Weird things I think about at night #1

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	Weird things I think about at night #1
	In this case it was a curiosity about pronunciation that was running through my head. The question that my brain was chewing on was silly (as it always is) but strangely maddening. Daddy. How do you pronounce that, in your neck of the woods? I find two ways that come to mind. First, "dah-Dee." Second, "dahd-E." It's two syllables either way, but it all comes down to where the emphasis falls. [Edit @1550CT 1/10: No, this isn't a subtle hint to anything! This really is the sort of stuff that runs through my head when I'm awake at 3 in the morning.] This entry was originally posted at http://feren.dreamwidth.org/435235.html and is the preferred location to read this journal! Tags: 2013, sleepless, thoughtful Current Mood: awake Current Music: cat snoring

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	From: frysco	Date: January 10th, 2013 09:18 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Are you trying to tell us something there? Do we need to offer congratulations? :>

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From: neowolf2	Date: January 10th, 2013 09:39 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I was wondering that too!

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	From: feren	Date: January 11th, 2013 01:28 am (UTC)		(Link)

Not at all!

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	From: arphalia	Date: January 10th, 2013 10:16 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I -think- I'm going to have to go with the first choice but I said the two parts so fast its hard to pin down where any emphasis would be. The Dah part was also less of an "Ah!" And more like "Ack!"

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From: neowolf2	Date: January 10th, 2013 10:21 pm (UTC)		(Link)

Another possibility is that the second d gets replicated and shows up in both syllables: dahd-dee.

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	From: feren	Date: January 11th, 2013 01:29 am (UTC)		(Link)

Gah, I hadn't even thought of that! I think it's because some of the kids I've been exposed to have been so shrill on the "eeee!" of the second syllable it never even entered my mind.

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From: neowolf2	Date: January 11th, 2013 12:32 pm (UTC)		(Link)

We engage in this bizarre behavior where we provide voiceovers for our cats. They use that pronunciation. :)

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	From: feren	Date: January 11th, 2013 03:31 pm (UTC)		(Link)
	Not that bizzare

lady_curmudgeon and I do the exact same thing. :)

Edited at 2013-01-11 03:31 pm (UTC)

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	From: enveri	Date: January 10th, 2013 10:41 pm (UTC)		(Link)

I think I say it both ways, depending on how quickly it's going.

And unless you're sowing wild oats, I know this question is merely philosophical. ;D

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	From: asetwoman	Date: January 11th, 2013 04:55 am (UTC)		(Link)

The second, I think.

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	From: chefmongoose	Date: January 14th, 2013 03:53 am (UTC)		(Link)

Dahd-E or Dahd-Dee. Like Dad, with another syllable.

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