Desks, Casks, Husks, and Breasts

James81 · May 19, 2009

[I challenge you to try and say those words without making the little ksssss and tsssss sounds. It just bounces off off your teeth and tongue. I've been trying for several years now to say those words without dragging out the "s" in a bouncy way, and it's impossible! Impossible I tell you.]

CACTUSWENDY · May 19, 2009

Slow day huh?

Rachel · May 19, 2009

Oh man I can't do it.

Sophia · May 19, 2009

James81 said:
[it's impossible! Impossible I tell you.]

It's not impossible... if you lost your front teeth in a terrible desk accident, breaking them on a falling cask of coconut husks, which was full from the task of extracting moisturising cream for breasts too long basked in the sun.

Thanks for bringing it up, you cruel git.

MoonWriter · May 19, 2009

I think you need those little ksssss and tsssss sounds, James. What I need help with is pronouncing "asked." I've "assed" more people than I care to remember.

rhymegirl · May 19, 2009

I thought maybe there was some kind of connection between those words but I guess not.

Ol' Fashioned Girl · May 19, 2009

Geez... I thought there was a gasssss leak in here.....

quickWit · May 19, 2009

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Geez... I thought there was a gasssss leak in here.....

'scuse me.

writerterri · May 19, 2009

This thread has beeen officially dorked by a bunch of nards.

:tongue

zanizh · May 19, 2009

I can't say breasts aloud without my husband thinking I'm propositioning him.

Sweetleaf · May 19, 2009

zanizh said:
I can't say breasts aloud without my husband thinking I'm propositioning him.

Me too! And I thought it was just my hubby. Must be a guy thing.

MoonWriterWhat I need help with is pronouncing "asked." I've "assed" more people than I care to remember.

That's not as bad as people who say 'aksed'. That annoys the hell out of me.

spamwarrior · May 19, 2009

Sounding like "axed"?

zanizh · May 20, 2009

spamwarrior said:
Sounding like "axed"?

Yup. That's the pronunciation. Like my grandmother says "risk" instead of "wrist". Old world language.

som1luvsmi · May 20, 2009

Ugh. I hate it when people say "axed" instead of "asked". My dad always used to add an extra "r" into things: "warsher" instead of "washer", stuff like that. Drove me crazy.

Oh! or when people are singing and say "choo" instead of the last letter of the previous word and "you". Is it really that hard to enunciate the words?

spamwarrior · May 20, 2009

zanizh said:
Yup. That's the pronunciation. Like my grandmother says "risk" instead of "wrist". Old world language.

Supposedly here in RI the people have terrible language. Axed, Bubblah, Idearr.

zanizh · May 20, 2009

spamwarrior said:
Supposedly here in RI the people have terrible language. Axed, Bubblah, Idearr.

And I thought that was a southern drawl thing! Bama folks talk in much the same way but with a slur. LOL

spamwarrior · May 20, 2009

zanizh said:
And I thought that was a southern drawl thing! Bama folks talk in much the same way but with a slur. LOL

Nope, not just a southern drawl. Supposedly we're famous for our terrible accents, and the way we give road directions. "Turn left by the bridge that was torn down 5 years ago... and then turn right again where the pharmacy used to be."

Sweetleaf · May 20, 2009

I'm going to remember that if I'm ever in your neck of the woods - take a map.

KCathy · May 20, 2009

How about "ellipsis?" It sounds like something Gollum would say.

Sweetleaf · May 20, 2009

At school I knew a girl who couldn't say 'r's'. No kidding!
People always used to ask her to say 'wheelbarrow'.

It sounded so funny

Desks, Casks, Husks, and Breasts

James81

Great Scott Member

CACTUSWENDY

An old, sappy, and happy one.

Rachel

Stuff and nonsense.

Sophia

MoonWriter

practical experience, FTW

rhymegirl

It's a New Year!

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

quickWit

Totally Ninja!

writerterri

It's a dorky day!

zanizh

Lost in Revision Hell

Sweetleaf

Momentary lapse of reason

spamwarrior

rewriting.

zanizh

Lost in Revision Hell

som1luvsmi

My brother loves me thiiis much! :)

spamwarrior

rewriting.

zanizh

Lost in Revision Hell

spamwarrior

rewriting.

Sweetleaf

Momentary lapse of reason

KCathy

Writer when I grow up

Sweetleaf

Momentary lapse of reason