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wFrom: Frank Rogers
wtDate: September 29, 2013
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language
Young Airgirl at FEN pronounced genital herpes as gentile herpes; and the Navy dinghy was din'gy as in dirty. Our ship captain said Yokosuka was Yoh cuss' kuh, even worse than as it is normally mispronounced = Yuh koos' kuh.
FR
wFrom: Jim White
wtDate: September 29, 2013
Subject: How to screw up the language
In addition to needing some body armor, I may also need a translator. My wife likes the TV program, "Cops" because it has a lot of action with little dialogue and therefore is easy for her to understand. I have a friend in Sacramento who likes Japanese dramas so I send a weekly videotape of those to him and he sends me one with a lot of PBS programs. He also includes "Cops" at times for my wife. A recent episode we saw just happened to be taped in Memphis and I don't know if I'm going to understand anyone after I get there or not.
Jim W
wFrom: Joe Ciokon
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S---- Up the Language
Que dice?
What's the cape pa so?
No speak da inglis.
wFrom: Ken Kalish
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language -- Short and Sweet
Most folks coming to Minnesota stations have to pass a pronunciation test about Minnesota place names:
Milan = MY-lan
Chequamegon = SHUH - wah - mah -gun
Miniwaskish = min-eh-WASH-kiss
Becida = beh-SIDE-uh
Natawash = NAY-tuh-wush
Bois Forte = Boys Fort
Marais = mah-RAY (Grand and Little)
Osakis = o-SAY-kiss
Le Seur = lee-SEWER
Iowa = oink-WEE-WEE-WEE
wFrom: Jack Holsomback
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language -- Short and Sweet ...about the same time as answering the question, "How are you today?" with the answer, "I'm good." That following along as "He dissed me."
wFrom: Ken Kalish
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language -- Short and Sweet
[After the above] So then I go, "Bummer, man. Like bad karma, ya know?"
wFrom: Joe Ciokon
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language -- Short and Sweet
Conversations with my daughter, can be maddening. Blah, blah, blah.... When did they start calling their co-workers "Peeps"?
Joe
wFrom: Joe Ciokon
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S----- Up the Language -- Short and Sweet
From great friend Bob Herskovitz comes this succinct example of ways some folks have found to wreak havoc on the art of communication:
From meetings and conference calls to presentations, some folks are just a little too wrapped up in an attempt to speak in a new popular vernacular that is just pathetic. Like this:
"Hey there! Going Forward in a robust way to engage my colleagues to join me in my passion to create change I have gone beyond the 'yeah, yeah, yeah' to gain more of the 'woo-hoo' and felt an awesome round of support and encouragement." [Highlights as in the original message.]
(Also picture them talking with their hands moving up/down/left/right/circling around.)
Yeah, like, it's really a bummer, man, like, the way our language is, like, abused. Whatever.
How to S----- Up the Language --Short and Sweet
September 2012
AFVN Group Conversations
wFrom: Ken Kalish
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S---- Up the Language
....And "LL" is pronounced "Y," so he clled his daughter Sayyy.
Ken
wFrom: Jack Holsomback
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S---- Up the Language
Another story about the same except the guy explained that the "J" is pronounced with an "H". Later when asked what months were he in San Diego, he promptly replied in Hune and Huly. Gad that's awful. Jack H
wFrom: Francis LeRoy
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S---- Up the Language
There is an old story about a couple from MN driving to San Diego when they saw a road sign that said La Jolla. They had a discussion about how to pronounce it remembering someone had told them about the Spanish influence but to figure it out the stopped at a restaurant. The guy went in and asked the guy at the counter "Wow to you pronounce the name to this place?" the counter guy replied "Mc Donalds!
wFrom: Francis LeRoy
wtDate: September 29, 2012
Subject: How to S---- Up the Langauge - Short and Sweet
Ken, you forgot Lac Court de Orielles...... pronounced La Coo dah ray.... ON the air in name one of the news guys said Lac Court da Oary allies....I nearly lost it...corrected him before the next newscast....