Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Welcome back Freohr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 /late to the subject but I always say ahhhhhhhhhhhh instead of aaaaaaaaaaah simply because I like how ahhhhhhhhh looks better x3 Meanwhile I say both ohhhhhhhhhh and ooooooooooh, but I say ohhhhhhhh for "oh" and oooooooooh for "ooh" so that way I/others can slightly tell at least that one of those is meant to be spelled just one o and the other one is meant to have multiple o's I feel like they express different things. ahhhhh makes me think about being tired, mostly. While aaaaaaah is about fear/excitation. Also, hey ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 How was the nap, Fre? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Jesus christ I forgot how much text book 2 has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Welcome back Freohr Thank you Sol I'm not sure if it made no difference or made me feel worse I feel like they express different things. ahhhhh makes me think about being tired, mostly. While aaaaaaah is about fear/excitation. Also, hey ! Ooh =o Well, I still use ahhh for both ^o^ hi! How was the nap, Fre? WELL it coulda been longer, I think~ Actually I'm not even sure if I even successfully fell asleep or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Thank you Sol I'm not sure if it made no difference or made me feel worse No problem. That's no good, did you have to work today? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 At least you can try to rest like, winding down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 No problem. That's no good, did you have to work today? Nope, tomorrow night (just 3.5 hours those days as well thank you dad for low availability on some days for a position they desperately needed more people for) At least you can try to rest like, winding down Oh believe me, a lazy person like me is going to do just that ^~^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 /late to the subject but I always say ahhhhhhhhhhhh instead of aaaaaaaaaaah simply because I like how ahhhhhhhhh looks better x3 Meanwhile I say both ohhhhhhhhhh and ooooooooooh, but I say ohhhhhhhh for "oh" and oooooooooh for "ooh" so that way I/others can slightly tell at least that one of those is meant to be spelled just one o and the other one is meant to have multiple o's You are playing with my linguistic mind. This will be the topic of my overthinking for the next few hours minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcerzak Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I see, take care Glace. O:! This, this was a good novel. And that song! You like snowstorms too? Indeed. We actually got snow last night/this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Nope, tomorrow night (just 3.5 hours those days as well thank you dad for low availability on some days for a position they desperately needed more people for) Ahh I see, are you a 2nd or 3rd shift, or do your times vary? Indeed. We actually got snow last night/this morning. Oh, neat! I'd like for it to snow where I am already (>.<) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Ahh I see, are you a 2nd or 3rd shift, or do your times vary? They vary I have Tuesday: 19:30-23:00 Thursday-Saturday: 10:00-19:00 *was too lazy to type a bunch of am/pms* Edited November 10, 2014 by Freohr Datia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Stewart Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 wut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Devil Trigger Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 wuti can't understand half of what he says :t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 They vary I have Tuesday: 19:30-23:00 Thursday-Saturday: 10:00-19:00 *was too lazy to type a bunch of am/pms* Nah, it's fine, the universal times make it look more official. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Tonson, hey. Did you get Tsukihime working? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) All right, here is my theory. The H in 'ah' contributes to the pronunciation; without the H it would be 'a' and pronounced /eɪ/, the H makes it /ɑː/. The sound /eɪ/ therefore, is not just the A, it's the A under the influence of the H. This is not the case with 'there'. Even if it was spelled 'ther', the pronunciation would be the same. The final E does not contribute to the pronunciation. It's different with 'oh' and 'ooh' because the pronunciation would stay the same if the H wasn't there. Historically 'oh' was spelled 'O', but modified to 'oh', it would seem for aesthetic reasons after the example of 'ah'. 'Ooh' didn't originate until a much later stage of English, so with 'ah' and 'oh' already serving as well-established precedent, it was only natural that it was spelled with H. I think what is most important is that the H in 'ah', 'oh', 'ooh' does not change the pronunciation if lengthened, since it is always silent. In 'there' it's different: the final E is silent, but multiple E's cannot be silent; <ee> is always pronounced /iː/. So if I read 'thereeeeee', I don't read the intended pronunciation /ðεːεːεːεːεːεːr/, but I read /ðεriːiːiːiːiːiː/. But yes, purely technically, multiplying the H in 'ah', 'oh' and 'ooh' does not lengthen the vowel. It also doesn't add an extra syllable to the word though, as is the case with multiplying the final E in 'there'. Edited November 10, 2014 by Hattusili I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Nah, it's fine, the universal times make it look more official. Some people might not be very comfortable reading it though This is not the case with 'there'. Even if it was spelled 'ther', the pronunciation would be the same. The final E does not contribute to the pronunciation. Personally I think the e at the end of there makes it pronounced like thair instead of ther (as in err or her) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Devil Trigger Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 ye well at least i didn't have any problems with it so far but didn't get back to really reading yet so i wouldn't know >w> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Personally I think the e at the end of there makes it pronounced like thair instead of ther (as in err or her) Probably, yes. I would at least imagine that the first E in 'there' would not be long without the final E at the end to balance it out, so to speak. But my conclusion about the pronunciation of 'thereeee' still stands (think of 'there' with a short E, and a second vowel sound as in 'wheeeee' added at the end). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Some people might not be very comfortable reading it though This is quite true, I have no problems with it though, I've gotten more used to it, than when I was younger. ye well at least i didn't have any problems with it so far but didn't get back to really reading yet so i wouldn't know >w> Ah, you should've tested it out, before you stopped, but that's good to hear all the same. <w< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledai Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I could've sworn sf ate that post... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pull My Devil Trigger Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 my mother once lost a flight because she thought it was at 9:00, when it was at 19:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamanoir Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Some people might not be very comfortable reading it though Personally I think the e at the end of there makes it pronounced like thair instead of ther (as in err or her) I'm actually more used to it myself. I always confuse am and pm. All right, here is my theory. The H in 'ah' contributes to the pronunciation; without the H it would be 'a' and pronounced /eɪ/, the H makes it /ɑː/. The sound /eɪ/ therefore, is not just the A, it's the A under the influence of the H. This is not the case with 'there'. Even if it was spelled 'ther', the pronunciation would be the same. The final E does not contribute to the pronunciation. It's different with 'oh' and 'ooh' because the pronunciation would stay the same if the H wasn't there. Historically 'oh' was spelled 'O', but modified to 'oh', it would seem for aesthetic reasons after the example of 'ah'. 'Ooh' didn't originate until a much later stage of English, so with 'ah' and 'oh' already serving as well-established precedent, it was only natural that it was spelled with H. I think what is most important is that the H in 'ah', 'oh', 'ooh' does not change the pronunciation if lengthened, since it is always silent. In 'there' it's different: the final E is silent, but multiple E's cannot be silent; <ee> is always pronounced /iː/. So if I read 'thereeeeee', I don't read the intended pronunciation /ðεːεːεːεːεːεːr/, but I read /ðεriːiːiːiːiːiː/. But yes, purely technically, multiplying the H in 'ah', 'oh' and 'ooh' does not lengthen the vowel. It also doesn't add an extra syllable to the word though, as is the case with multiplying the final E in 'there'. I'm starting to really apreciate you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I'm thinking of starting a blog, so I have a proper place for my musings, rants and other random thoughts. Can anyone here offer me advice on what would be the best way to go about getting one started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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