there's no "gone" in Oregon.airsix wrote:There is no R in Washington.
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One that my wife does, though I think it's related to regional dialects:
Creek - a small stream of flowing water
Crick - a problem you get in your neck
The kids and I give her no end of grief about this, all in fun of course
Creek - a small stream of flowing water
Crick - a problem you get in your neck
The kids and I give her no end of grief about this, all in fun of course
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there = "well lookey there"
they're = "they're saying it wrong again"
their = "their grammar needs correcting"
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
they're = "they're saying it wrong again"
their = "their grammar needs correcting"
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Zen Diver 2 wrote:How about taut and taunt?
Taut: as in a rope that is stretched tightly
Taunt: to tease and egg on
That's what my teacher taut me in scool.
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My teacher tot me that when I was just a little taut...smike wrote:Me to.That's what my teacher taut me in scool.
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Tsk, tsk. Broke her of what habit? She wasn't wrong. You can pronounce pecan as:kwbyron wrote:My wife used to pronounce pecan -> Pe-Can
so my dad threatened to stand up during our wedding and ask if its
pe-can or pa-con
her response is, "it's not pronounced Con-a-da"
then I called her a Yankee
I'm proud to say we broke her of the habit.
pĭ-kän', -kān', pē'kān /pɪˈkɑn, or if you prefer pi-kahn, -kan, pee-kan
All are acceptable pronunciations. I use most of them depending on the situation. Usually only two, though....when we're shellin' pah-con's or making pee'-con pie.
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