This Year's Banished Words
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thedukeofearl
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Not certain where to put this:
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
PRONUNCIATION:
(mahr-SES-uhns)
MEANING:
noun: The retention of dead leaves, etc., as opposed to shedding.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin marcescere (to wither), from marcere (to wither). Earliest documented use: 1859.
Dead Leaves: Reminds me of the movie Dead Leaves released in 2001 that my children
wanted me to watch
Quite unlike anything I have ever watched to this day
www.youtube.com
One can, if one wished, watch the entire movie on Youtube
This movie will relieve boredom
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
marcescence
PRONUNCIATION:
(mahr-SES-uhns)
MEANING:
noun: The retention of dead leaves, etc., as opposed to shedding.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin marcescere (to wither), from marcere (to wither). Earliest documented use: 1859.
Dead Leaves: Reminds me of the movie Dead Leaves released in 2001 that my children
wanted me to watch
Quite unlike anything I have ever watched to this day
Trailer: Dead Leaves [Manga Entertainment]
Dead Leaves - Movie - Production I.G - 2004
www.youtube.com
One can, if one wished, watch the entire movie on Youtube
This movie will relieve boredom
HuckFinn
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EEEEK…Not certain where to put this:
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu Garg
marcescence
PRONUNCIATION:
(mahr-SES-uhns)
MEANING:
noun: The retention of dead leaves, etc., as opposed to shedding.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin marcescere (to wither), from marcere (to wither). Earliest documented use: 1859.
Dead Leaves: Reminds me of the movie Dead Leaves released in 2001 that my children
wanted me to watch
Quite unlike anything I have ever watched to this day
Trailer: Dead Leaves [Manga Entertainment]
Dead Leaves - Movie - Production I.G - 2004
One can, if one wished, watch the entire movie on Youtube
This movie will relieve boredom
thedukeofearl
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Fryowa
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I don’t think my dad ever in the time I knew him said the word “dollars.”
Every time it came out of his mouth that I can ever remember it was “doll hairs.”
racerhawk
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Really? huh.
Fryowa
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Nope.
Fryowa
Administrator
How’s baseball going? We had a contractor cancel on us and I have exactly 3 days to tear out a mound and plate circle, build a new mound and plate circle, and re-anchor 1st and 3rd. It’s raining like hell here right now
99topdawg
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Oh my. That's quite a chore! Had 6 DH's scheduled this spring and got in 2, which is kind of expected in the spring, so no big deal. Everyone is going out that I am expecting and no kids that are "trying baseball" which is good.
This past Monday my #1 didn't show up for school. Not even kidding. His family moved and no one said anything. Not one of those families that move around. Parents had good jobs, etc. They just think their only child needs to play at a bigger school so he can play at a big college. There is no way he has the balls to ever do that because of how his parents have coddled him his whole life. It's the only pitcher I lost, but still. A lot of good young pitchers.
2 weeks ago a middle of the lineup guy broke his arm and is out for the year. Doesn't hurt us defensively because he'd have DHed, but we can't hit a thing so we really needed it. Sucks only having 2 weeks to practice, but everyone's in the same boat. Things should be good this year otherwise if parents keep their noses out of it. They all graduate this year. Maybe a new batch of parents will take over. I hate parents.
Excited to get going as always. Only 2 months from tomorrow is the first district game. Lost my assistant, which is a great thing but I don't have an assistant. I'm actually really excited about that because I've never done it and now I have 2 teams that I get to be the head coach of. JV will be fun and no pressure.
How is everything going for you? Got a big roster?
okeefe4prez
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Give me his parents' phone number, I'll recommend some high schools in the southeast. I don't think the move from Eagle Grove to Humboldt is gonna make much of a difference.
MelroseHawkins
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"Warsh". Like referring to "warshing" clothes.
I admittedly probably stated this when young and growing up in my small town but have corrected when realized the correct word is "wash". I corrected it over the years. I have a co-worker who always says it and it sticks out like a sore thumb when I hear it. Cringe-worthy!
thedukeofearl
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When we moved to DM from Philadelphia
George Wharshington was the first president
Nobody would answer the teacher/nun's questions
They wanted to hear me speak
Thought I was from Merry Olde
Haven't heard Wharsh for quite some time
MelroseHawkins
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Not to make this a racial thing at all, but, how come when people of color say "asks" it sound so different. Not that it's bad and I don't know what they are saying but it sounds like there are extra S's in the word somehow. I've tried to imitate saying it but cannot for the life of me, but it seems most black individuals say it the same. It's a weird phenomenon.
thedukeofearl
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Language and pronunciation are far from immutable. Accents and regionalisms can suggest a great deal about where someone is from—the Dictionary of American Regional English catalogs the vast smattering of linguistic ticks that permeate American speech. There are some linguistic divides, though, that seem to stand out above the rest: saying pop versus soda, or pronouncing “ask” as “ax.” But while your name for fizzy drinks can say something about your geography, the ask/ax divide is laden with additional cultural baggage.
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People Have Been Saying "Ax" Instead of "Ask" for 1,200 Years
"Ax" for "ask" isn't wrong, it's just different
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