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New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« on: March 22, 2010, 03:00:09 PM »
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New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
   
Today's words are:

epithet..it's EP-i-thet..yes there IS an "h" in there, folks

It's NOT..

epitaph.. that's for a deceased person

NOT..epitat...something to do with lace-making, perhaps?

NOT epitet.. Tet was epic, but not in this context


and then we have

hyperbole

It's NOT...

HYPER-bolly...some wacky Indian movie maybe?

It's hy-PER-bow-lee..The "bow" ?..think Clara Bow..not a ship's "bow"

.............................................

I know it's yet another nit to pick, but if newswriters are putting these words up on the prompter, they need to warn their news-readers ahead of time, just how to SAY these lesser-used words..or maybe use more common words they are not likely to flub :)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7987870

Tell you what when Obama learns how to say corpsman then you can bitch about this.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2010, 03:02:07 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on March 22, 2010, 03:00:09 PM
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Tell you what when Obama learns how to say corpsman then you can bitch about this.
:)




As well as Pockiston and Towelybon.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2010, 03:16:05 PM »
Quote from: Mike220 on March 22, 2010, 03:02:07 PM
As well as Pockiston and Towelybon.

If you really want to know how to pronounace something...just axe some of the local Obama voters.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2010, 03:44:03 PM »
I hate, hate, HATE when people say "ax" when they mean "ask."
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2010, 03:53:36 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on March 22, 2010, 03:44:03 PM
I hate, hate, HATE when people say "ax" when they mean "ask."

Wellz, den yewz best don'z be move'n downz he'uh witz me den..... :rotf:

Did you know there is an "O" in the middle of RC Cola.....yep, sure is just axe the Obama voters.

"Yews gotz any R O C Coca Cola soda's?"

Mod to explain that:

When spelling a word or pronouncing the letter "R", it is always followed by the letter "O" or a sound that is a close approximation thereof. Like if I were to spell "rubber", it would go like this ....R-ruh-U-B-B-E-R-ruh.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2010, 04:01:14 PM »
Or how, for the past 50 years, some member of the Kennedy clan or another has been slaughtering the pronunciation of Cuba, instead calling it, "kyoo-BER"?
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciat
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2010, 04:38:33 PM »
Quote from: NHSparky on March 22, 2010, 04:01:14 PM
Or how, for the past 50 years, some member of the Kennedy clan or another has been slaughtering the pronunciation of Cuba, instead calling it, "kyoo-BER"?

Yeah, but they're Massachusetts liberals, so they get a free pass.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciat
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2010, 04:41:13 PM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on March 22, 2010, 04:38:33 PM
Yeah, but they're Massachusetts liberals, so they get a free pass.

The good ones are dead.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2010, 05:45:26 PM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on March 22, 2010, 03:44:03 PM
I hate, hate, HATE when people say "ax" when they mean "ask."
Racist!!!
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #9 on: March 22, 2010, 09:32:43 PM »
Quote from: GOBUCKS on March 22, 2010, 05:45:26 PM
Racist!!!

No,That's Wacisit!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2010, 09:45:05 PM »
Don't forget Obama's pronunciation of Teddy's state: Massa-two-sits.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2010, 10:42:17 PM »
Quote from: crockspot on March 22, 2010, 09:45:05 PM
Don't forget Obama's pronunciation of Teddy's state: Massa-two-sits.
He's just getting even for the drunken Dead Ted referring to him, on the floor of the Senate, as Osamabama.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciat
« Reply #12 on: March 23, 2010, 06:12:55 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on March 22, 2010, 04:41:13 PM
The good ones are dead.

Bad ones, too, but the dead ones are the best....
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2010, 07:51:16 AM »
My husband was on the phone with a customer service person, who asked him, "do you want me to go axe a supervisor?"  He said, "No, don't go axing anybody, I wouldn't want anybody to get hurt."   Went right over her head.   :lmao:
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2010, 07:58:50 AM »
Quote from: Karin on March 23, 2010, 07:51:16 AM
My husband was on the phone with a customer service person, who asked him, "do you want me to go axe a supervisor?"  He said, "No, don't go axing anybody, I wouldn't want anybody to get hurt."   Went right over her head.   :lmao:

There's a VELCRO joke in there somewhere.
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Re: New Rule: If you are going to USE a word on tv, at least know the pronunciation
« Reply #15 on: March 23, 2010, 12:12:01 PM »
Quote from: Freeper on March 22, 2010, 03:00:09 PM
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Tell you what when Obama learns how to say corpsman then you can bitch about this.
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First thing that came into my head.  :-)
It's Corpsman BTW ;)
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