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    That's shitty

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    Ha! That was a common response when I sent out my daily damage pictures.
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    Why does fridge have a "d," but refrigerator doesn't?
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    Probably because without that extra consonant it'd be pronounced with a long "i."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    Probably because without that extra consonant it'd be pronounced with a long "i."
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    You ever notice people that mispronounce brand names, and it's some well known brand name like Coors, Audi, or Hyundai where you KNOW they've heard the name spoken in commercials? Drives me crazy. I don't expect everyone to have a strong grasp on pronunciation of words based on letters, but I do expect those same people to watch a lot of television and pick up on that stuff.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    You ever notice people that mispronounce brand names, and it's some well known brand name like Coors, Audi, or Hyundai where you KNOW they've heard the name spoken in commercials? Drives me crazy. I don't expect everyone to have a strong grasp on pronunciation of words based on letters, but I do expect those same people to watch a lot of television and pick up on that stuff.
    I once mispronounced awry as aw-ree, as I'd never put 2 and 2 together that (phonetic) a-wry and awry were the same word. My sister in law howled with laughter. I'd always read it as aw-ree. lol.
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    I'm sure I have a similar story, but nothing comes to mind.

    Partially related, my neighbor has a story about the time that his wife sent him to buy groceries. On the list was parsley flakes. He came back all pissed and told her, "I walked up and down the cereal aisle at least ten times!"

    Later when they were hanging out with his brother they were like, "Hey, if you got sent to the store to buy parsley flakes, in what aisle would you look?" He didn't even hesitate when he said, "The cereal aisle?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    You ever notice people that mispronounce brand names, and it's some well known brand name like Coors, Audi, or Hyundai where you KNOW they've heard the name spoken in commercials? Drives me crazy. I don't expect everyone to have a strong grasp on pronunciation of words based on letters, but I do expect those same people to watch a lot of television and pick up on that stuff.
    Only ethernet really really really bothers me. Worked a temp gig rolling out new thin clients to about 500 users and the guy tasked with helping me kept saying eather-net......10hrs later I wanted to end all life on this planet lol.