We have a friend from Northern California that pronounces "almond", "Am-mund".
WTF is that?
Can't you ever get your mind out of the hellmouth?
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Aims - Mar 19, 2004 10:20:29 am PST #1571 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
erikaj - Mar 19, 2004 10:20:46 am PST #1572 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
"It is a far far better thing I do, than I have ever done." From carton to Carton. And yeah, I always say the R.
Jesse - Mar 19, 2004 10:28:34 am PST #1573 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
"Am-mund".
That's how you say it!
Skyzy - Mar 19, 2004 10:36:58 am PST #1574 of 10002
I say it "Awl-mund", possibly even "All-mond". Not sure at the moment. I have said it so many times that semantic saturation has taken place and I don't even know what the original word was any more.
Aims - Mar 19, 2004 10:43:52 am PST #1575 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
That's how you say it!
Is not!
Ginger - Mar 19, 2004 10:48:07 am PST #1576 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is too! Webster's says it both ways, but ah-mond is preferred.
Aims - Mar 19, 2004 10:49:14 am PST #1577 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Pfft. What do they know, anyway? They have "ain't" in there.
Skyzy - Mar 19, 2004 10:53:08 am PST #1578 of 10002
Well, I think "ain't" is a correct word to use if you refer to yourself as "Ai" instead of "Iy" ... On second thought, it should still be "Ai'mn't".
beth b - Mar 19, 2004 11:13:03 am PST #1579 of 10002
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Seriously I think it is a parental responsibility to know what your kids are watching on tv and reading in books. How you deal with it is up to you. up 'til 3 or 4th grade my mom read almost everything we read then she couldn't keep up - but she and my dad still had a fair idea of what we were reading. When we started reading bodic rippers mom said " just remember , that's not what sex is like " ( that was a long conversation about sex in our house) . I have friends who won't let their kids watch thing that are too violent or scary - cause their kids get nightmares. I have a friend who turn off the power rangers, 'casue her son was constantly imitating them, to the point where it was becomming a problem.
I don't really think forbidding works. but choseing does. Kids need guidence. I think TIVO is a great tool for families. I was sheltered because I grew up in a very homgenous area, but not because people ept thiggs from me. I had a few bumps,but not too many. Some kids aren't thsat curious. others need to know everything now. I think you gotta know the kid.
deborah grabien - Mar 19, 2004 11:18:56 am PST #1580 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
I think you gotta know the kid.
Total agreement. Problem is, I don't think the "this is NOT WHAT WE BELIEEEEEEVE!" mindset is generally too compatible with the "Hey, this child is a person who will grow up and not be small versions of us, so we'd better start respecting that fact now" mindset.