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Is that metal Aloomenum (which I'm sure Americans are keeping secret from the rest of the world) actually useful for anything? Santosh (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) How do you mispronounce Futuron? I assume it is to be correctly pronounced as future-on, but am I wrong in this? And while I've never heard it pronounced Duh-plo I always liked the correct pronounciation of Lego since then those old (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) 8^) Not me. My first exposure to "Technic" was in the form of "Technics," pronounced "teck-neeks" by a salesperson at a stereo store. Dave! (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) For that matter, has there ever been an official pronunciation proclamation by LEGO to prove that their product is pronounced (leh-goh) as opposed to (lee-goh) or even (lay-goh) ? I follow the course of logic that: Technical = (tek-nik-al) and (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm not so sure about this. In an episode of the George Reeves Superman series, the mad doctor of the week had developed a cold ray that projected a beam of cold 2000 degrees below zero. If this is true, then obviously "absolute zero" is no (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No one else does, right? :-) Anyway I do agree with you. "could care less" is wrong. When I slip, I explain away by agreeing that I indeed could care less... just not very MUCH less. (no real system can reach an absolute zero temperature... is (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Just for my own edification, has there ever been an official pronunciation proclamation by LEGO (which, if not for the pronuciation they use, could arguably rhyme with "ego" despite its etymology) as to which is the correct way to say Technic (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Word. And don't get me started on people who mispronounce "Futuron." Pedants of the world, unite and take over! Coby (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Billy Squier. Dave! (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's kind of like "everyone does things their own way," which is clear noun/pronoun disagreement. These colloquialisms have been around for at least decades and will no doubt ultimately be absorbed into "correct" American English. Still, for (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes on both counts! Here's one that was pointed out to me long ago by a Ph.D. in biology: "dissect" does NOT rhyme with "bisect". The "dis-" has the same short i as in the word "discord". And this makes sense when you think of the meaning of (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's a lovely sweeping generalization you have there. However, I do share your complaint. One of my LEGO-related complaints has to do with the fact that people say "Technique" when they mean "Technic." "Technique" = (tek-neek) "Technic" = (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Okay, they have a good argument, but I must say that I've heard the phrase uttered by a lot of people on whom (IMHO) sarcasm is wasted anyway, so that explanation is a bit of a stretch for me. Hey, and remember that song from long ago "Too (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's been that way for as long as I can remember. And I can remember a fair way back. Steve (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yes, you got it! Actually I had never heard of Marmite except on Lugnet, but ever since the Men At Work song I have been quite curious about Vegemite-- I even asked my mother-in-law once if she would pick me up some when she went to Australia, (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Gor'blimey, those bloody colonials. Can't say nuffink right, never say the proper "f" in lieutenant, do they now? Always titterin' when you want to know iff'n they want to be knocked up inna mornin'. Bruce ;-) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Check out what The American Heritage® Book of English Usage, A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English has to say about this subject: (URL) Main main@appstate.edu (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Say on, sister! A particular gripe for me is "irregardless," which for some reason sees a lot of use in my office. Further, as I've mentioned before, I am thoroughly vexed by "nukuler" in place of "nuclear." I'm not sufficiently pedantic to (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) We'll show 'em! (...) Must've missed the other one(s), sorry 8?) (click,click,click....read....) Oh, there it is! (URL) Looks like a few other people like that one, too. Well I guess I've got one of your favourite words pinned down, not sure (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hey, I resemble that nasturtium! I'll have you know that I too cringe when I hear that phrase (no offense, Brad!). It also pains me that I have seen two people on Lugnet who certainly should have known better write "between you and I". And (...) (24 years ago, 8-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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