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.
You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport. Yet by far the most troublesome. Does that seem right to you?
Early ,'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."
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
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.
Beverly - Mar 17, 2004 12:45:58 pm PST #1458 of 10002
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Off'n.
I F-A-Qed until Dana and Betsy's West Side Story filk to Officer Krupke, which I can't seem to find.
"There's a FAQ, there's a FAQ.."
§ ita § - Mar 17, 2004 12:48:00 pm PST #1459 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The link is at the bottom of the straight page.
Katerina Bee - Mar 17, 2004 12:50:56 pm PST #1460 of 10002
Herding cats for fun
(all) Read the FAQ, read the FAQ!
I can't find the song either.
Clearly my role for today is to follow Beverly around and provide harmony. Lalalalaaaaa...