xpensive dog

[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").

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[bibliofile]

Doesn't it depend on how the correction is delivered? A Chicago fan named Bill Higgins (on LJ as beamjockey, IIRC) is very good at gentle corrections. So many geeks would rather not be wrong that corrections can certainly be welcome. Like when my friend B and I saw a movie at a film festiveal. B was amazed at how it was quite optimistic for a Russian film (it was depressing, just not RUSSIAN depressing). I observ3ed as how maybe that was because it was a Greek film, which had B and I and two people behind us laughing.