tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post6747605652949818489..comments2024-03-23T22:14:24.292-04:00Comments on Wisdom Weasel: A Web of Self-ContradictionWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-16296216332753366082007-05-24T19:30:00.000-04:002007-05-24T19:30:00.000-04:00We ignorant Brits just call them "donner kebabs". ...We ignorant Brits just call them "donner kebabs". Saves a lot of shamefaced mumbling.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-69199757339909985432007-05-24T19:27:00.000-04:002007-05-24T19:27:00.000-04:00i couldn't agree more. and after many years of ord...i couldn't agree more. and after many years of ordering yeeroes, i have recently joined the ignorant masses and order gyros again.Listmakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503400201264578579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-14546936408928362872007-05-23T18:45:00.000-04:002007-05-23T18:45:00.000-04:00The loony right wing purposefully mangle words so ...The loony right wing purposefully mangle words so they can appeal to the lesser educated. They presume that, just because you don't have a college degree, you have no ability to recognize a snake oil salesman when you hear one.<BR/>Too bad their tactic actually works.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-50192139728674065752007-05-23T12:40:00.000-04:002007-05-23T12:40:00.000-04:00Being a bookish sort I often read words without ev...Being a bookish sort I often read words without ever hearing them pronounced. For years I thought epitome was pronounced as it is written, making it sound more like a 1930s record label than its Greek heritage would suggest.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-69388118211647036932007-05-23T12:35:00.000-04:002007-05-23T12:35:00.000-04:00I'm always afraid to mispronouce things ,actually ...I'm always afraid to mispronouce things ,actually I'm a bit paranoid about it but nothing beats my friend, the english teacher, pronouncing cliche, clitch-ee. In all fairness it is a french word.<BR/>I have a hard time remembering some pronounciations for ex that it is ee-qui-dis-tant and not eh-qui-dis-tantMaestrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266140167044751300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-5619699221057957532007-05-23T10:28:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:28:00.000-04:00I do pronounce "ball" properly. It's "ball", not "...I do pronounce "ball" properly. It's "ball", not "Baaaaal", you weird New Englanders.<BR/><BR/>That was priceless on Sunday. I'd like to ask P-Nut to contact Maine public radio and do something about the furniture guy.Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-55550000333405744552007-05-23T10:24:00.000-04:002007-05-23T10:24:00.000-04:00This from a guy who has his pronunciation correcte...This from a guy who has his pronunciation corrected by a three year old. Ball. How hard is it to say "Ball" correctly? Not "Bowl", B-All.country mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11895621724085155609noreply@blogger.com