I noticed that some people say "asterick" instead of "asterisk" when pronouncing it.  Why, people?

 

Also, my dad purposely mispronounces certain names to "irritate" me, even though all I do is roll my eyes.

 

"Redlinger" pronounced "RED-ling-er."  He says: "RED-lin-jer."

 

"Greiner" pronounced "GRY-ner."  He says: "gruh-NEER."

 

That jerk.

 

 

And what does this have to do with anything?

 

I don't know.

 

You tell me.  Or better yet, vacation.

Iritaht?

Preesissily.

Why? vocal laziness, I've always thought. In my parts, it's not uncommon for someone to "ax someone a question. . ."

 

Yes. Go ax Sally.

 

As for purposeful mispronunciations. . . sometimes it's a perverse form of humor, just to rile someone up.

 

I've always found certain phrases. In New Orleans, it wasn't uncommon for someone to refer to the act of petting a pet as "petting on." As in "I was petting on my cat, Kali."

 

Where I'm from (just north of DC), this phrasing is somewhat . . .well, it sounds way dirtier than is meant. I knew someone who always used that construction and it drove me up the wall.

wink wink, nudge nudge, know what you mean, know what you mean.

Oh, I know my dad's just messing around with me.  My comment ("That jerk") was sarcastic. :P  His humor is... well, interesting.  You know how "they say" that you'll end up marrying someone like your mother/father (depending on your gender)?

 

Well, the only way that's true is that I cannot abide someone without a sense of humor.  If they don't have a sense of humor similar to mine, I also can't deal with that much.  So, in that regard, humor has to be a big part of the life of whoever I marry.

Other than that, I don't want to be jokingly abused verbally by my husband, so sorry Dad, I'm not going to marry someone like you.

 

:D

 

Yeah, there are a lot of words out there that are mispronounced a lot, although I'm drawing a blank for some reason.  Not that I'm any exception with some of the words, but still. :D

 

Vocal laziness...  That is a superb way of phrasing it.

 

If I had to speak that last sentence, I'd say: Awesome word choice.

 

Easier to say than "superb...phrasing...."

 

Oooo, I love rambling.

 

It's so fun.

 

For me, I mean.

 

Probably not for anyone else. >.>

See what I mean?  I am no good at keeping conversation going. ;D

I agree. 

What a gentleman you are. ::)

 

:P

Blunt!  Like a sword after shearing.

Not like my lightsaber, which will still be in pristine condition after I'm done removing your head from your neck.

And you'll even escape the sight of blood.  Damn you.

Yes, and no mess to clean up before I mount your head on my wall.  With a wooden baseboard.  You'll go over my fireplace.

 

Just be sure to make a pretty face right before you die, kks?

That's actually quite disturbing...

 

Have you been reading Gerald Brom?

To quote Jango Fett:

 

"Never heard of him."

 

Yay, I'm disTURBED!

He's the author of three books.  The Child Thief being his newest one.  He does his own illustrations as well.

Haha nice...  I don't really see how you could compare the two of us at all... Or even link us in that manner...

 

That was not that disturbing. :P

 

He any good at the illustrations?

Yes, he is.

 

Here's a pic of Peter Pan:

 

Hm, he definitely has that elfin look to him, but in a more sinister way....

 

And he's ugly.

 

But that guy's good. Dang.

Not much for gingers, eh?

 

Here's a couple more good ones.

 

The Captain

 

http://www.bromart.com/images/Rev%20web1.jpg[/img] The Reverend

 

http://www.bromart.com/images/Lady%20web1.jpg[/img] The Lady

I think Peter's ugly because his eyes are too small and they make his nose stand out more. :D  It's not like any one thing really makes him ugly, it's just the overall face. :P

 

 

 

Well, of course, my favorite one's The Lady, although her wide-set eyes/brow definitely give her a different look, which fits in with the rest of the pictures.  In overall style, I mean.

 

The other two creep me out.

I know what you mean.  But that creepiness kind of makes me want to keep reading. :P

*shudders* Ugh.  You know, if I looked at those pictures much, I know I'd have somewhat disturbing dreams.  Not nightmares, and not really bad dreams, but they wouldn't leave my mind, and I'd have dark dreams.

 

I can't handle that much disturbing. :P

For me, it's like, Masema.  He's out there.  You know it.  He's gone.  Out of the ball park.  I want to know why!

Hm, that's an interesting take on things.

 

I like finding out why people are the way they are, but if it's in a book that's pretty disturbing, or the images are vivid and disturbing, I can't handle that.  I've got an overactive and oversensitive imagination. 

My friend and I watched the first 20 minutes of Resident Evil: Apocalypse, and then I asked her to turn it off.  It wasn't that bad yet, but I knew already that I was already screwed for that night.  And I couldn't sleep for hours, not because I was actually afraid of zombies, but because my imagination kept conjuring those images, and my adrenaline kept spiking from the fear.

And I hate that movie, because it got me hooked on the story line, but I can never watch the movie to find out what happens. >.<

 

Anyway, with Masema, I've never really thought about wanting to know why he's gone.  I got more of a rabid dog feel from him than anything else, and that made me want him put to sleep. :P