| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 636.1 | Say What?? | SKIVT::ROGERS | But Otto, what about our relationship? | Tue Mar 14 1989 21:09 | 3 |
| Well, if you include "Chimaera", I can see why you are confused. ;\)
Larry
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| 636.2 | A bit controversial... | AYOV27::ISMITH | The fastest way is by Trism! | Wed Mar 15 1989 09:42 | 4 |
| Not unpronounceable, but never pronounced the same way twice running,
is "controversy".
Ian.
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| 636.3 | schism - stear clear to avoid controversy | MARVIN::KNOWLES | the teddy-bears have their nit-pick | Wed Mar 15 1989 13:57 | 4 |
| Every Dictionary I've looked in says /sizm/, but I've heard that
pronunciation only once - always sk- or sh-
b
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| 636.4 | Skip it - say "daunting" instead! | SSGBPM::KENAH | Room enough for two... | Fri Mar 17 1989 00:28 | 11 |
| I don't believe that these words are unpronouncable; - my feeling
is, no matter how you pronounce them, *someone* is going to fault
your pronunciation.
If you're not careful, you'll fall into the "correct" vs. "usage"
rathole.
Anyway, my candidate: formidable (the "correct" pronunciation -
accent on the 2nd syllable - always sounds contrived to me.)
andrew
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| 636.5 | Speaking of ratholes... | SSGBPM::KENAH | Room enough for two... | Fri Mar 17 1989 00:34 | 24 |
| This note reminds me of a Steve Martin sketch I saw years ago:
Steve was playing an actor sight reading "Let's Call the Whole
Thing Off."
Now, the lyrics normally sound like this:
You say To-MAY-to and I say To-MAH-to,
You say Po_TAY-to and I say Po-TAH-to
To-MAY-to, To-MAH-to,
Po-TAY-to, Po-TAH-to,
Let's call the whole thing off.
Steve sang it like this:
You say To-MAY-to and I say To-MAY-to,
You say Po_TAY-to and I say Po-TAY-to
To-MAY-to, To-MAY-to,
Po-TAY-to, Po-TAY-to,
Let's call the whole thing off.
I found it hilarious...
andrew
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| 636.6 | The British don't say 'Po-TAH-to' | IJSAPL::BROWN | Ha!, renew your ark, git. | Fri Mar 17 1989 09:38 | 0 |
| 636.7 | I never said they did -- neither did Gershwin... | SSGBPM::KENAH | Room enough for two... | Fri Mar 17 1989 21:53 | 0 |
| 636.8 | Ersters | CLARID::HODSMAN | Network Maintenance Services VBO | Tue Mar 21 1989 13:09 | 6 |
| Re .5
When Ginger Rogers sings that song, she sings :
"You say oyster, and I say 'Erster'".
But I have never heard anybody say 'Erster' ,
so where do I come from ?
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| 636.9 | | ERIS::CALLAS | There is only one 'o' in 'lose.' | Tue Mar 21 1989 17:04 | 5 |
| There are many places that have ersters. Some places in New England have
ersters, but in general they prefer clayams. The most usual place to find an
erster is around the Chezpeek Bay, particularly in Murrilund around Bawlmer.
Jon
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| 636.10 | erster = oyster | VINO::MCGLINCHEY | Sancho! My Armor! My TECO Macros! | Tue Mar 21 1989 17:54 | 7 |
|
Philadelphians (Tinicum, near the airport) say 'erster'. They also
say 'terlet'. 'Turmoil' comes out 'toimerl'.
Incidentally, Philadelphians call their city 'Fluffya'.
-- Glinch (former fluffyan)
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