― Which Describes How You're Feeling All the Almanac (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 03:23 (nineteen years ago) link
On a very tangential note - I once worked for a guy named A1an R0se. I pointed out to him that his name was a spoonerism (anagram, transposition, what-have-you) for Anal Sore. He got really, really, disproportionately fucking mad.
― x j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 03:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 05:53 (nineteen years ago) link
Abu grabbagabbagabba hey-you know that prison camp
― George W. Bush (AaronHz), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 06:39 (nineteen years ago) link
I was actually better than most of the people in my class at pronunciation (not at other stuff though), but that one phrase just never felt right to me.
― Dan I. (Dan I.), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 07:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 07:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 11:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― MarkH (MarkH), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― NickB (NickB), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:32 (nineteen years ago) link
?!??!?!?
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:48 (nineteen years ago) link
e.g. while i look around for my possibilidees.
― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 12:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 18:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael White (Hereward), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 18:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― oops (Oops), Wednesday, 4 August 2004 18:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― jbr (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:25 (nineteen years ago) link
― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:42 (nineteen years ago) link
I, on the other hand, have never pronounced anything incorrectly.
― sugarpants (sugarpants), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:49 (nineteen years ago) link
NUH-YALLZ????
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 4 March 2005 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link
HELL NO that would involve leaving the house and talking to people!
― sugarpants (sugarpants), Friday, 4 March 2005 01:34 (nineteen years ago) link
― jbr (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 4 March 2005 02:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― ai lien (kold_krush), Friday, 4 March 2005 03:13 (nineteen years ago) link
Also some of these pronunciation things seem regional rather than wrong, ya? Not espresso tho, I'm with Jeremy on that one - IT IS NOT EXPRESSO ARGH.
My nan says maintenance as "maintain-ants", ie the same way maintain is said.
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 4 March 2005 03:35 (nineteen years ago) link
My Dad has always pronounced available as 'avaidable'. I have no idea where he gets the 'd' from. It always frustrated me that someone could fuck up such a simple word. And in such a weird way.
― Seuss, Friday, 4 March 2005 08:23 (nineteen years ago) link
― Remy (null) (x Jeremy), Friday, 4 March 2005 08:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Friday, 4 March 2005 08:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― gem (trisk), Friday, 4 March 2005 09:28 (nineteen years ago) link
Also lasagne. I say "la--saaaaaaa-neee-ur". I really stretch the "saaaa". Most distressing.
― Johnney B (Johnney B), Friday, 4 March 2005 10:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Trayce (trayce), Friday, 4 March 2005 11:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Horse of Babylon (the pirate king), Friday, 4 March 2005 11:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― colette (a2lette), Friday, 4 March 2005 11:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Some Dadaismus Implied (Dada), Friday, 4 March 2005 11:41 (nineteen years ago) link
Though there's no reason that should be easy to say.
― mei (mei), Friday, 4 March 2005 12:27 (nineteen years ago) link