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This is why I usually don’t say nuthin’ to nobody, no how, no wheres, no way. Usually. But I still get in trouble. While up from NC and visiting some friends in NY I referred to a woman I’d been introduced to as “ma’am.” She was incensed.
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How about the English pronunciation of the letter "Z"? In Canada, we say "zed", in the US "zee". 20 years ago I was working in the US and I told my friend "now control-zed to copy" and she looked at me dumbfounded. Took me a moment before I realized what the issue was.
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I mean personally it seems like "I like the sound of a micked guitar" just reads awkward compared to "I like a mic'ed guitar"
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What I marvel at is how our brains quickly determine the error and determine what was intended so it usually doesn't interrupt the flow of the read. On the other hand, seeing such errors in a published book seems wrong to me. Tony
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Here I thought diphthong was skimpy swimwear
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When you see a pretty woman and think, wow, she’s “easy on the eyes”, or, a “sight for sore eyes”.
Another one: my aunt used to call me a “tall drink of water” because I was a tall thin teenager after my growth spurt. Living where I did growing up, we had a lot of these, being close to Boston. A liquor store was called a “packy”. (think package store) “Wicked pissa” meant something was great or awesome. Now, where did I put my “kah” keys?!
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Some examples: sitting (vowel followed by two 't' consonants - short 'i' sound) citing (vowel followed by one consonant and another vowel - diphthong /ai/) dollar (vowel followed by two 'l' consonants - short 'o' sound) donor (vowel followed by one consonant and a vowel - diphthong /eu/ So if we write 'micked', the double consonant will shorten the 'i' like the name 'Mick'. I guess we'd have to spell it 'miked' to retain the diphthong on the 'i' and keep the root pronunciation of 'microphone'. |
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Back in 2004-05, I was teaching 6-hour job-search seminars (with workbooks) to large groups of call-center employees facing a facility shutdown. It was the right thing for the company to do, as 500 of their employees would be jobless in a couple weeks.
Resorting to some canned material I had developed to keep things light, I shared one of my go-to anecdotes about the importance of using proper grammar in resumes, cover letters and interviews. "Because hiring managers aren't impressed when applicants for public contact jobs don't know no better." My pseudo-illiterate malingering had gone quite well with the preceding 4 groups. But in class #5, it went flat like a possum on a busy Interstate. Crickets chirping. My cringing 2-second thought-process included: - Fix it? - Explain it? - Chuckle like a pandering politician begging for some awkward response? - Pretend it didn't happen and move on? They were a tough group. I went with option 4. It was a long day. |
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….and not just any creek!!??…
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My wife and I grew up in different countries.
Once, early in our marriage, I came home upset about something. I told her I was pisst. She asked, "what have you been drinking?" |