Jerry MB230K

Sometimes a person needs to make themselves unpopular for the sake of innovation.
Please split the forum as you originally announced.

tommy

OK, I talked to Rob yesterday. He's going to call me on Monday; still wants to get my car up on a jack and look under to make sure that what he's thinking will actually work. Will post more next week with findings, hopefully.

MarkL

Actually, a lot of linguistically ignorant people other than Navy people say "nuwkular", and my other favorite, "newkulus" (nucleus). I remember way back in junior high and high school, some kids were saying it that way even then. I cringe whenever I hear those pronunciations. I just don't get it...

Guest0001

i vote to split

Jerry MB230K

If the coupers want to split ....let them split.
Isn't that what a 'coupe de ta' is ?

Only the coupe owners should vote !

AndrewK

Sort of, I think its "coup d'etat", meaning a cut/breach with the state. Theres also the root for what we call a "coupe", because its a sedan thats been "cut" to make a "coupe". I hope that made sense!

Jerry MB230K

Vive la difference !

ElDiabloJoe

Oy Vey, the two that even T.V. journalists say (and their diction/articulation should be perfect) really bother me are:

1. Often. Newsflash y'all, the "T" is silent!

2. Pedophile. It's "peeeed-o-file, not "Ped-o-file. The root word word for child is PEEED as in Pediatrician, and in Pediatrics, not PED as in Pedestrian (feet, hello?). Even L.A.'s police chief says this wrong! ARgghhh!

EDJ

CRB

Not trying to get you "peed" off, but your etymology is superior to your pronunciation. My dictionary has two correct pronunciations for the word pedophile. Moreover, the first listed pronunciation is your bete noir. Dictionaries list the most common (widely used) pronunciation first. The second pronunciation is usually a correct but more regional or soon to be archaic one.

For example, dictionaries from years ago list two pronunciations for the word been. Both bin and bean were acceptable years ago. Modern dictionaries only list the bin pronunciation. The latter was a northeastern regional pronunciation that is no longer generally acceptable.

The root for words with ped- is foot , as you stated, and child. Words with the child root vary in pronuciation. Both pedagogue and pedant have the child root and are pronounced like the word pedal, as in pedal the bicycle. Centipede would be a word that is pronounced peed and has the foot root.

I hope this information will enhance your enjoyment of future news broadcasts.

young

um, are we still splitting (or spleeeetin') the forum yet or not???

Accord

Nope we're not.

CitronC230K_03

good. no need to fix something that isnt broken!