tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post4584077679647053509..comments2024-02-24T18:21:32.681-07:00Comments on It Just Gets Stranger: PitcherELIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11231200183264672395noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-71015369394667634332018-12-06T07:58:36.790-07:002018-12-06T07:58:36.790-07:00Intimidating to comment on this thread because I&#...Intimidating to comment on this thread because I'm sure I'm opening myself up to critique, but here I go anyway. Being from the South, I cannot distinguish between Dinny and Denny...like, I have no idea what the difference is. Same goes for pen and pin. If I try to say them like I think they probably SHOULD be pronounced, I just sound as if I'm trying out a fake British accent.<br />Also, my apologies to Denny. I will be no help to him on his journey to properly pronounce his name.Beenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-31097696593479677152018-12-01T10:45:33.968-07:002018-12-01T10:45:33.968-07:00I'm always late, but please read my comment(s)...I'm always late, but please read my comment(s) anyway.<br />You cannot know, Eli, how much I relate to you!! I have lived a version of your pain (especially the living overseas thing that is great and everyone thinks it's great... but sometimes it is SO not great).<br /><br />Anyway, I say "onry" For example, "He's so onry" Meaning he is really grumpy/rude/unpleasant. <br />My daughter is shocked and appalled and assures me there is no such word! <br />I think I mean 'ornery' but I don't even know it that's a real word. <br /><br />Am I the only one?Fan Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-58040633709907174482018-12-01T10:35:56.857-07:002018-12-01T10:35:56.857-07:00I always roll my eyes when someone says something ...I always roll my eyes when someone says something like, "She gave it to she and I" <br />You can tell the person is trying SO hard to say 'she and I' because they learnt it in school (leanrt was intentional ;) )<br /><br />She and I is the subject, not the indirect object!Fan Girlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-35671856187938069182018-11-29T14:53:51.171-07:002018-11-29T14:53:51.171-07:00So you mean to tell me it's not just part of s...So you mean to tell me it's not just part of sudden but all of sudden? Poor sudden. 😉Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389837374426516492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-91656286029057879722018-11-29T14:51:54.845-07:002018-11-29T14:51:54.845-07:00Did you just jump inside my brain!? I don't ev...Did you just jump inside my brain!? I don't even know you and just fell in love with you. My friend sent me this link because of our mutual hatred for that word that isn't even the real word. You are my new life hero. And of all the hells...pitcher hell would be the most torturous. Bless youCamillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04389837374426516492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-6259048675786118582018-11-20T06:16:03.585-07:002018-11-20T06:16:03.585-07:00-- I do KNOW! Perhaps I meant to write -- Who ARE ... -- I do KNOW! Perhaps I meant to write -- Who ARE no better... Just lazy proofreading. Mea Culpa. It's actually hilarious in a post about grammar, etc, eh?<br />I will rally and dew better next thyme.<br /><br />Thanks for pointing it out; I haven't been back to this site since I posted or I would have corrected it immediately (if there had been a way other than Replying to my own post). :DBarbara Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463074148195784152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-79706630651534407822018-11-19T08:50:21.606-07:002018-11-19T08:50:21.606-07:00I'm actually in the south, and I hear these fr...I'm actually in the south, and I hear these from people who aren't from around here. I have a whole list of "southern-isms" like this that also drive me absolutely insane, but I'm used to hearing them so they don't stand out quite as much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-78565213385629327092018-11-16T09:51:30.084-07:002018-11-16T09:51:30.084-07:00That was a PACIFIC word that irritates you. You kn...That was a PACIFIC word that irritates you. You know, PACIFICALLY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-53358904028924505112018-11-16T06:57:20.555-07:002018-11-16T06:57:20.555-07:00As this is a post about grammar and pronunciation,...As this is a post about grammar and pronunciation, I will ask if you KNOW BETTER than to confuse the homophones NO and KNOW?<br /><br />Also, I am right there with you in the frustration over them being wrong in how they speak. I teach high school ESL in a low-income school in New Orleans and it is painful how some people speak here.Kyllehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03098668579412078746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-54445756526954113452018-11-15T13:29:40.990-07:002018-11-15T13:29:40.990-07:00I will say for us northerners...we may say 'me...I will say for us northerners...we may say 'melk', but we do make sure it only has one syllable, as God intended. Looking at you 'may-ilk' southern people.Jodi in Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-16479816373305321582018-11-15T13:27:54.965-07:002018-11-15T13:27:54.965-07:00Sherry - I've lived here all my life. We love ...Sherry - I've lived here all my life. We love to do that, LOL. "I'm going to the store. Do you want to come with?" would be very common. I would never say that borrow sentence, though...it would be more like, "I'm going to loan her that." Growing up, ending a sentence with 'with' would have been frowned upon by my mom...but I hear it so much in every day life now, that I sometimes say it - but not very often! Fun fact: Communications companies send people to Iowa to learn our 'neutral' lack of accent. Newscasters and the like. So if you notice a southern news person without a heavy accent, they are either from elsewhere originally or have been schooled in our accent-less accent. As for the snow, phthththth! If the snow didn't come with so much COLD and slick roads it would be more acceptable. And here is a phrase I say a lot: "It's not so much the cold as the wind!" Jodi in Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-3972513674467980242018-11-15T12:47:44.888-07:002018-11-15T12:47:44.888-07:00Crayons are "crowns"! Forever and ever, ...Crayons are "crowns"! Forever and ever, amen.Sherry in Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-83781901886224336042018-11-15T12:44:48.996-07:002018-11-15T12:44:48.996-07:00I am a southerner currently living in Iowa and I h...I am a southerner currently living in Iowa and I had to learn a whole new language here. Instead of "I am going to loan that to her." people say, "I am going to borrow her that." ??? "Do you want to come with?" With what?! There are more, but it makes my head hurt. Also? Yay for snow!Sherry in Iowanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-50134506943674809042018-11-15T12:17:15.484-07:002018-11-15T12:17:15.484-07:00Ohhhh....SEEN. It's straight from the devil. ...Ohhhh....SEEN. It's straight from the devil. I hate it SO much.<br />Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441433524788027121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-55132601640765110962018-11-15T12:14:36.607-07:002018-11-15T12:14:36.607-07:00But what if you say it like Joey Tribbiani? Supps...But what if you say it like Joey Tribbiani? Suppsebley?<br />I ONLY say it with my sister. Because we are 12 and crack each other up.<br />Not really. She is like FIFTY SIX. I'm only 53, a mere CHILD.<br /><br />Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00441433524788027121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-28546967085793551912018-11-15T11:58:29.388-07:002018-11-15T11:58:29.388-07:00I say "sawl" instead of "saw" ...I say "sawl" instead of "saw" because I grew up in Ohio. I also say "won" wrong according to my husband but can't remember which way is correct (one or Juan?)<br /><br />My mother in law pronounces Avery "Av-UH-ree" with three syllables instead of "Av-ree" with two syllables. Drives me batty every time.<br /><br />I work in biotech and many people with many advanced degrees (obviously not in English) use the word "data" as a singular noun. Also criteria vs. criterion.<br /><br />Also, "if I was" and not "if I were" ... has no one seen Fiddler on the Roof??Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467373602275847752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-84411765050472163682018-11-15T10:56:26.027-07:002018-11-15T10:56:26.027-07:00Ohhhhhh.. when someone says "aks" instea...Ohhhhhh.. when someone says "aks" instead of "ask". Drives me insane and makes me go balistic every time!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-5520302231814046022018-11-15T10:16:27.340-07:002018-11-15T10:16:27.340-07:00Sounds like they are saying lavatory, not lava.Sounds like they are saying lavatory, not lava.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-17599372240324679622018-11-15T09:56:52.249-07:002018-11-15T09:56:52.249-07:00I will always love hearing people say Melk because...I will always love hearing people say Melk because of Julian Smith's "Malk" video. Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185624941000881805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-51040290996772128002018-11-15T09:41:37.692-07:002018-11-15T09:41:37.692-07:00I say B but I like hearing A. It's kind of lik...I say B but I like hearing A. It's kind of like how I say aluminum the American way but still love hearing the British A-LOO-MIN-EE-UM.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185624941000881805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-50367910403365664252018-11-15T09:31:18.388-07:002018-11-15T09:31:18.388-07:00Brandon, totally agree about Paddington 2! It is l...Brandon, totally agree about Paddington 2! It is lovely and I loved seeing Hugh Grant's character!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02185624941000881805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-88486481728911203482018-11-15T08:14:56.620-07:002018-11-15T08:14:56.620-07:00or LAA-vuh the first syllable sounds like a sheep ...or LAA-vuh the first syllable sounds like a sheep saying baa but with an L.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-6472721477301049732018-11-15T07:59:12.389-07:002018-11-15T07:59:12.389-07:00Jessica they say it LAW-vahJessica they say it LAW-vahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-90861031252733889492018-11-15T06:48:09.098-07:002018-11-15T06:48:09.098-07:00I thought of another this morning and had to read ...I thought of another this morning and had to read through all the comments to see if anyone had mentioned it - they haven't:<br /><br />Mute instead of Moot . . . . Nicole Kragthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931514387895205881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964698794691718038.post-18374334459299469302018-11-15T06:46:13.836-07:002018-11-15T06:46:13.836-07:00Unless it's the Smith's dog signing the Ch...Unless it's the Smith's dog signing the Christmas card - but then, they should specify :) Nicole Kragthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931514387895205881noreply@blogger.com