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").

Comments

[brigantine]

I'm always hesitant to correct someone I don't know very well. However, I know all my friends want to pronounce things correctly, so correcting them is no problem. I do have one friend, and my dad, who honestly have trouble pronouncing languages other than English, so I don't keep correcting them after the first time, unless they ask me to.

I don't mind being corrected, as long as people are nice about it, and I'm confident they know what they're talking about.