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Sheila said:My 2 year old can't say Pizza. I hear "pursy" - my husband swears there's no r in her word. He blushes every time she says "daddy eat pizza?" or "hot pizza daddy, hot!"
Sheila said:LOL
puh-skety (spaghetti) - My 43 year old friend still says that.
My 2 year old can't say Pizza. I hear "pursy" - my husband swears there's no r in her word. He blushes every time she says "daddy eat pizza?" or "hot pizza daddy, hot!"
wadesgirl said:When my nephew was that age, dump truck sounded like dumb f*ck! DH & I laughed every time we heard it.
smspamperedchef said:My DH is 1 of those 'acrost' people. GRRR! Plus he says 'crick' for creek. He's from PA and he says that's what they all say up North
mailgirl1978 said:Well I live in the South and I hear a lot of:
win-der (window), warsh (wash) Kmarts (K-mart), Wal-marts (Wal-mart)....and worst for last.... Im fixin' to..... for I'm about to....
All together it would go a little something like this:
I'm fixin' to go down yonder to the Wal-marts so I get me something to warsh my winders with.
Sheila said:When I worked at the police department, I had someone reporting a physical altercation. I asked if weapons were involved & she said no. Not 30 seconds later, she said "then I axed him ..." I couldn't help it. I cut her off & said "I thought you said there were no weapons involved? You had an axe?" LOL
On another occasion, I had a 911 caller reporting a fight in progress. I asked if it was a physical or verbal fight. She paused for a moment & then said "well, I guess you could calls it a formal fight!" Note to self: use smaller words ... "Ma'am are they hitting each other or are they yelling at each other?" ....
I'm no where near an English major and I'm from the south, so I've been picked on for words like "fixin" (as in "I'm fixin to go ...") and "mashed" (as in Mashed Potatoes ... and I do say potatoes and not taters). But I'm often amazed at the words that I sometimes hear others say. I even cringe listening to Elmo (my 2 year old LOVES Elmo) ... some of the sentences that come out of his mouth are sooooo wrong. LOL
Pedey said:... My dad & mom call that number game sa-DOOO-koh rather than sa-doh-koo. Make me itch! LOL
pampchefsarah said:Wait, what? Mashed Potatoes is not the proper name for this dish? Since when?
When I lived in SC, "mashed" apparently meant "to press", or the equivalent.BethCooks4U said:Coming from WI and living the last 13 years in the south I hear difference in words all the time. I think they are fine and enjoy learning our differences - once I figure out what they're trying to say. WI people say lots of words wrong too so please don't think I'm bashing anyone - we're all different and learned from different people. What gets me is when kids shows use poor language - like the Elmo example above. Or worse when teachers TEACH language use wrong.There are a lot of word pronounciations that drive me crazy too but right this moment I can't think of any.I did want to comment on "mashed" though. I do hear that in NC. It's used in a sentence like "I mashed the car when I hit that tree."
mailgirl1978 said:I'm fixin' to go down yonder to the Wal-marts so I get me something to warsh my winders with.
chefheidi2003 said:aks instead of ask
had a battle with my boyfriend's mom..she just hosted a show for me..and for her host special she wants the
TRIFFLE bowl..I kept telling her TRIFLE..not sure if you can tell the difference from my typing..but I think you are all intelligent enough to understand the sound of the i if there are 1 or 2 Fs.
Futher instead of Further..there is a girl that I work with..and when she spells it she even puts Futher..and it drives me nuts..now she says that she does it just to drive me nuts..I say..hey..if you want to look stupid if they need that call for a court case you go right ahead.
Do you “orient” yourself, or “orientate” yourself?
Posted: 11 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT
This is a common source of disagreement. Both “orient” and “orientate” are verbs meaning to align or position yourself; to work out where you are within a particular situation or environment. The origin of both words is the same : the Latin word oriens meaning “rising” and “east”, because of the rising sun.
Orient as a noun means the countries of the East, especially those of east Asia. Strictly speaking, then, to orient/orientate yourself means to align yourself to the east, although the verb now has the general sense of “to position yourself”.
In the UK, it is more common for people to say “orientate” whereas in the US, “orient” is more common. Writers in both countries sometimes bemoan the usage of the alternative word. In fact, both words are acceptable according to the dictionaries.
The Oxford English Dictionary and the Merriam-Webster Dictionary list “orient” and “orientate” as verbs meaning the same thing. Which one you choose to use really just comes down to local preference. To a UK reader, “orient” may well sound non-standard, whereas “orientate” may sound clumsy to a US reader. Other parts of the world will have their own preferences. The key thing to remember is that both forms of the verb are generally acceptable.
As an aside, the opposite of Orient (the noun) is “Occident” : the countries of the West. There is, however, no equivalent verb. You can neither “occident” nor “occidentate” yourself. The closest verb is occidentalize, meaning to conform to western ideas or customs.
The_Kitchen_Guy said:I no more than post my previous rant, and I get my "Daily Writing Tips" email into my inbox. The subject? "Orient or Orientate?" (Click on the date and time to visit the website.)
To wit:
I stand corrected, however, "orientate" is, IMHO, still clumsy but then, our friends across the pond love to add extraneous stuff into words like colour (color) moustache (mustache) speciality (specialty) carburettor (carburetor) draught (draft) plough (plow) or use different spellings and words entirely, like with automobiles, tyre (tire) bonnet (hood) boot (trunk) mudguard (fender) and my favorite...lorry.
As George Bernard Shaw said, "England and America are two countries separated by a common language."
pcchefjane said:Another thing that drives me completely crazy is my NAME! Even though I have it on nametags, etc., people (even my own recruit) calls me "Jan"! How in the WORLD do they see "JANE" and pronounce it "JAN"?
Some commonly mispronounced words that people find annoying include "Tylenol" pronounced as "Tydenol," "Regis Philbin" pronounced as "Regis Philbern," and "verbally" pronounced as "verbably."
There can be a variety of reasons for mispronunciations, including regional dialects, lack of exposure to the correct pronunciation, or simply not knowing the correct pronunciation.
One way to improve pronunciation is to listen carefully to how native speakers say words and try to imitate them. You can also use online resources, such as pronunciation guides and videos, to help you practice.
It depends on the situation and the tone in which the correction is delivered. If done politely and respectfully, most people will appreciate being corrected so they can improve their pronunciation.
If the constant mispronunciation is causing a problem or annoyance, it is best to politely correct the person and offer to help them practice the correct pronunciation. If it is not causing any issues, it may be best to simply let it go and not bring attention to it.