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[boxofdelights]

Well, they all do get expensive if they live long enough. Aiko's allergies have gotten so bad I'm trying a grain-free dog food. What I have learned so far is that both dogs think it smells fantastic. I need to put it somewhere I can get it and they can't. Right now it is on top of the washing machine, but I'm going to have to use the washing machine someday. Unfortunately I don't have a dryer.


Does it make you uncomfortable to correct other people's pronunciation? Does it make you uncomfortable to have yours corrected? Is there any way you can make correction less uncomfortable? These questions brought to you by my SF book group's discussion of The Quantum Thief. Book and discussion were both very good, but I kept being bothered every time someone said "Sobornost" with the stress on the first syllable (instead of the second) and rhyming the last syllable with "lost" (instead of "toast").

Comments

[lilysea]

I don't mind being corrected *once*.

But if you correct me and I keep mispronouncing, it's because I can't say it the right way.

A friend kept correcting me every 5 minutes once "It's not dash-hund it's *dax*-hund"

I can't say dax-hund - sod off!

[boxofdelights]

That would be hard to tolerate.

Sometimes when someone keeps telling me the same thing, I can get them to stop by making eye contact and saying, "I understand."

They might stop, or they might snap, "Well why don't you do it then?" but I would rather be snapped at than snap.

[bibliofile]

Wait, isn't it "docks-hund"?

(Me, I'd just call them wiener dogs; I know I can pronounce that. YMMV, of course.)