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Something came up at work today and this is an excellent place to learn something new.
How do you pronounce the word "buoy"?
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Something came up at work today and this is an excellent place to learn something new.
How do you pronounce the word "buoy"?
#Boost4Reach@miffyhelen buhOI sort of. Mostly sounding like boy but I can't ignore the u
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Something came up at work today and this is an excellent place to learn something new.
How do you pronounce the word "buoy"?
#Boost4ReachThis has been eye-opening. I might need to follow up with a second poll on how people pronounce "buoyant" and "buoyancy".
Who'd have thought that people on the internet could be so wrong? That's so unusual. (End of sarcasm.)
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This has been eye-opening. I might need to follow up with a second poll on how people pronounce "buoyant" and "buoyancy".
Who'd have thought that people on the internet could be so wrong? That's so unusual. (End of sarcasm.)
@miffyhelen bwahahaha I never thought about that! See also herbaceous, perhaps?
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@miffyhelen bwahahaha I never thought about that! See also herbaceous, perhaps?
@FourT4 and for my Italian friends, one of them had an almost religious experience to hear how English people pronounce "Tomb Raider".
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@FourT4 and for my Italian friends, one of them had an almost religious experience to hear how English people pronounce "Tomb Raider".
@miffyhelen I am super curious to hear how an Italian attempts to pronounce this.
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@miffyhelen I am super curious to hear how an Italian attempts to pronounce this.
@FourT4 if you say these in the traditional British English way, my friend said it like this:
Tom-bah
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Something came up at work today and this is an excellent place to learn something new.
How do you pronounce the word "buoy"?
#Boost4Reach@miffyhelen I'm not a native English speaker so I pronounce it boo-oh-ee, stress on the oh
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@FourT4 if you say these in the traditional British English way, my friend said it like this:
Tom-bah
R-eye-dareItalian here, can confirm although I wouldn't have put the ah at the end of the Tomb. And since the two words are basically pronounced like a single one, it sounds more like
Tom-bra-ee-dare
I *did* know that raider was pronounced more like ray-dah, so I used to say tom-bray-dah, and I was quite shocked to find out that Tomb is pronounced toom.
WTF English.
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Italian here, can confirm although I wouldn't have put the ah at the end of the Tomb. And since the two words are basically pronounced like a single one, it sounds more like
Tom-bra-ee-dare
I *did* know that raider was pronounced more like ray-dah, so I used to say tom-bray-dah, and I was quite shocked to find out that Tomb is pronounced toom.
WTF English.
@oblomov @miffyhelen @FourT4 "WTF English" should really be the go-to expression for anyone learning this language, either as a second language or as a native speaker
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@oblomov @miffyhelen @FourT4 "WTF English" should really be the go-to expression for anyone learning this language, either as a second language or as a native speaker
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@losttourist @oblomov @miffyhelen @FourT4 Relevant as ever:
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@losttourist @oblomov @miffyhelen @FourT4 Relevant as ever:
@GlasWolf @losttourist @oblomov @miffyhelen @FourT4 Here's one I love:
What If English Were Phonetically consistent
https://youtube.com/watch?v=A8zWWp0akUU
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@bkuhn I find it very moving. There is a story that, during the Iraq War, military spouses made it a hit long after its 1994 release. I don't think that's backed by any evidence, but it definitely deepens the emotional impact of the song.
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So, let's talk about Maria Carey's “All I want for Christmas is You”.
My best review: this song is “unoffensive”. I can't say I like it, but I do not turn it off when I hear it.
It's ultimately a love song! Despite that it's made millions for Maria & her producer, it's ultimately anti-commercialism: All I want for Christmas is you to be here w/me: not presents.This one's not horrible. I'll continue listing more holiday songs that I progressively like more as the night continues.
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Chi ha paura dell’Anarchia? Su alcune denunce per blocco stradale a Padova
@anarchia
Riceviamo e diffondiamo: La repressione ha sempre avuto gambe lunghe e piedi piatti Chi ha paura dell’Anarchia? Sul reato di blocco stradale contestato ad un compagno ed una https://www.rivoluzioneanarchica.it/chi-ha-paura-dellanarchia-su-alcune-denunce-per-blocco-stradale-a-padova/
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Redneck Spaceship From Trash
Facebook Marketplace provides you with a free grain silo, so what do you do with it? If you are [saveifforparts], you mix it with other materials and produce a retro-style rocket ship prop. Art project? Sure, we’ll call it that.
We have to admit, we also see rockets in everyday objects, and the silo does look the part. He also had some junk that looked like a nose cone, some tanks, and other assorted trash.
The electronics junk looks familiar, and after a thorough hose-down, he reused some of the front panels to drive a few sound effects. At least until some smoke came out of one of them. Adding a door proved the most challenging part.
The whole thing reminded us of a Captain Proton holodeck adventure. Honestly, if he had kept it horizontal, it would have made a fair Republic serial spaceship for Flash or Buck.
Useful? No. Cool. You bet. We doubt you’d replicate this, but we do hope it might inspire you to create your own whimsical project. Let us know when you do.
We hope he has a ray gun in there. He still has some blank bulkhead space. He may need a few more control panels.
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@brooke that sounds great.
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I feel like watching a new Christmas movie, but I'm very picky with media.
What is the most woke* and feel good Christmas movie you know?
*Keep in mind an 80s-90s movie is quite unlikely to fulfill my woke criteria.
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Natale è passato (sin pena ni gloria).
E mi è rimasto quel messaggio, che avrei tanto desiderato, ma che non è arrivato.
La speranza è una cattiva amica.
