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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 7:26 AM So, maybe it's a regional thing, I dunno, but anyone else get annoyed when Bruce pronounces "therapy" as "thUrapy"? He also bugged me last night with that one caller where he was insistant that she had had sex too soon in the relationship. —Lou Cypher |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 2:02 PM Bruce talks like Nelly, adding extra R's into things. I thought he was joking the first time I noticed it. —steve |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 2:07 PM Does anyone know Dr. Bruce's full name? —Saffeau |
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stass |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 3:51 PM Dr. Bruce Spaz —stass |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 10:06 PM Lou-
That has always bugged me a little, too. Coincidentally, I heard someone on TV the other night pronounce it the same way (and I immediately thought of "Dr. Spaz"), so it MUST be a regional dialect. —Dusty TheHick |
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roadrage |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 12:47 AM Does he also say "nucUlar" instead of nucLEar... my personal pet peeve. —roadrage |
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Dusty TheHick |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 4:14 AM I don't know, but the President does, and my eyes involuntarily roll everytime he does. —Dusty TheHick |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 5:45 AM Can you believe this shit? When something's not old, it's NEW. The windows in your house are CLEAR. From m-w.com: Main Entry: nu·cle·ar
Pronunciation: 'nü-klE-&r, 'nyü-, ÷-ky&-l&r
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or constituting a nucleus
2 a : of or relating to the atomic nucleus b : used in or produced by a nuclear reaction (as fission) c (1) : being a weapon whose destructive power derives from an uncontrolled nuclear reaction (2) : of, produced by, or involving nuclear weapons (3) : armed with nuclear weapons d : of, relating to, or powered by nuclear energy Though disapproved of by many, pronunciations ending in \-ky&-l&r\ have been found in widespread use among educated speakers including scientists, lawyers, professors, congressmen, U.S. cabinet members, and at least one U.S. president and one vice president. While most common in the U.S., these pronunciations have also been heard from British and Canadian speakers. —NJC |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 10:52 AM Merriam-Webster is one of those pussy-ass dictionaries that doesn't think its job is deciding that a usage or a pronunciation is wrong. Ever. It only catalogs what some illiterate people are saying and gives its mindless, chickenshit seal of approval. Hell, if 500 idiots in this country pronounced "psychology" as "Piss-EYE-choo-log-eye", they'd stick THAT in their dictionary and say it was a valid pronunciation. The American Heritage Dictionary is a better dictionary ("more better"?). At least it isn't afraid to take a stand and make an informed, intelligent judgment. —prick stuck |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 11:15 AM
Edited Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 11:37 AM Figures they are based out of my home-town too....pussies! From dictionary.com: Usage Note: The pronunciation (nky-lr), which is generally considered incorrect, is an example of how a familiar phonological pattern can influence an unfamiliar one. The usual pronunciation of the final two syllables of this word is (-kl-r), but this sequence of sounds is rare in English. Much more common is the similar sequence (-ky-lr), which occurs in words like particular, circular, spectacular, and in many scientific words like molecular, ocular, and vascular. (the schwas didn't print, but I think you can figure it out)
loveline
The place where you stop shaving your nads so that you don't accidentally cut them off.
Dude, I almost crossed the loveline with my girlfriend's epilady. That would have been a massacre.
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 3:30 PM Like it or not, pronunciations of words do change over time. Whether you think it's "right" or not. Nuc-u-lar kinda grates me too, but as more years go by it could become the standard. Who knows? —puck71 |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 3:49 PM That doesn't mean that authorities like dictionaries should adopt an Anything Goes philosophy. It's the job of such people as lexicographers to look at who is using or pronouncing the word that way, how many are doing it, whether it makes good sense, how most educated readers and listeners would regard that usage or pronunciation. You don't just throw up your hands and say that because some people suddenly mistake the form of a word, all previous standards don't count. You make an intelligent and informed judgment. The new usage or pronunciation may eventually catch on and become the norm among educated people. When that happens, then the dictionaries should follow suit, but not before then. Sometimes, conservatism is a good thing. —hick truck |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 8:18 PM Ah yes, United States citizens discussing degradation and evolution of language.
Fish in a barrel, la la la... —MajandraFan |
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Johnny |
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Thursday, June 24, 2004 at 8:20 PM majandra...just out of curiosity, where are you from? —Johnny |
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Friday, June 25, 2004 at 6:06 AM How come that kangaroo doesnt have boxing gloves on? —FlyinACE |
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