I've probably ranted about this before, but it's worth repeating: "Gift" as a synonym for "give."
As Calvin says: "Verbing weirds language."
And that mega-ship wouldn't have had the same ring if it had been named the "Ever Gifted."
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You are entirely correct! It can be sooo frustrating.
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Add my vote!Bookworm360 wrote: ↑October 14th, 2021, 10:52 amYou are entirely correct! It can be sooo frustrating.
Wayne
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.
"A" -- the article, as in "a banana."
Nothing wrong with it per se, but I have trouble with it waaaaay too often when I'm recording.
Here's the thing:
I really try not to "drop" (or "swallow") words/syllables when I record.
So one thing I tend to do -- besides speaking slowly -- is pronounce "a" as in "bay" (the "long" form),
even where it would "normally" be pronounced "uh" (the famous schwa).
This prevents my dropping the "a" ... but... sometimes it can sound artificial, or even pretentious.
And I don't want my reading to sound artificial, much less pretentious.
And I certainly don't want weird pronunciations to distract from the thing itself that I'm recording!
(Now don't get me started on "the"....)
Nothing wrong with it per se, but I have trouble with it waaaaay too often when I'm recording.
Here's the thing:
I really try not to "drop" (or "swallow") words/syllables when I record.
So one thing I tend to do -- besides speaking slowly -- is pronounce "a" as in "bay" (the "long" form),
even where it would "normally" be pronounced "uh" (the famous schwa).
This prevents my dropping the "a" ... but... sometimes it can sound artificial, or even pretentious.
And I don't want my reading to sound artificial, much less pretentious.
And I certainly don't want weird pronunciations to distract from the thing itself that I'm recording!
(Now don't get me started on "the"....)
Louise
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.
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I had a phase of about a year as a teenager when I could not say "statistics". I would say statistitics. Hopefully it was a statistical anomaly. [tish da boom!]
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... speaking of Calvin... he asked his dad if he (Calvin) was a gifted child, & dad replied that they certainly wouldn't have paid for him.Kalamareader wrote: ↑October 16th, 2021, 11:58 pmAdd my vote!Bookworm360 wrote: ↑October 14th, 2021, 10:52 amYou are entirely correct! It can be sooo frustrating.
Louise
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.
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One that I am getting to tired of because the definition has changed 180 degrees from when I was younger: "down" on something. If I was 'down' on something, that meant that I was against it. "I am down on murder. People shouldn't do it." But now, it means you are in favor of it, or think it is good, or enjoy it, as in "I am so 'down' on that song. It is great."
I am so "down" on that usage.
I am so "down" on that usage.
Wayne
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.
We never really grow up, we just learn how to act in public.
Get down with your bad self.Kalamareader wrote: ↑January 16th, 2022, 2:39 pm One that I am getting to tired of because the definition has changed 180 degrees from when I was younger: "down" on something. If I was 'down' on something, that meant that I was against it. "I am down on murder. People shouldn't do it." But now, it means you are in favor of it, or think it is good, or enjoy it, as in "I am so 'down' on that song. It is great."
I am so "down" on that usage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3VZFbZN9gs
Louise
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.
"every little breeze..."
Fun Fact: 40% of all statistics are wrong.