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[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

. . . 7. Impious

. . . \`im-pē-əs\

Who says IM PEE OUS

According to http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bi...ary&va=impious

Main Entry: im·pi·ous
Pronunciation: 'im-pE-&s, (")im-'pI-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin impius, from in- + pius pious
: not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : IRREVERENT
- im·pi·ous·ly adverb

Im PIE ous is correct as well.

Interestingly:

One entry found for pious.


Main Entry: pi·ous
Pronunciation: 'pI-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pius
1 a : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b : marked by conspicuous religiosity
2 : sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : RELIGIOUS
3 : showing loyal reverence for a person or thing : DUTIFUL
4 a : marked by sham or hypocrisy b : marked by self-conscious virtue : VIRTUOUS
5 : deserving commendation : WORTHY
- pi·ous·ly adverb
- pi·ous·ness noun
____________________________________________

So, there is more than one way to prononunce it and both are correct - yet you published only one way
http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bi...onary&va=pious

[amber]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Who says IM PEE OUS

According to http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bi...ary&va=impious

Main Entry: im·pi·ous
Pronunciation: 'im-pE-&s, (")im-'pI-
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin impius, from in- + pius pious
: not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : IRREVERENT
- im·pi·ous·ly adverb

Im PIE ous is correct as well.

Interestingly:

One entry found for pious.


Main Entry: pi·ous
Pronunciation: 'pI-&s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pius
1 a : marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship b : marked by conspicuous religiosity
2 : sacred or devotional as distinct from the profane or secular : RELIGIOUS
3 : showing loyal reverence for a person or thing : DUTIFUL
4 a : marked by sham or hypocrisy b : marked by self-conscious virtue : VIRTUOUS
5 : deserving commendation : WORTHY
- pi·ous·ly adverb
- pi·ous·ness noun
____________________________________________

So, there is more than one way to prononunce it and both are correct - yet you published only one way
http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bi...onary&va=pious

That's a weird one. I will never say impeeous.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Who says IM PEE OUS

I say IM-PEE-OUS....

So, there is more than one way to prononunce it and both are correct - yet you published only one way

Sure, there are all kinds of ways to say words- but, I posted the correct way.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

I say IM-PEE-OUS....


Sure, there are all kinds of ways to say words- but, I posted the correct way.

The "Guide to Pronunciation" section of the big brown dic. I am holding as I type states:

Unless restricted by a regional or other useage label, all of the variants shown in this book fall within the range of acceptable variation

Thus, the dic.'s set out more than one acceptable way to say a word

BTW - "acceptable" means:

Main Entry: ac·cept·able
Pronunciation: ik-'sep-t&-b&l, ak- also ek-
Function: adjective
1 : capable or worthy of being accepted
2 a : WELCOME, PLEASING b : barely satisfactory or adequate
- ac·cept·abil·i·ty /ik-"sep-t&-'bi-l&-tE, (")ak-, ek-/ noun
- ac·cept·able·ness /ik-'sep-t&-b&l-n&s, ak-/ noun
- ac·cept·ably /-blE/ adverb

http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bi...able&x=20&y=19

and, of course:

Main Entry: ac·cept·ed
Function: adjective
: generally approved or used
- ac·cept·ed·ly adverb

http://www.merriamwebster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

The "Guide to Pronunciation" section of the big brown dic. I am holding as I type states:

Don't you mean the Little Brown Handbook?

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Don't you mean the Little Brown Handbook?

LOL - and it is the abridged version

[irishgrl]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Pronouncing almond as "awl-mond" is also incorrect.

WRONG! and to PROVE IT:


The RIGHT way to say Almond

click on the little speaker icon and you'll HEAR the right way. (you say the "L")

note: the same site has a sound clip for data, but not for Caribbean dangit!

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

the big brown dic. I am holding as I type

How did your cybersex leak into this dignified conversation about linguistics?!?!?!!

Thus, the dic.'s set out more than one acceptable way to say a word

Well, of course, it's acceptable- everything's acceptable these days. I was in a business meeting the other day and the "guru" that the company brought it to take it to the "next level" used the phrase "whole nother" in front of fifty people and no one (except me) batted an eye. Alas, my sweet Jason, I am just like Galadriel- I shall diminish and fade into the West.

Originally Posted by irishgrl

WRONG! and to PROVE IT:

Oh, you don't know anything...

Who says "almond" what way.

Silent a: musically, realistically, logically
Silent b: thumb, dumb, climb, debt, doubt, subtle
Silent c: indict, muscle, Tucson, Connecticut
Silent d: handkerchief, sandwich, handsome, Wednesday
Silent e: bridge, serve, clue, many many others
Silent f: halfpenny
Silent g: light, sign, diaphragm
Silent h: hour, honor, heir, exhaust, exhibition, Birmingham
Silent i: business
Silent k: knife, knock, know, knead
Silent l: walk, talk, salmon, almond, calm, yolk
Silent m: mnemonic
Silent n: autumn, solemn, condemn, column, hymn
Silent p: corps, pneumonia, coup, receipt, cupboard, clapboard, Campbell
Silent r: many in non-rhotic English
Silent s: island, aisle, viscount
Silent t: Christmas, whistle, castle, listen, soften, often, rapport, ballet
Silent u: guest, tongue, catalogue, guide, guitar
Silent w: sword, answer, two, write, whole, whore, Greenwich, Norwich
Silent z: rendezvous, chez, laissez-faire

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

How did your cybersex leak into this dignified conversation about linguistics?!?!?!!

linguine - linguistics - its all the same to me now

and - for the record, I needed both hand to type - so I held it in my mouth

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

and - for the record, I needed both hand to type - so I held it in my mouth

AWESOME!!!! Necessity is the mother of invention...

[irishgrl]

It NEVER fails! Give men enuff time and the topic always turns to (drum roll please) S. E. X. and all permutations therefrom!

Im surprised someone hasnt said they TYPED with theirs!

now as to the other, more dignified topic:

Silent l: walk, talk, salmon, almond, calm, yolk

I dont know about you but I say cawlm and yowlk (a yoke is a thingy [<--high tech word there!] you put on a draft animal!) also, I see that over 50% of the population says almond WITH an L! A lot of it is where you live. or where your parents came from, which you would naturally imitate.

Im like you Tower, I dont let my speech degenerate into gutter talk. and I HATE HATE HATE the word "disrespect" because it is not a true word! A person can BE "disrespectful" but you don NOT "disrespect" someone! Just one more instance of how our society is dumbing down, and its a dirty shame!
of course, words like thingy and whatchamacallit are ok!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by irishgrl

It NEVER fails! Give men enuff time and the topic always turns to (drum roll please) S. E. X. and all permutations therefrom!

Im surprised someone hasnt said they TYPED with theirs!

I tried, but found that it's too sensitive to do it for prolonged periods of time.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

I tried, but found that it's too sensitive to do it for prolonged periods of time.

dork.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

dork.

Nah, I like to call him King.

[amber]

Originally Posted by dissention

Nah, I like to call him King.

King Dork.