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LakeArenal

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41. Wow. Reverse elitism.

Reply to 3catwoman3 (Reply #37)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:55 PM

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Pronunciation [View all] LakeArenal Oct 20 OP

I'm with you. zbird Oct 20 #1

My daughter had a different take on "lawyer." rsdsharp Oct 20 #2

Congrats. I may need a good one ! Ha LakeArenal Oct 20 #4

Your daughter has me wondering now... why is there a "y" in lawyer? IcyPeas Oct 20 #10

Apparently, so it's not pronounced "law-er." rsdsharp Oct 20 #12

Congratulations on your 10,000 post milestone. niyad Oct 21 #21

Thank you. It took me a loooong time. rsdsharp Oct 21 #23

Interesting ProfessorGAC Oct 20 #3

That's interesting. I think most times English singers found American. LakeArenal Oct 20 #5

Mostly True ProfessorGAC Oct 20 #8

Even those who grew up in the same state can pronounce things differently--Midwest often.. hlthe2b Oct 20 #6

Oh I'm sure my staunch Republican parents would have the "right" pronunciations. LakeArenal Oct 20 #7

warm the way you do, lawyer like she does Phentex Oct 20 #9

I say Florida and the rest except I do say straw berry. Like Merry Christmas. LakeArenal Oct 20 #14

I'm on board with you, LakeArenal True Dough Oct 20 #11

Ah. wren. all. Accent on The Ah. LakeArenal Oct 20 #13

Good to know. True Dough Oct 20 #15

I've been through this with a friend before. LudwigPastorius Oct 20 #16

Haha. We can find things to argue about. LakeArenal Oct 21 #19

jag you are niyad Oct 21 #24

I'll bet you say al-yew-MIN-ee-um too. LudwigPastorius Oct 21 #25

tin foil. lah-bore-ah-tore-ee. niyad Oct 21 #28

My Jersey with midwestern parents pronunciations... hay rick Oct 20 #17

was going to find a batclimb scene from batman and robin 1960 where they discuss dipthongs . cant find it. AllaN01Bear Oct 21 #18

Dipthongs. Sounds a bit an adult movie star. LakeArenal Oct 21 #20

Attorney niyad Oct 21 #22

I'm with you, LakeArenal! I am shocked at the Quakerfriend Oct 21 #26

I hate the dangling participles: LakeArenal Oct 21 #27

grrrrrrr. You mentioned three of my pet peeves! Another is "people that", niyad Oct 21 #29

Proofreaders seem to miss a lot. LakeArenal Oct 21 #31

Just as shocking is history. malthaussen Oct 23 #46

No complaints from me. 3catwoman3 Oct 21 #38

I suspect that you are correct. niyad Oct 21 #43

One that has consistently driven me crazy is in baseball... malthaussen Oct 23 #45

One of my all-time, painful, favourites is "me and him went". niyad Oct 21 #30

I laughed out loud. LakeArenal Oct 21 #32

One of my early interactions was with an individual who was trying to niyad Oct 21 #33

Good one. LakeArenal Oct 21 #34

I have zero patience with people trying to bait me, and I let them know it. niyad Oct 21 #35

In my mid-twenties, I briefly dated a guy who turned out not to be particularly bright. 3catwoman3 Oct 21 #37

Wow. Reverse elitism. LakeArenal Oct 21 #41

I dated a guy, briefly, who told me that one of my problems was that I used niyad Oct 21 #44

Gaaaah - this one makes me want to scream. 3catwoman3 Oct 21 #36

Me too. LakeArenal Oct 21 #39

My dad grew up in Chicago and said "warter," warsh," and... 3catwoman3 Oct 21 #40

Yes tv anchors shouldn't have bad grammar. LakeArenal Oct 21 #42