Boobs And Books » Entries tagged with "borrowed words"
How to Pronounce “Processes”: You Want Cheese with That?
Have you heard somebody pronounce “processes” with a long “e” in the last syllable (process-eez)? It’s usually at a corporate “pep talk” where they are describing how their new “process-eez” will turn all the employees’ shit to gold, which is why they are removing the washrooms and everyone needs to bring ziplocks to put their shit in the shit-to-gold bin in the coffee room. Besides having shit in the coffee room — I … Read entire article »
Filed under: Language
How Do You Pronounce Nietzsche: Of Nietzsche and Lingerie
Everyone’s met the haughty pronunciation Nazi who insists on correcting our pronunciation of foreign words. In academic circles, you’ll often hear, “It’s ‘neechay’, not ‘neechee’ or ‘neeshee’.” I don’t speak German, but I’m pretty sure any native German speaker would laugh at their “proper pronunciation”. So really, who the fuck cares?
Have you ever stabbed a pronunciation Nazi in the ear? I like to mispronounce words on purpose, just to lure them in. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Language