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Michael Daniels Inner circle Isle of Man 1609 Posts |
I remember many years ago reading an exam script on a question I had set my students about the developmental psychologist Jean Piaget. Throughout the answer, the student kept referring to "PRJ" - obviously he'd been to my lectures but never bothered to read anything. I guess my English West Country accent must have been much stronger in those days!
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MobilityBundle Regular user Las Vegas/Boston 120 Posts |
Similarly to your story, Mike, there's a French mathematician named Lebesgue. Math students often encounter his name when they read about the Lebesgue integral. His name is pronounced "le BEG." (To be sure, I have no idea how his name is supposed to be pronounced. What I mean is that his name is, in practice, pronounced that way.)
You can always spot a student who has done some reading ahead, because he'll ask questions about the "le BEZ gue" integral. Or in the reverse direction, I once figured out fellow student of mine never read any books, because he referred to Lebesgue integration as "the big integration." |
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Thom Bliss Loyal user Southern California 271 Posts |
Does Cindy like your singing when you're not in the shower?
Does Cindy like you when you're not singing in the shower? Does she like you when you're in the shower but not singing? My first philosophy instructor said he once had a student who wrote about the philosophy of Harris Tuttle. I'm not sure if that was true or not, because he also told us Newton's friends called him "Fig." Thom . |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
"20 Common Grammar Mistakes that (Almost) Everyone Makes" -LitReactor:
http://litreactor.com/columns/20-common-......ts-wrong
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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Bill Hilly Elite user 449 Posts |
There ain't nothing no sadder than to look into someone's writin' room and see a brand new, never opened, 10 year old Strunk & White.
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Jim Sparx Inner circle Far Out, Texas 1144 Posts |
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On 2011-11-03 18:04, Thom Bliss wrote: Mark Twain had a step brother named, Choo Choo. He was a bongo player in a Cuban dance band in Chattanooga, Tenn. Would I lie?
Et tu, Spartacus?
https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/chispadeelpaso.html |
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Frankie New user The Netherlands 56 Posts |
“Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does.”
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2011-10-31 13:03, MobilityBundle wrote: It's supposed to be closer to <luh bayg>. (It's difficult to find an English cognate to the pronunciation of the French "Le"; it's not exactly <le>, and not exactly <luh>, but, maybe, something in between. The vowel in the second syllable is closer to a long "a" than a short "e".) I write this as something of an authority: although I speak precious little French, I'm assured by people who speak French natively that, when I do, I speak it with a perfect, Parisian accent. I can only credit my French professor with that one. |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2011-10-31 12:01, Michael Daniels wrote: That's hilarious! |
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S2000magician Inner circle Yorba Linda, CA 3465 Posts |
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On 2011-04-28 14:30, LobowolfXXX wrote: In a similar vein, in Orange, CA, most people seem to think that the main N/S street near the 57 Freeway is Tustin Avenue. In fact, it's Tustin Street. It's Tustin Avenue in Santa Ana (just to the South of Orange), and Tustin Avenue in Anaheim (just to the North of Orange), but in Orange it's Street. When I was in high school I'd have won a free lunch at KFC (which was Kentucky Fried Chicken back then) if the girl working the counter had had faith in her convictions. |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Restauranteur.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Pet peeves- Magicians who spell "sleight" as "slight" and everyone who writes "loose" when they mean "lose."
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Yeah, "loose" grates on me, too. I still say the most common one in wide use is "definately."
Not a spelling issue, but more and more I'm seeing a widespread phenomenon where verb phrases are disappearing. For instance, I've seen things like "The dog needs walked" instead of "the dog needs to be walked."
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Haven't heard that yet, but will listen for it.
Notice how many people write "per say" instead of "per se?" |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Just today I found three instances (right here on the Café) of people writing "momento" instead of "memento."
Arggh! |
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On 2013-05-07 14:09, LobowolfXXX wrote: One year and seven minutes between this post and the one above it. It's an omen!
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
Ummmmm I don't get it. The seven minutes, yeah, but the year?!
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Critter- Yes. The omen means "check your reading glasses." Both posts were written on the same day, seven minutes apart.
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foreva.infiniti Regular user 6 Posts a + a 6 Posts = 116 Posts |
My spelling mistakes are never mental! Hell I've won my school's 5th AND 6th spelling bee though I lost in the regionals fairly ealry on... Its just that my mind has so many thoughts racing at once. Im thinking about one thing and having as conversation about another thing, which should be imposible for a human! I will spellcheck when Im on tha CPU but please forgive me if I speak in txt speak because I only access tha magic Café thru my phone which isn't smart.
Colors are Foreva. Numbers are Infinite. 4 every number there's a color. HEY! Eternity! Lets smoke a beer and drink some loud. But wait! I heard you was a six a plus a 6 ahhhh.
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Bob1Dog Inner circle Wife: It's me or this houseful of 1159 Posts |
Thanks for clarifying that foreva, I've really wondered sometimes whether you were for real or not. You are forgiven. At least by me anyway. I can't vouch for the rest of this bunch.
What if the Hokey Pokey really IS what it's all about?
My neighbor rang my doorbell at 2:30 a.m. this morning, can you believe that, 2:30 a.m.!? Lucky for him I was still up playing my drums. |
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