The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.

Mal ,'Ariel'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Cass - May 23, 2020 2:19:25 pm PDT #21555 of 30019
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

That sounds amazing.


sj - May 23, 2020 2:32:54 pm PDT #21556 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

msbelle, that sounds delicious.

ltc's teacher sent her a handwritten note congratulating her on finishing the preschool workbook we've been doing at home. Such a wonderful woman.


Sophia Brooks - May 23, 2020 2:41:10 pm PDT #21557 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I did the walk there and Uber back! First Uber in a month, but now I have 4 tomatoes, 4 peppers, 2 zucchini and some Kale.

I pronounce Erin and Aaron differently, but other people in Rochester do not. This is possibly why they ask me if I am Canadian. I also think Kerry and Carrie sound different.


aurelia - May 23, 2020 3:29:38 pm PDT #21558 of 30019
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

I feel like my mouth is in slightly different positions for Aaron and Erin, but I'm not sure if the sound is different enough to notice.

A voice and articulation class in undergrad taught me to differentiate between pen/pin and ten/tin.

My parents have two robin's nests on their house and have enjoyed sitting on their deck and talking to the robin parents. They're a little upset with the crow that raided the nests right after the chicks hatched.


sj - May 23, 2020 3:52:02 pm PDT #21559 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

The first syllable of Aaron and Erin sound the same coming from me, except it is longer when I say Aaron.


meara - May 23, 2020 4:47:29 pm PDT #21560 of 30019

I don't pronounce the initial vowels in Aaron and Erin differently, but the o and i are definitely two separate sounds.

Yeah, I maybe think the first syllables are different but I'm pretty sure they're really the same. But the second one is different? Sort of run vs rin?


Shir - May 23, 2020 9:19:05 pm PDT #21561 of 30019
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".

Yeah, vowels are friends. See under: I welcome you to my world, where shit and sheet are pronounced the same.

(I pronounce Erin and Aaron slightly different - very different if I'm speaking Hebrew where Aaron becomes Aharon, but the Mary/merry/marry is not gonna happen).


Theodosia - May 24, 2020 3:27:26 am PDT #21562 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I know Jewish parents who named their girls Trinity and Bridget.


Sophia Brooks - May 24, 2020 3:40:47 am PDT #21563 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I pronounce Aaron sort of without a Rochester accent and Erin with a Rochester accent.


Sophia Brooks - May 24, 2020 3:42:09 am PDT #21564 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

I cannot find a good example of my accent online. But sort of like Chicago or Detroit.