what pronunciation bugs me? Film with two syllables. Fill-um. It's just wrong.
It's a real burden being right so often.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Megan E. - Jan 31, 2005 9:20:13 am PST #2469 of 10002
askye - Jan 31, 2005 9:21:11 am PST #2470 of 10002
Thrive to spite them
We have a Cairo (KAY -ro) around here and Havana that's sometimes pronounced HEYvana, depending on who you talk to.
Fred Pete - Jan 31, 2005 9:22:41 am PST #2471 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
NOTHING is more fun than saying "Titicaca."
How about saying "Mukwonago"?
Cashmere - Jan 31, 2005 9:24:02 am PST #2472 of 10002
Now tagless for your comfort.
How about saying "Mukwonago"?
Mukwonago. Titicaca. Nope. Titicaca wins. It's like you're saying something dirty when you're not.
beathen - Jan 31, 2005 9:24:49 am PST #2473 of 10002
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
People in the upper peninsula of Michigan pronounce "creek" as "crick".
Also, a street in Detroit: Gratiot pronounced "Gra-shit"
tommyrot - Jan 31, 2005 9:25:22 am PST #2474 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Which celebreties are are the worst customers? [link]
When asked who are the most annoying customers, our translator reports that Jah replied, “My friend Naomi Campbell always wants the best table, even if it’s already taken by other celebrities and she’s a drama queen.
Pix - Jan 31, 2005 9:26:16 am PST #2475 of 10002
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I live next to New London. Guess what the big river running through New London is? Yes, the Thames. Guess how we say "Thames"? Hint: the first phonic is the same as the word "think". Boy was it embarassing to try to explain this to my British friends.
amych - Jan 31, 2005 9:26:53 am PST #2476 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
We have a Cashiers ("CASH-ers") and a Buena Vista ("BYOO-na". I shit you not), but most NC pronunciation traps are just a matter of losing syllables -- Fayetteville leans towards Fet-vl, or Winston-Salem becomes Winston.
sumi - Jan 31, 2005 9:28:22 am PST #2477 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I grew up pronouncing breeches as britches and I dislike the long e pronunciation.
msbelle - Jan 31, 2005 9:28:57 am PST #2478 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Ugh, I am drowning in old data sheets that I neglected to go through in the last year. office still 8 billion degrees and I am gonna be stinky when I leave.