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gauchecritic

gauchecritic

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I've just been reading a thread in which Quazimodem, that erudite and learned chappie, uses the word 'milieu'.

Along with 'avantguard' and 'learned' (accent over the second'e'), whenever I see those words I pronounce them in my head in the correct manner: avorngard, lern-ed and meel-yur.

Is it just me or does anyone else pause fractionally over 'unconventional' words in order to pronounce them correctly?

Feel free to give examples.

Gauche

Edited to add: It's MATT-rix not MAY-tricks
 
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gauchecritic said:
It's MATT-rix not MAY-tricks
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Dear Gauchie,
Us mathers use the word "matrix" quite a lot. I've ALWAYS heard it pronounced the way you say is wrong. Silly me.
MG
 
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MathGirl said:
Dear Gauchie,
Us mathers use the word "matrix" quite a lot. I've ALWAYS heard it pronounced the way you say is wrong. Silly me.
MG
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's a british thing, I think. Works for me. Just as long as matt-rix is not confused with mett-rix.
 
Gauche,

Don't forget the term you used: "erudite."

I don't know about you, but I always have to pause to remember its exact pronunciation: 'ERR-or DEBT.' :cool:
 
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MathGirl said:
I've ALWAYS heard it pronounced the way you say is wrong. Silly me.
MG
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You've obviously been using your ears in the wrong order.

Gauche
 
my personal favorites are the everyday ones... like "Wed-NES-day" and "FebRuary"
 
Hey from growing up in Boston it is all pronounced wrong. Pak de ca in Havid yad, is just one big party!
 
Hmmmmmm

Well I don't know son, but: Antidisestablishmentarianism, was always a fav at school.

Or was it, 'coup-de'tat' that the above was always against that fascinated me.
 
Once all this cinematic hoopla is over, you will seldom likely have need to pronounce the term: "Matrix," unless you are into growing mould.

It can also mean "lattice" which I prefer with Thousand-Island Dressing.

BTW: What is the exact pronunciation of a: "Keanu" :confused:
 
penchant

Of which I have many.

Hello young Pops, and sexy Gauche! I'm back and full of energy and have written 16,043 real words of my novel, the last few hundred on the plane a few hours ago.

Yes, I pronounce furren words in my head always.

Perdita :kiss:
 
Hey Purdy

perdita said:
penchant

Of which I have many.

Hello young Pops, and sexy Gauche! I'm back and full of energy and have written 16,043 real words of my novel, the last few hundred on the plane a few hours ago.

Yes, I pronounce furren words in my head always.

Perdita :kiss:
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Welcome back darling, my you have been prolific again:devil: :rose: Glad you're full of energy dear;) But don't you over do it you two will you.
 
Thank you Flicka-mou, look on the NaNo thread and you'll see I was as happy to see you too. (Where'd my hunnybunny go? :( )

Perdy :heart:
 
I'm from the south of england but I live in the north so I have to put up with false pronunciations. I say gr-arse (grass) they say gr-ass (the oxford english dictionary pronounces it the correct way), I say trousers they say pants. Then there are some american pronounciation I don't like, such as quasi (pronounced kw-ar-zee not kw-ay-zi (zi as in high)). Sometimes I hate being right.
 
most words i don't stumble over but for some rason Yacht (Yot) always gets me!
 
I most often have found that there are words I know from reading and looking them up that I know what they mean, but have no real idea how they are pronounced, let alone in my muddled little mix of accents. *sigh* So, in order to sound smart, sometimes it's just best to keep my little mouth shut.

*grin* Luckily, on here, you can't hear me pronounce cinnamon!

Whisper :rose:
 
gauchecritic said:
I've just been reading a thread in which Quazimodem, that erudite and learned chappie, uses the word 'milieu'.

Along with 'avantguard' and 'learned' (accent over the second'e'), whenever I see those words I pronounce them in my head in the correct manner: avorngard, lern-ed and meel-yur.

Is it just me or does anyone else pause fractionally over 'unconventional' words in order to pronounce them correctly?

Feel free to give examples.

Gauche

Edited to add: It's MATT-rix not MAY-tricks
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I like pronouncing the accented "ed" in learned secretly to myself.

A girlfriend of mine and I used to stumble over 'parquet' and 'croquet'. Now it's a running joke to pronounce anything ending with "et" in the french style as, cabi-NAY, inter-NAY.

'Guillotine' is a tricky one. (Hard G or soft? Do we pronounce the lls?)
 
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evesdream said:
I like pronouncing the accented "ed" in learned secretly to myself.

A girlfriend of mine and I used to stumble over 'parquet' and 'croquet'. Now it's a running joke to pronounce anything ending with "et" in the french style as, cabi-NAY, inter-NAY.

'Guillotine' is a tricky one. (Hard G or soft? Do we pronounce the lls?)
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Guillotine - Hard 'G'

Ghee-oh-teen - in the French pronunciation

Ghyll-o-teen - in English

Alex
 
This is not a common word, but one that I wonder about: I read a fabulous book called "Sarum" by Edward Rutherfurd. I am not sure how to properly pronounce Sarum and would love to know. My understanding is that Sarum is an old name for the area around Salisbury, England. For that matter, how do you properly pronounce "Salisbury"?

While we are at it, here are a couple of pronounciation pet peeves:

Realtor - it is not "real-a-tor"
Nuclear - it is NOT "nu-que-ler"! This means you, George W!

:)
 
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