Thank you, @Sir Miles. Time really does fly in when you're having fun. While I wasn't there for some of the 21 years I have been around for most of it. 🙂
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
It turns out the road in the video goes past the house of my sister's in-laws.
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,844MI6 Agent
It's always scary when vehicles slide down a road like that out of control. It reminds me of what one of my old co-workers (whose full-time job was in the council) said about gritting the roads. He said no gritter is out in front of him when he's driving the gritter and the same applies to snow ploughs!
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Is there anyone here? I mean both the thread and the forum. I'm aware BB and Wilson are enjoying a long holiday, but that's no reason for us to let our guard down.
Sometimes you come across a word being spoken that you have previously only seen written down. You've read it, perhaps many times, and have subconsciously created your own pronunciation of it, then one day you hear it being spoken aloud and realize that for a long time your pronunciation of it was wrong.
Surely others have found this, and is there a name for it?
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,844MI6 Agent
Yes, that has happened to me many times. It also often happens with surnames and particularly foreign names and words that have entered into the English language. It may have a name but I'd probably pronounce that wrong too! 😀
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Sir MilesThe Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,746Chief of Staff
I think it’s called CalliopeSyndrome…it’s happened several times for me…like SM says above, it tends to be words from foreign languages…although Southwark in London was one for me…
I see, thanks! Although I now have to admit that I don't know how to pronounce "Southwark" either!
The word which started this chain of thought was "molybdenum", hardly an everyday word, which I'd always assumed had an "ee" sound for the "den" part but was wrong.
I also heard the story about a student who chose not to attend lectures and studied hard on her own instead. When she had her oral exam she was asked to talk about an education theorists named Dewey. She told the professor she couldn't say anything about Dewey because she had never heard of him. On the verge of tears she headed for the door. Just as she was about to close the door she turned around and asked: " Could you be thinking of Devvi (heavy Norwegian accent)?". They were and the student knew lots about "Devvi" and got a good grade.
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,844MI6 Agent
That's the same Dewey who has the "Dewey Decimal Classification" library classification system named after him in the UK and other universities worldwide. A look at his Wikipedia page reveals the following interesting piece of information:
As a young adult, he advocated spelling reform; he changed his name from the usual "Melville" to "Melvil", without redundant letters, and for a time changed his surname to "Dui."
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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I’m sure this has been posted somewhere…but tonight I’m watching a 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man TV-movie, called ‘The Solid Gold Kidnapping’…and this lady shows up in a casino, angling in on our bionic hero, Steve Austin:
Still looking just fine 🍸
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Congratulations!
Thanks @CoolHandBond and @Number24. That's much appreciated. 🙂
Congratulations on your 21st anniversary @Silhouette Man, my how the times flies 😳🤣
Thank you, @Sir Miles. Time really does fly in when you're having fun. While I wasn't there for some of the 21 years I have been around for most of it. 🙂
Congratulations @Silhouette Man 🍸️
Thank you, @chrisno1. 🙂
A video from a nearby town showing a snow plough loosing its grip on a slippery road and almost running over a woman:
It turns out the road in the video goes past the house of my sister's in-laws.
It's always scary when vehicles slide down a road like that out of control. It reminds me of what one of my old co-workers (whose full-time job was in the council) said about gritting the roads. He said no gritter is out in front of him when he's driving the gritter and the same applies to snow ploughs!
Is there anyone here? I mean both the thread and the forum. I'm aware BB and Wilson are enjoying a long holiday, but that's no reason for us to let our guard down.
😱 How quickly I'm forgotten.
And you are ......? 😁
🙄 I am... posting frequently.
You must be imagining those conversations.
Often! 😁
I'm still here, like a bad penny.
Glad to hear it.
I am Spartacus!
No, I'm Spartacus!
I don't want there to be a sparring match. 😉
I can't be the only one who has found this.
Sometimes you come across a word being spoken that you have previously only seen written down. You've read it, perhaps many times, and have subconsciously created your own pronunciation of it, then one day you hear it being spoken aloud and realize that for a long time your pronunciation of it was wrong.
Surely others have found this, and is there a name for it?
Yes, that has happened to me many times. It also often happens with surnames and particularly foreign names and words that have entered into the English language. It may have a name but I'd probably pronounce that wrong too! 😀
I think it’s called Calliope Syndrome…it’s happened several times for me…like SM says above, it tends to be words from foreign languages…although Southwark in London was one for me…
I see, thanks! Although I now have to admit that I don't know how to pronounce "Southwark" either!
The word which started this chain of thought was "molybdenum", hardly an everyday word, which I'd always assumed had an "ee" sound for the "den" part but was wrong.
For years I said "Sean" wrong. And "awe" too.
At least you have an excuse as you're Norwegian. 😀
There's no shock in "awe". 😉
I also heard the story about a student who chose not to attend lectures and studied hard on her own instead. When she had her oral exam she was asked to talk about an education theorists named Dewey. She told the professor she couldn't say anything about Dewey because she had never heard of him. On the verge of tears she headed for the door. Just as she was about to close the door she turned around and asked: " Could you be thinking of Devvi (heavy Norwegian accent)?". They were and the student knew lots about "Devvi" and got a good grade.
That's the same Dewey who has the "Dewey Decimal Classification" library classification system named after him in the UK and other universities worldwide. A look at his Wikipedia page reveals the following interesting piece of information:
As a young adult, he advocated spelling reform; he changed his name from the usual "Melville" to "Melvil", without redundant letters, and for a time changed his surname to "Dui."
Source: Melvil Dewey - Wikipedia
I’m sure this has been posted somewhere…but tonight I’m watching a 1973 The Six Million Dollar Man TV-movie, called ‘The Solid Gold Kidnapping’…and this lady shows up in a casino, angling in on our bionic hero, Steve Austin:
Still looking just fine 🍸
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
That she does ❤️