NancyLebovitz comments on 9/11 as mindkiller - Less Wrong

12 Post author: NancyLebovitz 12 September 2011 05:44PM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 September 2011 11:53:53AM 2 points [-]

I pronounce the b. Is that the question? I didn't know there was more than one way to pronounce it.

Also, vase vs. vahse. I think of vase as normal and vahse as affected. I try to keep a grip and realise that people generally say vahse because they think it's normal, not because they're showing off, and the same for aahnt meaning aunt. In at least one dialect (sorry, I don't know which one), both vase and vahse are used, with vahse meaning a fancy vase.

Comment author: shokwave 13 September 2011 12:00:45PM 2 points [-]

I pronounce the b. Is that the question? I didn't know there was more than one way to pronounce it.

Wow! Here in Australia it's like 'home'. No b.

(That might be Australia though; we say water like "w-aww-tah")

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 13 September 2011 06:00:43PM 1 point [-]

I've checked more carefully. I do pronounce the b, but I think it's a softer/briefer b than I use to finish Bob.

Comment author: orielwen 13 September 2011 04:12:46PM 1 point [-]

Yes, I can tell you do, because you don't spell it 'vayse'.

Comment author: pedanterrific 13 September 2011 05:50:15PM 0 points [-]

Upvoted because I had to go back and reread to figure out what you were saying. ("I think of vase as normal and vahse as affected." I didn't even notice because I think of 'vayse' as normal as well.)