I would probably have said "David Ma*may*" too, erika!
Two by two, hands of blue. Two by two, hands of blue.
River ,'Ariel'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Mar 23, 2011 9:51:12 am PDT #29829 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Allyson - Mar 23, 2011 9:52:53 am PDT #29830 of 30001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
The book I'm reading right now, Being Wrong
Holy crap, I'm reading this: [link]
We should compare notes.
It struck me after watching Phil Plait's Don't Be a Dick talk, where he asks, "how many of you were ever convinced you that you were wrong about something by someone who called you a moron?"
And I thought, "I am guilty of this all day."
I keep trying, and failing, to be more like Jilli.
Sue - Mar 23, 2011 9:53:57 am PDT #29831 of 30001
hip deep in pie
Apparrently I've been pronouncing inchoate wrong all these years. But I have never heard it pronounced the way y'all claim it is.
ETA: Okay, Cambridge dictionary says "in-co-ate". Phew, I'm good. [link]
mahCAHbrah
Is that wrong? I'm starting to think I don't know how to pronounce anything!
Consuela - Mar 23, 2011 9:56:34 am PDT #29832 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Allyson, that's so funny! I picked it up because I discovered this blog [link] that the writer was posting on Slate, and it looked pretty cool.
I just started it, and so far it's mostly been philosophy and the history of science: I hope it gets more entertaining soon.
Atropa - Mar 23, 2011 10:01:52 am PDT #29833 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I keep trying, and failing, to be more like Jilli.
Remember, I rant and froth at the mouth just as much as the rest of you. I just tend to do it privately, to people I trust.
An example: someone sent a massive screed to GCS about how I need to address the plight of the goth furries, about how it's a completely valid part of the goth subculture, and I need to step up and defend them.
I decided not to reply. But in my head, and to my friends, I was all "WTF GOTH FURRIES. Sweet zombie Jesus, NO. Do not mix those streams."
Steph L. - Mar 23, 2011 10:01:53 am PDT #29834 of 30001
the hardest to learn / was the least complicated
So, which words did you mispronounce and how embarrassing was it when you were corrected?
"Penelope" is like "epitome." And "segue" is just plain weird.
I pronounced "claret" properly and my college roommate laughed, called me a hillbilly, and said, "Oh my god, you mean 'cla-RAY'?"
No, actually, I don't. And when I showed her the damn dictionary, she just shrugged and said "Well, *I* don't say it like that!" Dude, fine. YOU be wrong.
She also mocked how I said "Aigner" (as in the designer). I worked with someone who worked part-time at an Aigner store, and she pronounced it AY-gner. I assumed she had it right, because she worked there. Roommate said no, you hillbilly, it's ahn-YAY.
Anyone know which one is right? I never bothered to check, seeing as how it's not a staple of my wardrobe. (And if the proper French pronunciation is different from the designer -- for whatever weird-ass reason -- I just want to know how the designer label is pronounced.)
Also, half my office says Chipotle wrong whenever we order there. (Chi-POL-tee, oh my god. It drives me batshit. And then *I* start saying it that way, too.)
Jesse - Mar 23, 2011 10:01:58 am PDT #29835 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OK, that site says in-koh-ate for both British and American, so .
Is that wrong? I'm starting to think I don't know how to pronounce anything!
Hee. I think less "brah" and more "b," right?
Jesse - Mar 23, 2011 10:02:58 am PDT #29836 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Also, half my office says Chipotle wrong whenever we order there. Chi-POL-tee, oh my god.
Yeah, that makes me bonkers.
Ginger - Mar 23, 2011 10:04:46 am PDT #29837 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
There are no police reports, and the writer spoke to no one (or didn't quote anyone) from DYFS or anyone who could possibly refute the father's claims.
There are enough references to what "they" say for me to infer that they believe in "spare the rod and spoil the child" and probably have enough other wackaloon theories of child care to constitute abuse. It's not being Christian that's the problem; it's being crazy. I don't think it's unusual to ask parents not to talk about when the family is back together, because it may be giving the children false hope and keeping them from moving forward where they are. Poor kids.
The first word I recall mispronouncing was lapel. After more than 70 years, my mother is still mad about being mocked by a teacher for pronouncing "choir" as "chore."
Atropa - Mar 23, 2011 10:10:38 am PDT #29838 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Speaking of things I generally try to have a good public face for: So, the goth musician Voltaire. I like his work, but I will admit that outselling his "What Is Goth?" book is/was one of my goals.
Apparently in 2009, he had Alchemy Gothic design a key pendant for him to sell as merch: [link]
Heeeeeey, that bat design looks kinda ... familiar. Like, really familiar. But, no way to prove it.