Also, San Francisco is not pronounced "Frisco."
When people do pronounce it that way, I think it's OK to hit them.
You turn on any of my crew, you turn on me.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
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.
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2007 5:15:05 am PDT #5830 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
beekaytee - Aug 21, 2007 5:15:15 am PDT #5831 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
There is more than one way to pronounce Devon?
Daisy Jane - Aug 21, 2007 5:18:23 am PDT #5832 of 10001
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
Frisco is a suburb of Dallas. SAN FRANCISCO is my second favorite city ever.
Fred Pete - Aug 21, 2007 5:21:25 am PDT #5833 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frisco is a suburb of Dallas.
Also, a town near Cape Hatteras.
shrift - Aug 21, 2007 5:22:49 am PDT #5834 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Isn't Devon pronounced duh-VAHN in Chicago?
Spent yesterday in bed. Still feel like crap. Now addicted to Korean TV show about a coffee shop.
tommyrot - Aug 21, 2007 5:24:31 am PDT #5835 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Isn't Devon pronounced duh-VAHN in Chicago?
Yep.
When I use the word, I have to stop and think whether I'm talking about the street or my (ex)cat. (Senor was a Devon Rex.)
sumi - Aug 21, 2007 5:24:32 am PDT #5836 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
What shrift said.
Paulina - long "i" on the second syllable.
Goethe - pronounce Go-thee (more or less)
Frankenbuddha - Aug 21, 2007 5:26:01 am PDT #5837 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, San Francisco is not pronounced "Frisco."
Right, it's pronounced "Fresno".
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shrift - Aug 21, 2007 5:26:31 am PDT #5838 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Goethe is the one that really makes me weep. Like the way people pronounce Ponce de Leon in Atlanta.
beekaytee - Aug 21, 2007 5:26:33 am PDT #5839 of 10001
Compassionately intolerant
No kidding...huh. Language...what a crazy patchwork thing.