan,
Saenen,Saenan.
Of all the problems I've had over the years with goats I never thought spelling would be one of them!! lol
Wish I'd got a Nubian, Toggenburg, Alpine or Pygmy..... :roflanim:

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: shygirl on March 15, 2014, 10:38:09 pm

I thought Bagot was pronounced...well ...Bag-ott!
then I saw as question on a quiz show where they pronounced it "Baaa-Jo". I still don't know how it is supposed to be.

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 15, 2014, 11:15:50 pm

According to the BGS, it's Saanen but I've seen it other ways. In fact, I think I've been spelling it wrong occasionally.


Shygirl, according to Wikipedia, it should rhyme with Maggot.

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: shygirl on March 15, 2014, 11:19:47 pm

Quote from: Mad Goatwoman of Madeley on March 15, 2014, 11:15:50 pm

Shygirl, according to Wikipedia, it should rhyme with Maggot.

 

phew, that's alright then.  :relief:   Baa-Jo does sound a bit posh. maybe its like Scone and Scone  :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:

Embden, Ebden, Emden is another one. you see allsorts of spelling in an advert. I always thought it was Embden though.

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: little blue on March 16, 2014, 05:46:13 pm

I saw that - on Pointless?!!

Our billy-boy is a Bagot...

He doesn't care how you say it!! :D

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: Daisys Mum on March 16, 2014, 07:55:13 pm

I often wish I hadn't got Zwartbles because I really struggle with the name, I bought them from a judge who pronounced them zvart blaze, but when I try people look at me as if I've gone mad and say oh Zwartbles. ;D :sheep: :love:

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: goosepimple on March 16, 2014, 08:13:54 pm

and is it ...... wether / whether / weather / werther  ;D :goat:

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 16, 2014, 09:17:23 pm

Wether for the castrated male goat, whether for the alternative, weather for the sunshine and rain, werther for the original butterscotch sweets. Simples.

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: goosepimple on March 17, 2014, 09:50:06 am

 ;D  well done Mads.  Which witch is whitch  ;D

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: jinglejoys on March 17, 2014, 12:14:19 pm

BAGOTS!!! Makes a great swear word  :innocent:

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: goosepimple on March 17, 2014, 02:24:01 pm

 ;D  Yes it is JJ.


My mum used to say, 'BLACK & DECKER!!!!' quite often  :D

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: shygirl on March 17, 2014, 05:36:18 pm

Quote from: goosepimple on March 17, 2014, 02:24:01 pm

;D  Yes it is JJ.


My mum used to say, 'BLACK & DECKER!!!!' quite often  :D

ha, my mum used to say SUGAR as a swear word, I remember as a very young kid, my granny saying "sugar, sugar" and thinking she was swearing when infact she was actually looking for some sugar  :roflanim: :roflanim: :roflanim:

Title: Re: spelling!!
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 17, 2014, 11:55:40 pm

I had a great aunt who always said 'darn' it, or, when really annoyed, 'double darn it'. Sounds funny now but probably no funnier than my favourite which is 'poodle bums'. I might change it to 'bagots' though.