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  1. 07-20-2010, 09:11 PM #1
    agamemnus
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    Default An observation and a question.

    1.) vase: Vahze or veyse? Never mind the definitional pronunciation; how would you say it in English or (an)other language(s) of your choice(s)? I am aware that "vase" is not an English word, which is why I ask how you would say it in a specific language. For example, I say it different in English (veyse) vs. Russian (vahze), for instance.

    2.) It has come to my attention that an 8-month old baby snapper has a bigger attention span than most human American children. (up to and including 17 years old)



    3) Sorry about the turtle being so grainy btw. My camera blows-- it is from about 5 years ago I think? It's a Coolpix L5 (edit: IT IS L5). SOOOOOOO.... any suggestions on a sub-$400 camera?
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  2. 07-20-2010, 10:04 PM #2
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    Vahze.

    Only half-wits* pronounce it veyse



    * and americans
    Quote Originally Posted by Steely Glint View Post
    It's actually the original French billion, which is bi-million, which is a million to the power of 2. We adopted the word, and then they changed it, presumably as revenge for Crecy and Agincourt, and then the treasonous Americans adopted the new French usage and spread it all over the world. And now we have to use it.

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  3. 07-20-2010, 10:09 PM #3
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    I'll pronounce it either way, unlike stuck-up people who insist on putting "u"s in all sorts of places they don't belong.
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  4. 07-20-2010, 11:24 PM #4
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  6. 07-21-2010, 04:13 AM #6
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    Added another question.

    Is there a way to add a poll after I already posted?
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  7. 07-21-2010, 12:02 PM #7
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  8. 07-21-2010, 03:14 PM #8
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    Phonics or Phonetics?!

    vayse

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    Veyse, I'm no stuck-up prick...

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  10. 07-21-2010, 04:18 PM #10
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    I pronounce it both ways, stressing the a differently depending on what I'm referring to, and what crowd I'm in. Same for Porsche. Oddly enough, the way they pronounce Jaguar in the commercials drives me nuts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer View Post
    Oddly enough, the way they pronounce Jaguar in the commercials drives me nuts.
    As in; jag-WARR (USA) or jag-YOO-ah (UK?)?

    The most painful thing to my ears was hearing Patrick Stewart, of classically-trained, perfectly accented and clipped English fame, prounounce Jaguar Jag-warr, on an episode of Top Gear.


    From about 6 minutes in ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Steely Glint View Post
    It's actually the original French billion, which is bi-million, which is a million to the power of 2. We adopted the word, and then they changed it, presumably as revenge for Crecy and Agincourt, and then the treasonous Americans adopted the new French usage and spread it all over the world. And now we have to use it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbuk2 View Post
    Patrick Stewart,
    In the future, the Berlin wall will be a mile high, and made of steel. You too will be made to crawl, to lick children's blood from jackboots. There will be no creativity, only productivity. Instead of love there will be fear and distrust, instead of surrender there will be submission. Contact will be replaced with isolation, and joy with shame. Hope will cease to exist as a concept. The Earth will be covered with steel and concrete. There will be an electronic policeman in every head. Your children will be born in chains, live only to serve, and die in anguish and ignorance.
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    Ness - that was well done.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbuk2 View Post
    As in; jag-WARR (USA) or jag-YOO-ah (UK?)?
    The UK version on US commercials. Do you really pronounce the cat the same way?
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  15. 07-21-2010, 05:24 PM #15
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    Hehe Ness. Genius.

    Quote Originally Posted by Ominous Gamer View Post
    The UK version on US commercials. Do you really pronounce the cat the same way?
    Yuh.
    Quote Originally Posted by Steely Glint View Post
    It's actually the original French billion, which is bi-million, which is a million to the power of 2. We adopted the word, and then they changed it, presumably as revenge for Crecy and Agincourt, and then the treasonous Americans adopted the new French usage and spread it all over the world. And now we have to use it.

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