02-22-2016, 08:21 AM
Paul wrote: "I did stumble a bit in the last stanza since I don't normally say "roons" or "gummint,""
oh damn this real-ly ruins my day,
the gov-ern-ment took guns a-way.
That's how I speak it, but you're right "ruins" is two syllables [roo-in], government however is 3 syllables [guhv-ern-muh nt] just as I wrote it. Using the "rule of three" where if there are three unaccented syllables, the middle one gets the accent. in this case "ment".
But you are correct on S5L3, I have an extra syllable. That's funny as I have never noticed anyone pronounce it as anything more than a diphthong, like [roo˘ins]. How strange. I guess I need to go watch some more History docs on Egypt to see how they pronounce it. Where did you grow up, and where did your parents grow up? If you don't mind.
Yes, "Snottioscapee" is almost a word worthy of LC. I'm quite good at making up fake words when real ones just won't do.
Anyway, glad you liked it.
dale
oh damn this real-ly ruins my day,
the gov-ern-ment took guns a-way.
That's how I speak it, but you're right "ruins" is two syllables [roo-in], government however is 3 syllables [guhv-ern-muh nt] just as I wrote it. Using the "rule of three" where if there are three unaccented syllables, the middle one gets the accent. in this case "ment".
But you are correct on S5L3, I have an extra syllable. That's funny as I have never noticed anyone pronounce it as anything more than a diphthong, like [roo˘ins]. How strange. I guess I need to go watch some more History docs on Egypt to see how they pronounce it. Where did you grow up, and where did your parents grow up? If you don't mind.
Yes, "Snottioscapee" is almost a word worthy of LC. I'm quite good at making up fake words when real ones just won't do.
Anyway, glad you liked it.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.