tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8242084082249712118..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Right But WrongAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-58123183955806537472012-06-25T01:28:25.802-04:002012-06-25T01:28:25.802-04:00Way back when, I heard people pronouncing "ex...Way back when, I heard people pronouncing "expeditiously" as <br />"expediously" and "siren" as "si-reene" (emphasis on second syllable).<br /><br />I was expecting the "mischeeviously" pronunciation. I trust you know people who pronounce words differently because the words are funnier that way. OK, you don't know ME, but I do comment with some frequency (242 Hz, usually).Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-16307749375089899672012-06-24T09:08:16.320-04:002012-06-24T09:08:16.320-04:00Yup. PhD physicists at Oak Ridge, TN if they are ...Yup. PhD physicists at Oak Ridge, TN if they are from the south, or so I've heard. But this finding letters that aren't there bothers me.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-50835500450485835282012-06-24T07:56:29.095-04:002012-06-24T07:56:29.095-04:00For me, the squeaking chalk on the blackboard is &...For me, the squeaking chalk on the blackboard is "nu-cu-ler". Where do people get that second "u" from? Again, I've heard it from educated people as well, including presidents.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05680174513083261237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-81124741136324998112012-06-23T23:15:38.564-04:002012-06-23T23:15:38.564-04:00Your head says descriptivist , but your heart says...Your head says descriptivist , but your heart says prescriptionist.Texan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/10479561573903660086noreply@blogger.com