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Have You Been Pronouncing It Correctly?

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02-07-2003, 11:00 PM

Ed Hansberry Contributing Editor Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 7,898		Have You Been Pronouncing It Correctly? Many words in our language we often only see in print. Have you actually heard how these words are officially pronounced? The Mirriam Webster dictionary will help you out. I've linked to some of the more common words or phrases you have probably been saying wrong. Pocket PC iPAQ Palm Zire Ed Hansberry RIAA Who's yer daddy? :lol: :lol: :lol: Have a great weekend! __________________ Boring text sig

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02-07-2003, 11:10 PM

butch Intellectual Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 201		:rofl:

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02-07-2003, 11:12 PM

Brad Adrian Editor Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,021		Huh. I wasn't sure of the validity of the definitions, until I tried this one: Brad Adrian

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02-07-2003, 11:14 PM

whydidnt Pontificator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,076		:P :P I LOVE IT! Thanks Ed!

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bdegroodt Pontificator Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,200		Took me a couple of replays to realize what was going on. Thought the technology was really screwed up at first. That's too funny! A good one to end a week on Ed! Especially appreciate the Palm entry.

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02-07-2003, 11:17 PM

Bloop Ponderer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 59		:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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02-07-2003, 11:38 PM

spg Sage Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 649		lol! You've done it again Ed. :lol: __________________ ~SpencerOwner-Editor of TabletPCBuzz.comMicrosoft MVP - Tablet PC

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02-07-2003, 11:43 PM

yawanag Thinker Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 364		Pronunciation And to think I fell for that one. :twisted: That was a good one. __________________ "It's alright to pick your friends, but not to pieces."

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02-07-2003, 11:54 PM

dim_watt Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8		Heh; can we make fun of Ed for referencing a dictionary then spelling "Merriam" incorrectly?

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02-08-2003, 12:10 AM

brntcrsp Thinker Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 398		I have a feeling the webmins are going to have a field day with the logs after this.

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