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[Poll #1180373]


Mostly just because I'm curious. They're all pretty much unrelated.

Pronunciation "prevalence": I've always done it the second way, but this group that presented in Drugs and Society today, all SEVEN of them, pronounced it the first way, and it really bothered me. So now I'm not sure if I'm just a freak or it's a regional thing or they just can't pronounce words.

Pronunciation "comfortable": Here's where I'm pretty sure I'm a freak, because I pronounce it the second way. I've heard a couple people pronounce it the first way recently, and at first I was like "WTF? NOT HOW YOU PRONOUNCE THAT WORD" and then I was like "...wait. That pronunciation totally matches how the word looks. ...and my pronunciation makes no sense." So now I want to see if I'm alone in my freaky pronunciation.

One or two spaces: I was taught 2 spaces between sentences when I first learned to type, and I cannot make myself NOT do it. This isn't normally a problem, except my film professor wants us to only put one space between sentences for whatever reason (it can't be due to like... page count or anything, since we have a word count for the paper, not a page count, and I don't see how the number of spaces affects that), and I absolutely CANNOT force myself to do it. I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to go back once I'm done with the paper and change the spaces between every sentence to only one space.

Random poll, I know. But I felt like procrastinating some more. I officially have 133 words out of 2000 right now. heh. Not so good. I'm just really stuck about how to approach this paper. I really need to just DO it and stop bitching about it, I know. sigh.

Last random tidbit before actually getting to work! Something that's really been amusing me in my Film Analysis class: Ok, so we've been discussing how different things like... masculinity and femininity and such are socially-constructed categories and are not inherent qualities defining what men or women are, and my professor keeps describing how these categories are "post-it notes" that we put on people and the world sees them that way and such, and I can't help but always thinking about The Office episode "Diversity Day" when Michael puts the various post-it notes on people's head of different races and then everyone's supposed to treat each other like the race on their head. This wouldn't be a problem (it's actually a pretty good literal example of what he's describing) except that every time he brings it up, I start cracking up, and... what he's discussing isn't actually amusing. But I figured that you all would be much more appreciative of how amusing it is.

Ok, time to work!

Comments

[anna-bo-banna.livejournal.com]

my film professor wants us to only put one space between sentences for whatever reason

that is SUCH a weird request. i mean, i only do one space because i worked in book publishing and that's how they do it and i just got used to it after a while, but i cannot understand why it would matter so much to a professor who's just going to read your paper once and put it aside. that's ridiculous.

[bravelove.livejournal.com]

I use both pronunciations of the word 'comfortable', actually. But I'm pretty sure I use the first one more often.

This poll reminded me of another word that I've noticed people pronounce different ways. 'Mature'.

I've always said it like "Muh-CHUR". But I've also heard "Muh-CHOR" and "Muh-TOUR". Very strange.

[overthemoo.livejournal.com]

I say comfortable how you do but I know the correct way of saying it is the first. Or rather, the proper way. Our way is just...'lazy'. heh I think Americans for the most part try to speed up anything they can, right? Same goes for pronouncing words.

You know, until recently when I was watching my mother type something out, I totally forgot you are suppose to put two spaces after ending a sentence or what have you. But I don't think I can get out of the habit of only doing it once now. :\

[twolefts.livejournal.com]

I mispronounce a lot of stuff. My History teacher used to laugh at me when I was reading out loud or something for the way I said water. I say it like wauter and he's like No! It's Wahter. And I had never even heard it pronounced like he said it. And then he was like "you must be from New Jersey." (I am lol) I guess it depends where you're from.

[singingrl.livejournal.com]

I was taught to use two spaces between sentences, but I heard that the MLA officially changed it to one space between sentences at some point a few years ago. I managed to adjust pretty quickly, but sometimes it does feel *odd* like you're using awful grammar.

[heartpause.livejournal.com]

O__o I've never heard anyone pronounce prevalence the 1st way you spelled it, wtffff? Lol oh and I definitely was taught to do 2 spaces when I first started typing tooooo but a few years ago someone told me the "proper" way now is to only use 1 space, so I fiiiinally taught myself to do only 1 space now. I don't know why I forced myself to do that honestly, lol I was definitely really used to doing 2 spaces....I AM WEIRD kthx.