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9.25.2004

Bad English #2

  • There is no U in similar. It’s pronounced sim-i-lar, not sim-u-lar.
  • Similarly, there is no second U in nuclear. It’s pronounced nu-cle-ar, not nu-cu-lar.
  • One would like to remind our country’s highest leader of this.
  • There is no LA in REALTOR. It’s pronounced re-al-tor, not re-la-tor. Likewise, it’s REAL estate, not RE-la-state.
  • The word, jewelry is pronounced jew-el-ry, not jew-ler-y.
  • The word, ask is not pronounced ax.
  • Ca-val-ry is a military term whereas Cal-va-ry is religious. The Calvary did not charge the fort any more than Jesus died at cavalry.
  • Eyes become di-la-ted, not di-a-la-ted.
  • We do not have a ways to go, we have a way to go.
  • And while you’re on your way, go to Ti-jua-na, not Ti-a-jua-na.
  • A beautifully shaped woman is vo-lup-tu-ous, not vo-lump-tu-ous.
  • We sup-pos-ed-ly know our native language, not sup-pos-ab-ly.
  • I like sher-bet, not sher-bert.
  • Punctuation is a whole other issue, not a whole nother one.
  • I put may-on-naise on my sandwiches, not man-naise.
  • The color, mauve is pronounced mowve, not mawve or mu-awve.
  • A child is mis-chie-vous, not mis-chie-vi-ous.
  • It’s regardless, not irregardless.
  • Coffeehouses sell espresso, not expresso.
  • That silver sticky stuff is duct tape, not duck tape.
  • One goes a-cross the street, not a-crost.
  • The man had a heart at-tack, not a heart at-tact.
  • You couldn’t care less, not could care less.
  • You have another think coming, not another thing.

9.03.2004

Page Not Found

If you’ve tried to find me the past couple of days and was confronted with the dreaded “Page Not Found” it’s because my host was having a little trouble figuring out my new address and who-knows-what-else. All the same, I’m back, but I’m seriously considering finding a new host...