Office unrest caused by Literotica.

[Never]

As I'm always interested in different dialects I asked several people how to pronounce o-f-t-e-n.

Bosslady: AWF-en.
Sally: AWF-ten.
Crutch: AWF-en.
CLady: AWF-ten.
Bossguy: AWF-ten.
Never: AWF-en.

The result was to start an argument between about ten different people on how to correctly say the word. Each side refused to budge - the result being that everyone is now talking to members of the other side like so...

Bosslady: Here's your check Sally.
Sally: Thanks.
Bosslady: It's not AWF-en I hand them out, is it?

Sally: Gee, I don't see you in the lunch room very AWF-ten.
Never: Wish you came in here more ...AWF-en.
Mermaid: That's because I'm too busy, but maybe I should come in here more AWF-ten

Mermaid: That's not right, how about you?
Uncle: I don't say it that way very AWF-ten.

Crutch: You're thinking about the word, if you just said it you'd say AWF-en.
Never: *nods*
Sally: What do you know? It's AWF-ten. You're just a hick from Or-E-gone who talks funny.

This is going to continue for at least a week and I'll never live it down. Just so you know.
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[Weird Harold]

Sally: What do you know? It's AWF-ten. You're just a hick from Or-E-gone who talks funny.

This is going to continue for at least a week and I'll never live it down. Just so you know.

If you want to get them to forget this controversy, write down Willamette and Popocatapetl and ask how they're pronounced.

I'm O-ree-Gun born and bred, but it's Will-a MET that sets my teeth on edge.

The second one drove me nuts when it erupted last week, and not one TV anchor pronounced it the same way. (none correct, BTW)