REE?I lived in Texas for a time and, for a state f...

2006-08-28T08:25:00.000-07:00

REE?
I lived in Texas for a time and, for a state full of people of Germanic heritahhhhhhhhgggge, they were the WORST at keeping 'ei' and 'ie' word pronunciation straight. 'ei' is pronounced like a long "i," and 'ie' is pronounced like a lond "e" (except in a few strange cases like "friend," "beignet," and the classic "weigh"). There's a whole slew of people's last names that I've heard mispronounced when read (the names' owners didn't have that confusion with their own names, btw...Mr. Kiesler pronounced it "KEES-ler" but the customer calling and asking for him pronounced it KEIS-ler. And this was NOT an isolated example).

I now live in New Jersey, and they're even worse out here. There's a whole chain of hot dog stands called, I kid you not, Texas Weiner! They pronounce it WEE-ner (in between the threats to break your kneecaps when you point out their(!) error, but that's another story).

So it looks like some weird (!) 'ei' pronunciations have spread to the West Coast as well (dunno where A. Nonymous is from but am assuming West Coast). Sorry, but if I come across a word in the wild, even in the hooty-falooty hallowed halls of the oenophilia, I'll rely on the basic rules of pronunciation I learned in kindergarten. (btw, the glass company Riedel ("ie") IS pronounced "REE-del" or "REE-duhl" depending on which of their sales reps you talk to. Call 'em and see! 1-732-346-8960 The Edison, NJ branch personnel were obvously trained in a very schtricht! manner by their German parent corporation.)

Also, for something funny, go to this link (look carefully at the description of the item and then at the item's name printed RIGHT ON THE BOX!) You may have to cut and paste pieces of the entire text string into your browser's address bar depending on how (or if) this blog post window divides the text: www.modicamarket.com/merchant2/
merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=
M1&Product_Code=2001&Category_Code=02

Well, that's a bummer. I think that "Meri-taaaaaaa...

2006-08-27T00:06:00.000-07:00

Well, that's a bummer. I think that "Meri-taaaaaaahhhhhhhgggggge" sounds so much cooler.

Oh well, I pronounce things wrong all the time. That's what happens when you read more than you talk to actual people.

Another common mispronunciation is Reidel which s...

2006-08-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Another common mispronunciation is Reidel which should be REE-duhl, not rye-DELL.

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REE?I lived in Texas for a time and, for a state f...

Well, that's a bummer. I think that "Meri-taaaaaaa...

Another common mispronunciation is Reidel which s...