topic Re: aPsolutely in Community Chat

aPsolutely

luvmybeetle — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:10:51 GMT

OK if she says aPsolutely one more time I will scream. I'm am trying to be very patient and I will not turn on the mute. I want to hear the explanation on each product as I love the Irish. I just wish some of the hosts would learn how to speak correctly. Sorry I'm just frustrated.

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jannabelle1 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:10:31 GMT

I'm not trying to defend the host since I didn't watch this, but it's a little hard to distinguish (IMO) the sound of a "p" versus "b" in the word absolutely. Not trying to start an argument here - just another thought about this.

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rms1954 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:35:43 GMT

Go ahead and scream if it makes you feel better. I hear it pronounced the correct way so ....

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SharkE — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:54:24 GMT

What tickles me is Wolfgang Puck trying to say vegetable.

comes out vegtable. ROFL

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kitcat51 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:42:49 GMT

I hear a B, no P.

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rms1954 — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:51:49 GMT

@kitcat51 wrote:
I hear a B, no P.

Same here.

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luvmybeetle — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 02:52:17 GMT

OK then it must be just me. Sorry for the rant.

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BirkiLady — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:21:09 GMT

@luvmybeetle Listen for the word "hundred" and "pumpkin" from many QVC hosts. Most do not pronounce either of them correctly. They are on national TV, according to them are educated - yet they continue to mangle everyday words. It boggles my mind. Those words drive me crazy!

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santorini — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 22:34:17 GMT

@BirkiLady wrote:
@luvmybeetle Listen for the word "hundred" and "pumpkin" from many QVC hosts. Most do not pronounce either of them correctly. They are on national TV, according to them are educated - yet they continue to mangle everyday words. It boggles my mind. Those words drive me crazy!

And InterESSSSting (MBR).

Re: aPsolutely

Susan in California — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 04:40:27 GMT

@luvmybeetle

Ok, if we are talking about diction, and what annoys us,

here is mine:

CAWD-----instead of called

"This top is CAWD sage...this one is CAWD marine blue...."

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77yangya — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:37:04 GMT

@SharkE wrote:
What tickles me is Wolfgang Puck trying to say vegetable.
comes out vegtable. ROFL

That's okay, I say vegable just to cut corners. I don't do it in public though....lol!

Re: aPsolutely

77yangya — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 09:37:56 GMT

@luvmybeetle wrote:
OK then it must be just me. Sorry for the rant.

It's not you. Proper grammar was drummed into my head as a child so I NOTICE it immediately. You must too. I fee the same way.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:42:16 GMT

@Susan in California wrote:
@luvmybeetle

Ok, if we are talking about diction, and what annoys us,
here is mine:

CAWD-----instead of called

"This top is CAWD sage...this one is CAWD marine blue...."

Amy has a speech impediment, she has said so. Are people here really going to criticize someone's speech impediment?

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vermint — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:13:43 GMT

I didn't hear this particular host, but I agree about the B & P sound in some words.

Ever hear anyone say BaBtist, instead of BaPtist? I do, all the time. Even my Baptist pastor does it...and he is a VERY educated man!

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Luvsmyfam — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 13:22:30 GMT

omg,I am so glad you brought this up.i know the host who says this.i wonder if she can't pronounce her l s?it drives me nuts when listening to her.she is cute as a button,but that is like nails on a chalk board

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BirkiLady — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 16:14:22 GMT

@Luvsmyfam Careful. That host has talked openly of her speach impediment for years. She's had years of speach therapy. Please be kind. That cannot be helped.

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luvmybeetle — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 19:38:29 GMT

Hey guys, I was talking about incorrect grammar, not speech impediments. The host that does that cannot change the way she speaks. Please be kind about that.

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suzyQ3 — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 21:53:47 GMT

@luvmybeetle wrote:
Hey guys, I was talking about incorrect grammar, not speech impediments. The host that does that cannot change the way she speaks. Please be kind about that.

@luvmybeetle, actually, your thread is about pronunciation, not grammar.

Re: aPsolutely

hckynut — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:21:53 GMT

@luvmybeetle wrote:

@luvmybeetle

Really? It never ceases to amaze me how little it takes to rattle some people. I have seen it here for years from a whole lot of people. How one constructs a sentence, or using the wrong spelling for words that are pronounced exactly the same(there/their).

I even have this discussion with my wife. She's a stickler on spelling and diagramming a sentence. I on the other hand do not care. As long as I understand what they are saying or typing? No big deal.

The only time I mention anything close to this is when some choose to type 1 long sentence in lieu of paragraphs in teenie tiny fonts. Why? Because I am old and even topics I am interested in, I skip. Yes, I know electronics and how font sizes work on so forth.That however doesn't inform the poster to maybe change those things a wee bit!

Not even sure why I am adding this post. Oh well, i did.

hckynut(john) 🏒

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Mersha — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 22:59:23 GMT

I do not know which host is being critiqued here but perhaps it is part of an accent from where they are from.

People probably wonder why on earth I say some words the way that I do. I grew up in Pittsburgh and definitely have that infamous accent. I had no idea how bad it was until I left the area

I have been gone a long time but the accent remains.

If I was a show host I would be raked over the coals.