Jim, Laurie, Pearl and I were playing Scrabble on Facebook. It was my turn next. I glanced at the score and saw that Jim had jumped up significantly. I reviewed previous moves. Someone put down "VIEWED". I said, "Who the fuck played this VIE-WED word?" He calmly corrected my mispronunciation of this word. We laughed. Jim has won both games we've played. Laurie accused him of cheating. We played another game, Jim won. I think we're tired of him winning.
This Scrabble error reminded me of a time my mother and grandmother played Scrabble. My mother played "CHINA". My grandmother asked for verification that "CHIN-A" was a word. Another great one. Does anyone else have wacky mispronunciation stories to share?
So today was a travel day. Non-eventful. That's OK though. We're now at Sandev mobile/RV park in San Leandro. We're in the exact same spot as last time. I'm just waiting for the train..... I made 5 mini trays of lasagna. I used low fat stuff. We'll see how that comes out.
I spoke with my mom. My Uncle Alan has mesothelioma or aka Asbestos Cancer. We assume he was exposed to asbestos while in NY city. He probably won't be able to have any treatment because he has AIDS, and chemo would be devastating.
I'm so sorry about your uncle... my prayers are with him.
ReplyDeleteMy best mispronounciation story comes from working at McD's when I was 16. My first "real" job. And this was right when McD's first introduced the breakfast burrito and chicken fajita. This large and rather unkempt woman approaches the counter, slaps her hands down in front of my register, leans forward, glares at the menu, scrunches up her face and says (in a loud, southern-esque drawl) "Gimme one of them there Fuh-Jai-Tuhs!" Yeah. As in rhymes with vaginas. Yeah.
Love it Liz. Anyone else with fun mispronounced words?
ReplyDeleteActually I have another story. Jim, myself and William Sheehan were in Key West. Jim and Will thought it very funny to see a company called "FUR-REE CATAMARANS" I looked over and corrected them. It was spelled "Fury", not "furry". We laughed and still do to this day.
ReplyDeleteHey, so sorry to hear about your uncle. That's a raw deal for sure.
ReplyDeleteNot exactly a mispronunciation, but I had this dear, somewhat dotty aunt who actually believed herself to be quite smart. One time we were watching Wheel of Fortune and the phrase was, "YO_R CHEC_ _S I_ THE M____"...and she yells out, all proud for solving it, "your check is in the MILL!" we never let her live that one down.
Garret, very sorry to hear about your Uncle Alan. My Mom died of lung cancer and it's hard to see someone go through that.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Mark
{{{Garret}}} My thoughts are with you, and your family. Call if you need anything.
ReplyDeleteLove you bunches, Pearl
I used to work with a girl who pronounced the word subtle as SUB-TLE instead of SUTTLE. Drove me nuts!
ReplyDeleteLiz reminded me of a funny hairdressing story.... the use of blow dryers came into popularity around 1973 (I know... you were 3), and I got my license in 1974. I remember people coming in and asking "how much is a hair cut and blow job?"
@Joanie: LOL. Would have been better if your company would have ran that as a special. I was 4 when you got your license.
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