tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post1146718415329234311..comments2024-03-28T11:38:34.959-05:00Comments on Leaves On My Tree: It Bothers MeEmma Springfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-56258462652175972872022-07-25T13:24:02.091-05:002022-07-25T13:24:02.091-05:00Emma, I share your peeves. As for there being no X...Emma, I share your peeves. As for there being no X in the word ask, I noticed that even US Representative Bennie Thompson mispronounced the word. However Bennie Thompson is from Mississippi, a state in which I spent my first 37 years, and I don't think I ever once heard a black Mississippian pronounce the word ask without the X. Sword is another such word. Black Mississippians pronounce it sward. I don't why.<br /><br />I also don't know why pronouns have become so misused. One of the contestants on Jeopardy! last week was an MD who twice said, "Me and my buddy went ___." If he had been a high school dropout, I would attributed his misuse to ignorance, but to what am I to attribute such mistakes when they're made by someone with 20-plus years of schooling? I get the idea that many people have simply concluded that as long as their meaning is clear, it makes no difference how they speak.Snowbrushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436087215476479042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-15363698444460954272022-06-19T07:22:19.459-05:002022-06-19T07:22:19.459-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-26219468753733746012022-06-18T14:23:17.050-05:002022-06-18T14:23:17.050-05:00I know what you mean. I was raised in Nebraska and...I know what you mean. I was raised in Nebraska and now live in Iowa.mimmylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033859925824024745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-13823147017238326032022-06-17T21:17:21.302-05:002022-06-17T21:17:21.302-05:00I'd have a Midwest accent if I were visiting h...I'd have a Midwest accent if I were visiting home grounds . I'll visit Pike County, Illinois, sometime in July. Don't know when tossing cow chips happens there. Anyway, we are a family of teachers, and you can almost hear a collective scream when reading. Even on bulletin boards! Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-4336715456696462832022-06-16T11:44:09.151-05:002022-06-16T11:44:09.151-05:00When I went to bed last night I was plagued by tho...When I went to bed last night I was plagued by thoughts of more peeves. I need to stop letting it bother me.mimmylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033859925824024745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-5095421782473771662022-06-15T18:55:06.045-05:002022-06-15T18:55:06.045-05:00Language is trash these days; especially with the ...Language is trash these days; especially with the self selection of identifying pronouns. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-1317445819287386762022-06-15T11:46:32.295-05:002022-06-15T11:46:32.295-05:00I actually like the color of regional accents and ...I actually like the color of regional accents and pronunciations. Saying boll instead of boil is pleasing to my ears.mimmylynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033859925824024745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3061832609518891075.post-5628978906583642742022-06-14T21:39:40.105-05:002022-06-14T21:39:40.105-05:00I loosely follow blogs these days. I've done s...I loosely follow blogs these days. I've done some catching up with yours. I am so sorry about the health issues you have been dealing with. Getting older takes a lot of fortitude. I especially hate that your daughter has had to deal with breast cancer. I hope her chemo, radiation goes well. They have a lot more treatment today.<br /><br />I'm from the South. Our speech might try your patience, lol. I taught in Canada for one year and every once in awhile I would catch a pronunciation that I needed to improve ASAP. One was the world boil. My pronunciation did not include the diphthong.Ann Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759967601352382204noreply@blogger.com