The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread Question Thread!

[West 36]

German speakers- do you pronounce Wien with one syllable (veen) or two syllables (vee-en)? The parentheses containing English pronunciation of course.

 

[philippe]

I'm no German but from what i've learned from German classes it's with one syllable. (i think)

 

[Rossiya]

In German it's "Veen". In the Austrian dialects it's "Vee-en".

 

[West 36]

Thanks! Question is still open to native speakers if they have anything to add.

Another:

Is there a reason that the numbers from 13-19 are said differently than those from 20-99?
Thirteen vs Twenty-three, why not Onety-three? (Make up a better one version jerks) And how come 11 and 12 are so different? And don't get me started on those crazy French numbers... And whats the deal with airline food? Really?

 

[bhsup]

So does anyone else think Ursula from the Spiderman movies is pretty darned cute?

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Is okra pronounced oak-ra or ach-ra?

 

[bhsup]

oak-ra. Least that's how everyone around here pronounces it. Okra rules, btw!

God knows what those weirdos across the State line in Kansas say it.

 

[GinandTonic]

Is there a reason that the numbers from 13-19 are said differently than those from 20-99?

Isn't teen just a bastardisation of "and ten" or "ten".

And how come 11 and 12 are so different?

Lots of stuff worked in base 12. I guess the seperate numbers for 11 and 12 are a hangover from that.

And don't get me started on those crazy French numbers... And whats the deal with airline food? Really?

The wrongist bit is that belgians managed to have sensible numbers in french, none of this (4x20)+10+7 foolishness. The french spent the time they could have been using to develop sensible numbers developing sensible airline food, if what I hear from those who have flown Air France longhaul are to be believed.

 

[Brighteye]

So does anyone else think Ursula from the Spiderman movies is pretty darned cute?

I'll tell you when you post a picture.

 

[Mirc]

Same, I can't remember any Ursula (it's been a long time since I watched any Spiderman movie)

 

[Eran of Arcadia]

The Russian chick who's the daughter of the landlord? Only possibility, and yes she is cute.

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Okra rules, btw!

Oh, I know. And thanks. Oak-ra sounds so much cooler!

 

[bhsup]

I'll tell you when you post a picture.

Same, I can't remember any Ursula (it's been a long time since I watched any Spiderman movie)

The Russian chick who's the daughter of the landlord? Only possibility, and yes she is cute.

 

[Mirc]

Kinda flat chested... but she looks okay.

 

[philippe]

the food looks delicious, she...well I need more data.

 

[bhsup]

the food looks delicious, she...well I need more data.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/sear...6stLcF?ei=UTF-8&p=Mageina+Tovah&js=1&y=Search

 

[philippe]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23842998@N03/2270340636/

thanks, but no thanks. Too skinny.

 

[bhsup]

Normally I would agree with the too skinny comments. I like a bit o' meat and curves on the gals. But she just had some intangible quality, at least in the Spidey movie, that I found rather attractive.

 

[Rossiya]

The Russian chick who's the daughter of the landlord? Only possibility, and yes she is cute.

The word you are looking for instead of "chick" is "devotchka".

 

[Masquerouge]

So is respite pronounced to rime with despite, or with cesspit? I thought it was like despite, but a couple of American friends told me it was like cesspit, but I thought it was weird and looked in my dictionary where the phonetic alphabet says it's like despite.

Now I'm confused. Help me.