01-03-2013, 11:50 PM | #5866 |
Zealot
Posts: 144
Karma: 988144
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Canada
Device: kobo aura h20
|
I thought it was funny.
|
01-04-2013, 01:14 AM | #5867 |
Surfin the alpha waves ~~
Posts: 24,301
Karma: 459220161
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: New Jersey
Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids
|
And everyone in my second grade class laughed when I pronounced "Choir" as "Choy-er."
|
01-04-2013, 08:38 AM | #5868 |
Reborn Paper User
Posts: 8,616
Karma: 15446734
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Que Nada
Device: iPhone8, iPad Air
|
|
01-04-2013, 09:46 AM | #5869 |
The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠
Posts: 71,508
Karma: 306214458
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Norfolk, England
Device: Kindle Voyage
|
I still have trouble hearing anything other than kway when I read quay. I do manage to pronounce it correctly (key) when necessary though.
|
01-04-2013, 11:13 AM | #5870 |
Guru
Posts: 802
Karma: 4727110
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Sweden
Device: Iriver Story
|
|
01-04-2013, 03:00 PM | #5871 |
Zealot
Posts: 144
Karma: 988144
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Canada
Device: kobo aura h20
|
|
01-04-2013, 03:44 PM | #5872 |
Is that a sandwich?
Posts: 8,189
Karma: 100500000
Join Date: Jun 2010
Device: Nook Glowlight Plus
|
You're having a bad day ...
when your mother approves of the girl you're dating. |
01-04-2013, 06:09 PM | #5873 |
Reborn Paper User
Posts: 8,616
Karma: 15446734
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Que Nada
Device: iPhone8, iPad Air
|
|
01-04-2013, 06:41 PM | #5874 | |
Cannon Fodder
Posts: 2,819
Karma: 50921712
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Probably a library
Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite
|
Quote:
I have a long history of mispronouncing words I have only read but not heard. It's even more embarrassing when other people assume my pronunciation is correct and begin pronouncing the word the same errant way I do. For about two months in elementary school all the boys were talking about vag-(rhymes with fag)-in-(rhymes with fin)-as-(pronounced ahs) because I had only read the word, and never heard it. |
|
01-04-2013, 07:29 PM | #5875 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 8,501
Karma: 64095689
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Harrisburg outskirts
Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1
|
giggle! (and eeek --- I still though quay *was* "quay". Guess I'll stick to WordsWorth and finding it amongst scrambled letters. I'll try not to actually GO to one!)
|
01-04-2013, 07:47 PM | #5876 | |
Opsimath
Posts: 12,344
Karma: 187123287
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand
Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy
|
Quote:
Stitchawl |
|
01-04-2013, 07:54 PM | #5877 | |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 19,832
Karma: 11844413
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Tampa, FL USA
Device: Kindle Touch
|
Quote:
BOb |
|
01-04-2013, 07:58 PM | #5878 |
Grand Sorcerer
Posts: 8,501
Karma: 64095689
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Harrisburg outskirts
Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1
|
How about "quey" ? (Well, WordsWorth tells me it's a word)
|
01-04-2013, 11:35 PM | #5879 | |
Recovering reader
Posts: 222
Karma: 8008008
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: México
Device: iPad
|
Quote:
That looks like the word is pronounced in Spanish. Back on topic... Why the chicken went to the rotisserie? To watch some hot chicks! |
|
01-05-2013, 12:37 AM | #5880 | |
Illiterate
Posts: 10,279
Karma: 37848716
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Sandwich Isles
Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro
|
Quote:
Your phonetic spelling of those brings back fond memories of my friend Sam. |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Add from the Mobile Read Library? | danwdoo | Calibre | 8 | 12-03-2014 06:03 PM |
Good Day Eh!! :-) | Gedvondur | Introduce Yourself | 12 | 07-22-2010 12:16 AM |
Classic Is there a way to lighten the background? | rlsamson | Barnes & Noble NOOK | 3 | 06-30-2010 04:56 PM |
Read-in-Microsoft-Reader 1.1.3 add-in released | Alexander Turcic | Reading and Management | 2 | 02-20-2006 03:47 AM |