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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 24, 2011 21:42:44 GMT -5
Pronunciation-wise? EX-presso. It's ES-presso, not EX-presso. For gods' sakes, there is an ES not an EX! RARARRRRGGGGGGG. I did not know this D: I apologize! Similarly, I guess you aren't supposed to pronounce the 'l' in "almond"? Whatev, still doing it. |
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 24, 2011 22:33:24 GMT -5
You are forgiven. =]
Not sure about almond. I just know about espresso. I pronounce the l in almond, or it'll sound like I'm talking about Armand from Interview with the Vampire.
(It's funny that I complain about pronunciation, because I'm fragging horrible at it myself. I am constantly teased for not pronouncing words correctly -- mainly because I don't talk to people much, and learn my vocabulary from fiction. How was I supposed to know "leviathan" was luh-VIE-AH-thaun and not levia-thaun? Honestly.)
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Post by embonpoint on Jun 25, 2011 8:26:52 GMT -5
I know three ways of saying 'almond':
'armund'
'almund' (like Al the name, mund),
'allmond' (more of an 'ol'/'ool' weird kind of sound I can't type!).
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Post by KatjevanLoon on Jun 25, 2011 9:29:35 GMT -5
I think I pronounce it the last way.
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Post by Eternal Lobster on Jun 25, 2011 11:28:43 GMT -5
(It's funny that I complain about pronunciation, because I'm fragging horrible at it myself. I am constantly teased for not pronouncing words correctly -- mainly because I don't talk to people much, and learn my vocabulary from fiction. How was I supposed to know "leviathan" was luh-VIE-AH-thaun and not levia-thaun? Honestly.) I actually just learned how to correctly pronounce "leviathan" yesterday >_> . I have really bad pronounciation, too, and also chalk it up to not talking as much as I read. I've gotten teased by fellow English majors -- you'd think that they would understand! |
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Post by inarikins on Jun 25, 2011 20:48:11 GMT -5
I know three ways of saying 'almond': 'armund' 'almund' (like Al the name, mund), 'allmond' (more of an 'ol'/'ool' weird kind of sound I can't type!). I say it 'allmund'. :/ Maybe I pronounce it one of the ways you have above, but it's really more of an 'all' sound and a 'mund' sound and not an 'al' or 'mond'. Or 'mund' like when you start to say 'Monday' I think I'm confusing myself now. I should stop. |
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Post by embonpoint on Jun 26, 2011 7:04:35 GMT -5
I say it 'allmund'. :/ Maybe I pronounce it one of the ways you have above, but it's really more of an 'all' sound and a 'mund' sound and not an 'al' or 'mond'. Or 'mund' like when you start to say 'Monday' I think I'm confusing myself now. I should stop. That's probably the last way. I wasn't sure how to describe it, because when I've heard people say it like that, it's not quite like 'all' (the word); it has more of an o-shape in your mouth when you say it, but equally, it's not really an o-sound. None of the ways I put are 'mond', though. I've never heard that. |
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Post by Marina on Jun 27, 2011 19:43:52 GMT -5
Lol. I kid. Attachments:
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Post by badger on Jul 10, 2011 2:42:04 GMT -5
Just about everything mentioned in this thread. Half of it is basic grammar, and yet people just cannot grasp it. My classmates are all native English speakers who've been in school for 12 years, yet the kid from Korea has better grammar than them. It's attitudinal, I think.
I used to correct people. I gave up after:
-Correcting people's essays and then being told 'nobody cares' about proper grammar/spelling (bearing in mind I was ASKED to correct it).
-Being told to shut up because I tried to correct word usage.
-Being called a weirdo for caring about my grammar IN ENGLISH CLASS.
-Having someone tell me 'They should just get rid of half the dictionary, nobody even understands these any more' and 'Nobody cares about grammar and spelling any more, why should I?'
-Generally having my parade rained on by jerks.
My school is veeeeery non-academic. It gets on my nerves.
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Post by Gina on Jul 10, 2011 22:02:57 GMT -5
Just about everything mentioned in this thread. Half of it is basic grammar, and yet people just cannot grasp it. My classmates are all native English speakers who've been in school for 12 years, yet the kid from Korea has better grammar than them. It's attitudinal, I think. I used to correct people. I gave up after: -Correcting people's essays and then being told 'nobody cares' about proper grammar/spelling (bearing in mind I was ASKED to correct it). -Being told to shut up because I tried to correct word usage. -Being called a weirdo for caring about my grammar IN ENGLISH CLASS. -Having someone tell me 'They should just get rid of half the dictionary, nobody even understands these any more' and 'Nobody cares about grammar and spelling any more, why should I?' -Generally having my parade rained on by jerks. My school is veeeeery non-academic. It gets on my nerves. This is my school and all of my friends. Yeesh, I need to surround myself with better people.  I kid, I kid... I love my friends, but I hate their grammar skills. |
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Post by Marina on Jul 10, 2011 23:29:34 GMT -5
If I judged my friends by their grammar... I'd have maybe one friend...
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Post by andreaisabbbw on Jul 10, 2011 23:45:37 GMT -5
If I judged my friends by their grammar... I'd have maybe one friend... THIS ^. Well, I think I'd have no friends, actually. Not even myself, because I make grammar mistakes and then I hate myself for them for a few minutes or weeks. |
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Post by onlyaworkingtitle on Jul 11, 2011 0:31:08 GMT -5
If I judged my friends by their grammar... I'd have maybe one friend... I don't judge my friends by their grammar, exactly, but I do hide the friends who make constant spelling and grammatical errors from my facebook feed. I still see the occasional typo, but don't have to deal with all t3h peepl hoo tyep liek dis. It has saved me many an ulcer. |
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Post by Dodger Thirteen on Jul 11, 2011 10:24:39 GMT -5
Ulcers are no fun.... *bad memories*
I judge people by their grammar and opinions of such things. If they think it's a valuable skill, then awesome! Most of the time they're pretentious nutbags who really need to take a chill pill, but sometimes they are actually pretty cool people who understand that effective communication needs clarity.
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Post by thoughtsdropin on Dec 30, 2011 3:08:07 GMT -5
Good vs. well is one of them. I mess up sometimes but hearing others say it makes me cringe. One of my favourite television quotes of all time is when Tracy Jordan says "Superman does good, you do well!" on 30 Rock. I now use it whenever a close friend or family member makes the mistake. My pet peeve is less vs. fewer. I only learned the difference about a week ago, I'm ashamed to admit, but now that I know the difference, I cringe every time someone misuses either word. I usually don't correct grammar unless it's a close friend or family member. If someone is close enough to know how anal I am about grammar and word usage, I might call them on something that really bothers me, but definitely not all the time. I know everyone makes mistakes once in a while, myself included. |
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