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Panda · Post by **Panda** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:11 pm

As i'm not an english speaker and learned most of the technical terms here by reading, i've got one or two problems:

aliasing?
preferences?
dither?

and maybe some more when i've thought it over.

English speakers, enlighten me!

cheers,

nicolaas

Big Karma · Post by **Big Karma** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:14 pm

there are some on line dictionaries that have an audio option so you can hear the word being said - bear with me and I will try and find a link for you...

Big Karma · Post by **Big Karma** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:15 pm

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Try this - hope it helps!!

Big Karma · Post by **Big Karma** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:16 pm

appears you have to log in and join tho :S

Big Karma · Post by **Big Karma** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:16 pm

bugger!

Cryogenic · Post by **Cryogenic** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:19 pm

http://www.meriam-webster.com/

No login, and with audio.
Cheers.

Big Karma · Post by **Big Karma** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:24 pm

Nice find cryo!!

Glassback · Post by **Glassback** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:34 pm

aliasing? - ay (like hay) lee ass ing
preferences? - preff (like deaf) er (like her) ens (like sense) us.
dither? - like zither but with a duh.

and maybe some more. - may bee sum moor.

Meffy · Post by **Meffy** » Mon May 16, 2005 5:40 pm

Interesting -- "meriam" is the wrong spelling. But apparently they grabbed other domains besides the correct "merriam-webster.com". Guess they were betting on plentie of mispelinggs. :-D

Elsewhere on the M-W site we find the following invented word (neologism)...

lingweenie (n): a person incapable of producing neologisms

Steven West · Post by **Steven West** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:00 am

First Emma comes, then I come... Then come on 2 asses, then I come again. Then 2 asses come again, then I come - and then it's a pee-pee and I come again....

SLAP! You rude sexually perverted young man! I didn't pay good money to ride this bus and listen to your filth you sicko!

Heya! What's a matta for you? I'ma just a tryin to teach my Piasano friend how to a spell 'Mississippi'!

hao nao · Post by **hao nao** » Tue May 17, 2005 1:44 am

hey, nicolaas

of course you shouldn't say it with my accent, but this might help:
words

Panda · Post by **Panda** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:39 am

Thanks guys! Now at least i can think the right pronounciation when i'm reading!

Sascha Franck · Post by **Sascha Franck** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:48 am

havran wrote: of course you shouldn't say it with my accent, but this might help:
words

Heh! I should abuse those!

Btw, is preferences really pronounced with a short E on the "pre"? I seem to remember it being pronounced like a "pree" or whatever (just as you would pronounce "preamp"). Are there more than just one option?

Marc JX8P · Post by **Marc JX8P** » Tue May 17, 2005 10:48 am

Glassback wrote:aliasing? - ay (like hay) lee ass ing

Really? I always thought it was alley-ay-sing.

CypherOne · Post by **CypherOne** » Tue May 17, 2005 11:04 am

Sascha Franck wrote:
havran wrote: of course you shouldn't say it with my accent, but this might help:
words
Heh! I should abuse those!

Btw, is preferences really pronounced with a short E on the "pre"? I seem to remember it being pronounced like a "pree" or whatever (just as you would pronounce "preamp"). Are there more than just one option?

Sascha, definitely a short 'e' on preferences (same as definitely come to think of it)

How do you pronounce...