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badgoodDeb · 02-11-2015, 06:25 PM

I agree, and I'm from Pennsylvania. I pronounce "dew" as "dooo". I realize some people pronounce it "d'you" and I *can* say that but it isn't the normal for me.

Now, "all" and "oil" is a whole 'nother ball o' wax, but that wasn't in the above poem! As a Northerner, I pronounce them quite differently from each other.

Bilbo1967 · 02-11-2015, 06:36 PM

"homophobe"???

PoP · 02-11-2015, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

In Virginia it is indeed a homophobe [snip]

Another case of «autocorrect is your worst enema»?

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

This guy explains it better than I can.[snip]

Loved it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

"homophobe"???

Ditto.

And thank you all for the entertaining contributions to a simple (?!) spelling rule.

Glorfindel · 02-11-2015, 10:22 PM

homophone

*bows*

Lin2412 · 02-11-2015, 10:30 PM

A Frenchman staying at a London hotel phones room service. ‘I would like some pepper, please,’ says the Frenchman. ‘Certainly, sir,’ says room service. ‘Black pepper, or white pepper?’ ‘Neither,’ says the Frenchman. ‘Toilet pepper!’

steven522 · 02-12-2015, 09:06 AM

I thought I would dig this one back up for the "pronunciation" aspect:

Two men are traveling through Alabama and pass through the town of Arab.

One man is pretty sure the town's name is pronounced as "Ay-rab" and the other thinks the name is pronounced "Air-ub".

They make a wager on the proper pronunciation and pull into to a local fast food restaurant drive through to ask.

"Excuse me, miss," the man driving says to the friendly female voice coming from the speaker, "my friend and I have a little bet that we need you to help us with. While driving through your town we were arguing over exactly how to say the name of this place. Can you tell us the proper way to say it?"

After a moment of silence, the voice from the speaker says, very slowly and carefully: "Day-ree-queen."

Glorfindel · 02-12-2015, 09:29 AM

Stitchawl · 02-12-2015, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by steven522

.........After a moment of silence, the voice from the speaker says, very slowly and carefully: "Day-ree-queen."

A few years ago I had the distinct pleasure of actually 'living' this old saw!
I was in a 'Starbucks' in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto. An older couple was sitting at the table next to me debating on how the city's name should be said. He said 'Kai-yoto, and she said 'Kee-yodo.' Seeing me with a Japanese newspaper, they stepped right into it when they said "Excuse me, but how do you pronounce the name of this place?"
It was simple too hard to resist...

Stitchawl

WT Sharpe · 02-12-2015, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

In Virginia it is indeed a homophobe. Just like oil and all. Just 'cause "all" as in "C'mon, y'all" and oil as in "The truck needs some oil" sound the same doesn't mean they're spelled the same or share the same meaning.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

"homophobe"???

Quote:

Originally Posted by PoP

Another case of «autocorrect is your worst enema»?

Loved it!

Ditto.

And thank you all for the entertaining contributions to a simple (?!) spelling rule.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Glorfindel

homophone

*bows*

I love Skype. Ok could just sit here and write things pin it all day sand as long as I didn't check my pays before sending pussyfooting them I'm there's no telling how many errors I might commit. This post, for example, was sent without looking at what is written before hitting'send'.

EDIT: (Translation) I love Skype. I could just sit here and write things all day and as long as I didn't check my posts before sending them there's no telling how many errors I might commit. This post, for example, was sent without looking at what was written before hitting 'send'.

WT Sharpe · 02-12-2015, 01:56 PM

By the way, when I tried to correct the spelling, Skype again changed homophone to homophobe. In fact, it does it each time I try to write the word!

badgoodDeb · 02-12-2015, 02:23 PM

Modern man: more concerned with what he hates, than his grammar. Evidenced by the fact that our spelling tools don't reconize "homophone" and insist that we must mean "homophobe".

HomeInMyShoes · 02-12-2015, 02:39 PM

Who the heck talks about homophones anyway? Contranyms are where the real discussion is.

Fbone · 02-12-2015, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

I've seen this before. In the verse above, is "dew" really a homophone of "do"? It's the only thing in a clever poem that doesn't feel right to me as a UK English speaker.

How do you pronounce "dew?"

Fbone · 02-12-2015, 06:02 PM

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-- Gosh, you're lucky. I sure wish men could experience the miracle of childbirth.

-- Do you think the baby will come before Monday Night Football starts?

-- I hope your ready. The Glamour Shot photographer will be here in fifteen minutes.

-- If you think this hurts, I should tell you about the time I twisted my ankle playing basketball.

-- That was the kids on the phone. Did you have anything planned for dinner?

-- When you lay on your back, you look like a python that swallowed a wild boar.

-- You don't need an epidural. Just relax and enjoy the moment.

-- This whole experience kind of reminds me of an episode from I Love Lucy.

-- Oops! Which cord was I supposed to cut?

-- Stop your swearing and just breathe.

-- Remember what we learned in Lamaze class! HEE HEE HOO HOO. You're not using the right words.

-- Your stomach still looks like there's another one in there.

Bilbo1967 · 02-12-2015, 06:02 PM

To rhyme with "pew". As in "d'you" as opposed to "doo".

Does that make sense? It's quite a different sound to" do" in a UK voice but it's difficult to show in writing.

02-12-2015, 01:56 PM	#8440
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Add/Read a good joke to lighten your day By the way, when I tried to correct the spelling, Skype again changed homophone to homophobe. In fact, it does it each time I try to write the word!

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	I agree, and I'm from Pennsylvania. I pronounce "dew" as "dooo". I realize some people pronounce it "d'you" and I can say that but it isn't the normal for me. Now, "all" and "oil" is a whole 'nother ball o' wax, but that wasn't in the above poem! As a Northerner, I pronounce them quite differently from each other.

02-11-2015, 06:36 PM	#8432
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	"homophobe"???

02-11-2015, 10:22 PM	#8434
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO	homophone bows

02-11-2015, 10:30 PM	#8435
Lin2412 Grand Sorceress Posts: 456 Karma: 12931465 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Florida Device: Kindle	A Frenchman staying at a London hotel phones room service. ‘I would like some pepper, please,’ says the Frenchman. ‘Certainly, sir,’ says room service. ‘Black pepper, or white pepper?’ ‘Neither,’ says the Frenchman. ‘Toilet pepper!’

02-12-2015, 09:06 AM	#8436
steven522 binomial: homo legentem Posts: 1,061 Karma: 25222222 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Alabama, USA Device: iriver Story HD; Archos 80 G9	I thought I would dig this one back up for the "pronunciation" aspect: Two men are traveling through Alabama and pass through the town of Arab. One man is pretty sure the town's name is pronounced as "Ay-rab" and the other thinks the name is pronounced "Air-ub". They make a wager on the proper pronunciation and pull into to a local fast food restaurant drive through to ask. "Excuse me, miss," the man driving says to the friendly female voice coming from the speaker, "my friend and I have a little bet that we need you to help us with. While driving through your town we were arguing over exactly how to say the name of this place. Can you tell us the proper way to say it?" After a moment of silence, the voice from the speaker says, very slowly and carefully: "Day-ree-queen."

02-12-2015, 09:29 AM	#8437
Glorfindel Force-Aware Elf Posts: 4,762 Karma: 11557898 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Valinor Device: Kindle 4 w/SO

02-12-2015, 02:23 PM	#8441
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,555 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Modern man: more concerned with what he hates, than his grammar. Evidenced by the fact that our spelling tools don't reconize "homophone" and insist that we must mean "homophobe".

02-12-2015, 02:39 PM	#8442
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Who the heck talks about homophones anyway? Contranyms are where the real discussion is.

02-12-2015, 06:02 PM	#8444
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02-12-2015, 06:02 PM	#8445
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	To rhyme with "pew". As in "d'you" as opposed to "doo". Does that make sense? It's quite a different sound to" do" in a UK voice but it's difficult to show in writing.