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This American Life on Harper High School in Chicago

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by poindexter, Feb 20, 2013.

  1. poindexter

    poindexter Well-Known Member

    "Clinton got a blowjob" and "Bush can't pronounce 'nuclear'" are the go-to internet moves.
     
  2. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Actually, on a thread about whether or not authority figures must adhere to some absolute standard of spoken English, the question of a presidential mispronunciation seems fair - and apolitical.
     
  3. Mystery Meat II

    Mystery Meat II Well-Known Member

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  4. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    (Swear words inside.)
     
  5. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Languages changes and evolves. "Where you at?" is OK in the right context.

    It's being familiar. It's not dumbed down. It's no simpler than "Where are you?" It just sounds a little badder.

    On ask, aks -- that's pronunciation. I wouldn't bust people on that since half the callers can't pronounce the name of our paper.
     
  6. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Ask is not a difficult word to pronounce for an adult. "Aks" is like fingers across a chalkboard.
     
  7. YGBFKM

    YGBFKM Guest

    We need the board's favorite racist/linguist to chime in. Where Starman at?
     
  8. JRoyal

    JRoyal Well-Known Member

    That wins the Internet.
     
  9. BenPoquette

    BenPoquette Active Member

    OR CORPSMAN?
     
  10. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Noted.

    But one of these seems to have been a one-time mistake, while the other was a habit of speech. There's also the matter of frequency. How many times does a president use the word 'corpsman?' How many times does a president use the word 'nuclear?'

    Worth asking in the context of this thread, maybe.

    Also worth asking if there's an obligation on the part of every educator everywhere to use only an absolute standard of spoken English.
     
  11. BTExpress

    BTExpress Well-Known Member

    Every educator everywhere? Perhaps not.

    Every educator speaking to an assembly of students . . . hell, yes.
     
  12. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    What the hell is an absolute standard of spoken English?
     
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