I don’t think I’ve ever tried to pronounce desultory, but I think in my mind I was pronouncing it wrong? But now I just listened to several pronunciations online and will probably still never use it. I knew archipelago though—but was tripped up by biopic always—in my head it’s always bi-opic rather than bio-pic. Even if that makes no sense.
-t my dad and one of his friends had a long running thing about Bar Fly!! I think you’re the only other person I’ve ever heard mention that movie. I’ve never watched it.
Also I have apparently been pronouncing desultory in the British manner all this time.
Due to working with British colleagues for over a decade now, there are a number of words I pronounce in the British manner because they’re just more fun that way! I love this “schedule” and their “regulatory” so much more than ours. So I’ve made them mine.
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-t my dad and one of his friends had a long running thing about Bar Fly!! I think you’re the only other person I’ve ever heard mention that movie. I’ve never watched it.
Oh I’ve called it Barf-ly for eons too because it calls for it!
When we meet with our Canadian client, the way they pronounce "proh-cess" drives me nuts. And they use that word...so much.
We are having a fundraiser at a bar called “Barfly’s” next week and I’m doing everything in my power not to call it “barf-ly’s out loud.
I had a training this morning where the presenter talked about de-MEN-she-uh, and I thought "I don't believe I've ever heard anyone pronounce the "i" in there before."
Timelies all!
For some reason my shoulders/neck have been tense lately. You'd think I'd be a bit less stressed now, but my body hasn't gotten the message.
When we meet with our Canadian client, the way they pronounce "proh-cess" drives me nuts. And they use that word...so much
And proh-ject.
Just be glad you don’t have to hear them say paa-sta. My whole brain recoils.
I just console myself that mispronouncing words you know the meaning of generally means you learned them from reading, not conversation.
For some reason my shoulders/neck have been tense lately. You'd think I'd be a bit less stressed now, but my body hasn't gotten the message.
You've been under such stress that your body probably thinks now is a *fantastic* time to really feel it, in theory to let it go.
I hope the tension leaves soon. You've been through so much.
When we meet with our Canadian client, the way they pronounce "proh-cess" drives me nuts. And they use that word...so much
Someone on a trashy reality show I'm watching said "proh-cess," and I was like "CANADIAN!?!??!"
