It's not an accent or dialect. Exxpecially and libary coming out of an educated person is just shameful.
It's not an accent or dialect. I've got the accent where people think I say bagel wrong. When I say I don't hear it, they start saying, "bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel.. hear the difference?". Exxpecially and libary coming out of an educated person is just shameful.
*groan* growing up in VT, then moving to the South I get $h!t for that all the time. Just stopped eating them
But this is coming from middle of nowhere KY hicks. I'll sometimes blankly stare at them when they finish a sentence and am like "were those words or did you just have a stroke?"
It's not an accent or dialect. I've got the accent where people think I say bagel wrong. When I say I don't hear it, they start saying, "bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel.. hear the difference?". Exxpecially and libary coming out of an educated person is just shameful.
This. But I would even go so far as to remove the 'educated' part. If your parents can't teach you to say things properly, and someone has said something about it just one time in your life, then you need to speak it properly.
Mom says 'warsh' Mom, seriously, spell that for me. Where in the hell do you see an R in there????
It's not an accent or dialect. I've got the accent where people think I say bagel wrong. When I say I don't hear it, they start saying, "bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel.. hear the difference?". Exxpecially and libary coming out of an educated person is just shameful.
*groan* growing up in VT, then moving to the South I get $h!t for that all the time. Just stopped eating them
But this is coming from middle of nowhere KY hicks. I'll sometimes blankly stare at them when they finish a sentence and am like "were those words or did you just have a stroke?"
So, how do you say "bagel"?
Really. How can you say that "wrong"?
Say Yes Sir no Sir three bags full Sir! Then give em half of what you used to do.2 of 2
Manager brings me into a private conference room... I'm thinking Jesus, what did I do?
I'm being assigned 50% more work, but no considerations have been made and it's not in the budget for any kind of compensatory review or bonus.
I'm taking over one persons entire job, plus continuing 50% of mine. Not even a spot bonus or consideration of a review of the possibility of an increase?
I will be updating my resume this weekend.
Anybody know of any connections in the insurance business? (Trust me, I don't love the industry, but I'm damn good at what I do)
I can actually think of 3 distinct ways from hearing other people:
"BAY-gle"
"Beggle" (Probably the closest to how I say it.)
"BAG-el" (That's the Cincinnati accent.)
I swear I say "bagel", but it must come out sounding like "donut"
I swear I say "bagel", but it must come out sounding like "donut"
Something that's worked for me on occasion is relaying a story about an imaginary relative with a similar annoying habit and how it's hated by all, how people say mean things about them behind their back, make excuses to avoid them, etc. Sometimes they get the hint. From time to time I also reflect on whether I am that relative.
I've found the best solution to that is to learn a second and third language and spend a lot of time communicating in those languages.
I agree! Learning his co-workers language would be much easier than having to put up with the accent while the guy speak to him in a non-native tongue he learned.
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Wrench dat out in da zinc an den go take a bat.
I have no idea what either of you are talking about as it pertains to my post.
It's not an accent or dialect. I've got the accent where people think I say bagel wrong. When I say I don't hear it, they start saying, "bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel, bagel.. hear the difference?". Exxpecially and libary coming out of an educated person is just shameful.
My wife is a speech pathologist. Sadly, this form of speech has an official, recognized name, that is not only excepted by the education community of today, they specifically forbid SLP's and English teachers from teaching to "correct" it. Officially known as African American Vernacular English, or AAVE.
So, how do you say "bagel"?
Is "Ebonics" not PC anymore?
My sister is a speech pathologist as well. Imma axe her prolly next time I see her.
Officially known as African American Vernacular English, or AAVE.