tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post2487599857124592497..comments2024-01-16T10:47:14.743+01:00Comments on Bell Tower Birding: Finally: the Pill for the Birds?Jochenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-67480256833211961552009-11-12T21:13:11.449+01:002009-11-12T21:13:11.449+01:00IT does not matter. My accent is so bad, people wo...IT does not matter. My accent is so bad, people won't understand anyway.....Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00137501980898703974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-39937028843018963822009-11-11T17:20:22.840+01:002009-11-11T17:20:22.840+01:00Not knowing all this, I have been reading it menta...Not knowing all this, I have been reading it mentally as Pill-e-ated - so I guess I am in your camp.Amila Salgadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05607756343837325575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-77544796568053819952009-11-11T13:48:03.859+01:002009-11-11T13:48:03.859+01:00@Rick: Thanks! Well frankly, as a foreigner who ha...@Rick: Thanks! Well frankly, as a foreigner who had/has to learn English the long and hard way, I have basically given up on trying to find logic or method in the way English words are pronounced. I actually think that the way a word is pronounced is decided by the one with the biggest cojones and then the others just follow. <br /><br />@Charlie: Ha, the ever charming Brit! What the freck are you doing at home "off work for a few weeks "? And why is there still no record of a Red-flanked Bluetail from your yard ;-) ??? Cheers, my friend, it is good to be back in my little online universe!<br /><br />@Hilke: good to have you back on my blog!! About the pronunciation: see my response to Rick above. I actually think that the classic stereotypes of Germans are indeed manifested nicely in our language. Something like this would never occur with a German word or bird name. The English-speaking world is apparently far more relaxed and independent! I find this very charming, indeed.<br /><br />@Slybird: exactly, "for now". Who knows what my next transcendental experience (preferably ignited by finding a Spoon-billed Sandpiper in Germany) will reveal? <br /><br />@Joan: oh dear, I spent my last few weeks at the coast. I mean smoked fish is nice and all, but a braai just can't be beat! :-)))Jochenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852825311605464857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-85662274338572824522009-11-11T07:23:08.061+01:002009-11-11T07:23:08.061+01:00It is about time you gor back Jochen!! I have been...It is about time you gor back Jochen!! I have been missing my discussions on wors, braai and beer. :)SAPhotographs (Joan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15993474141491808257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-3657153322678451532009-11-10T22:06:05.384+01:002009-11-10T22:06:05.384+01:00That right there is a winning argument. I think yo...That right there is a winning argument. I think you've convinced me to change (for now).slybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08799898402199267203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-26933564685120122182009-11-10T19:22:30.463+01:002009-11-10T19:22:30.463+01:00Good to have you back. It would never have occurre...Good to have you back. It would never have occurred to me to pronounce pileated as pill-e-ated. So I had to look it up on Dictionary.com; 2 different speakers there pronounce it as pile-e-ated!Hilke Brederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357741278362930033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-60150574664861273922009-11-10T19:17:45.938+01:002009-11-10T19:17:45.938+01:00Welcome back Jochen. Your post is as daft as ever,...Welcome back Jochen. Your post is as daft as ever, but welcome back anyway :)Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562788707213903732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2647395313001100441.post-48214937530332112752009-11-10T18:21:36.066+01:002009-11-10T18:21:36.066+01:00Glad you're back, Jochen!
Linguistic relativis...Glad you're back, Jochen!<br />Linguistic relativist that I am, my thoughts: http://birdaz.com/blog/2009/09/30/pileated-woodpeckers/<br />Best,<br />rickRick Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02801813993105953852noreply@blogger.com