'Shindig'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
It's my reuben sandwich compromise. Emily LOVES reuben sandwiches, and, well, they're not my favorite. But, the reuben ring stuffs the reuben goodies in a ring of crescent rolls. You bake it for about a half hour, and yummy goodness abounds.Oh, nummy!
The same relatives who say "Kay-run?" Yep, they say Regina with the long I sound. I have (had) a great aunt Regina.It's just dirty.
Hmm. "Regine," in either German or French, is pronounced with a long e sound. (I was named after my great-grandmother Regine -- German, so pronounced with an "a" at the end.) Now I'm wondering how there started being two English pronunciations.
Though I have no idea who this fellow named 'Thies' was.
If it's really Danish then he probably was a quiet guy. Ties ('Th' is not standard Scandinavian so the h would have been added later) means silent or quiet.
It's just dirty.
It really really is. Now, just imagine that you are 8 years old and your grandmother says to you, "Now, go give your Aunt Regina [pro. Aint RegIna] some sugar."
Traumatizing, I tell you.
Hmm. "Regine," in either German or French, is pronounced with a long e sound. (I was named after my great-grandmother Regine -- German, so pronounced with an "a" at the end.) Now I'm wondering how there started being two English pronunciations.
English (England English) makes its own way with a lot of words though, doesn't it? Of course now, I can only think of valet and fillet, but ijs.
ETA
ChiKat, you just skeeved my inner child.
ChiKat, you just skeeved my inner child.
This is what I'm talkin' about. I think any aberrations in my world view are now fully explained.
Just talked to mom. I was worried about her, 'cause she goes to see the surgeon tomorrow, and dad is out of town, so it looked like she was gonna have to go by herself. But, they had a dinner with this group of friends last night, and mom told them about everything. Now two of the women are going with her. I'm so glad and relieved.
Oh, I would have said the H.
Despite the fact I took German in high school, I would have, too. It's one of those ingrained Americanisms I just can not get rid of. From what I understand the Germans have proposed, or actually passed, legislation to get rid of all the silent "h"s in words. The only reason I know this is because of my fascination with Neandertals. It's actually starting to be spelled that way instead of Neanderthal. I'm curious to see how long Americans keep pronouncing it Knee-an-der-thal even though the "h" has been removed.
The only reason I know this is because of my fascination with Neandertals. It's actually starting to be spelled that way instead of Neanderthal. I'm curious to see how long Americans keep pronouncing it Knee-an-der-thal even though the "h" has been removed.That's why that's happened? I was wondering. They can take the "H" out of my Neanderthal (and how I say it), the day after I stop considering Pluto to be a planet.
No give backs.
Not gonna make the obvious joke.