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- Thu Jun 08, 2006 10:48 pm
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: "Oral" Blunder
- Replies: 52
- Views: 127987
- Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:37 pm
- Forum: Grammar
- Topic: "Oral" Blunder
- Replies: 52
- Views: 127987
"Oral" Blunder
I was sitting in the dentist's office this afternoon waiting for him to come in and do what he does best when I noticed a box sitting on the counter that was labeled (by hand) "Mental Impression Trays" :shock: I had no idea that we could put " Mental Impressions" in a tray!! Or t...
- Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Pecan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 50756
- Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Pecan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 50756
- Thu Jun 08, 2006 12:05 am
- Forum: Site News
- Topic: Technical Difficulties
- Replies: 8
- Views: 42511
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Pecan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 50756
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:26 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: SOCCER
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8906
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 11:14 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Pecan
- Replies: 16
- Views: 50756
Pecan
I was wondering, how do most of you pronounce the word "Pecan"? This has been a debate in my house since I've met my southern husband. I have noticed that the dictionaries say it can be pronounced either way. So, I have come to understand that it is all in the geographical region. My grand...
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 6:32 pm
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Local pronunciations of place names...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 161830
stargzer- It may seem like a mixed bag. The only thing about that is the locals all agree on pronunciation(Lom-poke) .We always took the Chumash Indinan's word for it. They still have strong roots in the community and an active tribe there,(a great casino,too!) for they are the ones who named the pl...
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 4:21 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: ABIDE
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10062
- Wed Jun 07, 2006 3:29 am
- Forum: The Rebel-Yankee Test
- Topic: Local pronunciations of place names...
- Replies: 33
- Views: 161830
That reminds me,the town that I was born in is called Lompoc. I lived there 20 years. It is a Chumash Indian word meaning something about where the river runs (the Santa Yenez river). When people see the name Lompoc(pronounced Lom-poke) they pronounce it Lom-pock. Well, that's fine if you don't know...
- Tue Jun 06, 2006 6:03 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: Soldier
- Replies: 57
- Views: 100512
BD- how may languages do you know fluently? You are right about the spelling. I wonder if it is because English is compiled of so may other languages. It's the French stuff that I can never get my mind around.(Sorry stargzer but it's true) I seem to grasp the concept of Spanish (a little of the Cast...
- Tue Jun 06, 2006 4:14 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: ¿Concordancia en plural?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 133868
- Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:18 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: SKINFLINT
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9912
- Tue Jun 06, 2006 3:13 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: ¿Concordancia en plural?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 133868