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Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871709 10/06/15 07:55 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Catherine Bach, who played Daisy Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard, is part Latina. Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871710 10/06/15 07:55 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Forrest Compton played Colonel Gray on Gomer Pyle: USMC. He later played Mike Karr on The Edge of Night. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871711 10/06/15 07:57 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Fanfic Lady More Polyanna than Poison Ivy Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 17,872 When I was little, I thought that USMC was pronounced "Oo-suh-muh-kuh". Read LEGIONS OF 7 WORLDS in the Bits forum: Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 1 (COMPLETED) Retroboot (Earth-7.5) Arc 2 (WORK IN PROGRESS) "Don't look for role models, girls, BE the role model." - Legion World member HARBINGER

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871715 10/06/15 08:37 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? I had a similar experience with an acronym for planning. Goals Objections Missions. I called it "gom" The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871757 10/07/15 06:23 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies When acronyms or initialisms are used without explanation to people with whom they are unfamiliar, it can cause confusion and frustration. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871768 10/07/15 07:38 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? We avoid that in business writing. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871835 10/07/15 04:14 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies It should always be avoided, but sometimes people forget or don't realize it. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871837 10/07/15 04:52 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Yes sometimes people are in to much of a hurry to think about it. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Fanfic Lady #871840 10/07/15 05:01 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,847 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,847 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... Originally Posted by Fanfic Lady When I was little, I thought that USMC was pronounced "Oo-suh-muh-kuh". When I first saw the band name INXS I thought, "What's an Innx?" "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871844 10/07/15 05:19 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Besides acronyms I also mispronounce certain words. Like renege. I always thought the G was pronounce as a J. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871845 10/07/15 05:22 PM Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,847 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... thoth lad Tempus Fugitive thoth lad Tempus Fugitive Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 31,847 Touring Bgtzl and Bgztl with M... When I was a child I thought Chasm was Ch-asm rather than Kah-sm. "...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871846 10/07/15 05:28 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Oddly enough though I guessed the pronunciation of rendezvous because I had heard the word in a movie The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871850 10/07/15 06:31 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,701 Liberty City Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,701 Liberty City I remember it took me awhile before I was able to associate the written words "hors d'oeuvres" with the spoken words, which I was familiar with through tv and movies.

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871852 10/07/15 07:33 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? The Mandarin language is even worse. You can't guess how the word is pronounced by looking at how it is written. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871859 10/07/15 08:44 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies The one that always got me was "awry". I thought it was pronounced "orry". The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871860 10/07/15 08:59 PM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,701 Liberty City Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Eryk Davis Ester Trap Timer Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 40,701 Liberty City I called people from Italy "It-al-ee-ans" for awhile.

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871861 10/07/15 09:14 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? English was my first language growing up. I spent quite a bit of time pronouncing Filipino words as if they were English words. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871877 10/08/15 08:19 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies I wish I were fluent in another language. I can manage basic conversations in French and Spanish, but that's about it. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871878 10/08/15 09:26 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? I can manage in Mandarin myself, and that's it. Except of course for Filpino. I would love to learn some Spanish, French, Japanese and German. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871907 10/08/15 08:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies I can get by in reading other Romance languages. I have experience singing German and Latin, though I never seriously studied either language. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871916 10/08/15 10:51 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? I know a few words in Japanese. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871920 10/09/15 05:57 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies My Japanese is limited to sushi terms, I fear. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871922 10/09/15 07:02 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Invisible Brainiac Unseen, not unheard Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 85,184 Wouldn't you like to know? I love sushi, but sashimi is a bit healthier. The Continuing Adventures of the Postboot Legion! You can also check out the Recap Thread here. Re-Reading the Postboot Legion! Come on in and share your thoughts!

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871985 10/09/15 06:29 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Rockhopper Lad OP Fabulous and Sparkly! OP Rockhopper Lad Fabulous and Sparkly! Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 22,669 The Pyngwyn Colonies Sushi is a treat, so when I have it, I get the good stuff. The only character in all of literature who has been described as "badnass" while using the phrase "vile miscreant."

Re: Kill This Thread XIII: The Ninth Twenty-Four Hour Thread Rockhopper Lad #871986 10/09/15 06:34 PM Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,692 Los Angeles, CA Kappa Kid Humanoid from the Deep Kappa Kid Humanoid from the Deep Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,692 Los Angeles, CA My favorite roll is the spicy tuna roll. Keep up with what I've been watching lately! "Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you."