Off Topic - One For Our Northern Brothers
04-02-2013, 04:33 AM
#11
Boone & Crockett
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
Ewe, naturally.
I once tried to convince and English teacher the ewe is properly pronounced e-we. But she wouldn't buy it. If enough is pronounced e-nough, and emancipation is pronounced e-mancipation, why isn't ewe pronounced e-we? It's e-nough to make one lose part of his sanity.
It's a sensitive thing. I understand that those little furry guys on the forest moon of Endor revolted because the Empire persisted in calling them U-Wocks, which they considered raciest.
I once tried to convince and English teacher the ewe is properly pronounced e-we. But she wouldn't buy it. If enough is pronounced e-nough, and emancipation is pronounced e-mancipation, why isn't ewe pronounced e-we? It's e-nough to make one lose part of his sanity.
It's a sensitive thing. I understand that those little furry guys on the forest moon of Endor revolted because the Empire persisted in calling them U-Wocks, which they considered raciest.
Last edited by Semisane; 04-02-2013 at 04:48 AM.
04-02-2013, 05:24 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 1,035
Hey... spring just showed up. Sustained temps in the 50 - 60° range for the rest of the week at least.
That's t-shirt and shorts weather right there... that and grilling/drinking profusely on the patio.
That's t-shirt and shorts weather right there... that and grilling/drinking profusely on the patio.
04-02-2013, 06:24 AM
#14
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
Well Semisane.. I learned a long time ago, to pronounce words correctly means nothing. Ask yourself what does "new" as in, my car is brand new... sound like to the human ear, then pronounce the name of your city. Never could understand how they could butcher that all into one word.
04-02-2013, 12:59 PM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
Posts: 3,732
Today i ended up at higher elevation than yesterday, and eventually managed to get stuck in the spring snow. There is something obviously wrong with my brain. After all these years, and knowing how treacherous spring snow is, i did it again. Was kinda making plans to spend the night, but managed to get things to work. Following photo are of spring up there.
in case you don't know - the groundhog going into the oven is PA's Punxsutawney Phil!