Random Thoughts 18: The Year of Fire
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That F’ING time again that you gotta lock your doors around here. Will at least post a good train song.
When did we collectively forget how to pronounce the word 'vague'? I have repeatedly heard educated people - including a television journalist tonight - pronounce it so it rhymes with sag. My Merriam-Webster has no alternates listed, just the one with a hard 'a'. I had to grudgingly acquiese to Pe-ANN-ist and HAIR-ass-ment rather than PEE-an-ist and Ha-RASS-ment for Pianist and Harassment because both are listed as acceptable alternates but this is a bridge too far. Is this another "new and improved" pronounciation?
When did we collectively forget how to pronounce the word 'vague'? I have repeatedly heard educated people - including a television journalist tonight - pronounce it so it rhymes with sag. My Merriam-Webster has no alternates listed, just the one with a hard 'a'. I had to grudgingly acquiese to Pe-ANN-ist and HAIR-ass-ment rather than PEE-an-ist and Ha-RASS-ment for Pianist and Harassment because both are listed as acceptable alternates but this is a bridge too far. Is this another "new and improved" pronounciation?
Don't know when these things happened but I just like the Ren and Stimpy reference.
When did we collectively forget how to pronounce the word 'vague'? I have repeatedly heard educated people - including a television journalist tonight - pronounce it so it rhymes with sag. My Merriam-Webster has no alternates listed, just the one with a hard 'a'. I had to grudgingly acquiese to Pe-ANN-ist and HAIR-ass-ment rather than PEE-an-ist and Ha-RASS-ment for Pianist and Harassment because both are listed as acceptable alternates but this is a bridge too far. Is this another "new and improved" pronounciation?
I've had a weird time pronouncing aluminum since I was a little kid. Chatted with a Brit journalist guy in the Boundary Waters at Sea Gull Lake decades ago and loved his Brit pronunciation of aluminum and have used that ever since.
Have tried as hard as I can but I cannot master the Brit pronunciation of jaguar.
I also deliberately mispronounce debris as da-briss. Decades ago (again, this is a reoccurring theme) a charming and fun waitress at First Street Station stopped by with a "Let me clear this de-briss away and than I'll take your orders". Made me laugh and I've been using that ever since which has had many unfun people jump in to correct me.
What has happened to you?!?! You are going to walking around with a cane, top hat, and a monocle if you keep this up.
CycloneErik
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Why does editing a PDF someone sent me have to be this difficult?
An admin (once again) didn't know their actual process. I got it kickstarted, as a non-hired person, but I can't sign the standard employment forms. I don't want to do the free trial, since I've heard that Adobe makes it awfully hard to cancel, and I'm not paying $20/month for an 8-week job.
Is there an easy button I'm missing?
An admin (once again) didn't know their actual process. I got it kickstarted, as a non-hired person, but I can't sign the standard employment forms. I don't want to do the free trial, since I've heard that Adobe makes it awfully hard to cancel, and I'm not paying $20/month for an 8-week job.
Is there an easy button I'm missing?
You obviously didn’t have my 9th grade vocal music teacher: aluminum, linoleum, magnesium as a warmup every time.
I'd just print it off sign it and scan it
No, although that wouldn't have shocked me. Plain white shirt, dark pants and a goofy, disturbing hat, if I recall correctly.
CycloneErik
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We're planning to meet halfway for a handoff of the copies I printed.
I don't have a scanner anymore, or we'd so be done.
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