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She DID pronounce it correctly. In her dialect. And to claim that it is incorrect because the judge speaks a different dialect and did not understand it is as absurd as saying she pronounced it wrong because the judege was English or Australian or Kiwi and that is not the way they pronounce it there. |
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Look, the rules of the game are that you have to pronounce the answer correctly. She didn't so she lost. Plain and simple. Think of it as a computer game. You enter the answer the way she said it and you too would lose.
Besides, it's not Wheel's fault that Southerners talk with an accent that should have died out long ago. If you play a game where you have to read out loud, then you better be able to properly pronounce your words. Last edited by JSWolf; 01-08-2013 at 07:38 PM. |
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I wonder if they tell the contestants that all answers must be given in standard pronunciation? They must get a lot of contestants from areas of the country which have their own regional accents and dialects, such as the deep south, Appalachia, Brooklyn, Boston, etc.
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I actually watched video of the incident. The contestant was painfully stupid. The letter she asked for was a "G". It showed up in the puzzle and she was given a chance to solve the puzzle. She then, very clearly, said "Seven swans a-swimmin". There was no hint of a "G" in her answer. This is not a question of a dipthong or a regional pronunciation. It was the complete omission of the letter.
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I think if there weren't so many song and movie titles that omit the g intentionally, it probably wouldn't have been such a huge issue (like "Singin' in the Rain" as one of the most well-known). Contestants are also verbally told before the show that they must enunciate each word properly for the win. If they've upheld the rule in the past, they had no choice but to uphold it again, even though she clearly knew the word ended in g and had it on the board.
I also think if she wasn't in the military the uproar over this wouldn't have been so huge either. If it happened to a regular citizen, everyone probably would have said "poor hick" and moved on. It's still no reason to not buy another Sony product. Don't watch the show again if you don't like the rules they use, but you can't really blame another division for the game show. |
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OMG the woman's an idiot! She says she's from Florida and 'g's are silent. They are not!! Good god woman accept that you don't speak properly and move on. Sheesh According to the YouTube news footage I watches she's with Naval Intelligence. Um...yeah...sure she is.
To use your example Ripplinger, if the puzzle was Singin' in the Rain and the contestant said SinginG in the Rain they would have lost. |
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I did not see the show in question. However, I live in the southeastern US and the local, native pronunciation of that word would indeed be "swimmin" with no trace of a G.
Even though standard American pronunciation and grammar are taught in the public schools, there are still many natives who talk in the local dialect. So I can believe that this woman would pronounce it "swimmin" in her daily life, off-TV. To me, the question would be whether the contestants were given instructions ahead of time that answers must be in standard American English pronunciation. If they were warned, then I suppose she took the risk. |
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