maddog348
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How about "DUCK" tape (not brand) for duct tape. Just saw on another site. Even talking about Gorilla duck - that is something I don't think I want to see.
Carl L said:besides no one loves an editor.
maddog348 said:How about "DUCK" tape (not brand) for duct tape. Just saw on another site. Even talking about Gorilla duck - that is something I don't think I want to see.
Ned said:Hey, I just had one of those.
Mc2guy said:I have two pet peeves, first is the word "height" when pronounced "heighth." There is no "th" sound at the end of that word, just a nice, sharp, crisp "t." Boy, that chaps my ____.
seilerbird said:So did I. How does it feel to finally be 21, Ned?
seilerbird said:There is really no absolutely correct way to pronounce any word.
I pronounce album as alblum
I am not changing the way I speak just because you have a low tolerance for other dialects.
mariekie said:All of this begs for yet, another response. I agree with most of the above. But people, please do not forget, language is like a living organism; whether we like it or not, it is forever changing. Surely, we do not speak the same English as it was spoken only two centuries ago. In fact all languages change over time. Maybe it is just too difficult for us to keep up as we age.
Mariekie
seilerbird said:There is really no absolutely correct way to pronounce any word.
mariekie said:Surely, we do not speak the same English as it was spoken only two centuries ago.
seilerbird said:Different dialects in different parts of the country pronounce words differently. There is really no absolutely correct way to pronounce any word. Are Bostonians pronouncing car, yard and Harvard incorrectly? Is a southerner pronouncing anything correctly? I pronounce album as alblum since I am from the midwest and I pronounce height as heighth. I am not changing the way I speak just because you have a low tolerance for other dialects.
mariekie said:All of this begs for yet, another response. I agree with most of the above. But people, please do not forget, language is like a living organism; whether we like it or not, it is forever changing. Surely, we do not speak the same English as it was spoken only two centuries ago. In fact all languages change over time. Maybe it is just too difficult for us to keep up as we age.
Carl L said:Oh. You must be one of the new people.
Lou (onaquest) said:I was new in 1938