Topic: I heard a reporter on NPR pronounce bona fides "bona feedees" the other day
Anonymous A started this discussion 6 years ago #88,414
I raged so hard.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later[^] [v] #1,011,327
bone feces
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 2 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,328
White people, amirite?
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 21 minutes later, 27 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,331
bona feedeez nuts
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CppyPasta joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,338
THURSDAY, JULY 02, 2009
Say WHAT?
I was listening to an interview on the radio last night, and this guy was talking about Sarah Palin's credentials (!), and he mentioned her "bona fides". Except he pronounced it "bona fee-dees", and I was all, WHAT??? Hahahahahaha! It's "bona fydes", jerk, not "bona fee-dees"!
But then I remembered how, for the longest time, I thought that "impotent" was pronounced "im-PO-tent". Ooops. And honestly, I'm STILL not sure where the emphasis goes on "intestate".
So what say you? "Bona fee-dees"? or "Bona fydes"? And are there any words that you butchered for an embarrassingly long time (see impotent) before realizing you were saying it wrong?
Say WHAT?
I was listening to an interview on the radio last night, and this guy was talking about Sarah Palin's credentials (!), and he mentioned her "bona fides". Except he pronounced it "bona fee-dees", and I was all, WHAT??? Hahahahahaha! It's "bona fydes", jerk, not "bona fee-dees"!
But then I remembered how, for the longest time, I thought that "impotent" was pronounced "im-PO-tent". Ooops. And honestly, I'm STILL not sure where the emphasis goes on "intestate".
So what say you? "Bona fee-dees"? or "Bona fydes"? And are there any words that you butchered for an embarrassingly long time (see impotent) before realizing you were saying it wrong?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,340
> I heard a reporter on NPR pronounce bona fides "bona feedees" the other dayAnonymous E replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,342
I used to say a-Pells and O-Range-us and I never understood the funny looks I would get at the fruit stand.
Anonymous H joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,345
I'm still mad about noo-CUE-lar.
Sheila LaBoof joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 55 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,346
hey not everyone learned Spanish you know
Sheila LaBoof double-posted this 6 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #1,011,347
"bone a fetus"