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[mirrizin]

I actually did some research because I live in the states and don't have any first hand experience with keas.  The lady in this video sounds more annoying than any of the kea sounds I could find, but dear god youtube is filled with videos of keas destroying people's cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XIiuu26rr0

Another video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqjUFwWTn6E

and another:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMLpPoOeays

BBC:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxoCuRuHlt8

More BBC:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HypeAxE3s_o

Keas aren't found in the states either. They're found in New Zealand.

Yes. I live in the states where keas do not live, so I had to do research to find out about keas.  I included videos I found of keas mauling people's property because I found them to be entertaining and relevant.

Ah, misread post, my bad. It is pretty amazing.

[quekwoambojish]

Anyone else pronounce them, "k" like I do? Makes it funny for me since keas are k's

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

Umm... no? "K" says kuh, "ea" says eee-uh.

And they're k's because their name begins with a k.

[Rain At Dawn]

I live in New Zealand, and real keas are awesome: smart, curious, playful and a delight to watch even as they eat the rubber from around your windshield. They always seem to be having a good time.

But they are total magpies. I read about one tourist who had $1,100 cash stolen by a kea, and another who lost his passport. (Both victims Scotsmen, go figure.)

[Rain At Dawn]

And farmers hate them because of this.

[HiddenEyes056]

Umm... no? "K" says kuh, "ea" says eee-uh.

And they're k's because their name begins with a k.

In some places, people say "K" as 'kay'. Furthermore, 'ea' can have an 'ayy' noise.

[TheHossofMoss]

Losing is FUN, right? 

[Button]

Keas man. They're seriously the most evil thing.

Giant keas.

[gestahl]

Well, the obvious problem with using magma on keas is that the keas can fly.  Like, over the magma.

Orbital bombardment?

[Aslandus]

Keas man. They're seriously the most evil thing.

Giant keas.

At least you can breed them for meat...

[quekwoambojish]

Umm... no? "K" says kuh, "ea" says eee-uh.

And they're k's because their name begins with a k.

In some places, people say "K" as 'kay'. Furthermore, 'ea' can have an 'ayy' noise.

That's exactly what I meant thank you....

Laughing now thinking of people shouting, "Look a flocks of Kuh's!!"

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

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For the record, I say the NAME OF THE LETTER 'k' as 'kay', but the ACTUAL LETTER ITSELF as 'k', which sounds most like 'kh' or 'kuh' when you say it by itself.  And I would say "kee-uh", not "kuh". The letter k itself I would approximate with 'kuh'. Have you ever tried saying an expletive by itself? and now i bet non-linguistic people are goig to think i'm talking about words like $#!? and *&%^.

[Button]

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For the record, I say the NAME OF THE LETTER 'k' as 'kay', but the ACTUAL LETTER ITSELF as 'k', which sounds most like 'kh' or 'kuh' when you say it by itself.  And I would say "kee-uh", not "kuh". The letter k itself I would approximate with 'kuh'. Have you ever tried saying an expletive by itself? and now i bet non-linguistic people are goig to think i'm talking about words like $#!? and *&%^.

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That's because you are. The word you're looking for is "plosive." An expletive does have a technical definition in linguistics that differs from the common usage, but it's a syntactic/semantic term - there's no such thing as a phonological or phonetic expletive.

[Dozebôm Lolumzalìs]

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Haha, you're right.  I never claimed to be a linguistic expert, just that I didn't expect others to be

[Amperzand]

Accept the derail into yourself. Derail is love, derail is life.

_{^{god i'm sleep deprived}}