Comments on: An evening of congenial abnormality

By: RSV-f’ing-P. Comprenez-vous? | PassiveAggressiveNotes.com

RSV-f’ing-P. Comprenez-vous? | PassiveAggressiveNotes.com — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:06:40 +0000

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By: MAMARILLA2

MAMARILLA2 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:56:17 +0000

The conversation has stalled…is the party over?

By: MAMARILLA2

MAMARILLA2 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:06:05 +0000

Even Michael Phelps likes to go wading once in a while.

By: Beckzilla

Beckzilla — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:21:45 +0000

Well played, Canthz_B!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:18:27 +0000

You know what I find to be a real Lulu?

She had to Google the meaning of “congenital”!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 05:00:43 +0000

I’ve always thought a “minimal pair” was one that had a poor chance of winning a hand of Poker!

GO, GRAMMARIANS AND LINGUISTS!!

Really.

There are sites out there full of folks who live for that. Why swim in a small pond if you’re all that?

By: Augie

Augie — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:40:18 +0000

Does no one own a dictionary? Look up “congenital” and compare/contrast to “congenial.”

Bah! And furthermore…humbug!

By: Neeners

Neeners — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:50:48 +0000

Oh my God! I think this is the Ogden I am living in. Congenital is exactly right people. Help I’ve moved and I can’t relocate.

By: SuperMe

SuperMe — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:46:01 +0000

whoa, deja vu

By: GK

GK — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:27:56 +0000

Log out! Log out! The comments are coming from inside the site!

By: Canthz_B

Canthz_B — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:27:58 +0000

Does it really? Boy, you’re smart!!

By: MAMARILLA2

MAMARILLA2 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:05:12 +0000

But do you know where he lives?

By: meh

meh — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:57:18 +0000

Ummmm @1234. That is not a minimal pair. If you want to sound smart, make sure you’re right about it first. “Sat” and “that” are minimal pairs because the word initial sound is different and the words have different meanings. Now, if someone used the velar lateral in the word “glue” (think of the south) instead of the normal alveolar lateral, the meaning is not changed.
This is used for literacy development by discovering which speech sounds are significant in distinguishing meaning and which ones are simply a regional or social variety. Adding a sound doesn’t make it a minimal pair; it has to be contrasted to a different sound in the same place.
Sorry for the lecture folks, but it just gets my goat when someone presents crap as fact when in reality they have no idea what they’re talking about.

By: oi!

oi! — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:37:55 +0000

I know who you are.