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Verbing Weirds Language only if you're expecting it to work in a simple way. This is a special case of the more general truth that Language Weirds.
Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is in the wrong. There is no other time.
The church says Earth is flat; but I have seen its shadow on the moon, and I have more confidence in a shadow than the church.
If we can't find Heaven, there are always bluejays.
Seriously? I thought. "The only improvable property in Monopoly without Avenue or Place in its name" is a Final Jeopardy question?Labels: entertainment, jeopardy
I used to teach Russian and Ukrainian, and some basic English, to civil servants. Now I teach Russian at a local continued-learning institute. I dabble in Gaelic and Welsh. I'm am amateur photographer and I love birding (in a small way). I'm a Progressive, and a Freethinker, and I know Evolution is a fact - that's FCD, Friend of Charles Darwin (look down the sidebar). I read a lot, and follow women's college basketball. Also I love astronomy, though I'm a rank amateur at it. Most of all, I like living in the reality-based community...
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At 1:20 PM, May 21, 2014
Kathie had this to say...
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At 1:35 PM, May 21, 2014
The Ridger, FCD had this to say...
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<-- Older Post ^ Home Newer Post -->Last night Alex notably screwed up when pronouncing the name of a certain fish phonetically as "crappie," when it's pronounced "croppie." Doesn't someone on staff write out these pronunciations for Alex on his cards (or screen, or whatever), or does he simply ignore them?
Later he misread the amount that the leader had at the end of Double Jeopardy, although someone apparently tipped him off during the commercial break, so he corrected himself just before Final Jeopardy.
The answer - judging by the Portuguese and Russian or Ukrainian clues! - is that no, no one writes out pronunciation for him. Or else they do and he just totally ignores it.
Remember when he insisted on pronouncing John C. Fremont's name as Fray-mon?
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