tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832082806332193102.post698062614084364323..comments2023-10-24T09:42:34.146+01:00Comments on Optistatic: Moving, part 3, felt and choir practiceOptistatichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03000726114121989951noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832082806332193102.post-66947387755513584462009-03-27T18:16:00.000+00:002009-03-27T18:16:00.000+00:00I am now imagining you reading my posts with a fak...I am now imagining you reading my posts with a fake old London accent - like on Mary Poppins. Is that a lovely English accent? Mine is slightly Northern, but not from a specific Northern area. I have been accused of coming from Down South, but the way I pronounce "cup" (with more of an "uh" sound in the middle, as opposed to something more "a"-like) suggests otherwise.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that I like to do is to teach German people how to pronounce words with "u" in the middle. The words I teach them sound very strange - suddenly this great big Northern word pops up in the middle of everything else they are saying. I have now modified my approach because although it is sometimes amusing, it isn't really very kind, and I do actually like my German friends. That is why I help them with their pronunciation. English is too irregular!Optistatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000726114121989951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832082806332193102.post-2950998147847053902009-03-19T03:57:00.000+00:002009-03-19T03:57:00.000+00:00Ahh... I read this post earlier and must have drea...Ahh... I read this post earlier and must have dreamt I commented on it! LOL!<BR/><BR/>So glad things are puttering along and I wish I were there for your felting workshop! I, too, would benefit greatly from the foam pad for the lap, however, as someone with CRPS, I'd be hard pressed to guess if it was the needle or the CRPS stabbing me! (HA! Gallows humour, or whatever you call it.).<BR/><BR/>I am rather fond of making words to my liking, whether or not they are 'correct'. I liked paniceth not, but it made me want to pronounce it pan-i-seth; perhaps we could spell it panicketh?<BR/><BR/>I hope you survived the marauding hoardes sufficiently; I suspect this is so as I see newer posts ahead... good!<BR/><BR/>I write some pretty incoherentish things, so I find I gather your gist - usually - unless I'm feeling espcially dense (not infrequent, sorry to say).<BR/><BR/>Also, I read your posts with a lovely English accent in my head. It's probably not YOUR accent, however, it also affects how I write my replies - also 'thought' with a bit of an English accent! How's that for odd??!Lisa Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09270449917254845437noreply@blogger.com