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- Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:56 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Americanisms
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13101
LukeJavan8, You asked about non-Anglo Saxon words for genitalia. “Genitalia” is one such word. Tender sensibilities are protected by guarded speech. Euphemisms are used and they must be changed as they become vulgar in turn. The practice extends to other body parts, to many bodily functions, to cert...
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:01 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:02 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Forms of address -- formal
- Replies: 36
- Views: 74526
This is the wildest thread I have ever tried to unravel (or ravel, take your pick). I have failed somewhere along the way. Back to the original question: I have some salutations that I use for specific recipients. I call my brothers “Br’er” my sisters “Sis” and my Cousins “Kuz”. I have several frien...
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:55 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
- Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:20 am
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: COPSE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10945
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:00 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Twitterisms
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8543
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:53 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: COPSE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10945
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:28 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 4:22 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
bnjtokyo, I am aware of the IPA. As with many Americans, I am pretty provincial, and I am also lazy. Though I have studied German and Spanish and am interested in language in general, I am actually monolingual. I believe the English language is the greatest artifact God has allowed the human race to...
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:10 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Twitterisms
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8543
- Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:47 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
Thank you for the effort to enlighten me Audiendus. I still cannot be sure how you pronounce some of these words. I spent a lot of time working in England, but it was near Northampton, so I suppose that doesn’t count. I notice that the further north I go in England the more easily I understand the l...
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:42 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: National Punctuation Day
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9482
- Thu Feb 16, 2012 1:39 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Data is a Singular
- Replies: 17
- Views: 32680
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:55 pm
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: A Plethora of Pronunciations
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35664
Audiendus, Either regional pronunciation variations or plain ignorance on my part give me trouble with the following words that are spelled the same but should perhaps be pronounced differently. I pronounce them the same in every instance. My local dialect of Southern merged with Texan, even in the ...
- Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:59 am
- Forum: Res Diversae
- Topic: Linguists Question Millionth Word Announcement
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16806
Perry Lassiter: I am shy about using contact as a verb. My English teacher (sixty years ago) told me it was not a verb. But I suppose it is, no matter what Nero Wolfe and I prefer. I don’t object to all verbs that have been created from nouns. There are gobs of them. I couldn’t resist putting in gob...