I pronounce the T in mature.
But I understand. You gave up everything you had to find me. And you found me broken. It's hard for you.
River ,'Safe'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
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.
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2009 6:18:06 pm PST #1038 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
JenP - Jan 12, 2009 6:20:21 pm PST #1039 of 30000
Am I the only one who never learned the word spondee? Doesn't even look like a real word, people. Spondaic, on the other hand...
I like it. Spondee. Spondee, spondee, spondee. Hey, my spellchecker doesn't like it. And spondee isn't a spondee. Also, it sounds like an insult.
msbelle - Jan 12, 2009 6:29:19 pm PST #1040 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I had teacher Mr. Sponberg in highschool - we called him Spondee sometimes. That's all it means to me, never heard it for anything else.
Beverly - Jan 12, 2009 6:30:33 pm PST #1041 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I'm partial to dipthong, myself. Sounds like an aboriginal musical instrument. Spondee sounds like the fabric used to make racing swimsuits and control undergarments.
msbelle - Jan 12, 2009 7:11:24 pm PST #1042 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Why does my TIVO say "Preview of the New Series LIE TO ME" and the NOT have a preview, but merely give me recording options. I WANT THE GD PREVIEW!
ok, bed.
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2009 7:16:28 pm PST #1043 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
msbelle - Jan 12, 2009 7:17:57 pm PST #1044 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
love. now see. that is love.
Burrell - Jan 12, 2009 7:19:13 pm PST #1045 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Okay in my head I can hear the difference between ma-CHURE, ma-CHER, and ma-TURE, but not the difference between tee-VEE and TEE-vee. Am I being dumb?
§ ita § - Jan 12, 2009 7:26:06 pm PST #1046 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am a being of love.
JenP - Jan 12, 2009 7:29:36 pm PST #1047 of 30000
No - the first is a clear pronunciation difference and the second is just a stress difference. The different stress between TEE-vee and tee-VEE doesn't change the sound of the word the way the difference in stress between harASSment and HARassment, for example, changes the actual sound of the word, so maybe that's the difference... that you're not hearing.
Not entirely sure what I just said, but it made sense in my brain.
I think the real question here is, did you know the word spondee before? (Like a dog with a bone, I am.)