tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post5352991893625541279..comments2023-04-11T09:34:03.031-04:00Comments on Polybloggimous: Dude! They Pay You To Speak.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-66699570559556471392008-06-03T00:20:00.000-04:002008-06-03T00:20:00.000-04:00I have an innocuous west coast USA accent, with a ...I have an innocuous west coast USA accent, with a bit of Canada and Dixie thrown in on some words.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-58834981807262459942008-06-03T00:19:00.000-04:002008-06-03T00:19:00.000-04:00I love how Doyle Redland of The Onion's Radio News...I love how Doyle Redland of The Onion's Radio News pronounces "robot". Makes us laugh every time.Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18142380580388373496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-43677720339428809492008-06-02T20:30:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:30:00.000-04:00One of the women who does promos on NPR here has t...One of the women who does promos on NPR here has this weird delivery that makes her sound like a computer generated voice. When she plugs their website, the "dot com" part sounds like the 't' is attached to the 'com'.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-54655825721635856082008-06-02T20:03:00.000-04:002008-06-02T20:03:00.000-04:00Eric, I grew up in Southern Jersey, NYers have an ...Eric, I grew up in Southern Jersey, NYers have an accent. <BR/><BR/>I do have a problem speaking some words, which relates to having hearing problems when I was young (and now hearing loss as an adult, although that was mostly to the rock 'n roll). Also, from living in various parts of the US I have some strange ticks, and my sense of humor has lead me to irreversibly transpose some words But I don't get paid for it.<BR/><BR/>On our local NPR station they have a new (well, he's been doing it for the past year now) local news announcer. He still gets screwed up. I want to call up and say, "write the damn thing out, and PRACTICE at least once before going on."Steve Buchheithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12999709767641212586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-77582049059571001742008-06-01T22:17:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:17:00.000-04:00I don't think I have any discernable accent any mo...I don't think I have any discernable accent any more, but when the plane passes over Maryland, my drawl starts to show up again.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-72688247373856183662008-06-01T22:05:00.000-04:002008-06-01T22:05:00.000-04:00In my defense, let me be definite that sometimes t...In my defense, let me be definite that sometimes the internet doesn't devote itself to demonstrations of sarcasm. "Moot" and "mute" <I>should</I> sound different, but (as we all know) New Yorkers talk funny.<BR/><BR/>(I kid! I kid!)<BR/><BR/>(Alas, on a personal note, I've long suffered a weird hybrid of a nice, proper Southern accent--I grew up and live in North Carolina--and an acceptable, inoffensive Mid-Atlantic accent I picked up from my Maryland-born parents. For many years I've had Southerners say I sounded Northern and "Northerners" say I sounded "Southern," but I think I've finally shaken the damn Voice From Elsewhere and developed a tolerably euphonious twang and drawl to suit the land of my birth.)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-18298315431517921572008-06-01T19:21:00.000-04:002008-06-01T19:21:00.000-04:00If we defenestrated them for continuing to decimat...If we defenestrated them for continuing to decimate the language in such a manner, it would be moot point.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-87066811393326259162008-06-01T14:13:00.000-04:002008-06-01T14:13:00.000-04:00You might say they decimated the English language....<EM>You might say they decimated the English language.</EM><BR/><BR/>Actually, I think they've just defenestrated it.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-83421482863281843512008-06-01T13:50:00.000-04:002008-06-01T13:50:00.000-04:00You might say they decimated the English language....You might say they <EM>decimated</EM> the English language.<BR/><BR/>:DShawn Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186686711412505957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-8512323320970950632008-06-01T13:38:00.000-04:002008-06-01T13:38:00.000-04:00Eric,I dunno about your accent, but mute and moot ...Eric,<BR/><BR/>I dunno about your accent, but mute and moot sound totally different to me.<BR/><BR/>If someone who's paid to, like speak, can't differentiate them, they've got some problems.Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-86962395812503764232008-06-01T11:57:00.000-04:002008-06-01T11:57:00.000-04:00Am I missing something? You guys do all know that...Am I missing something? You guys do all know that the speakers are mispronouncing the phrase "moot point" and are just making fun, right?Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18275812152895151542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-55020661416255765502008-05-30T13:21:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:21:00.000-04:00*inserts mute point*.*inserts mute point*<BR/><BR/>.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12900488443681750625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-55862657532996978852008-05-30T13:07:00.000-04:002008-05-30T13:07:00.000-04:00I'm sure there are significant bits and pieces of ...I'm sure there are significant bits and pieces of the crane still intact. Likely more than 10 percent was destroyed, but the more current "large portion of"definition I think makes the crane indeed a product of decimation.<BR/><BR/>Don't make me decimate you. There'd be nothing left but a few whole bits so as not to veer from the definition.<BR/><BR/>Oooo! I could be a new serial killer called the, "Webster Whacker". <BR/><BR/>"Actually, officer, the victim wasn't decapitated. If you look, there is a tiny bit of connecting tissue still attached."<BR/><BR/>(hehehe, I'm in a cantankerous mood today...)Shawn Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186686711412505957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-42502764382444082352008-05-30T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:49:00.000-04:00Can we make Bush have a mute point?Can we make Bush have a mute point?Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-64499057613595364752008-05-30T12:48:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:48:00.000-04:00Sorry, but I don't buy the "common usage" argument...Sorry, but I don't buy the "common usage" argument for decimated. It very specifically means 10 percent destroyed. An etymology dictionary cites usage since 1663 to mean "destroy a large portion of", but not even that is "totally" destroyed.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-745748859173296736.post-32527588708993048452008-05-30T12:37:00.000-04:002008-05-30T12:37:00.000-04:00I'd argue common usage of "decimated" would allow ...I'd argue common usage of "decimated" would allow for such a claim.<BR/><BR/>But the "mute" point thing annoys the crap out of me.Shawn Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15186686711412505957noreply@blogger.com