Gary_Yngve Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Mazama muh za muh Methow met how On a sidenote, Dvorak has two different pronounciations, depending whether you are talking about the composer or the keyboard layout. Quote
Toast Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Data: dahta or DAY-tah? It's DAY-tah dummy. Picard doesn't call him mister dahta after all. Quote
fenderfour Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 My burning question: Is "Verlot" (the ranger station) supposed to be pronounced "ver-LAHT" (say the T) or "ver-LOW" (silent T, as if it was French)??? Shit, I always thought it was Ver-let Besides that, I always hear SHUS-kan Quote
Alpine_Tom Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Data: dahta or DAY-tah? It's DAY-tah dummy. Picard doesn't call him mister dahta after all. Yeah, well, Pikard (Patrick Stewart) is a Brit, so you can't rely on that. They can't even spell a simple word like "color" properly. Quote
shapp Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Wallowa, Imnaha, and Wenaha The emphasis is on the middle sylible not the first and third sylibles. Like wa-LAOW-wa and we-NA-ha and im-NA-ha and the middle sylible is sustained and the last sylible is short. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Data: dahta or DAY-tah? It's DAY-tah dummy. Picard doesn't call him mister dahta after all. Yeah, well, Pikard (Patrick Stewart) is a Brit, so you can't rely on that. They can't even spell a simple word like "color" properly. a loo mi nee um Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Since we're drifting from PNW-climbing words, I cringe whenever I hear a Southerner say vie oh la instead of vee oh la. Then there's the classic Southern [bigoted] Eye-rack and Ay-rab. Quote
chelle Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Gary, I've always understood the brits to pronounce that alu mini um Quote
cluck Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Gary, I've always understood the brits to pronounce that alu mini um And they pronounce the word "elevator" like "lift" Quote
Dru Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 "I love to hear the words "Fuck me" ms. pronounced" - I can't remember who said that but it's still funny Quote
fenderfour Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Kyes? Keys? Kize? Beckey helped us on this one - "Kyes like wise" Quote
Jake_Gano Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Ok, a little ways from the PNW, but how the hell are you supposed to say Assiniboine? Quote
dryad Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Data: dahta or DAY-tah? It's DAY-tah dummy. Picard doesn't call him mister dahta after all. On a related note, "data" is a collective plural, not singular, noun. One would correctly say "these data support the theory that..." rather than "this data supports the theory that..." A single piece of information is a "datum" or "data point", and all by itself doesn't support much of anything. "Datas" is not a word unless you're talking about these: In which case "Lieutenant Commanders Data" would be the more correct plural from. Does this post win the geek award of the day yet, or should I go on? Quote
whiplash Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 how about "Gneiss" looks like gu-nees but it's nice Quote
Dru Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Ok, a little ways from the PNW, but how the hell are you supposed to say Assiniboine? a-SIN-a-boyn the second a should be a schwa but i don't have a schwa key Quote
terrible_ted Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 arete (uh-rhet) You almost can't go wrong here. <uh RHET>, <ahr ah TEE> and <uh REE tee> are all correct. It's all Greek to me. Clatskanie (town), Klaskanine (river) is a good matched set on the north Oregon coast. When I lived in P-town I was asked more than once for directions to the "Willametty" river... I love watching new TV weatherreaders. It's great imagining an entire county or city groaning in unison... Folks in Verlot say <ver LOT>. Of course, folks out in Indiana refer to their hometown as <ver SAILS> (Versailles)... -t Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Gary, I've always understood the brits to pronounce that alu mini um Yeah, you're spelling of the pronounciation is better than mine. I think I turned mine into how a Japanese person would say it British-style. Quote
Gary_Yngve Posted September 2, 2004 Posted September 2, 2004 Gary, I've always understood the brits to pronounce that alu mini um And they pronounce the word "elevator" like "lift" And they pronounce "sucks Bush's dick" as "Tony Blair." Quote
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