Comments on: Word Pronunciations http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/ Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Etc. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6897 Micah Tillman Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:12:41 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6897 Linnea-- You've never been made fun of for the way you pronounce words. If you had, you'd know why people care. *grin* Things don't have to be objective facts/standards for people to care about them. Mr. Salk-- And everywhere else, evidently :-) Linnea–

You’ve never been made fun of for the way you pronounce words. If you had, you’d know why people care. *grin*

Things don’t have to be objective facts/standards for people to care about them.

Mr. Salk–

And everywhere else, evidently :-)

]]> By: Mr. Salk http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6890 Mr. Salk Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:48:51 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6890 I know a pretentious older student who insists on pronouncing PRIMER (as in the elementary school texts) as PRIMMER. She was mocked mercilessly but defended her pronunciation as proper (as taught to her by her idolized professor). I looked it up to prove myself right. Guess what.. I also say Loy-Yur and Soy-Yur. That’s how we say it on the West Coast.. I know a pretentious older student who insists on pronouncing PRIMER (as in the elementary school texts) as PRIMMER. She was mocked mercilessly but defended her pronunciation as proper (as taught to her by her idolized professor).
I looked it up to prove myself right.
Guess what..

I also say Loy-Yur and Soy-Yur. That’s how we say it on the West Coast..

]]> By: Linnea http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6868 Linnea Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:57:39 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-6868 Frankly, I don't understand why people get so uptight about insignificant pronunciation differences. If you can understand someone when they say "loi-yer" or "law-yer", even if that's not how you say it, then there's no issue. The pronunciations of words were created by humans; if a collective group of humans change a pronunciation then history is taking place. Words are completely subjective things. They will never be objective, no matter how many dictionaries there are. Frankly, I don’t understand why people get so uptight about insignificant pronunciation differences. If you can understand someone when they say “loi-yer” or “law-yer”, even if that’s not how you say it, then there’s no issue. The pronunciations of words were created by humans; if a collective group of humans change a pronunciation then history is taking place. Words are completely subjective things. They will never be objective, no matter how many dictionaries there are.

]]> By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-5042 Micah Tillman Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:52:16 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-5042 Thanks! It's good that even my being pettily annoyed can produce joy. That's redemption. I think. :-) Thanks! It’s good that even my being pettily annoyed can produce joy. That’s redemption. I think. :-)

]]> By: Secundus http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-5038 Secundus Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:04:03 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-5038 Best laugh I've had all day. Best laugh I’ve had all day.

]]> By: Tim R. http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1778 Tim R. Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:27:16 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1778 Ironically, I completely ignored this post until today when, after finally reading it all the way through, I proceeded to stumble upon<a href="http://www.ideasonideas.com/2008/03/inversion_of_advertising/" rel="nofollow">a site</a> that uses the word "cachet" correctly, a word I was not aware existed until today. Ironically, I completely ignored this post until today when, after finally reading it all the way through, I proceeded to stumble upona site that uses the word “cachet” correctly, a word I was not aware existed until today.

]]> By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1757 Micah Tillman Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:46:56 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1757 Joanna-- Yay! :-D Why thank you. Seamus-- *laugh* Well, I have had a lot of influences over my time. Joanna–
Yay! :-D Why thank you.

Seamus–
*laugh* Well, I have had a lot of influences over my time.

]]> By: Seamus http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1751 Seamus Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:46:28 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1751 As of this writing, I am in Florida, and they're accent is truly similar to that of people from D.C.. So, that makes me wonder why you think you have one (yours is more of a "surfer dude"-like accent). As of this writing, I am in Florida, and they’re accent is truly similar to that of people from D.C.. So, that makes me wonder why you think you have one (yours is more of a “surfer dude”-like accent).

]]> By: joanna http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1749 joanna Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:55:44 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1749 O Micah--I am so glad you made this post. Keep the sanity coming! j O Micah–I am so glad you made this post. Keep the sanity coming!

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]]> By: Micah Tillman http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1738 Micah Tillman Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:55:06 +0000 http://micahtillman.com/2008/03/03/word-pronunciations/#comment-1738 Christine-- There is a deep, ancient wound which I suspect underlies much of my annoyance with mispronounced names. *grin* Andrew-- You are correct about "Sawyer." Seamus-- Indeed! I want to make sure y'all don't embarrass yourselves in future philosophy classes by mispronouncing some philosopher's name because I didn't teach you correctly. And Seamus can attest to the fact that I try to correct myself whenever I slip into a Floridian accent, Christine. :-) Christine–
There is a deep, ancient wound which I suspect underlies much of my annoyance with mispronounced names. *grin*

Andrew–
You are correct about “Sawyer.”

Seamus–
Indeed! I want to make sure y’all don’t embarrass yourselves in future philosophy classes by mispronouncing some philosopher’s name because I didn’t teach you correctly.

And Seamus can attest to the fact that I try to correct myself whenever I slip into a Floridian accent, Christine. :-)

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