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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:40 am
by mia
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:42 am
by augie
canucknyc wrote:
Wait... the "t" in "often" is supposed to be silent? Really?
Supposebly...
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:44 am
by mia
augie.....
You is very funny!
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:50 am
by peterb
I have to admit that the correctness of the "english" we speak is a democratic thing and it appears that ofTen
has gained in popularity and, when most people pronounce the "t", it will become the "correct" way to say it.
Here's a site for any of you who find this topic amusing:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html
I just noticed that they screwed up the "duck tape" entry...it really did start out as "duck tape"...and I've never seen it used on a duct ever. This is the most common fate of know-it-alls like me...to be "foisted on your own petard" (or is it "hoisted on your own petard"?). This is all too confusing.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:54 am
by mia
I stand corected and i'm teribly embarased.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:01 am
by mbw1024
hearing people say acrossT makes me nut-so!
Sally lives acrosst the street from me.
Maybe they mean acrossed - not sure. But I'm pretty sure they intend to say across.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:38 am
by GidgetPicklebrain
All of the heating ducts in my 1960 home were originally sealed with duct tape. it was removed when we added central air and updated the duct work.
I purchased a roll of Duck brand duct tape a few months ago.......
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 11:59 am
by RickG
Gidget's back! Do you have a trip planned?
Cheers, RickG
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:57 pm
by Margy Z
The "I" and "me" thing has me perplexed. I often here something like: Suzy came over and sat with Paul and I at the Beach Bar(rather than "by Paul and ME"). The nuns taught us to eliminate the other person to figure out the proper pronoun but now I hear this "I" rather than me stuff quite a bit and, frankly, woe is I.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 7:42 am
by JT
Another one is Ram Head refered to as Ram's Head.
Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:59 am
by MrsCARolph
CAY is supposed to be pronounced as KEY.
Anyone remember reading "Timothy of the Cay" in grade school? I remember our English teacher giving us a lesson about the proper pronunciation.
Anyway, that's my two cents.