suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 National Post (Financial Post), CANADA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Divided, I suppose into the group of analysts that understands that you have to give something to get something, and the group of analysts that needs two hands, a flashlight, and an illustrated manual to find their own backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Divided, I suppose into the group of analysts that understands that you have to give something to get something, and the group of analysts that needs two hands, a flashlight, and an illustrated manual to find their own backside. That pretty much sum it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 You misspelled labor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 You misspelled labor. Umm, no, Americans misspell labour every time they write it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Oxford English, not Webster English :shades: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 /sarcasm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 /sarcasm I thought you were serious neighbour lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 I thought you were serious neighbour lol. Well, since we're going to say lay-brr instead of saying it correctly anyway, why bother with that extra u? Note: My pronunciations are probably closer to Canadian than American. Mostly because I decided people that say cloZe, ASHfault, grosheries, etc sound like complete idiots. There are dialects and accents, and there is blatantly wrong pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 there is blatantly wrong pronunciation. Actually, there's not. Linguistics prof I had in college made a major point of this. Languages are perpetually in flux. There is no such thing as 'wrong' pronunciation. Our pronunciation is neither better nor worse than the pronunciation of our English speaking forbears; it is merely different. Now if you want to describe pronunciation as 'acceptable' and 'unacceptable' to a certain group of listeners, that's fine. But it is a fundamental mistake to assume that which you consider unacceptable to also be wrong. I mean, you see there how I split the infinitive 'to be'? Some people would have a major issue with that. Yet did you understand what I typed? Of course you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Actually, there's not. Linguistics prof I had in college made a major point of this. Languages are perpetually in flux. There is no such thing as 'wrong' pronunciation. Our pronunciation is neither better nor worse than the pronunciation of our English speaking forbears; it is merely different. Now if you want to describe pronunciation as 'acceptable' and 'unacceptable' to a certain group of listeners, that's fine. But it is a fundamental mistake to assume that which you consider unacceptable to also be wrong. I mean, you see there how I split the infinitive 'to be'? Some people would have a major issue with that. Yet did you understand what I typed? Of course you did. Clothes does not have a 'z'. How can asphalt be said as "ashfault"? Also, I'd consider ebonics to be 'wrong' pronunciation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) Clothes does not have a 'z'. How can asphalt be said as "ashfault"? Also, I'd consider ebonics to be 'wrong' pronunciation. How do you pronounce 'daughter'? How do you pronounce 'laughter'? How do you pronounce 'through'? How do you pronounce 'dough'? How do you pronounce 'rough'? How do you pronounce 'doe'? How do you pronounce 'ewe'? How do you pronounce 'you'? How do you pronounce 'read'? How do you pronounce 'polish'? How do you pronounce 'Polish'? Spelling and pronunciation bear only a passing relationship in English. It is ridiculous to complain about the absence of a 'z' in clothes while missing the opportunity to pronounce silent letters such as the 'e' in have, the 'w' in 'who', and any of a variety of 'k' words. Undoubtedly, you pronounce the 'e' in 'merry' no differently than the 'a' in 'marry', which means you're quite obviously substituting one sound for another. Don't forget, I am (according to you, at least), the 'master of words'... :P Edited November 7, 2007 by RichardJensen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Spelling and pronunciation bear only a passing relationship in English. SUV isn't spelling in English. He's spelling in Canadian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 SUV isn't spelling in English. He's spelling in Canadian. No, I'm spelling in English, your spelling in American lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 My monitor has only 256 "colours" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 How do you pronounce 'daughter'? How do you pronounce 'laughter'? How do you pronounce 'through'? How do you pronounce 'dough'? How do you pronounce 'rough'? How do you pronounce 'doe'? How do you pronounce 'ewe'? How do you pronounce 'you'? How do you pronounce 'read'? How do you pronounce 'polish'? How do you pronounce 'Polish'? Spelling and pronunciation bear only a passing relationship in English. It is ridiculous to complain about the absence of a 'z' in clothes while missing the opportunity to pronounce silent letters such as the 'e' in have, the 'w' in 'who', and any of a variety of 'k' words. Undoubtedly, you pronounce the 'e' in 'merry' no differently than the 'a' in 'marry', which means you're quite obviously substituting one sound for another. Don't forget, I am (according to you, at least), the 'master of words'... :P You are the master of words. However, clothes is not pronounced cloZe. It is pronounced clo-thes. If I wanted to play with phonetics I'd point out 'ghoti' can be the same as 'fish'. I just have issue when people say clothes like close. They are likely the same people that stutter out um, uh, ah, eh, like, and, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 No, I'm spelling in English, your spelling in American lol Since your on an American board, maybe you should start spelling correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Since your on an American board, maybe you should start spelling correctly. Actually I'm on the Internet, it doesn't matter where the server is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Actually I'm on the Internet, it doesn't matter where the server is... Al Gore invented the Internet. This is U.S. territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 7, 2007 Author Share Posted November 7, 2007 Al Gore invented the Internet. This is U.S. territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 No, I'm spelling in English, your spelling in American lol Canadians are Americans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 Canadians are Americans... Don't start this again, no were not, especially not right now while I'm watching Sicko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Don't start this again, no were not, especially not right now while I'm watching Sicko. How are you watching a movie and replying to a thread every 5 seconds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suv_guy_19 Posted November 8, 2007 Author Share Posted November 8, 2007 How are you watching a movie and replying to a thread every 5 seconds? Half of my screen is the movie, half is the Internet, I also have a TV within my view, but its not on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShockFX Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Don't start this again, no were not, especially not right now while I'm watching Sicko. Sicko is terribly biased. It's pretty easy to hate America when we make all the videos and people that do it right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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