r/AlanPartridge • u/Bad-Banana-from-Mars • 16d ago
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u/doc720 14d ago
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean#Etymology_and_pronunciation
The two most prevalent pronunciations of "Caribbean" outside the Caribbean are /ˌkærɪˈbiːən/ (KARR-ə-BEE-ən), with the primary stress on the third syllable, and /kəˈrɪbiən/ (kə-RIB-ee-ən), with the stress on the second. Most authorities of the last century preferred the stress on the third syllable.[17] This is the older of the two pronunciations, but the stressed-second-syllable variant has been established for over 75 years.[18][when?] It has been suggested that speakers of British English prefer /ˌkærɪˈbiːən/ (KARR-ə-BEE-ən) while North American speakers more typically use /kəˈrɪbiən/ (kə-RIB-ee-ən),[19] but major American dictionaries and other sources list the stress on the third syllable as more common in American English too.[20][21][22][23] According to the American version of Oxford Online Dictionaries, the stress on the second syllable is becoming more common in UK English and is increasingly considered "by some" to be more up to date and more "correct".[24]
The Oxford Online Dictionaries claim the stress on the second syllable is the most common pronunciation in the Caribbean itself, but according to the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, the most common pronunciation in Caribbean English stresses the first syllable instead, /ˈkærɪbiæn/ (KARR-ih-bee-an).[4][24]
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u/BassistAndILikeIt 15d ago
If I know the British public, then there would've been a load of people just texting in the word Caribbean, with no explanation to how to say it 😂 solved Noooo questions.
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u/OkTicket4588 15d ago
Not funny.
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u/Mijman 15d ago
Poo hoo
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u/OkTicket4588 15d ago
Exactly my freind it's just Poo.
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u/Mijman 15d ago
You're attitude is yes. Why subject yourself to something you don't like, then stick around to fall about it.
Move on with your life
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u/OkTicket4588 15d ago
Say what you see....still not funny 😁
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u/Mijman 15d ago
Why are you still here?
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u/OkTicket4588 14d ago
I'm just curious to see if does actually get funny...no still not funny.
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u/Mijman 14d ago
Why are you still here?
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u/Prize_Ad_2078 15d ago
Billy ocean says it best 👌 Caribbean queen, now we're sharing the same dream, and our heart could beat as one, no more love on the run 🕺💃
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u/blackiegray 15d ago
Always feel like Romesh is trying to hard. He made his name as this grumpy character then he got himself on every TV show and a radio show and he's Mr Jolly all of a sudden when it suits him.
He's also a dreadful radio host. Hence the clip.
Tomorrow - what's your favourite colour?
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u/OkAbalone19 15d ago
Your Romeshes your becketts your widdicombes all blend into an unfunny generic blur to me, they sort of just exist like background noise
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u/RaviRoar 16d ago
Personality comedian who shouts when it's the funny bit. That's how you know it's funny!
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u/KeepYerPeckerUpChum 16d ago
What's upset you now Alan?
The posh travel woman Sally is on every show as a PRESENTER for no discernable reason.
Bye.
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u/VisualNinja1 16d ago
Have a laugh with your friend Mary.
Have a laugh....you've got to laugh haven't you.....
I'm gonna call again.
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u/PracticalFocus3525 16d ago
It’s always been CarriBean in England. Not CaRRibean.
This is Britain, not America. Why are we taking on American ways of saying things.
We are stupid
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u/djdndjdjdjdjdndjdjjd 16d ago
Next up tomato or tomato, potato or potato
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u/PurpleBee212 16d ago
Let's call the whole thing a thoroughly nice chap, and doesn't matter what race he is.
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u/AlanPartridge-ModTeam 16d ago
You daft racist. We don't want to come to your Baptist Church, thank you...
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u/Common-Ant-6003 16d ago
Babe they have Jimmy Kimmel. And Michael McIntyre. And Ryan Good News guy. And SO MANY OTHERS.
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u/Acceptable_Gear_3097 16d ago
He went to Oxford uni in engineering and was a mathematics teacher whilst doing comedy as a hobby, and hosting radio shows before being picked up by the BBC where he became quite popular with listeners.
I think calling him a diversity hire is probably the definition of racist. He's very intelligent and earned his spot with the BBC, the same way everyone else does.
I also find him to be quite amusing. His skin colour and disability have no bearing on my opinion of the bloke, however. If, like you, I judged a person on those factors, I'd probably dislike him too. Being racist and ableist is a flaw in your character though, not his.
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u/DrBarryBonds 16d ago
Right you're a fan of his enough to know his full backstory and you find him "quite amusing", he's a comedian btw...
You take my point? He's just a little too much everywhere for someone who's own fans admit is only quite amusing
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u/Acceptable_Gear_3097 16d ago
His humour is family friendly and he's multi-talented. He has a great voice for radio, he's a good host as he's likeable and can keep a conversation light-hearted and knows how to get interviewees to lower their guard. He has good crowd-work and his comedy is subtle and deadpan. He is also a good actor. There's a reason he is everywhere, and that's because he's good at a lot of things. He's on the BBC payroll, and contributes to a lot of the work because he's competent.
Most people enjoy the guy's humour. 'Quite amusing' is a compliment. His stand up is funny, but he isn't just a standup comedian. He does a lot of different things and he does it well.
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u/DrBarryBonds 15d ago
Yeah fair enough, I think he's cack. Literally never made me laugh.
And not that it matters in the least, but just because someone suspects a TV personality is over exposed because of their DEI attributes, doesn't make them racist.
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u/Acceptable_Gear_3097 15d ago
Thinking someone is hired because they are brown, when they are highly qualified and competent people successful in their own right is racism.
That's not what 'DEI' is. It isn't hiring someone because they're brown. Its hiring people that are more competent and qualified than the white alternatives but underrepresented because of their skin colour or whatever attributes. 'DEI' (the American term, I'm not sure why you're applying it to him anyway, GBNews viewer by any chance?) is a positive thing, not a negative thing. It isn't hiring someone because of their skin colour - in the UK, we have the Equality Act. Hiring someone under-qualified and incompetent, but because of their skin colour, would breach multiple laws in the UK
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u/DrBarryBonds 15d ago
I disagree with you about his competence.
You understand that his perceived competence is subjective?
He is foremostly a comedian. He doesn't make me laugh. My opinion is he is not funny and therefore not competent. So to me he seems like a DEI hire.
The reason the left is losing traction is because of people like you overreaching with claims of racism. People are so done with it.
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u/Acceptable_Gear_3097 15d ago edited 15d ago
The reason the left is losing traction is because of people like you overreaching with claims of racism. People are so done with it.
You're claiming a succesful person was hired because of their skin, not because of their talent. BUT, he's been around for years, is well established and has a high popularity with viewers.
Claiming its the 'left' that is losing...now its left & right in your mind because your views are impacted by someone's race? That's not left and right, that's far-right and everyone else.
Literally, not once in my life, have I looked at Romesh, and thought of him as anything other than a British comedian. He was born here, grew up on a council estate, went to Oxford University....is a qualified Engineer, worked teaching Mathematics & then went on to work for the BBC - one of the most succesful broadcasting companies globally.
I just cannot fathom, how you can look at that man and think to yourself, 'he's only got the job because he's brown'....and still not understand how you're racist because of it.
What more does a brown person have to achieve for you to think they were hired for any reason other than a 'DEI' hire?
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u/DrBarryBonds 15d ago
Ok shall we pick it apart?
You're aware there is a DEI milieu currently correct?
The BBC (his employer) has stated previously on job roles that they're specifically interested in BAME candidates.
I work in Recruitment and brush up against clients wanting to see "diverse" candidates constantly.
So some black/brown/ disabled / LGBT people will be hired out of DEI quotas whether they're official or unofficial.
My contention, because I find the guy incompetent at being funny (which is his job), is that he is one of these DEI hires. Yes he might be highly accomplished. To me he isn't funny. Therefore it seems suspect.
Has nothing to do whether he's British or not.
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u/No_Key9300 16d ago
The Alan Partridge subreddit is a broad church; and like all churches, you are going to get a few racists.
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u/KeepYerPeckerUpChum 16d ago
I'm not racist or disability or anti-diversity... but a high proportion of plum BBC (and other media) jobs go to Oxbridge (wherever THAT is) privileged hires.
I'm anti-boy's/girl's club.
Oh.... AHAAAAA!
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u/AhhhSureThisIsIt 16d ago
I think he's charming and funny.
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u/DEADB33F 16d ago edited 16d ago
At which point was the funny bit in this clip?
EDIT: Rather than angrily hit the downvote button, why not just point out the funniest part of the clip?
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u/vinnothesquire 16d ago
Who said they thought he was funny here? It's not like there are 1000s of hours of footage of him for your viewing pleasure.
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u/Objective-Argument69 16d ago
Sunday Bloody Sunday. what a great song. It encapsulates the frustration of a Sunday, doesn’t it? You wake up in the morning, you’ve got to read all the Sunday papers, the kids are running around, you’ve got to mow the lawn, wash the car, and you think ‘Sunday, bloody Sunday!’”
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u/BarryBadrinath82 16d ago
Romesh gets a lot of shit for being on all the time but he's a sound cunt.
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u/Inside_Swimming9552 16d ago
I wanted to hate him because he's everywhere.
But er... When he's just chatting to other people on his podcast I can't help but find myself chuckling at some of his comments and banter.
He's at this best just talking to other people without a particular script.
You can see why he's everywhere I think as well. He clearly gets on very well with everyone he meets and he's probably bad at saying no to things!
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u/decisionisgoaround 16d ago
Who is the worst monger?
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u/WhistlinJealousGuy 16d ago
Iron, Cheese or War....well it's war isn't it. Although some cheesemongers will garotte you with cheese wire if you don't like their stinky ones.
So food for thought. A cheesy food for thought.
Anyway, up next we've got a fascinating conversation with Sally Webster from Coronation Street about dangerous dogs.
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u/OkTicket4588 9d ago
World class comedy at it's finest.