Jon Trum 56 Report post Posted July 21, 2016 I hear this word often on TS and just googled it's meaning, is it true that it originated in Australia? an Aussie slang word? why don't the over users of this word 'Spruik' off to Australian then!! Surely we have better words and don't have to mimic Australian presenters! THE TORCH 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE TORCH 665 Report post Posted July 21, 2016 With our presenters any "in" word gets saturated. "Falling out of trees" and "panels" are two that are infuriating. elbow 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phar Lap Fan 103 Report post Posted July 22, 2016 Very annoying as it is so common now, is an Americanism, but a stupid saying in any language, to refer to a horse as 'the 3'. It is Number 3 or give us the name and number. Quality before quantity. Black Kirrama, THE TORCH and Insider 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skelly 53 Report post Posted July 23, 2016 On 7/21/2016 at 3:58 PM, Jon Trum said: I hear this word often on TS and just googled it's meaning, is it true that it originated in Australia? an Aussie slang word? why don't the over users of this word 'Spruik' off to Australian then!! Surely we have better words and don't have to mimic Australian presenters! Well, Papers Past has 'spruik' being used in the NZ Truth in 1906 (and regularly thereafter), so the word is fairly well established now... https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19061103.2.6.1 (last paragraph) Jon Trum 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Trum 56 Report post Posted July 23, 2016 It also says something about getting rid of 'Chows' thank goodness times have moved on, and thanks I am happy to be put right, let the word 'Spruik' stand and be used!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted July 23, 2016 Hesi, it's "Primmer" not Primer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leggy 4,076 Report post Posted July 23, 2016 13 minutes ago, Trump said: Hesi, it's "Primmer" not Primer Nah. Sounds like that but Hesi is correct. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/education-primary/page-3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted July 24, 2016 You could be right about Primmer v Primer mate. But I would have thought the word was derived from Primary - as in Primary School. Therefore, to me, Primer would be pronounced "Pry Mer", whereas "Primmer" would be pronounced "Prim Mer". So spelling is maybe Primer but pronunciation is incorrect? No big deal but typical of the stupid English language. How can I explain to my kids the rationale behind the letter K in the Eng language? "Grab the medical Kit so we can treat the Cat, who has just exited the Kitchen where his Cot was Crammed up against a Case of Ketchup, which had Caught fire as a result of a Candle Falling off the Kitchen bench, whilst Katherine and Catherine were outside, Canoeing down the WaiKato river towards Cambridge Stud, the home of Keeper and former home of Cape Cross. The English language would have to be the worst language in the world. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
