sfmpco 5,086 Report post Posted September 23, 2014 Someone posted this on Twitter... is this just a British pronunciation??? Or can he just not say it? 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carol the Dabbler 13,231 Report post Posted September 23, 2014 Not a standard British pronunciation according to Oxford Dictionaries. But it sounds like the sort of thing that could be a regionalism. Or just a personal quirk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carol the Dabbler 13,231 Report post Posted September 23, 2014 I finally remembered what that pronunciation reminds me of. I was once baffled by a neighbor's statement that he'd seen three herrings in his pond (aren't herrings salt-water fish?) until I realized that he meant herons. I suspect that both cases might be attributable to overcorrection -- we've all been told not to leave the "g" off of "-ing" words, so we may sometimes reflexively append a final "g" onto a word that doesn't actually have one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jesskayding 680 Report post Posted September 24, 2014 I don't think I would of thought twice about that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sittything 3,248 Report post Posted October 22, 2014 I cannot stop listening to this. And it is funny. Every.damn.time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Convict13 226 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 They discuss this very subject on Graham Norton this week, very funny indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Gonna have to wait until - ahem - someone posts it on YouT(censored). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SherlockedCAMPer 4,565 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 There are clips on BBC of tonight's episode. It includes the penguin thing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sittything 3,248 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 They discuss this very subject on Graham Norton this week, very funny indeed. This is so completely awesome! Was he a good sport about it? It's totally adorable that he messes it up numerous ways. pengwings.. penglings... lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SherlockedCAMPer 4,565 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 Yes he is, slightly embarrassed, but is laughing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sittything 3,248 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 I found it. Thanks for the info. That was totally awesome. I laughed, I cried... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SherlockedCAMPer 4,565 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 I found it. Thanks for the info. That was totally awesome. I laughed, I cried... You're welcome. I laughed and cried to. Also loved his photobombing of his wax figure and his flatfooted attempt as popstar walking. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SherlockedCAMPer 4,565 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 And for anyone who will not be hunting down the Graham Norton clip for any reason, Benedict can now say penguin properly. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted October 25, 2014 The entire episode is already up you didn'tDailymotionhear it from me. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Just got home from seeing Penguins of Madagascar. Laughed so hard my face is still hurting, the script is brilliant. And guess what -- you-know-who still can't say penguins. It was clearly pengwings. Both times. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sittything 3,248 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Just got home from seeing Penguins of Madagascar. Laughed so hard my face is still hurting, the script is brilliant. And guess what -- you-know-who still can't say penguins. It was clearly pengwings. Both times. At least no penglings? ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Nope, no penglings! But there was a really amazing howl....... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carol the Dabbler 13,231 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Any reaction from the audience when the wolf said "pengwings"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Schlauer Fuchs 287 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 And guess what -- you-know-who still can't say penguins. It was clearly pengwings. Both times. :lol: I thought he wanted to call Disney and make them check he said it correctly. Nice that he didn't :D btw, I just found out that those baskets that my family has always used for trips to the supermarket since I was a child aren't called "Körber" (like a word derived from German "Korb/Körbe" = "basket/baskets"), but "Curver". That really shocks me, they've always been "Körber" for me. And they'll probably stay Körbers, just as penguins will always be penwings for Benedict ^_^ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carol the Dabbler 13,231 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Y'all can check the pronunciation for yourselves in the trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=q75gwePUlh0 Sounds to me like he says "penguins," but then I'm just using cheap headphones, not big honkin' theater speakers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SherlockedCAMPer 4,565 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 I'm on my phone and listened to it 3 times I can see either as plausibilities. Poor Benedict. He said in an interview with Kiera Knightley that he would never live that one down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Carol the Dabbler 13,231 Report post Posted December 11, 2014 Quite possibly true. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted December 12, 2014 Any reaction from the audience when the wolf said "pengwings"?Well, given that my friend and I were the only people in the theater ... yes! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcadia 17,632 Report post Posted December 12, 2014 Sounds to me like he says "penguins," but then I'm just using cheap headphones, not big honkin' theater speakers. I meant the other two times. :P Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sittything 3,248 Report post Posted December 12, 2014 @mollygoogles Molly googled "pengwings" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
