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post #76 of 85
11/9/09 at 7:15pm
my friend corrected my saying of acrylamide in a casual conversation people say amide different ways
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post #77 of 85
11/9/09 at 7:47pm
Of course. But only because I'm an expert pronounciator!
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post #78 of 85
11/9/09 at 9:12pm
A friend of mine pointed out it's espresso, not "expresso". He was not amused by my proof that it's in the dictionary as well.
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post #79 of 85
11/9/09 at 11:57pm
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A friend of mine pointed out it's espresso, not "expresso". He was not amused by my proof that it's in the dictionary as well.
Reminds me of the rare occasions when I stop in Starbucks for a coffee only to be corrected by the clerk that the size I ask for is called a Grande.
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post #80 of 85
11/10/09 at 3:20am
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Of course. But only because I'm an expert pronounciator!

Cunning linguist?
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post #81 of 85
11/10/09 at 10:57am
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Cunning linguist?

Colonel Angus?
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post #82 of 85
11/10/09 at 12:35pm
^^^Boys ... do watch your language!
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post #83 of 85
11/10/09 at 2:11pm
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my friend corrected my saying of acrylamide in a casual conversation people say amide different ways
You had a casual conversation about acrylamide? (I say it uh-krill-uh-my-d, how do you say it?) That reminds me of the debate about the pronunciation of apoptosis.
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post #84 of 85
11/10/09 at 6:30pm
I literally got into a fist fight with my older brother.

An astonishing assault ensued. Possibly why I can't remember the word that caused it all. Might have been niche...
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post #85 of 85
11/11/09 at 1:10am
"Irregardless" of what people think, it is not polite to correct someone.
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