You learn something new every day

[Mervyn and Trish]

I found out what one of the mystery buttons on my tv remote does.

[Manoverboard]

I found out what one of the mystery buttons on my tv remote does.

What does it look like ... just in case we all have one

[Mervyn and Trish]

I can't remember. There are so many. And I only really need about 3!

[Stephen]

Probably turns subtitles on or off. That’s my guess

[Mervyn and Trish]

Eh? Didn't hear that.

[Kendhni]

I found out what one of the mystery buttons on my tv remote does.

Is that the one you push causing the remote to emit a beep?
Really useful when you lose the remote

[Manoverboard]

I suspect it's the ' mute ' button ... cos Mobietta belatedly found one of those on the bedroom TV.

[Onelife]

If it’s anything like mine its probably the T button…It turns the tv off until my wife has bought me one.

[Stephen]

If it’s anything like mine its probably the T button…It turns the tv off until my wife has bought me one.

I expect you can warm your hands as well on the valves when you turn it on and it warms up.

[Jan Rosser]

Probably turns subtitles on or off. That’s my guess

I did find out a few weeks ago that rather than going through settings on the tv I can just ask it to put sub-titles on and off by pressing the microphone button on the remote and telling the tv what to do. I've only used the microphone button before to search for programmes.

[Stephen]

Probably turns subtitles on or off. That’s my guess

I did find out a few weeks ago that rather than going through settings on the tv I can just ask it to put sub-titles on and off by pressing the microphone button on the remote and telling the tv what to do. I've only used the microphone button before to search for programmes.

Very posh.

[Kendhni]

In 2009 Stephen Hawking hosted a party for time travellers.
He sent the invites out after the party. He said he sat there for ages and nobody turned up.

[towny44]

Probably turns subtitles on or off. That’s my guess

I did find out a few weeks ago that rather than going through settings on the tv I can just ask it to put sub-titles on and off by pressing the microphone button on the remote and telling the tv what to do. I've only used the microphone button before to search for programmes.

Thank you Jan that will be very useful, and its instantaneous as well, and you can turn them off the same way. Anyone know any other useful SkyQ features.

[Mervyn and Trish]

Oooh. I've got one of those.

[Kendhni]

Probably turns subtitles on or off. That’s my guess

I did find out a few weeks ago that rather than going through settings on the tv I can just ask it to put sub-titles on and off by pressing the microphone button on the remote and telling the tv what to do. I've only used the microphone button before to search for programmes.

Thank you Jan that will be very useful, and its instantaneous as well, and you can turn them off the same way. Anyone know any other useful SkyQ features.

Use google to search for "skyq tips" and you will find many including some videos

[Mervyn and Trish]

I've used the microphone button now. Damned woman hiding in the tv keeps arguing with me.

[Jan Rosser]

I've used the microphone button now. Damned woman hiding in the tv keeps arguing with me.

I’ve linked the phone to the tv and am waiting for the launch

[Kendhni]

Today I learned that avocados do not ripen on the tree. This means farmers actually store the crop on the trees for several months.

[Ranchi]

Saw this in the papers this am & thought of Barney. Certainly I didn’t know this before today.
‘Which station you want in the first place can depend on pronunciation. It’s Gillingham in Dorset and Gillingham in Kent. I mean that the one in Kent is pronounced like Jack and Jill.’
Presumably the Dorset one is pronounced as in the breathing organ of fish.
It’s anyone’s guess as to how the Norfolk version of the same place name is pronounced.


Are there place names near you which need local knowledge to be correctly pronounced?

Ulgham (Uffam) was a village near my birthplace.
Finzean (Fingan) and Strathaven (Strivven) are some I’ve come across.

[Manoverboard]

Gillingham is as per fish when mentioned in Darzet.

plus ...

Cogenhoe ( Cook know ) n Northants

Little Peover in Cheshire is Peever rather than Pee over

Belvoir Castle is Beever Castle
.

[CaroleF]

Visited Cobh in Ireland on a cruise on Adonia and it's pronounced Cove. My mother came from Lincolnshire and I remember another place pronounced very different;y from its spelling - Saltfleetby is pronouncecd Soloby.

Carole

[barney]

Woolfardisworthy down the road from us is actually called ........ Woolsery.
Go figure

[oldbluefox]

We did a walk from Milngavie just outside Glasgow. It's pronounced Mullguy.

[Stephen]

Woolfardisworthy down the road from us is actually called ........ Woolsery.
Go figure

Stayed there for a week once. Won't be staying again. Flat as a pancake, bu99er all there and windy as hell.

[barney]

Woolfardisworthy down the road from us is actually called ........ Woolsery.
Go figure

Stayed there for a week once. Won't be staying again. Flat as a pancake, bu99er all there and windy as hell.

Must confess we’ve never been but always chuckle when we see the road signs.