Oh, the futility of it all...
Still trying to book my train ticket from London to Edinburgh... Who would have thought one little ticket would be so complicated?
A friend agreed to purchase the ticket on his credit card. Made all the arrangements and then noticed one little, itty bitty problem. I would need to bring his credit card with me to the train station. Right.
I found a contact number on the website. A number for non-UK residents to use... Well, that's what it said on the web, anyways. I called it yesterday and couldn't get through. I called again today. This time I got through to a live human being. He had to ask a supervisor what to do. The supervisor gave him a different number I could call.
I called it. It seems I can book! We went through the whole process starting with my address. My postal code confused him. Just like it did the website. It sounds like a UK post code, but it shows as not valid. Right.
I read him my street address. No difficulties there.
Next line. Toronto [pronounced: Tranna], I said. There was a pause.
Toronto? [pronounced: Tow-rohn-tow]
Yes. Ontario.
Onero?
Ontario.
O-N-E-R-O?
O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
O-N-T-E-R-O?
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
Oh, okay, O-N-T-A-I-R-O. Ontairo.
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
Right, Ontairo. O-N-T-A-I-R-O.
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
We finally got the spelling down pat, but we couldn't put the transaction through because I haven't got the security code on my credit card. I haven't got the card here. It's at home. I called my roommate to see if she can grab the card and call me. If she does, I'll have to go through the process all over again.
A friend agreed to purchase the ticket on his credit card. Made all the arrangements and then noticed one little, itty bitty problem. I would need to bring his credit card with me to the train station. Right.
I found a contact number on the website. A number for non-UK residents to use... Well, that's what it said on the web, anyways. I called it yesterday and couldn't get through. I called again today. This time I got through to a live human being. He had to ask a supervisor what to do. The supervisor gave him a different number I could call.
I called it. It seems I can book! We went through the whole process starting with my address. My postal code confused him. Just like it did the website. It sounds like a UK post code, but it shows as not valid. Right.
I read him my street address. No difficulties there.
Next line. Toronto [pronounced: Tranna], I said. There was a pause.
Toronto? [pronounced: Tow-rohn-tow]
Yes. Ontario.
Onero?
Ontario.
O-N-E-R-O?
O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
O-N-T-E-R-O?
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
Oh, okay, O-N-T-A-I-R-O. Ontairo.
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
Right, Ontairo. O-N-T-A-I-R-O.
No, O-N-T-A-R-I-O.
We finally got the spelling down pat, but we couldn't put the transaction through because I haven't got the security code on my credit card. I haven't got the card here. It's at home. I called my roommate to see if she can grab the card and call me. If she does, I'll have to go through the process all over again.
this is the word of sic @
09:46
6 Comments:
You're kidding me. It's pronounced [Tranna]? I've always pronounced it [Tow-rohn-tow], but then I don't live there.
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Worldgineer, at 10:45 a.m.
ok. enough. I'll drive up from Somerset (bout 100 miles) pick you up, and drive you up to Scotland. We'll have to go via my mums for a cup of tea, otherwise she'll kill me. And my sisters. For a cup of tea. But they are both good rest brake distances apart. Once in Edinb. I knopw this great live music bar. Payment is to not get me too pissed. ok
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jj, at 11:26 a.m.
W: No self-respecting Torontonian puts three syllables in the word.
grump: Sure. Driving clear across the country for no good reason's not out of your way or anything, is it?
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sic, at 2:40 p.m.
I can vouch for this being also from 'Tranna'.
But i moved here from Calgree and lived in Van once. Had a girlfriend from Edmun'un once and we almost moved to Oddawa.
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Saucy Monk, at 9:28 a.m.
I'm from Edmonton. There's definitely no audible 'T' in that word. I'm not even sure the 'D' is pronounced. It's sort of 'Em-None'.
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sic, at 11:00 a.m.
Or maybe 'Emma-None'...
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sic, at 11:02 a.m.
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