Same. I had a pair of Bose QC35 years ago and when they broke... they broke. No help from Bose.

eracode:

 

I believe these were sold from 2003 until 2009. Interested to know why you think Bose would replace them FOC.

 

Got my numbering wrong. With that age on them, then yeah, probably not gonna happen.

Do Americans really spell prize prise ?

What is wrong with these people...

rb99:

 

Do Americans really spell prize prise ?

 

...

 

That's one way to open a can of worms I guess.

rb99:

 

Do Americans really spell prize prise ?

 

What is wrong with these people...

 

THere isn't enough space in a comment for the answer.

But to add to that, they seem to have started using "drug" instead of "dragged" as the past tense of drag.  "I drug that car out of the river" for example.

rb99:

 

Do Americans really spell prize prise ?

 

What is wrong with these people...

 

Had a whole group of Kiwis pronouncing "beta" as "bayta" the other day...

I heard another good one just yesterday, but can't remember it.

...oh look another annoyance.

Behodar:

 

rb99:

 

Do Americans really spell prize prise ?

 

What is wrong with these people...

 

 

Had a whole group of Kiwis pronouncing "beta" as "bayta" the other day...

 

Some people have no shame...

Behodar:

 

Had a whole group of Kiwis pronouncing "beta" as "bayta" the other day...

 

Perhaps not all that surprising, Google's default is:

Although Google also says:

Tomahto / tomayto ; CarriBEEan / CaRIBian ; HimaLAYa / HimAHlia

"Two nations separated by a common language"

IMHO, its bee-tah.

PolicyGuy:

 

Perhaps not all that surprising, Google's default is:

 

 

Your browser is probably set to US, because mine defaults to the British pronunciation.

And another (capitalist ?) one.

Lusting after a laptop. A laptop with an OLED. A laptop with a 16" OLED. I want one. Need ? Not really. Want. Oh yes.

Apparently, the correct pronunciation in Greek is more like vee-ta.

My rules is, if it's sensible in the language you are speaking, it's fine. Given the wild inconsistency in English, bee-tuh and bay-tah either, either.

SirHumphreyAppleby:

 

Apparently, the correct pronunciation in Greek is more like vee-ta.

 

My rules is, if it's sensible in the language you are speaking, it's fine. Given the wild inconsistency in English, bee-tuh and bay-tah either, either.

 

I learned some basic Greek a few years ago and was surprised to find that "deka", ten, like in "decagon" was actually more like "theka".

SirHumphreyAppleby:

Apparently, the correct pronunciation in Greek is more like vee-ta.