So I think we can all agree saying "Twen-tyE-lev-en" is too many damn syllables at five. Anybody agree that four syllables is the right amount even if it's not technically proper?
edit: Here's some clarification.
Do you pronounce the year 2011 in short form using the double 'e' sound between the two words? 5 syllables ---> A
Or do you combine the 'e' sounds into one, cutting out a syllable like a contraction? 4 syllables ---> B
I'm not talking about the long form, "Two Thousand Eleven"
Should 2011 be pronounced as "Twen-ty E-lev-en" or "Twent-ee-lev-en" ?
" I say A (i'm English) My friends say B (there American) depends on you're accent. "I think your friends may be retarded.
" Two Thousand and Eleven. "I imagine that's what most people are going to say, even though they're wrong in their idiotic wrongness.
Its Two Thousand And Eleven because I'm not some dickhead American.
I'm not saying all Americans are dickheads. Just the ones that exclude 'and'. Its like writing 'ur' instead of 'your' because its two letters shorter. Its just lazy and stupid -coughwebstercough-.
" So I think we can all agree saying "Twen-ty E-lev-en" is too many damn syllables at five. I propose we reduce the pair of touching "e" syllables to just one, resulting in a year that's as easy to pronounce as "Two Thou-sand Five" was.Anybody agree that four syllables is the right amount even if it's not technically proper? "words cannot describe how much i wanna punch you in the face right now.
" I think we should put aside our differences and start preparing for the zombie outbreak of 2012. The end is near folks. "Wise man. I'll prepare the cookies.
And it's A. It's so A I want to scream "A!" but considering I'm English I'd just sound like I was either about to say "Ay up guvner" or hard of hearing. Anyway... A!
" Its Two Thousand And Eleven because I'm not some dickhead American. I'm not saying all Americans are dickheads. Just the ones that exclude 'and'. Its like writing 'ur' instead of 'your' because its two letters shorter. Its just lazy and stupid -coughwebstercough-. "YOU'RE a dickhead for criticizing people on their use of the word "and".
well, 'fcourse ever'one is going to say A.) becawz that's tha way it's spowzed tuh bee pronunced.
But obviously in fast speech people are going delete the short vowel "e" at the beginning of "eleven" and assimilate it, or even altogether delete it, into the end "y" in "twenty". So it becomes "Twenty 'Leven". This isn't a new concept in language, people do it all the time.
I say two-thousand-eleven because I'm win
Edit: Also, two-thousand-eleven is proper... Twenty-eleven is not.
" Really. please use the pronunciation key found in a dictionary. I have no clue what you are talking about. I know, I'm a prick, I like things done right. "It says "Twen-ty" and "Elev-en"
But the "elev" is very much two syllables even if there's no hyphen. Any chimp could see this.
Your prickishness would be called for if you had some kind of point to make. But that's not the case.
@ The rest: Fine, then quit using "don't" and other contractions, because that's exactly what this is. Come back in two months when it starts sounding even stupider saying the extra "e" and "and".
" 20 + 11. Are you fucking retarded? What else would it be. This poll is shit. Fuck this thread. Back to my cake. "Bitch, fuck your cake.
OK, dolt. Here is the pronunciation should be typed out for you." @l4wd0g said:
It says "Twen-ty" and "Elev-en" But the "elev" is very much two syllables even if there's no hyphen. Any chimp could see this. Your prickishness would be called for if you had some kind of point to make. But that's not the case. @ The rest: Fine, then quit using "don't" and other contractions, because that's exactly what this is. Come back in two months when it starts sounding even stupider saying the extra "e" and "and". "" Really. please use the pronunciation key found in a dictionary. I have no clue what you are talking about. I know, I'm a prick, I like things done right. "
ˈtwen-tē (20) i- ˈle-vən (11) that makes sense.
Twen-ty E-lev-en does not.
Only because you refuse to let it. You're the one with the mental block, not I."OK, dolt. Here is the pronunciation should be typed out for you.
twen-tē (20) i- ˈle-vən (11) that makes sense. Twen-ty E-lev-en does not. "
Secondly please "type" it for me since my keyboard doesn't have all those symbols. Oh yours doesn't either and you copy/pasted that instead? What a shock. I must be a fucking imbecile for using what I have on my keyboard instead and expecting any human with a semblance of intelligence to grasp the pronunciation scheme.
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