tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3268590866743911632..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): How to make a Pan Galactic Gargle BlasterMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-36735220465405459862013-06-17T18:02:25.062-05:002013-06-17T18:02:25.062-05:00*shrug*
i have always pronounced it REDelent. (i ...*shrug*<br /><br />i have always pronounced it REDelent. (i am too lazy to type the IPA equivalent). is there another way?<br /><br />oor rayTHEER, iss THAYree anY OHther wahEEE?flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-69981722126505814542013-06-16T08:45:32.282-05:002013-06-16T08:45:32.282-05:00No, you speak "English". But thanks to a...No, you speak "English". But thanks to a quirk of fate it's likely that some of your pronunciations are more historically faithful than the modern UK English usages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11243096250743398322013-06-16T06:56:24.503-05:002013-06-16T06:56:24.503-05:00Thank you, Dan. You're quite correct; what I ...Thank you, Dan. You're quite correct; what I got from our library must have been the modern audiobook version. I've amended the post introduction accordingly.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2009178971381565442013-06-16T05:49:02.670-05:002013-06-16T05:49:02.670-05:00In another moment of pedantry, if Stephen Fry feat...In another moment of pedantry, if Stephen Fry featured, then it wasn't the original production. H2G2 was originally written as a radio drama and only became a book later. It's worth hunting down as, although I'm a huge fan of Stephen Fry, no-one can touch the late Peter Jones' performance of 'The Book'.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482722161628250355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63231286789274030582013-06-15T22:24:00.426-05:002013-06-15T22:24:00.426-05:00I don't think it's a matter of how Steven ...I don't think it's a matter of how Steven Fry wishes to pronounce it, or that it has anything to do with DaBris' comments re American vs. English language. To my understanding "redolent" is pronounced "RED-elent" and no other way. Period.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58578104846451195122013-06-15T21:43:31.056-05:002013-06-15T21:43:31.056-05:00I think, since Douglas Adams was an English writer...I think, since Douglas Adams was an English writer and a great friend of Mr. Fry's, that if Mr Fry wishes to pronounce it RED-elent, I would bow to his superior judgement in these matters.<br /><br />If you ever get the opportunity, check out Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, narrated by Richard Burton. It will give you a new appreciation for "luminous" and "inexorable."The Weaving Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18013097834290174056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32586164445059768372013-06-15T08:59:47.139-05:002013-06-15T08:59:47.139-05:00Ah yes, I have that with albeit. I pronounce that ...Ah yes, I have that with albeit. I pronounce that one in my head al-BAIT. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743011529860023574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44320898994101331432013-06-15T06:34:49.114-05:002013-06-15T06:34:49.114-05:00I'm British, living in Britain. I pretty certa...I'm British, living in Britain. I pretty certain we usually pronounce "advertisement" as ad-VER-tiz-ment. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739460161444377356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-55288658973140562472013-06-15T01:48:49.235-05:002013-06-15T01:48:49.235-05:00However, while Stephen Fry may not mispronounce th...However, while Stephen Fry may not mispronounce the English Language, here in the US we speak "American", not English. The difference being that words are pronounced differently. Stephen Fry may be an ENGLISH authority, that does not mean that he is an authority on how the language is pronounced here in the U.S.DaBrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-75618739744357965642013-06-14T21:21:42.272-05:002013-06-14T21:21:42.272-05:00I thought it was one of those words that Americans...I thought it was one of those words that Americans say differently from the Brits.<br /><br />Such as advertisement - Americans say adver-tiz-ment while Brits say adver-TIZE-ment with a long i. And Caribbean - Americans say car-RIBB-ean while Brits say Cari-BE-an. The Brits garnish with bazil while the Americans use bai-zil.<br /><br />(My phonetic spellings are not the best, but you get the picture).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44963878885153812512013-06-14T15:57:22.408-05:002013-06-14T15:57:22.408-05:00For many years I thought that "misled" r...For many years I thought that "misled" rhymed with "drizzled"!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83361729824030735992013-06-14T11:05:30.809-05:002013-06-14T11:05:30.809-05:00I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one.I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-73981476566335184782013-06-14T09:26:31.503-05:002013-06-14T09:26:31.503-05:00Well, dammit. I've been mispronouncing it in ...Well, dammit. I've been mispronouncing it in my head my whole life too. Since I don't think I've ever spoken the word aloud I may continue to do so; RED-elent sort of grates.<br /><br />(My husband and I occasionally get into arguments over the pronunciation of unusual words and eventually resort, with much arm-waving, to a dictionary to settle the matter. He was right about "okapi" but I got him on "detritus" and "quixotic.")Cobwebshttp://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-16909265722214608812013-06-14T09:12:19.108-05:002013-06-14T09:12:19.108-05:00For years I read a certain word as 'shade n fr...For years I read a certain word as 'shade n frood'. Then one day I really looked at it and said that can't be the way Germans say it. Went & looked up Schadenfreude.Sue Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386142309332609673noreply@blogger.com