tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post6781577583962611360..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Aks notRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-57608114217348619322009-08-20T15:15:12.421-05:002009-08-20T15:15:12.421-05:00Do the offspring of upper midwest/southern parents...Do the offspring of upper midwest/southern parents use the rare hybrid phrase "youse'all"?3rd Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241089655906051240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-54442734131095370692009-08-19T23:05:00.949-05:002009-08-19T23:05:00.949-05:00Next up, Shark explains "youse guyses."Next up, Shark explains "youse guyses."Display Namehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842340986220388709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-73842034602321486212009-08-19T19:24:28.566-05:002009-08-19T19:24:28.566-05:00Is it me, or do white people tend to say "ast...Is it me, or do white people tend to say "ast" in the paste tense?Brew City Brawlerhttp://www.brewcitybrawler.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-11373186446283056332009-08-19T12:14:10.592-05:002009-08-19T12:14:10.592-05:00Mr. Bullock's student's pronunciation of &...Mr. Bullock's student's pronunciation of "Realtor" is among those in the Merriam-Webster OnLine dictionary. That pronunciation is preceded by the obelus mark, which its FAQ indicate means "a pronunciation variant that occurs in educated speech but that is considered by some to be questionable or unacceptable."Terrence Berreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02867275234105879358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-14229796733047611382009-08-18T20:35:34.231-05:002009-08-18T20:35:34.231-05:00We'll never forget you, Brent.We'll never forget you, Brent.illusory tenanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08524761974822871419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-9839816341724943642009-08-18T16:24:46.190-05:002009-08-18T16:24:46.190-05:00Onpointradio.org had a fascinating show a couple o...Onpointradio.org had a fascinating show a couple of months ago about invented languages if any lingusitics afficianados out there are interested. <br /><br />I agree that <i>Sometimes incorrect pronunciations and usages can be valid when we are speaking informally. But it is perfectly appropriate to insist upon what has become standard pronunciation and usages when context requires it.</i><br /><br />But I have a serious hang up with people that spell their name in a particular way but pronounce it in a way different from its phonetic spelling. That phenomenon seems to be increasing and is certainly not race specific. <br /><br />Briahna is not pronouced the same as Briana.<br />Jacy is not pronouced the same as Jackie.<br />Auston is not pronouced the same as Austin.<br />Rayshell is not pronouced the same as Rachel.<br /><br />And only an idiot would go through live insisting that everyone pronounce their last name Farve when it is clear their name was never intended to be pronounced that way.3rd Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05241089655906051240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-87426299667027541892009-08-18T09:35:13.997-05:002009-08-18T09:35:13.997-05:00In my first year of teaching, I was out at one of ...In my first year of teaching, I was out at one of those exurban high schools in Waukesha County. I was the least white person in the building, if you can believe that.<br /><br />One day, one of my senior girls went off on "aks."<br /><br />"What do you call the person who sells you a house?" I asked her.<br /><br />Without missing a beat, she said, "A reel-at-or." Pause. Pause. "Oh."Jay Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303687624670151530noreply@blogger.com