tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post542324822992539465..comments2023-07-02T02:10:19.534-07:00Comments on Phyll Sheng's notes on tea, mostly.: Say What?P. Shenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17194361997640625710noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-79326811070236548902008-06-07T22:54:00.000-07:002008-06-07T22:54:00.000-07:00Bill, I have nothing but wonderful memories of my ...Bill, I have nothing but wonderful memories of my travels to the Scandinavian countries. Where did you live while you were there?<BR/><BR/>I used to have a "Singlish" accent (Singaporean-English, which is English spoken with some Malay and Chinese slang words plus intonation thrown into the mix). There is still some left of it to this day, though not as thick.~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-59077994093488609092008-06-06T19:49:00.000-07:002008-06-06T19:49:00.000-07:00Oh Yeah! As a latino from the south, I had a loose...Oh Yeah! As a latino from the south, I had a loose Latino-Texan accent. However, now that I have lived up north in Scandinavian country, My Latino-Texan accent is now muddled with a touch of Norweigan brogue!Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04116510823087899683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-17209526999541923512008-06-05T18:51:00.000-07:002008-06-05T18:51:00.000-07:00I know a girl from a small town spelled "delhi". i...I know a girl from a small town spelled "delhi". i pronounced it "dell-ee"...like I assumed it would be pronounced. She corrected me - they pronounce it "dell-high"<BR/><BR/>Also, I know a girl whose last name is Jacques. I pronounced it like the french name, (silent j + ock) whereas she said "jacks."<BR/><BR/>everybody's different! Love it!Austen Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12983253600628038654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-11633157305439173752008-06-04T17:27:00.000-07:002008-06-04T17:27:00.000-07:00Anon, really? I would have said /press-kott/. Th...Anon, really? I would have said /press-kott/. Thanks!~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-24138308981429828032008-06-04T17:09:00.000-07:002008-06-04T17:09:00.000-07:00Prescott, AZ - not pronounced Preh-scott as the lo...Prescott, AZ - not pronounced Preh-scott as the locals are only too happpy to point out, but Preh-skit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-34350108656235291412008-06-04T14:35:00.000-07:002008-06-04T14:35:00.000-07:00Hello, Mary! Been a long time. How is being Maid...Hello, Mary! Been a long time. How is being Maid of Honor coming along? Hope all is well.~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-81562932546668443592008-06-04T11:55:00.000-07:002008-06-04T11:55:00.000-07:00Worcestershire sauce is my culinary nemesis. It's...Worcestershire sauce is my culinary nemesis. It's a word I really have to think about to pronounce correctly because the incorrect way is practically muscle memory.<BR/><BR/>The wretched result is usually something like "Wer-chest-est-er-sheer. Wait. Wooster-chest-er-sheer. No. Wuh--aw, screw it. The damn English sauce."Mary Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148503047445501555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-69346000410822838322008-06-03T23:46:00.000-07:002008-06-03T23:46:00.000-07:00PS: I still have a bloody hard time pronouncing Ch...PS: I still have a bloody hard time pronouncing Champs-Élysées correctly. I always want to pronounce it as Chums-Ellis (not /shahn zey-lee-zey/ or /shäɴ zā-lē-zā'/).<BR/><BR/>But then, I'd sound like a country bumpkin. Sigh.~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-89238236319226105782008-06-03T23:34:00.000-07:002008-06-03T23:34:00.000-07:00Thanks for the insight, as always, Hobbes. This t...Thanks for the insight, as always, Hobbes. This thing about needing to know how to pronounce a name of a place is a balancing act for me.<BR/><BR/>Seems like exceptions are always granted by the locals or natives when it's in regard to the name of countries, capital cities, famous cities, etc. But those exceptions do not always apply to places of lower hierarchy. They expect us to pronounce ~ Phyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089209028096768776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-70737567369339951472008-06-03T22:07:00.000-07:002008-06-03T22:07:00.000-07:00Most Americans pronounce it "Wo-sess-ter", and I c...Most Americans pronounce it "Wo-sess-ter", and I can see why: wor-ce-ster, using the c softly, like in "Cecil".<BR/><BR/>The key to pronouncing these words is realising that they are Saxon. -Ster is always the ending for the settlement. So let's see what's left: "Worce". It's one syllable, with a soft c again. Worce [wurs] + ster = wurs-ster. Easy.<BR/><BR/>Take another classic example:<BR/>Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27252543.post-85868517623180106452008-06-03T14:28:00.000-07:002008-06-03T14:28:00.000-07:00In the south, "ville" (as in Nashville, Huntsville...In the south, "ville" (as in Nashville, Huntsville, etc.) is pronounced "vull."<BR/><BR/>Worcester took me a long time to figure out as well, haha, so don't feel too bad.<BR/><BR/>BrentBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624029379597567958noreply@blogger.com