PEE-uh-nee
Though I say it with more of an "oh" than an "uh" in the middle.
Anya: We should drop a piano on her. It always works for that creepy cartoon rabbit when he's running from that nice man with the speech impediment. Giles: Yes, or perhaps we could paint a convincing fake tunnel on the side of a mountain.
'Touched'
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.
brenda m - Jun 10, 2009 3:10:26 pm PDT #23626 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Amy - Jun 10, 2009 3:12:40 pm PDT #23627 of 30000
Because books.
What brenda said. And I had no idea about the ants.
Also, cor-SET is WRONG.
Steph L. - Jun 10, 2009 3:14:31 pm PDT #23628 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Though I say it with more of an "oh" than an "uh" in the middle.
The "uh" is very possibly my lazy pronunciation. Like "twenny" when saying "20."
Sean K - Jun 10, 2009 3:15:32 pm PDT #23629 of 30000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Like "twenny" when saying "20."
"About tree fitty."
Barb - Jun 10, 2009 3:16:18 pm PDT #23630 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
PEE-uh-nee
This. More 'uh' than 'oh' but then again, I live in the south, so that could have something to do with it. Frankly, I'm amazed it hasn't been shortened to one syllable.
Steph L. - Jun 10, 2009 3:16:37 pm PDT #23631 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
"About tree fitty."
Ha! I'm not *that* bad.
But close.
Jesse - Jun 10, 2009 3:19:30 pm PDT #23632 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This. More 'uh' than 'oh' but then again, I live in the south, so that could have something to do with it. Frankly, I'm amazed it hasn't been shortened to one syllable.
I've barely even been to the south, and I barely say the 'uh' in between PEE and nee.
sarameg - Jun 10, 2009 3:22:31 pm PDT #23633 of 30000
A friend of mine's very southern grandmother said it with such a soft NC accent so that it came out almost peh'nee Only a slight uh between the syllables. She had such a lovely voice and accent.
Ginger - Jun 10, 2009 3:26:52 pm PDT #23634 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I've only ever heard PEE-uh-nee, but I have one friend who insists that it's pee-OH-nee.
I say the former but my grandmother and other older people from the rural south often use the latter.
That's a lovely peony. You should cherish it. The old fashioned ones are getting harder to find. Strictly speaking, peonies attract aphids because they have a sweetish liquid that oozes from their buds. The ants "herd" the aphids and eat the honeydew the aphids produce.
sarameg - Jun 10, 2009 3:28:50 pm PDT #23635 of 30000
I'd like to have one of those out front. But getting anything that isn't already established to grow out there will be a challenge. It's fricking brick clay.
Fun lightening and thunder outside right now.