tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post2775368295268750245..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Uzhe? Yoozh? Usjhe?Minnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49587681373768090132022-12-12T10:25:32.043-06:002022-12-12T10:25:32.043-06:00Another word like this is the shortening of "...Another word like this is the shortening of "Sugar" as an endearment. I first ran across it in The Color Purple, written as "Shug", and it took several repetitions on the page for me to figure out what the word was and how it should be pronounced - more like "shoog", I guess, but either way, it looks really weird.Kay Shapiro - www.soapboxbykay.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194559327562562151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-38051416138036590642022-12-11T11:12:08.930-06:002022-12-11T11:12:08.930-06:00Philadelphians might object to using use…Philadelphians might object to using use…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-58946548819653516772022-12-11T09:40:24.670-06:002022-12-11T09:40:24.670-06:00Use. Now Use just has another use. Use. Now Use just has another use. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774146343638857515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-80131261202558994472022-12-10T23:24:00.518-06:002022-12-10T23:24:00.518-06:00The subtitles on the Hulu show 'Solar Opposite...The subtitles on the Hulu show 'Solar Opposites' spell it "uush", which I find intuitive. Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02266930839639200446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51145364762116145792022-12-10T18:30:59.795-06:002022-12-10T18:30:59.795-06:00I might humbly suggest *the us’*, with an apostrop...I might humbly suggest *the us’*, with an apostrophe at the end. Perhaps not the most intuitive pronunciation, but the natural way to spell it.Xanthehttps://satyrs.eu/gardennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-90615582487530069672022-12-10T16:31:40.054-06:002022-12-10T16:31:40.054-06:00Starting the countdown until other readers here la...Starting the countdown until other readers here label you a prescriptivist.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_prescription<br /><br />ten... nine...eight...Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.com