July 25, 2016

Pronunciation?

"Oasis, they (kilt, killed) a man and really helped me out!"
I have no idea what this ad is trying to say, unless Oasis is offering to end your misery with others!
I am sure they meant some word associated with a refinance, but now that I have listened to this ad over a dozen times and there is just no way to come up with a word that might mean this!

Axe
This is so common in the Seattle area I almost no longer notice it!
You would think Seattle is filled with serial killers based on how many people are axed daily!
They want to ask you something, they axe you instead!
Whew, I was worried given the last lady I met at the hospital, wanted to axe me something!

Wound
I was sitting the hospital on Friday and the lady sitting next to me turned and asked (axed me) how to spell 'wound'.  So, I spelled it for her.  She input this on her phone, stopped and said, "No, that is not right."

I spelled it again for her and she confirmed that is what she had entered.  So, I asked her to describe the item or action she was wanting spelled ...

Ah, embarrassingly pantomime: she could not pronounce 'Womb' !
And she was a local American even!
And a nurse's assistant on break ...

Yup, that one surprised me!

Gasnortemfrazzlegasnor
I simply had no idea.
The imaging tech running the ultrasound on me on Thursday, let loose with, "Gasnortemfrazzlegassnor!".
I asked her what she meant and she just looked at me like I was from Mars since I had not idea what she meant!
Based on her displayed lack of personality, I will go with an underwear pinch!

Baby Sister
I was watching the latest Star Trek movie and my cell phone starts vibrating.  Well, everyone knew I was at the movies - so it must be important!  I scootered out at fast as could and answered.

It was my oldest grand-daughter, "Hi, Papa, I miss you!", and my heart melted - the heck with the movie!

So we talked for a few minutes and I asked what she had been doing.

"Well, I went to Bellevue with my baby sister yesterday ..."

"Baby sister, baby sister, what baby sist .....  Wait a minute, you are not dressing your brother up in girl clothes again are  you?!?!?!?!"

She squealed with laughter and it took her a few attempts to get out, "babysitter"!  Oh, how we laughed!

Pronunciation, is important, especially when we are talking your own native language!
Otherwise, it is just humorous ... okay, it is always humorous!

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