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Musically-inclined mathematics-loving liberal agnostic idealist, stir-fried with a large side dish of computers.

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comment What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?
Actually, I think it's a Greek word. And then I realized I'm on the internet, so, yes, it is Greek, says Wikipedia. :)
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comment What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?
The mispronunciation is HY-per-BOWL, and the correct pronunciation is hy-PER-bo-LEE.
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comment How should “Home sweet home” be punctuated?
When writing the line in fictional dialogue, would you recommend omitting the comma to match standard use?
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accepted How should “Home sweet home” be punctuated?
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answered When is it appropriate to use the original pronunciation of a foreign word versus the English pronunciation?
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answered “Visualized” equivalent adjective for audio
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comment Favourite untranslatables
How is this untranslateable? People say "staircase wit" all the time. (Well, some people do.)
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answered What words are commonly mispronounced by literate people who read them before they heard them?
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comment “Par for the course”
It certainly should be! But it isn't. :)
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asked How should “Home sweet home” be punctuated?
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