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Believing Is Art (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:36 PM Original message |
Sonia Sotomayor has too many syllables |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. How long before it's a DU talking point n/t |
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Believing Is Art (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. . . . |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. 14 letters, 6 syllables--or a 2.33 ratio. Compare with Antonin Scalia (12/6 or a flat 2.0 ratio) |
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Believing Is Art (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Hmm this is interesting |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
4. I love her name. It sings! |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. Her initials are S.S. |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I think the more natural Republican identification with "SS" is... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Yes, when I lived in South America it seemed to be a major complaint from English |
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tabatha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
9. Or too many vowels. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
10. Does anyone know how her name is pronounced in everyday life? |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I noticed an authentic pronunciation last night on NBC News. |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. People have a right to pronounce their name anyway they want- but.... |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Soto-ma-yore (with accent on the yore). I've heard some amazing |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:45 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It isn't difficult, but English language tradition is to round the edges |
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LuckyLib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 07:59 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. I hear ya. I grew up in California, speak Spanish, and have come to accept that |
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whistler162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 09:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
23. The local cable news channel did a human interest |
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imdjh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 10:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. That's how I was pronouncing it: Soe'toemeyer |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
14. When the King said that Mozart's music had too many notes, Mozart asked... |
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SPedigrees (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
16. I wonder if it is a hyphenated surname w/o the hyphen. nt |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
17. Typical Mexican taking syllables from Regular Americans. n/t |
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Raine1967 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. is this close enough? |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
19. I agree. The fewer the syllables, the greater the success in public service. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
20. Same number of syllables as... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
22. this thread has been noted at freepland. they've started a thread to determine what a 'syllable' is |
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bigtree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-27-09 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
25. but it's fun to say |
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4lbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-28-09 12:05 AM Response to Original message |
26. How dare she have the word "mayor" in her last name, when she clearly was never |
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