Words you dislike? Or really like?

[-jk]

Mount Olive's address is One Cucumber Blvd. in Mount Olive (NC). For those interested.

So close...

"Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc., located at the Corner of Cucumber & Vine in Mount Olive, North Carolina"

-jk

[devildeac]

Mount Olive's address is One Cucumber Blvd. in Mount Olive (NC). For those interested.

I relish that knowledge.

[Reilly]

I relish that knowledge.

You do realize you're a bit of a hot dog when it comes to puns, right?

[devildeac]

You do realize you're a bit of a hot dog when it comes to puns, right?

Ding, ding! We have our wiener!!

[Reilly]

Ding, ding! We have our wiener!!

In a thread on words, I should have sausage a turn of events coming.

[devildeac]

In a thread on words, I should have sausage a turn of events coming.

Yep, going from bad to wurst.

[Tripping William]

Yep, going from bad to wurst.

Quit acting like such a brat.

[Reilly]

Quit acting like such a brat.

To be fair, dd deserves kudos for mustarding up the courage to express his onion in a semi-public forum.

[devildeac]

Quit acting like such a brat.

To be fair, dd deserves kudos for mustarding up the courage to express his onion in a semi-public forum.

Sorry for delayed response. I've bun busy in clinic all day, you know, grilling patients about their problems. Playing catchup on this thread now.

[rsvman]

Sorry for delayed response. I've bun busy in clinic all day, you know, grilling patients about their problems. Playing CATSUP on this thread now.

Fixed it for you, although I think "catsup" is now the archaic spelling, and the phonetic spelling "ketchup" has become the official spelling. Millennials are so lame.


Speaking of phonetic versus non-phonetic spellings, I wanted to raise the issue of the word "often." Where I come from, and in the time in which I grew up, we pronounced this word with a silent "t." In other words, we said "OFF-un." Everybody said it this way.

Over time, I began to hear people pronounce the "t," and say it like this: "OFF-tun." It sounded absolutely ridiculous. It didn't even sound like English to me. Now, I hear it pronounced this way more and more. It seems like people saying it this way may now outnumber those of us who say it properly.

Interestingly, I don't hear those same people pronouncing soften "SOFF-tun." I don't hear them saying "LISS-tun." I don't hear "GLISS-tun." I hear "SOFF-un, LISS-un, and GLISS-un, appropriately. So, whence "OFF-tun"? I don't get it.

[Reilly]

... we pronounced this word with a silent "t." ...

Bryan Garner agrees: https://www.lawprose.org/lawprose-le...nounced-words/

[TruBlu]

After dealing with a few customers in the last 8 hours, my favorite word for today is “fidiot”.

[devildeac]

Fixed it for you, although I think "catsup" is now the archaic spelling, and the phonetic spelling "ketchup" has become the official spelling. Millennials are so lame.


Speaking of phonetic versus non-phonetic spellings, I wanted to raise the issue of the word "often." Where I come from, and in the time in which I grew up, we pronounced this word with a silent "t." In other words, we said "OFF-un." Everybody said it this way.

Over time, I began to hear people pronounce the "t," and say it like this: "OFF-tun." It sounded absolutely ridiculous. It didn't even sound like English to me. Now, I hear it pronounced this way more and more. It seems like people saying it this way may now outnumber those of us who say it properly.

Interestingly, I don't hear those same people pronouncing soften "SOFF-tun." I don't hear them saying "LISS-tun." I don't hear "GLISS-tun." I hear "SOFF-un, LISS-un, and GLISS-un, appropriately. So, whence "OFF-tun"? I don't get it.

Thanks! (LOL) I wasn't sure which misspelling I should use to convey my ill-advised punning.

Put me in the silent "t" group with the group of words you mention above.

Next issue/queation: Why are blood and brood pronounced differently?

[-jk]

Thanks! (LOL) I wasn't sure which misspelling I should use to convey my ill-advised punning.

Put me in the silent "t" group with the group of words you mention above.

Next issue/queation: Why are blood and brood pronounced differently?

Tough, though, through, thought, trough...

-jk

[Tripping William]

Thanks! (LOL) I wasn't sure which misspelling I should use to convey my ill-advised punning.

Put me in the silent "t" group with the group of words you mention above.

Next issue/queation: Why are blood and brood pronounced differently?

Tough, though, through, thought, trough...

-jk

George Carlin did a whole (hilarious) bit about this. I’ll try to track it down on the YouTubes.

[BLPOG]

swarf:

Spoiler!

material (such as metallic particles and abrasive fragments) removed by a cutting or grinding tool [ed. by BLPOG: think sawdust]

swage:

Spoiler!

1. a shaped tool or die for giving a desired form to metal by hammering or pressure.
2. a groove, ridge, or other molding on an object. [ed. by BLPOG: this definition isn't quite as broad as it sounds; swage is, to my knowledge, usually used in specific contexts like barrel rifling in firearms]

I used spoiler tags because I want folks to do an honest appraisal of whether or not they know the words. One I think many (though not necessarily most) will know, while the other I doubt many will know. I like both of these and I think they are fun because each is only typically known to people that have a familiarity with a certain subject area and yet they're simple, monosyllabic words. Also, let's be honest, they sound funny. There are other definitions for the latter word that I expect are etymologically related to the definition I posted.

[camion]

Tough, though, through, thought, trough...

-jk

Oh my! You just hit one of my nerves, "ough" words. Some examples:

bough
cough
dough
enough
furlough
hiccough
plough
rough
though
tough

And many more.

[devildeac]

Oh my! You just hit one of my nerves, "ough" words. Some examples:

bough
cough
dough
enough
furlough
hiccough
plough
rough
though
tough

And many more.

"...ugh."

[sagegrouse]

Fixed it for you, although I think "catsup" is now the archaic spelling, and the phonetic spelling "ketchup" has become the official spelling. Millennials are so lame.


Speaking of phonetic versus non-phonetic spellings, I wanted to raise the issue of the word "often." Where I come from, and in the time in which I grew up, we pronounced this word with a silent "t." In other words, we said "OFF-un." Everybody said it this way.

Over time, I began to hear people pronounce the "t," and say it like this: "OFF-tun." It sounded absolutely ridiculous. It didn't even sound like English to me. Now, I hear it pronounced this way more and more. It seems like people saying it this way may now outnumber those of us who say it properly.

Interestingly, I don't hear those same people pronouncing soften "SOFF-tun." I don't hear them saying "LISS-tun." I don't hear "GLISS-tun." I hear "SOFF-un, LISS-un, and GLISS-un, appropriately. So, whence "OFF-tun"? I don't get it.

Interesting points about "often." I suppose the contrary notion is that "after" and "often" are frequently used and everyone says "AFF-ter." I s'pose I go back and forth on the pronunciation of "often." If I am giving a speech (some people say that all my conversations are "speeches") or leaving a phone message, I tend to focus on diction and say "OFF-ten."

[rsvman]

Interesting points about "often." I suppose the contrary notion is that "after" and "often" are frequently used and everyone says "AFF-ter." I s'pose I go back and forth on the pronunciation of "often." If I am giving a speech (some people say that all my conversations are "speeches") or leaving a phone message, I tend to focus on diction and say "OFF-ten."

"After" is not directly analogous, whereas "soften" is. Listen and glisten are other examples that are much more closely related to "often." Your attempt at focusing on diction will come off to many people as just a very careful mispronunciation. ;-)