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For All Intensive Purposes.
Phrases, Words and Mispronunciations That Bother You
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Damn! Lotta of super sensitive people, I almost wrote "members", around their computers today..
I love the regional variations of pronouncing words. There are even differences in definitions if the same words. I remember my "suitemate" asking if I'd pass him a rubber. Damn, I was taken aback! Anyone care to venture a guess at his nationality? What he was in fact asking for?
There must be ten different and acceptable, ways to say "them" in the many boroughs of New York City.
I love the regional variations of pronouncing words. There are even differences in definitions if the same words. I remember my "suitemate" asking if I'd pass him a rubber. Damn, I was taken aback! Anyone care to venture a guess at his nationality? What he was in fact asking for?
There must be ten different and acceptable, ways to say "them" in the many boroughs of New York City.
I've actually said 'lol', as in "lawl", not as in el-oh-el.
I've heard that before.? First time I think was on STTNG, Data's daughter was named Lol pronounced "lawl".I've actually said 'lol', as in "lawl", not as in el-oh-el.
Swapping pipe anatomy and calling its chamber its bowl and calling pipe smokers "pipers".
The way I hear the word is like calling a cigar smoker a "cigarer" or a cigarette smoker a "cigaretter".
Americans mispronounce Aluminium.
Aloominum
It's aluminium!
ALUMINIUM!
Aloominum
It's aluminium!
ALUMINIUM!
When you put it that way, it sounds derogatory.
lol cats for the win. It must be pronounced Lawl.
My cousin had a few embarrassing moments when she went to university in England. For example "fanny" has a different meaning there than in Canada, and her "flatmates" were quite quite taken aback when she said she was going to grab her "fanny-pack."
Sounds like BDSM terminology
One word I cannot abide is “literally.”
I do confess to being guilty of uttering on occasion the regional patois word “swole.” You should have seen how swole my knee was after eating fried spam sandwiches everyday for over a week.
I do confess to being guilty of uttering on occasion the regional patois word “swole.” You should have seen how swole my knee was after eating fried spam sandwiches everyday for over a week.
There are so many. I don't mind mispronunciations very much at all, though I can understand why that would get under one's skin. I am more peeved by people misusing words, and "popular" usage changing the true meanings of words. There are too many examples to list here. However, and I apologize in advance if any lawyers are reading this thread, but legalese bothers me more than anything else, by far. Anyone who has even a cursory knowledge of this realm should be able to understand why I feel this way. You can't just create multiple meanings for words, or have a word mean one thing for a certain purpose, and have the same word mean something completely different for another! It's easy to trick people when you can just play "magic words" like that. Again, way too many examples, but I'll just list one: person. You'd think you know what this word means. Well, in normal conversation perhaps, yes, but not in legalese. It means something COMPLETELY different than what you think. In legalese, that word means a non-living being, not a living one. Try looking at a legal dictionary for half an hour. More contradictions than even the most seasoned politician. Unbelievable.
Now I'm all agitated! Wait, I know just the thing to do. What do you think: Golden Sliced or Aperitif? Anyone??
p.s. It really is too bad George Carlin isn't around. He'd post a novel on here, for sure.
Now I'm all agitated! Wait, I know just the thing to do. What do you think: Golden Sliced or Aperitif? Anyone??
p.s. It really is too bad George Carlin isn't around. He'd post a novel on here, for sure.
Where does it's say there's a different spelling in the article you posted? I only see it spelled as "aluminium."
Al-yoo-minium
Or if you've been to the gym you'd get swolt. Haha
The term "piper" makes me want to throw my pipes away..
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