Xander ,'First Date'
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Callaluna, ~ma for your mom. And buckets of interview ~ma for Strix!
Oh, Laura. Some kids (even at 23) just have no idea what great parents they have (because you and Brendon are wonderful). I can't help but believe that one day, hopefully soon, he gets a good clue-stick to the head and gets his act together.
I don't actually know that I've ever spoken it (wrong) aloud. Maybe my humiliation is from how superior I was feeling. It's one thing just to have never heard a different-from-expected pronunciation, but I was just so certain I was right and he was wrong. Maybe it just stings a bit because language skills are something I take pride in...well, I've been taught a little lesson, I guess. Probably good for me...like broccoli...which I also hate.
The word dramatic pause is satiety. Which I've always pronounced SAY-she-uh-tee, to align with satiated. But no, it's suh-TAY-i-tee. Which I think is dumb-sounding. But whatever.
It was only a few years ago that I learned how that should be pronounced, so you are not alone! I used to pronounce it "fullness" because I was never sure.
I would have pronounced satiety to relate to satiated as well. It makes sense. But then, this is English, which doesn't even make sense to the natives.
grumble ...still think it sounds dumb...
I would have pronounced satiety to relate to satiated as well. It makes sense.
Thank you. I am validated.
Yeah, and I think I had a third pronunciation for it: suh-SHI-i-tee. Interesting that.
SAY-she-ate-tee.
It's starting not to sound like a word anymore.
More than one pronunciation of 'ancient' wigs me as well. Feels so wrong.
I think I had a third pronunciation for it: suh-SHI-i-tee.
At least you're validating the "sh" sound.
What other pronunciations are there for "ancient"? AYN-chint.