Speak Soft My Love

[marcde]

Could you live with someone who spoke like this?

A cunt. ..........

 

[Rand]

So it is ok to discriminate against a person with a speech impediment, but not against one with a sex impediment?

 

[looseliam]

There is a time and place for colloquial speech. But even then, I think one should have a bit of pride in the way he speaks.

 

[buzzj]

...Could you live with someone who spoke like this or would it annoy you to hell?

Love conquers all!

 

[gmoney]

There's a time and place for that kind of talk. Done in the wrong place, yes it annoys me.

 

[Swellegant]

Well, spoken English is simply a different animal than written English. I don't have anywhere near the same standards. "Dunno" and "uh-huh" and other non-word verbal communications don't bother me at all, though I still get riled by "who/whom," "good/well," and ending sentences with prepositions.

I am irritated by any consistent lack of enunciation. I've noticed that there are a lot of people who simply cannot be bothered with consonants when they speak, and I find it very difficult to understand them. The whole point of speaking is to be understood, and if you cannot be understood outside of your own home or your own group of friends, there's really no point to talking at all... might as well just sit around agreeing with each other with silent nods.

 

[davy]

I should have known "A cunt" would get all the attention which is quite strange for a gay board

kinda scary, ain't it?

 

[Lube]

Sorry, herry, I grew up saying "dunno" "jeet?" (did you eat?), "fy-dolliz" (five dollars), couldn't've, etc. They don't bother me in the slightest.

I even use them here in written form when trying to be casual or cute. Oh, well, I suppose I was going to piss off someone eventually.

People just speak very fast in the 'burbs of New York.