How do you pronounce this word?
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
What a curious aversion to specificity.
If y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
If y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
In WA at least, it's called a beanie.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmWhat a curious aversion to specificity.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Actually, given your stated dietary habits, this seems about right to me.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmIf y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
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Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Yep. Sometimes I’ll add the word “knit” or “wool” after it.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
*Reggaeton Airhorns* DUUUUNKFlex wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:50pmActually, given your stated dietary habits, this seems about right to me.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmIf y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Next thing we know, ol’ Doc will ask us how we pronounce Kraft Dinner.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Ha! Tho the qualifier "poor," as in quality, should be used.Flex wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:50pmActually, given your stated dietary habits, this seems about right to me.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmIf y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
I thought beanies were those felt things with propellers on top.Kory wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:40pmIn WA at least, it's called a beanie.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmWhat a curious aversion to specificity.
If y'all will excuse me, I'm going to eat food and drink some liquid.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Which is, verbatim, what I thought when I learned about this when I was in 7th grade. But now it's just common nomenclature here.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:15pmI thought beanies were those felt things with propellers on top.Kory wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:40pmIn WA at least, it's called a beanie.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmWhat a curious aversion to specificity.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
When we lived in NC, I was confused when told that what we know as a toque is called a toboggan. The confusing part is that in Canada, at least, this is a toboggan:Kory wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:42pmWhich is, verbatim, what I thought when I learned about this when I was in 7th grade. But now it's just common nomenclature here.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:15pmI thought beanies were those felt things with propellers on top.Kory wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:40pmIn WA at least, it's called a beanie.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 1:39pmWhat a curious aversion to specificity.
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It's such a wide distinction for what that word describes, it baffled the hell out of me.
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
What is Toque?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 11:05amToque—do you pronounce it as rhyming with oak or with juke?
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
101Walterton wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:49pmWhat is Toque?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 11:05amToque—do you pronounce it as rhyming with oak or with juke?
(Silly pom-pom on top optional.)
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
Ahhh a beanie aka bobble hat in UK (if it has a bobble on top).Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:51pm101Walterton wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 2:49pmWhat is Toque?Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑03 Apr 2019, 11:05amToque—do you pronounce it as rhyming with oak or with juke?
(Silly pom-pom on top optional.)
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Re: How do you pronounce this word?
oh yeah, those are beanies.
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a bowl of soup
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a rolling hoop
Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a ton of lead
Wiggle - you can raise the dead
Pex Lives!
Re: How do you pronounce this word?
I was confused for a while.