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06-16-2007, 09:46 AM
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Watercolor Wizard
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: On the beautiful Chesapeake Bay
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Quote: Originally Posted by GardenB The one I like to say in jest is "ly-berry" instead of library. It works best as "I'm goin' to da ly-berry".
I'm an English major so saying it this way is just thumbing my nose a bit at my education! Like someone said, love that English language.
Now how would you pronounce "Calgary"? It's a city here in Alberta, and even Albertans pronounce it in different ways. Versions include;
CAL-gree
CAL-garry
Cal-ga-REE
CAL-ga-ree
PS: this is where Prince Harry recently made the news (poor guy).
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Hmm- I say Cal-ga-REE...
My mom says ly-berry, too. I think it's a Virginia thing?? |
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06-16-2007, 10:57 AM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Oh that poor carrot! It's been fondue'd!
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Quote: Originally Posted by EmGee458 |
Too funny! My MeMaw (Mee Mahw) (grandmother) is from Tennessee and she talks just like that! |
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06-16-2007, 11:24 AM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 683
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Quote: Originally Posted by chrisations.inkSo please help me with gamisol. I'm afraid to even guess. My pronunciations of cricut, primas, and bazzill, and coluzale were all wrong! I did get grosgrain correct tho! ROTFL. |
There is no 'I' in "Gamsol", it's only a two syllable word. Techically, Gamsol is a solvent made by the Gamblin art company, hence the name "Gamsol". 
As for pronunciation, personally, I say GAM-sohl. HTH  |
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06-16-2007, 11:28 AM
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Pearl-ExPert
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Probably reading your blog...instead of actually stamping
Posts: 3,395
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Oh, I love this thread!
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06-16-2007, 12:05 PM
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Mad Swapper
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Relaxin' in the foothills of Georgia
Posts: 2,208
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I'm sitting here chuckling and nodding my head over all of these. One of my pet peeves: it's NOT a "hot water heater"...it's a "water heater"!
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06-16-2007, 12:10 PM
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Crimping Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: In the state of confusion, near Dallas/Fort Worth
Posts: 1,501
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Quote: Originally Posted by Babs2gAnother one that drives me CRAZY is 'ASKED', as in a question.
It's NOT 'Axd'!!!!!!!!!!! |
In high school, many years ago, our Vice-Principal would do the afternoon announcements. The first time he used the word asked, the whole school laughed.
"Students we are axing you to please go to Chunk & Cheese to help support..."
Yes Chunk & Cheese, not Chuck E. Cheese, it sounded so gross especially when he was axing us. Then the rest of the announcement consisted of axing us to do this and that. __________________ Mary Ann
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06-16-2007, 12:27 PM
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Inking Addict
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Texas Gulf Coast
Posts: 96
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Okay, true story...when my husband and I were first married, he was giving me direction to his parents' new home. He told me to turn down the road with the big tire. I drove halfway to Galveston, and knew I'd missed it. I drove back, still no 'tire'! I went home, called him at work, and told him my difficulty. Turns out it was tower, not tire!
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06-16-2007, 12:33 PM
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Embossing Fanatic
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: USA
Posts: 366
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I'm laughing over this thread. When I first saw the set "Very Punny" I pronounced it "Very Puny" in my mind because all the motifs (moh-teefs, lol) were so small. I later realized that the sayings were puns, so told myself the proper pronunciation must be "punny" as in "funny". Hope I'm right.
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06-16-2007, 12:53 PM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Calgary, AB
Posts: 731
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Yes, it is punny (like funny) because they are puns.
As for Calgary-- well, I'm a born and bred Calgarian and my husband and I actually joke about this. People from Calgary generally say "Cal-gree" (in our minds, this is the correct way to say it). We always laugh at people not from here when they say "Cal-gary" or "Cal-ga-ree".
Sarah
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06-16-2007, 01:40 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Oh that poor carrot! It's been fondue'd!
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Quote: Originally Posted by sarahm25Yes, it is punny (like funny) because they are puns.
As for Calgary-- well, I'm a born and bred Calgarian and my husband and I actually joke about this. People from Calgary generally say "Cal-gree" (in our minds, this is the correct way to say it). We always laugh at people not from here when they say "Cal-gary" or "Cal-ga-ree".
Sarah |
I imagine it's much like people saying New Orleans wrong...
If you're from there, it's Nawlins.... if you're not, it is anything from New or LEENS to New ORlins |
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06-16-2007, 02:03 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Coralville, Iowa
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Okay- so what is the difference between hanger and hangar? Other than the vowel- I say them the exact same.
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06-16-2007, 02:05 PM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: The Beautiful Pacific Northwest! Olympia, WA
Posts: 2,029
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Quote: Originally Posted by buzzyOh...and by the way, there is no R in Washington! (NOT WARSHINGTON!!!) |
Ditto !  |
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06-16-2007, 04:31 PM
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Gallery Gazer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: sunny southern california
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Quote: Originally Posted by bnlnkidsThere is no 'I' in "Gamsol", it's only a two syllable word. Techically, Gamsol is a solvent made by the Gamblin art company, hence the name "Gamsol".
As for pronunciation, personally, I say GAM-sohl. HTH |
Thank you so much, Lisa, for the correct spelling AND pronunciation. Now I'm off to Papertrey to see if Gina K. sells it! __________________ christine m. aka summer and weekend stalker
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06-16-2007, 04:36 PM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Troy, Ohio
Posts: 2,809
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So, if there's no R in Washington does that mean I am saying warshrag wrong!?! {giggle} That is the way I grew up saying it. It was always WASH the dishes or do the WASH but for some reason when it came to the cloth you cleaned with it was the waRshrag! Yes, I am proud to be a hillbilly. Now if you'll excue me I'm gonna go up yonder and tend to my youngins!
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06-16-2007, 05:00 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 7,494
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Quote: Originally Posted by beadfreak22My pet peeve is when people refer to a babysitter as being a "caretaker" instead of a "caregiver". A caretaker works in a funeral home. |
LOL!
That's funny. I never even thought of that! LOLOL! __________________ My Blog and StampTV
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06-16-2007, 05:03 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Quote: Originally Posted by birdbrainI'm sitting here chuckling and nodding my head over all of these. One of my pet peeves: it's NOT a "hot water heater"...it's a "water heater"! |
Really? I didn't know that one! Guilty. LOL! __________________ My Blog and StampTV
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06-16-2007, 05:39 PM
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Crimping Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,427
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Here are a couple of our pet peeves...saying "that person did a complete 360" when you mean the person changed completely. 360 puts you back where you started...180 would be a completely different direction than you were going.
And the other example...saying "PIN number"...PIN stands for Personal Identification Number....so you are saying number twice when you phrase it like that.
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06-16-2007, 05:43 PM
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Polyshrink Goddess
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Troy, Ohio
Posts: 2,809
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Quote: | And the other example...saying "PIN number"...PIN stands for Personal Identification Number....so you are saying number twice when you phrase it like that. |
Never thought about that! I think I am going to start going around saying "Be careful! I don't want anyone to know my PI number." Then people will think you're an important person undercover! Super sleuth Heidi! __________________
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Trying to get ready for my first craft show!
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06-16-2007, 05:43 PM
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Insane Embellisher
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Posts: 1,097
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I must say, I have enjoyed this discussion! My biggest pet peeve lately is "prolly" for "probably". Oh, but then there's also congradulations for congratulations. That would be a close second for me.
I also find it extremely frustrating that young people today (gosh, that makes me sound ancient!) don't care whether it's right or wrong. My dh is a youth pastor and when I correct our teens, they argue that it doesn't matter and then use the incorrect usage as much as they can. Grr!
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06-16-2007, 05:59 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Oh that poor carrot! It's been fondue'd!
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Quote: Originally Posted by LavafroggHere are a couple of our pet peeves...saying "that person did a complete 360" when you mean the person changed completely. 360 puts you back where you started...180 would be a completely different direction than you were going.
And the other example...saying "PIN number"...PIN stands for Personal Identification Number....so you are saying number twice when you phrase it like that. |
Oh! That reminds me of a pet peeve here! In Searcg Of posts that state "ISO of"..... the second OF is redundant! |
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06-16-2007, 05:59 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Oh that poor carrot! It's been fondue'd!
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ack! searcH*
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06-16-2007, 06:19 PM
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Die Cut Diva
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 3,677
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Love this thread and have learned a lot from it, even though English was one of my majors. We all have regional accents and local pronunciations - I guess that's one of the reasons the English language is so difficult to learn. One peeve of mine is "melk" for "milk" - common in my area. Oh, well, c'est la vie! It's fun to learn the peculiarities of different areas - love "Merlin". That's an absolute hoot!
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06-16-2007, 06:20 PM
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Rubber Obsessor
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 312
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Quote: Originally Posted by BasketMomThanks for letting me know how to pronouce Bazzill.
Here's my contribution to the stamping community:
I have BOUGHT a lot of stamping merchandise. But I have never BOUGHTEN anything because BOUGHTEN is not a word! Yikes - I hate that one. |
"Boughten" is a word...I knew I had seen it when I was reading the Little House On the Prairie books to my kids, so I looked it up on the Webster's Website, and it is a word!
One that bothers me (I don't think I saw it on here) is "gararge" with the second "r". |
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06-16-2007, 06:25 PM
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Gabfest Goddess
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Oh that poor carrot! It's been fondue'd!
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OMG, the absolute BEST regarding regional accents and words is Jeff Foxworthy...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOcazzLW5D8 |
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