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09-19-2010 , 02:33 PM
I know this isn't a grammar or punctuation question, but I figured this thread would be a good place to ask. What are the correct pronunciations of Wednesday and February?
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09-19-2010 , 02:50 PM
Wednesday is the same everywhere. First d is silent. Some places pronounce the day part differently though.

For February, pronouncing the first r will score you points on NPR, but it's not really common in the US.

http://dictionary.reference.com/brow...src=ref&ch=dic
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09-19-2010 , 02:51 PM
I use a silent D in Wednesday. I also use a silent first R in February. But it could just be because of where I grew up and my accent.
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09-19-2010 , 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Pointland32


Who are 'The co-operative 8' and why should I care that they're ready to eat some poppadums?
You bought them from the co-op and there are 8 pompawhatevers in a package is how I read it.
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09-19-2010 , 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by lonely_but_rich
You bought them from the co-op and there are 8 pompawhatevers in a package is how I read it.
It should say "ready-to-eat" to clear any (unlikely) confusion.
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09-19-2010 , 05:04 PM
Do you know how much hyphens cost to print?
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09-19-2010 , 05:11 PM
They must have spent their hyphen budget on the one between "co" and "operative".
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09-19-2010 , 11:46 PM
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Originally Posted by SoloAJ
"Meanwhile, the Eagles head to Detroit looking to even their record at 1-1. And starting at quarterback will be Vick, who last started the final game of the 2006 season for the Falcons against, ironically enough, the Eagles."
For bonus points, spot the subtle punctuation mistake here. (It seems that nobody gets this one right.)


Spoiler:
Numbers places together, such as in a win/loss record or a date range, should be separated by an en dash: The Lions would have liked to be 1–1, not 1-1. (But of course they were doomed to fail and therefore are 0–2 [but not 0-2].)

Last edited by atakdog; 09-19-2010 at 11:53 PM.
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09-20-2010 , 12:01 AM
In your spoiler is an example of an obsolete grammar rule already most of the way to extinction. Language evolves.

Spoiler:
In this case the exploding popularity of sports combined with (usually) the difficulty of typing en dashes has led just about everyone that deals in win/loss records to agree on just using hyphens, and no one but grammar nits has noticed
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09-20-2010 , 12:15 AM
I would not have noticed differently sized dashes.
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09-20-2010 , 08:01 AM
I'm with Zeth on this one, but I will say that I rarely argue against a traditional grammarist. I'm okay with atak on this; I just don't feel the need to follow what he's saying.

Oh, and I didn't know it until he posted it.
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09-20-2010 , 10:09 AM
i knew it and noticed it, but im smarter than you guys. i also scoff at the use of ironically there. i guess all coincidences are ironies among the plebeians.
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09-20-2010 , 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by daryn
ugh you know what i hate that i see a lot more now? "your guys" used instead of "your" (2nd person plural possessive)
Southern American English is best for this type of stuff, since we can just say "y'all's" in this situation. For example... Are we meeting at our house or y'all's?
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09-20-2010 , 02:17 PM
or you could just use regular english and say "are we meeting at our house or yours?"
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09-20-2010 , 03:06 PM
This is coming up at work and nobody agrees with me. I would use an in each case based on the phonetic rule "The choice of article is actually based upon the phonetic (sound) quality of the first letter in a word, not on the orthographic (written) representation of the letter." Co-workers either don't think that rule is correct, or don't think it applies to acronyms.

"used a RDD" vs "used an RDD"
"use a HRF file" vs "use an HRF file"

I'll let OOT be the judge.
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09-20-2010 , 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCalRugger
This is coming up at work and nobody agrees with me. I would use an in each case based on the phonetic rule "The choice of article is actually based upon the phonetic (sound) quality of the first letter in a word, not on the orthographic (written) representation of the letter." Co-workers either don't think that rule is correct, or don't think it applies to acronyms.

"used a RDD" vs "used an RDD"
"use a HRF file" vs "use an HRF file"

I'll let OOT be the judge.
I would use "an." It does apply to acronyms because when you say it out loud, it doesn't matter if you're saying "eff" or "F." An FTP site is an FTP site. I would say "that's an HD show" but "that's a hi-def show."
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09-20-2010 , 03:42 PM
PJ is totally right. Your co-workers are ******ed.

The only reason "an" exists is for the words to better flow when spoken out loud. The written representation should exactly follow the way it's spoken.
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09-20-2010 , 06:33 PM
Correct. I just taught that to my freshmen last week. Neato.
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09-20-2010 , 07:44 PM
Lol, I can't imagine multiple people telling me I was wrong in this scenario.
You must have felt like they were leveling you.
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09-22-2010 , 03:20 PM
Ironically, soon after my post about using "less" or "fewer" when talking about chip stacks, ESPN used both in the same WSOP episode last night:

"Chip Count: 51,000 - Less than 10 Big Blinds"

Lon: And with fewer than 20 Big Blinds, she moves all in.

Which one is correct?
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09-22-2010 , 03:28 PM
when using something that is countable, fewer is correct.

ironically is used incorrectly in your post.
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09-22-2010 , 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by daryn
when using something that is countable, fewer is correct.
So, fewer integers but less real numbers?
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09-22-2010 , 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by daryn
when using something that is countable, fewer is correct.

ironically is used incorrectly in your post.
I believe you were successfully leveled...I believe this because he put it in italics.
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09-22-2010 , 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by MikeyObviously
I believe you were successfully leveled...I believe this because he put it in italics.
i understand that but mentioned it anyway. i can differentiate italics from normal text.
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09-22-2010 , 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by lastcardcharlie
So, fewer integers but less real numbers?
more like less/more for "amounts"
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