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[prabe]

The other disadvantage of having a really good vocabulary that you have acquired from reading is that you know a lot of words, but ... you haven't heard them spoken.

Which means that you will whip out your 25-cent words, and then find out that no, you don't know how to say them.

Did this happen to me with aficionado when I was very young? No, and only a bard would repeat that damnable lie.

There are words you understand when you hear them and there are words that you understand when you read them; there are words you use correctly that you know how to say and there are words you use correctly that you know how to write.

 

[Gradine]

 

[Scribe]

And just think, only 3 days in!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I still remember a spelling test from primary school. I had learned the rule, "I before E, except after C."

The word?

Freighter.

Was I angry? Is this something that I still wake up screaming about? Am I reasonably certain that my first grade teacher was a bard?

Of course not, why do you ask?

After all this time, you still feel the terrible weight of it upon your shoulders…

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The other disadvantage of having a really good vocabulary that you have acquired from reading is that you know a lot of words, but ... you haven't heard them spoken.

Which means that you will whip out your 25-cent words, and then find out that no, you don't know how to say them.

Did this happen to me with aficionado when I was very young? No, and only a bard would repeat that damnable lie.

I have a friend who is definitely a smart dude, just not as formally educated as the rest of our circle. And he falls into this trap regularly. The first time I really noticed it was when he described something as a “terrible facade”, pronounced with a hard “c” sound.

Fortunately, he also has an excellent sense of humor.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Did this happen to me with aficionado when I was very young? No, and only a bard would repeat that damnable lie.

See also:

 

[trappedslider]

i before e except after c?... does that work for you?

Is the <i> before <e> rhyme really accurate or consistent? Why are there so many different sounds for these two vowel pairs? How do I teach <ie> and <ei>? These are questions I frequently hear from OG practitioners. Let’s dig deep into the etymology and morphology of <ie> and <ei> word...

laughingogrepress.com

 

[trappedslider]

A bard who defeats enemies using viscous mockeries and other such slanderous mispronounciations would make a fine character concept.

Sadly, i couldn't find the video from the late show with David Lettermen but i did find the list:

Top Ten Ways To Mispronounce "Newt Gingrich"​

10. Ging Newtrich
9. Gewt Ningrich
8. Nut Grinderswitch
7. Ghingis Newt
6. Mr. Goodwrench
5. Grinch Neutron
4. Newt Gringhers
3. Newtros Newtros-Gingy
2. El Newto Gingricho
1. Naginga!!!

 

[CleverNickName]

This will never NOT make me laugh.

 

[Bedrockgames]

This will never NOT make me laugh.
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