For URL, I say "you are ell." Never heard anyone say it "Earl."
So far, co-worker and erika are the only 2 people who say F-A-Q, rather than "fack."
Fackers, unite!
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
River ,'Objects In Space'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2004 11:47:20 am PST #1448 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Strix - Mar 17, 2004 11:48:18 am PST #1449 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Um, I say "Earl."
P.M. Marc - Mar 17, 2004 11:49:40 am PST #1450 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Similarly I had pegged "gaoler" as "gail-er" instead of "jailer" and still read "cupboard" as "cup-board" instead of "cubberd."
I still read "gaoler" and "gaol" as gail.
I say "fack" for FAQ, too. How do you say URL? I spell it. Is it supposed to be "Earl"?
Say it Earl, and I will fack your shit up, damn it.
It's U-R-L.
The other gives me freakin' hives.
(Though I fack for FAQ)
P.M. Marc - Mar 17, 2004 11:50:34 am PST #1451 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Um, I say "Earl."
Oy. Sweetpeach, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Say it isn't so. (weeps)
At w-o-r-k, many peeps say Earl. Drives me bonkers.
Vortex - Mar 17, 2004 11:50:35 am PST #1452 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
It's U-R-L.
I think that more people dont "Earl" because it's sounds too much like puking.
erikaj - Mar 17, 2004 11:51:26 am PST #1453 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
I would never have thought of fack...oh, well, fack it.
Strix - Mar 17, 2004 11:53:18 am PST #1454 of 10002
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Oy. Sweetpeach, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Say it isn't so. (weeps)
I will change my evil Earl ways.
Just because you called me "Sweetpeach."
I'm a cheap ho for fruit endearments.
Alicia K - Mar 17, 2004 11:55:36 am PST #1455 of 10002
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
My big fo-pah in junior high was reading out loud something from my advanced history class and pronouncing "corps" like "corpse." Even the teacher laughed. Sigh.
Java cat - Mar 17, 2004 12:19:35 pm PST #1456 of 10002
Not javachik
I tried "Earl" a few times and it just didn't sound right. I'm glad I was correct in using U-R-L. For once!
How do you say often? I learned "of'en" - it might even have been the word that led to the parental guiding to the regular & habitual use of the dictionary. Then in a later year, I argued with a teacher about "of'en" vs. "of-ten," which she preferred. I wouldn't give in to her, we produced a dictionary, and we both were right. What you do say?
Alicia K - Mar 17, 2004 12:35:12 pm PST #1457 of 10002
Uncertainty could be our guiding light.
I don't think I've ever heard anyone pronounce the "t" in "often."
Likewise, does anyone say "com-for-ta-ble?" I've always said it "comf-terble." Pronouncing all the vowels seems like too much work.