I pronounce it with a short a, but I spell it without the final e.
"Swather" I pronounce with a long a.
You know, it's funny. We went to war never looking to come back, but it's the real world I couldn't survive.
Tracy ,'The Message'
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.
dcp - Jun 28, 2009 5:18:09 pm PDT #26415 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
juliana - Jun 28, 2009 5:18:51 pm PDT #26416 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
I am eating and drinking for free at The Boardroom - not because M is bartending, but because I just revamped the food and takeout menu. This is the most I've gotten paid for graphic design work yet.
dcp - Jun 28, 2009 5:24:58 pm PDT #26417 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Lots of doggy-bags!
Juliebird - Jun 28, 2009 5:33:44 pm PDT #26418 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
I am still laughing at Nunya, who decided to crawl into the pile of laundry on the love seat to get comfy, and then the whole pile collapsed on the floor, with her wrapped neatly inside it.
Jessica - Jun 28, 2009 5:36:26 pm PDT #26419 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I knew the answers to the three-part Dune question.
Heh - I was named after the Lady Jessica Atreides. Dune-nerddom is in my blood.
(Shai Halud*, Thumper, Water of Life.)
*Also Shaitan, Maker, Old Man of the Desert
I just heard a British guy pronounce it with a long a and now I'm worried that I've been mispronouncing it all these years....
I think this may be a British vs American thing, because I say "swathe" to rhyme with "blah."
sumi - Jun 28, 2009 5:41:52 pm PDT #26420 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!
Kathy, I had no idea that Breyer's made dolls.
(I had/have the horses.)
Juliebird - Jun 28, 2009 6:00:51 pm PDT #26421 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Nunya has now crawled under the blanket on the bed, Ply is on top of the blanket. there is no more room for me, must find new blanket, and strange position to sleep in that disturbs neither, because they are cute.
dcp - Jun 28, 2009 6:05:05 pm PDT #26422 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
You're too nice. Me, I would belly-flop on the bed just to watch them bounce and scramble.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 28, 2009 6:08:36 pm PDT #26423 of 30000
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I've always said swathe with the long a.
Hil R. - Jun 28, 2009 6:09:31 pm PDT #26424 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I don't think I've ever said swathe.