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Dribble
I'm going to say this once, and once only.
I'm getting very tired of you droolers out there who, having apparently never seen the word in print, and being unable to aurally distinguish between the bilabial fricative "b" and the labiodental fricative "v," write "dribble" when they mean "drivel."
That is all.
Posted by Rand Simberg at July 21, 2003 08:12 AM
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"Bilabial fricative".
Hmmm...I think the only other time I've heard that phrase is from the legendary George Carlin. It's either on his "Occupation: Foole" album, or "Class Clown". Ah, the days of childhood. If nothing else, these two LP's definitely expanded my vocabulary.
Everybody together now, a big Bronx cheer....PPPFFFFFTTTT!!
Posted by Michael M at July 21, 2003 10:15 AM
There can be only one response to this:
Brabbo!
Posted by Just John at July 21, 2003 10:20 AM
Those must be the same people who say that something "doesn't jive."
Posted by Mike at July 21, 2003 10:46 AM
That was funny. Brilliantly funny.
Posted by Jared at July 21, 2003 11:07 AM
Rand supposively fancies himself a linguist.
Posted by Andrew at July 21, 2003 02:18 PM
I consider myself a cunning linguist...
Posted by Rand Simberg at July 21, 2003 02:54 PM
"It's a mere bag of shells"
Ralph Kramden
Posted by Stephen at July 21, 2003 03:06 PM
I believe you will find that most people who are drivelers also dribblers, metaphorically if not literally, so you can understand how the slow learners out there could confuse the two.
Posted by Raoul Ortega at July 21, 2003 06:01 PM
Those must be the same people who say that something "doesn't jive."
Actually, I believe they say that something "doesn't jibbe."
I consider myself a cunning linguist...
...if I had a dollar for every time I've heard someone say that of themselves...
Posted by gojou at July 22, 2003 03:22 AM
...of themself, actually. :-/
Posted by gojou at July 22, 2003 03:23 AM
Here, here! ;)
Posted by Jim C. at July 23, 2003 08:27 PM
Obviously there not listening to what there saying.
Posted by Kevin McGehee at July 24, 2003 04:14 PM
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