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

alternatively

"conscientiousness"
allowed, but elocution
lessons are advised

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

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

Lessons are advised
but not in elocution
five syllables speak

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

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

"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.

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

Elocution, sheesh
socially prestig i ous
archaic RP

lizzytysh wrote: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.

Rel Constant wrote: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)

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

I should have guessed.

Rel Constant wrote: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.

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

tinderella wrote: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

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