How do you pronounce Solecismic?

Antmeister · 07-21-2006, 07:25 PM

Is it so-la-siz-mick or sole-siz-mick or so-lee-siz-mick?

Glengoyne · 07-21-2006, 07:27 PM

neither

Joe · 07-21-2006, 07:29 PM

sole-kiz-mick?

Pyser · 07-21-2006, 07:31 PM

soe-leh-siz-mick in my mind.

Antmeister · 07-21-2006, 07:35 PM

I have been pronouncing it so-la-siz-mick and figured it may be wrong, but I don't know which one is the correct way to pronounce it.

Antmeister · 07-21-2006, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

soe-leh-siz-mick in my mind.

Hmmm...I wonder if yours is the correct way to say it.

KWhit · 07-21-2006, 07:37 PM

VPI97 · 07-21-2006, 07:37 PM

sole-siz-mick

But then again, I'm a hick from southern West Virginia...what do I know?

KWhit · 07-21-2006, 07:39 PM

I would say sole-a-size-mick.

ThunderingHERD · 07-21-2006, 07:42 PM

sŏl'ĭ-sĭz'mĭk

KWhit · 07-21-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderingHERD

sŏl'ĭ-sĭz'mĭk

I love it when you talk phonetics to me.

ThunderingHERD · 07-21-2006, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KWhit

I love it when you talk phonetics to me.

wä'nə sī'bər?

Antmeister · 07-21-2006, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderingHERD

wä'nə sī'bər?

LOL!!!! Just KWhit it! Please just KWhit.

KWhit · 07-21-2006, 08:18 PM

You guys are hi·lar·i·ous (h

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s).

Logan · 07-21-2006, 08:25 PM

I'm pretty sure this thread has been done before. Along with the one that goes: do you pronouce it "fof" or "eff-oh-eff?"

FYI, I'm in the "sole-uh-siz-mik" camp.

Toddzilla · 07-21-2006, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ThunderingHERD

wä'nə sī'bər?

Ell-Oh-Ell

Young Drachma · 07-21-2006, 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Antmeister

Is it so-la-siz-mick or sole-siz-mick or so-lee-siz-mick?

How long have you been here?

Funny thread. More interesting than watching Anderson Cooper wear a bulletproof vest.

Antmeister · 07-21-2006, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

How long have you been here?

Funny thread. More interesting than watching Anderson Cooper wear a bulletproof vest.

Mr. Cloud, what are you trying to say? I don't know what you BLANKING saying to me.

Raiders Army · 07-21-2006, 10:36 PM

I pronounce it solecismic...exactly how it's spelt.

tanglewood · 07-21-2006, 10:40 PM

so-leh-siz-mik

Poli · 07-21-2006, 10:51 PM

EFF--OH--EFF

amdaily · 07-21-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

More interesting than watching Anderson Cooper wear a bulletproof vest.

from the sart to this, this threead is fucking LOMfunyy LOL>

Joe · 07-21-2006, 11:28 PM

M GO BLUE!!! · 07-21-2006, 11:32 PM

smith

Pumpy Tudors · 07-21-2006, 11:58 PM

gangrene

AZSpeechCoach · 07-22-2006, 02:28 AM

I call this place foff-see.

Solecismic · 07-22-2006, 08:02 AM

so-leh sihz-mik

F.O.F., for symmetry with T.C.Y.

st.cronin · 07-22-2006, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by AZSpeechCoach

I call this place foff-see.

Ditto. I pronounce your name "arizona speech coach."

Raiders Army · 07-22-2006, 08:39 AM

I call this place Front Office Football...or more like frontofficefootball.

Draft Dodger · 07-22-2006, 09:32 AM

so lee size mick or so li size mick

Franklinnoble · 07-22-2006, 09:35 AM

So is it "line-iks" or "lin-ucks"?

Glengoyne · 07-22-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

So is it "line-iks" or "lin-ucks"?

I think the Line - icks crowd has given up the battle, but for a while they were making for an annoying new strata in the everchanging nerd hierarchy.

Franklinnoble · 07-22-2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Glengoyne

I think the Line - icks crowd has given up the battle, but for a while they were making for an annoying new strata in the everchanging nerd hierarchy.

Yeah, I know. When they started including Linus Torvold's pronunciation in .mp3 with various builds, I knew it had gone too far...

Julio Riddols · 07-22-2006, 06:25 PM

Lets play telephone.

FBPro · 07-22-2006, 08:46 PM

T-R-O-U-T

AZSpeechCoach · 07-24-2006, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by st.cronin

Ditto. I pronounce your name "arizona speech coach."

Really? I pronounce it "Sex Stud." Weird.

Deattribution · 07-24-2006, 12:28 AM

Now that we know how to pronounce it, what the hell does it mean?

Samdari · 07-24-2006, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Deattribution

Now that we know how to pronounce it, what the hell does it mean?

dick-shun-air-eee

Huckleberry · 07-24-2006, 07:56 AM

The dictionary says the word doesn't exist. Adjective for solecism is solecistic.

Toddzilla · 07-24-2006, 08:51 AM

Soul Sizz Mick

Roffle

Solecismic · 07-24-2006, 08:54 AM

I know I've told this story here before, but Solecismic came into being one night in 1994 or 1995.

I had just joined AOL (back when it was the only real option for home internet service) and I was just getting into their trivia contests. People always played under handles, so I needed to create one. Since I'm an old English major, and the theme of many of the games I played was literature, I wanted something obscure that English majors might "get."

So I took the word Solecistic, which means making a mistake, or a grammatical mistake, and I made a pun out of it. Solecismic is an error about a word describing an error. Absolutely hilarious, right? Right?

A year or so later, when I decided it might be fun to create games for a living, I needed a company name. The literature I read from the Small Business Association said that the best company names were from made-up words. That way, you're far less likely to engender confusion or lawsuit situations. So I took my AOL screen name.

We've been talking about internet dating in other items here. I met my wife through the AOL Trivia channel.

Poli · 07-24-2006, 09:05 AM

There was internet in 1994?

Just kidding. Great story.

Toddzilla · 07-24-2006, 09:11 AM

FYI, from Websters:

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solecistic \Sol`e*cis"tic\, a. Solecistical.

Ergo

Solecismic = \Sol`e*cis"mic\

Poli · 07-24-2006, 09:15 AM

What are you getting at? Solcismical?

Grammaticus · 07-24-2006, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solecismic

So I took the word Solecistic, which means making a mistake, or a grammatical mistake, and I made a pun out of it. Solecismic is an error about a word describing an error. Absolutely hilarious, right? Right?

And I thought it had something to do with tectonic plate movement or earthquake activity.

Bonegavel · 07-24-2006, 09:47 AM

I've always said it:

soul-kizz-mick

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Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	sole-kiz-mick?

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Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	soe-leh-siz-mick in my mind.

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KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	I would say sole-a-size-mick.

07-21-2006, 08:25 PM	#15
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I'm pretty sure this thread has been done before. Along with the one that goes: do you pronouce it "fof" or "eff-oh-eff?" FYI, I'm in the "sole-uh-siz-mik" camp.

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tanglewood College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2004	so-leh-siz-mik

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Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	FOFF

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Solecismic Solecismic Software Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Canton, OH	I know I've told this story here before, but Solecismic came into being one night in 1994 or 1995. I had just joined AOL (back when it was the only real option for home internet service) and I was just getting into their trivia contests. People always played under handles, so I needed to create one. Since I'm an old English major, and the theme of many of the games I played was literature, I wanted something obscure that English majors might "get." So I took the word Solecistic, which means making a mistake, or a grammatical mistake, and I made a pun out of it. Solecismic is an error about a word describing an error. Absolutely hilarious, right? Right? A year or so later, when I decided it might be fun to create games for a living, I needed a company name. The literature I read from the Small Business Association said that the best company names were from made-up words. That way, you're far less likely to engender confusion or lawsuit situations. So I took my AOL screen name. We've been talking about internet dating in other items here. I met my wife through the AOL Trivia channel.

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Toddzilla Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Burke, VA	FYI, from Websters: Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Solecistic \Sol`ecis"tic\, a. Solecistical. Ergo Solecismic = \Sol`ecis"mic\

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Poli FOFC Survivor Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Wentzville, MO	What are you getting at? Solcismical? __________________ Cheer for a walk on quarterback! Ardent leads the Vols in the dynasty forum.

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Bonegavel Awaiting Further Instructions... Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Macungie, PA	I've always said it: soul-kizz-mick

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