tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post6263238127076323555..comments2024-03-27T10:25:48.913-04:00Comments on Still Writing: The UnpronounceableJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-76343708671818997862014-02-07T15:57:55.258-05:002014-02-07T15:57:55.258-05:00I must have some British in me because I pronounce...I must have some British in me because I pronounce the "L" in salve. ;)Lydia Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00484415427764822386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-28040232600598814262014-02-06T17:42:27.235-05:002014-02-06T17:42:27.235-05:00Where did I read this? It was something about how ...Where did I read this? It was something about how some very literate people end up not knowing how to pronounce certain words because they've only seen them in print. Oh, I remember! It was a cartoon I saw someplace. I'll see if I can find it again...<br /><br />I do flassid. And the L in salve. I use gauge all the time in knitting, so I say that one correctly.<br /><br />Sometimes it's fun to read aloud in classes. Some of the corrections I end up making...<br /><br />What about timbre? Or clique? (I still want to give that one a French spin.) Or queue?Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68338892501509855892014-02-06T16:18:29.175-05:002014-02-06T16:18:29.175-05:00And here I've spent years pronouncing hearth l...And here I've spent years pronouncing hearth like earth with an H at the front... and not the proper way.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-67585371738030798592014-02-06T14:47:14.010-05:002014-02-06T14:47:14.010-05:00Sometimes I pronounce things wrong too. Its the sp...Sometimes I pronounce things wrong too. Its the spelling that sometimes gets me.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-73797107880377347392014-02-06T14:47:00.864-05:002014-02-06T14:47:00.864-05:00Actually, "hearth" is like "harth,&...Actually, "hearth" is like "harth," not like earth with an h.<br />And I usually pronounce "salve" the British way, because the other way sounds too hick to me. This is me being from the South saying that. Actually, I pronounce more than a few words in the British way. That's weird, right?Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-62164626175038548482014-02-06T08:04:50.418-05:002014-02-06T08:04:50.418-05:00Pronunciation I can do. It's the weird spellin...Pronunciation I can do. It's the weird spellings that make me pull my hair out. Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-11403507537237200262014-02-06T07:26:38.324-05:002014-02-06T07:26:38.324-05:00I'm pretty good with pronunciations. This is w...I'm pretty good with pronunciations. This is what the English language gets for being such a melting pot of words.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com