DrW Posted June 2 Posted June 2 3 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: big debate in my house how to pronounce this. Options: 1) Nee-yo-kee 2) nee-yaw-kee 3) no-kee 4) naw-kee i think 1 is right and 2 is acceptable (though I seem to use them both myself). But I have heard 3 and 4 too. The word "gnocchi" is Italian. In Italian the correct pronunciation would be 3). The "g" is silent. Quote
muppy Posted June 2 Posted June 2 3 hours ago, DrW said: The word "gnocchi" is Italian. In Italian the correct pronunciation would be 3). The "g" is silent. I agree. Its definitely an N sound g silent. No G in choice #1 I love a fresh gnocchi. My college roommate would make it homemade with fresh spinach it was Divine 2 Quote
BringMetheHeadofLeonLett Posted June 3 Posted June 3 bangs... as in the hair 12 hours ago, DrW said: The word "gnocchi" is Italian. In Italian the correct pronunciation would be 3). The "g" is silent. I've always rolled the n at the back of my mouth, but if I can stop doing that I'd be pleased as punch... whatever that means. ) 1 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 3 Posted June 3 19 hours ago, DrW said: The word "gnocchi" is Italian. In Italian the correct pronunciation would be 3). The "g" is silent. the G is silent in all four of the options I noted. Maybe I didn’t phonetically spell them the best way. But I think the key dispute is whether the G turns the “N” into more of a “nee.” Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 3 Posted June 3 21 hours ago, muppy said: I think 1 is the correct pronunciation and we are both right 🙂 I have a LOT of favorite words. I like the word kaleidoscope too. Not because it's that easy to spell I had to Google lol But the thought of putting an apparatus up to your eyes and watching all the colors swirl That my friends is cool. Always has been always will be. I have been speaking of "legions" lately. a Large imposing group. a very cool word.It sounds massive and cool to me. Legion is a great word! It is rare when I can use it. 1 Quote
DrW Posted June 3 Posted June 3 10 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: the G is silent in all four of the options I noted. Maybe I didn’t phonetically spell them the best way. But I think the key dispute is whether the G turns the “N” into more of a “nee.” While there does not appear to be a consensus, most pronunciations have the "y" present after the n, but only fleetingly, not an "ee" turned into a syllable of its own. The fleeting nature of the sound is often indicated by the transcript "n(y)o-". Quote
muppy Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) I believe it is Yiddish but I'm not really sure of the exact spelling so I will describe the word and attempt to spell it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. When your mind is totally confused, hazy, incoherent, muddled thinking I heard on Judge Judy "Your giving me a Jouuge" basically mental confusion Juuggghe Juujhhuzz EDIT: I Think my answer will be found here. https://www.hebrew4christians.com/Glossary/Yiddish_Words/yiddish_words.html#Sh Edited June 4 by muppy 1 Quote
DrW Posted June 4 Posted June 4 On 5/31/2024 at 6:16 AM, boyst said: ***** the ***** ***** is a legit statement. What the ***** is the ***** problem, dumb ***** is also valid ***** holy, that's ***** ***** up is valid. ***** hell, that's *****. Past tense works. *****. Just simple ***** works Yep. Best word ever. For a long time, I would not have thought that people in reality communicated this way, but I have to admit that more recently I had to listen to a few people where every third word was the F word. For the first minute I was listening it piqued my interest, but then I noticed that besides the F word most of them had nothing to contribute to a meaningful discussion. Quote
DrW Posted June 4 Posted June 4 My current favorites: lackadaisical and just for the sound: mukluk Quote
boyst Posted June 4 Posted June 4 1 hour ago, DrW said: For a long time, I would not have thought that people in reality communicated this way, but I have to admit that more recently I had to listen to a few people where every third word was the F word. For the first minute I was listening it piqued my interest, but then I noticed that besides the F word most of them had nothing to contribute to a meaningful discussion. I'm surprised to hear this. Most folks who curse are generally smarter. Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 4 Posted June 4 (edited) 1) Anathema 2) Mercurial Edited June 4 by Miyagi-Do Karate Quote
Guffalo Posted June 4 Posted June 4 On 5/31/2024 at 2:08 PM, JÂy RÛßeÒ said: Moist combined with Twatwaffle Quote
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