The Infinite Haiku

[Lion of Lions]

I'm done stealing songs
no more Pirate Bay for me
conscientiousness

alternatively

"conscientiousness"
allowed, but elocution
lessons are advised

[tinderella]

I'm Irish... and i say it with 5 syllables....

I'm curious as to how you pronounce it Lion?

[Alexandra Scarlet]

Lessons are advised
but not in elocution
five syllables speak

[tinderella]

five syllables speak
to the king of the jungle
he is quiet now

[lizzytysh]

he is quiet now
the accurate count is five
elocution ~ sheesh!

[Lion of Lions]

"conscientiousness"

con 1

sci 2

ent 3

i 4

ous 5

ness 6


bad elocution leads to a slurring middle syllable of a noise that sounds like "shuss" but I would only expect to hear it from uneducated speakers who would use "words" like "sheesh". it is out of keeping with a class act like Tinderella who will go to the Ball.

[lizzytysh]

Pronouncing:

"conscientiousness"

con 1

sci 2

ent 3

i 4

ous 5

ness 6


Is:


Pre 1

tent 2

i 3

ous 4


At Best:


Pre 1

ten 2

ti 3

ous 4


over-elocution

[Rel Constant]

Elocution, sheesh
socially prestig i ous
archaic RP

[Lion of Lions]

Pronouncing:

"conscientiousness"

con 1

sci 2

ent 3

i 4

ous 5

ness 6


Is:


Pre 1

tent 2

i 3

ous 4


At Best:


Pre 1

ten 2

ti 3

ous 4


over-elocution

I always believed there were exactly 9 ways to pronounce "conscientiousness" but yours is tendentious.

[Lion of Lions]

Elocution, sheesh
socially prestig i ous
archaic RP

archaic RP
index had shops selling books
on speech for 5 cents

(I suggest you buy one and share it with Lizzy. RPI is the retail price index, but i am sure you knew that)

[Rel Constant]

Lion of Lions wrote:
"I always believed there were exactly 9 ways to pronounce "conscientiousness"

I should have guessed.

[Lion of Lions]

Lion of Lions wrote:
"I always believed there were exactly 9 ways to pronounce "conscientiousness"

I should have guessed.

and I should have guessed that you would repeat the set-up but miss the punchline - tendentious. there is none more earnest than one who is earnestly telling another he is too earnest.

[tinderella]

Ok .. yeah , 'tis my birthday so the wine was flowing but here is my take phonetecally.....................I am Irish and I am drunk




and yea Lion of Lions... gimme a break................... Irish! birthday! drunk!

Ok.. this is the way it sounds to an irish lass

con............. she ................ ennnn............. shuss............... ness...............
how many is that? Am i disqualified................... I Love all this attention on my birthday

[lazariuk]

Ok .. yeah , 'tis my birthday so the wine was flowing but here is my take phonetecally.....................I am Irish and I am drunk




and yea Lion of Lions... gimme a break................... Irish! birthday! drunk!

Ok.. this is the way it sounds to an irish lass

con............. she ................ ennnn............. shuss............... ness...............
how many is that? Am i disqualified................... I Love all this attention on my birthday

have a happy birthday lass

[tinderella]

I need water and I need my bed ....................Birthdays huh? ... I love you all