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Colin Campbell
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 Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 02:57 (GMT) Post subject: Dubba-You |
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How many of you that came from radio are sick and tired of people that cannot pronounce "W?" I am so tired of the so called "pros" that say "dubba-you" instead of "double-you." Why is it so hard to say "double-you?" And... don't start me on "depaty" instead of "deputy" or "nucular" instead of "nuclear" (I am a Republican so it's not Bush bashing, though I wish someone would talk to him about that.)
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Joe J Thomas
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 03:12 (GMT) Post subject: Re: Dubba-You |
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| Colin Campbell wrote: | How many of you that came from radio are sick and tired of people that cannot pronounce "W?" I am so tired of the so called "pros" that say "dubba-you" instead of "double-you." Why is it so hard to say "double-you?" And... don't start me on "depaty" instead of "deputy" or "nucular" instead of "nuclear" (I am a Republican so it's not Bush bashing, though I wish someone would talk to him about that.)
Colin A. Campbell
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Count me in on all of the above Colin...
Or how about di'nt (for didn't)? Or donchew (don't you)?
And nonsense phrases like "It could cost you up to $1,000 or more"!!!?!?! What's that mean? They're basically saying "Any Amount"...
I for one blame myself for letting it get out of hand  ,
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Kathleen Keesling
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 03:19 (GMT) Post subject: Re: Dubba-You |
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I hate "proven fact" and "nucular".
I have a hard time recording www (doubleyou doubleyou doubleyou) at a correct tempo without a proper warm up. My mouth gets lazy, so I really have to warm up and sometimes still don't get it right.
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Scott Pollak
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I live in Georgia and it drove me totally nuts that Jimmy Carter (who we've pretty much disowned down here) always pronounced it Nuke-ee-ur.
I work in radio and here are a couple that drive me nuts:
"Often" has a SILENT T, folks. Look it up in the dictionary. Someone, somewhere, a few years back, must have thought pronouncing the t in it would make them sound more intelligent.
Also, the poor grammar of so many broadcasters who will say things like "He told his story to she and I". Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh! People always use "I" in a sentence, I suppose, thinking it sounds more sophisticated, even when the rules of grammar say otherwise.
I majored in communications with a minor in English so this stuff eats away at me. |
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Colin Campbell
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| Well... here in Ohio they say things like... "it's tough anymore" or "is that all the later it is?" or "the lawn needs mowed." Do we teach grammar in school these days? But what I was getting at more than that is the mangling of words. Like... "dubba-you" and "wit" (meaning with,) etc. |
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Scott Pollak
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| Oh here's another that's recently cropped up in some smaller market stations... a web address in an ad being said as "triple-w". You don't even NEED to say www anymore in front of a url. Anyone who uses a computer nowdays knows how to get to a website and typically you can get there without even typing in the www. |
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Kathleen Keesling
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 03:32 (GMT) Post subject: Re: Dubba-You |
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I thought of another one. "Acrosst". What other word lost its "t" and left it on "across"?
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Lynne Alston
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 03:37 (GMT) Post subject: proper English |
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I work in radio and here are a couple that drive me nuts:
"Often" has a SILENT T, folks. Look it up in the dictionary. Someone, somewhere, a few years back, must have thought pronouncing the t in it would make them sound more intelligent.
O.K if you were in England, this is proper English, unless you're lazy.
Teaching preschool did present some language challenges, and blank faces from many parents, I guess "when in Rome" applied.
Although Scott, sorry, I have to keep the T
lynne
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Todd Ellis
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In my 1st radio job (I was 16) the "Mom" of the Mom & Pop station - would literally hit me when I mispronounced a word. The more times I botched the same word - the harder she hit me. For some reason it was acceptable, and we are still good friends today.
We received news "via" satellite. VI-uh not Vee-uh.
Another of her favorites: Feb-you-wary rather than Feb-roo-ary
Not to leave the wrong impression - she was/is a very nice lady. She just knew that smacking a boy on the back of the head left a lasting impression.
I'm with Scott - drop the www. |
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Joe J Thomas
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| Colin Campbell wrote: | | Well... here in Ohio they say things like... "it's tough anymore" or "is that all the later it is?" or "the lawn needs mowed." Do we teach grammar in school these days? But what I was getting at more than that is the mangling of words. Like... "dubba-you" and "wit" (meaning with,) etc. |
I grew up near Cleveland (the mistake by the lake)... How's about "couple-three" or the ever popular "tree lawn" (that little strip of grass between the sidewalk and the curb).
I agree with Lynne - sometimes it is ofTen... then again, I pronounce her last name "Alson"
Yours without www,
Joe J Thomas
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p.s. here's a link for Why WWW? |
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Robert Jadah
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 06:19 (GMT) Post subject: DubbaYou |
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You've struck a bonanza, folks!
How about 'gonna' and 'willya' and the tsunami of other slurrily compunded words?
I literally cringe at some of the text we must read, but feel leery about correcting it. Seems hoity-toity, somehow.
But don't you have trouble reading a phrase such as 'the sales department and human resources is committed to...'? Or 'At ABC, we're endeavouring to reach the ibex of our industry'?
Do you correct it? Or read it as is?
And I have to fight the urge to delete those many postings with grammar that makes 50 Cent sound like William Safire.
I mean, how are they going to properly cut me a cheque (USA: check) if they cannot spell 'must have owen studio' and 'small bujet on this one'?
It could be another reason we're not getting all the jobs: we're speaking a different language.
Voice On!
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Lynne Alston
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 06:20 (GMT) Post subject: ? |
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Joe,
Not familiar with American SLANG, what is couple-three? |
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Amy Snively
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I think it means "two or three."
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Scott Pollak
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| Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2007, 12:45 (GMT) Post subject: Re: proper English |
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| Lynne Alston wrote: | I work in radio and here are a couple that drive me nuts:
"Often" has a SILENT T, folks. Look it up in the dictionary. Someone, somewhere, a few years back, must have thought pronouncing the t in it would make them sound more intelligent.
O.K if you were in England, this is proper English, unless you're lazy.
Teaching preschool did present some language challenges, and blank faces from many parents, I guess "when in Rome" applied.
Although Scott, sorry, I have to keep the T
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You're certainly welcome to keep the "T", Lynne, but it's still incorrect. See Kathleen's link:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mispron.html
If we're going to proclaim to be professionals..........................
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