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Old 08-07-2011, 23:05   #1
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Why do people say 'fillum' instead of FILM?!
Honestly, it annoys me no end.

The first time i heard it was when i watched East is East, and it was pretty funny, but now i hear it alot and the novelty has worn off.

Most annoying is the geordie voiceover guy on c4 who thinks it is cool to say 'fillum', it is not cool, and it isn't clever. You sound like an idiot!

It's film!

Why do people say 'fillum'?
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:06   #2
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Same reason some people say chimley. It's what they were taught when younger and language sticks
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:07   #3
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I've only ever heard it from Irish/Scouse people.
My dad says it... it annoys me
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:17   #4
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Most Scottish people do this. It's common in monosyllabic English words for Scottish people to add an extra syllable because we find it very hard to say them the "English way".

I find it extremely unnatural to say girl, film, curl, furl etc. "correctly" unless I put on a faux South-East accent It all stems from when almost all of us spoke Gaelic - the Svarbhakti is common in Gaelic and Scottish people use them in English words to make them easier to say.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:17   #5
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I bet Aberdonian 'modern films' will annoy just that bit more then

[modrun fillums]
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:18   #6
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I say it cos I'm Scottish and that's how we say it
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:19   #7
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I say fillum to annoy people. I use film with those I like.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:20   #8
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Have you been watching Father Ted?
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:21   #9
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I've only ever heard Irish/Scottish people say it, I rather like it.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:25   #10
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Most Scottish people do this. It's common in monosyllabic English words for Scottish people to add an extra syllable because we find it very hard to say them the "English way".

I find it extremely unnatural to say girl, film, curl, furl etc. "correctly" unless I put on a faux South-East accent It all stems from when almost all of us spoke Gaelic - the Svarbhakti is common in Gaelic and Scottish people use them in English words to make them easier to say.
I wish I could carry a pocket-sized version of you around at all times, it'd come in so handy!
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:31   #11
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I bet Aberdonian 'modern films' will annoy just that bit more then

[modrun fillums]
Personally this Aberdonian says movie, film is something you used to put in a camera.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:38   #12
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I live in Ireland and loads of my friends say it. It can be quite annoying.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:39   #13
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My knowledge is confined to certain dull fields, so not so useful really ha.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:42   #14
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My knowledge is confined to certain dull fields, so not so useful really ha.
You seem to be quite up on language, an area which fascinates me, but I'm often ignorant about.

I could like, break you out when I'm in Ireland, getting confused by the road signs!

Maybe it's my ignorance, but Irish looks similar to Gaelic..
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:44   #15
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Jamaicans say 'FLIM'.
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Jamaicans say 'FLIM'.
Some of them do..

Not of all of us do though.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:49   #17
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Honestly, it annoys me no end.

The first time i heard it was when i watched East is East, and it was pretty funny, but now i hear it alot and the novelty has worn off.

Most annoying is the geordie voiceover guy on c4 who thinks it is cool to say 'fillum', it is not cool, and it isn't clever. You sound like an idiot!

It's film!

Why do people say 'fillum'?
You'd hate it up here. I never say film, but filum. Couldn't care a less what outsiders think.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:50   #18
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So the Irish and Scottish say 'fillum', i best not go Ireland and Scotland then.

Doesn't account for why the Geordie says it though.
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Old 08-07-2011, 23:53   #19
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So the Irish and Scottish say 'fillum', i best not go Ireland and Scotland then.

Doesn't account for why the Geordie says it though.
Because those with Geordie accents say some things that the Scottish do.

Aye=yes
The morra=tomorrow
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Old 09-07-2011, 00:04   #20
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Honestly, it annoys me no end.

The first time i heard it was when i watched East is East, and it was pretty funny, but now i hear it alot and the novelty has worn off.

Most annoying is the geordie voiceover guy on c4 who thinks it is cool to say 'fillum', it is not cool, and it isn't clever. You sound like an idiot!

It's film!

Why do people say 'fillum'?
It's just another one of those irritating quirkes of speech, like "somethink" instead of "something", or "Noocler" instead of nuclear"
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Old 09-07-2011, 00:15   #21
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Old 09-07-2011, 00:55   #22
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Do Scotsmen wear killuts or is it just with an 'l' and a 'm' they have this quirk?
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Old 09-07-2011, 01:03   #23
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So the Irish and Scottish say 'fillum', i best not go Ireland and Scotland then.

Doesn't account for why the Geordie says it though.
I have family on my Dad's side from the Newcastle area and i remember when i was a kid visiting over there they'd talk about fillums so i'd guess it's part of that regional accent too.
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Old 09-07-2011, 01:04   #24
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Do Scotsmen wear killuts or is it just with an 'l' and a 'm' they have this quirk?
No they wear Culottes.
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