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No...."that", in this writer's intentions, is used in reference to "people".
It seems that you did understand my intention since you refer to it.
The thought occurs to me that there must be thousands of books and song lyrics that drive you people nuts!
Its nice that there are people such as yourself that have the writing style that you do but you really should understand that not everyone has to do as you do....note my four little dots, placed here for the entertainment of the readers of this thread.
Something that continues to mystify me is when people mispronounce a word that is heard on radio & TV on a frequent basis.
Back in the late '70s, "charisma", became a word that was frequently used in conversation, and in both print and broadcast media. It was essentially a, "buzzword", for quite a few years. However, one of my co-workers--who used the word very often--consistently pronounced it as, "chair-esma".
I used to know a woman who would tell anyone willing to listen that she was, "the world's biggest fan of Barbra Streisand". However, this major fan always referred to her as, "Barbra Streiststrand". It isn't even easy to say, "Streiststrand", but somehow she managed to do it every time that she talked about her favorite performer.
In the current NYC mayoral race, the GOP candidate is Joe Lhota. While his name is not necessarily easy to pronounce, because it is heard (correctly pronounced) scores of times each day on TV & radio, it would seem that people would have a clue as to how to pronounce Lhota's name. However, on a recent call-in radio program, one of the callers treated everyone to a recitation of why he thought that Joe Lahotta is the superior candidate. He was almost rabid in his adulation for the candidate, yet he slaughtered his name.
Something that continues to mystify me is when people mispronounce a word that is heard on radio & TV on a frequent basis.
Back in the late '70s, "charisma", became a word that was frequently used in conversation, and in both print and broadcast media. It was essentially a, "buzzword", for quite a few years. However, one of my co-workers--who used the word very often--consistently pronounced it as, "chair-esma".
I used to know a woman who would tell anyone willing to listen that she was, "the world's biggest fan of Barbra Streisand". However, this major fan always referred to her as, "Barbra Streiststrand". It isn't even easy to say, "Streiststrand", but somehow she managed to do it every time that she talked about her favorite performer.
In the current NYC mayoral race, the GOP candidate is Joe Lhota. While his name is not necessarily easy to pronounce, because it is heard (correctly pronounced) scores of times each day on TV & radio, it would seem that people would have a clue as to how to pronounce Lhota's name. However, on a recent call-in radio program, one of the callers treated everyone to a recitation of why he thought that Joe Lahotta is the superior candidate. He was almost rabid in his adulation for the candidate, yet he slaughtered his name.
I wonder if there are specific reasons why a person does a certain something when they do it differently than anyone else. My mother was very specific about certain words and insisted on the pronunciation she gave to them. One of the words she was hell-bent was to be pronounced one way and one way only was wound (rhymes with hound). My dad didn't argue with her and would change after she corrected him. Later in life, I would explain to her she was mistaken. She listened and continued as before. Proper English was important to her, except not always.
Another reason for commenting,,, I remember the day of first hearing the word charisma. It was in a psychology class at Oklahoma State University. The instructor was working on his doctorate and also gave the meaning of the word. I failed to write it down. Took me a few days to track it down.
I wonder if there are specific reasons why a person does a certain something when they do it differently than anyone else. My mother was very specific about certain words and insisted on the pronunciation she gave to them. One of the words she was hell-bent was to be pronounced one way and one way only was wound (rhymes with hound). My dad didn't argue with her and would change after she corrected him. Later in life, I would explain to her she was mistaken. She listened and continued as before. Proper English was important to her, except not always.
That particular mistake of your mother's is somewhat understandable, given that, "wound" (as in a physical injury), is pronounced differently from, "wound" (as in, "the watch was tightly-wound"), even though the different-sounding usages are spelled identically. Similarly, I worked with a woman who would refer to our clients who had substance abuse problems as, "drug ad-DICTs", rather than "drug ADD-icts". The spelling is identical, although the two usages are pronounced differently.
However, this type of situation does not apply to the pronunciation gaffes that I referred to earlier, and I am at a loss to explain them.
Last edited by Retriever; 11-05-2013 at 08:13 AM..
Because it is written exactly as I intended it to be written.
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