[quote=Uncwilly;198717]boatswain
forecastle[/quote]
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One pet pronunciation non-peeve of mine is
the r-ough and t-ough plethora of
alternative pronunciations of "ough".

I personally find the "rough cough through bough"
(there are more variants) visual rhymes to be
more satisfying than if they were written as they're
pronounced, say as "ruff kauff thru bow" or such.

That's enuf.

[QUOTE=davieddy;198725]Personally I prefer pussy cats to Rotweilers.

David[/QUOTE]

A pet spelling hate: Rotweiler should be Rottweiler.

[quote=10metreh;198736]A pet spelling hate: Rotweiler should be Rottweiler.[/quote]
Not too keen on them either.
As for pittbulls....

[QUOTE=davieddy;198756]As for pittbulls....[/QUOTE]

A deliberate spelling mistake?

[quote=10metreh;198837]A deliberate spelling mistake?[/quote]
I meant one "l" but I thought the edit would spoil the effect.

I'm still trying to work out whether you are dumb, deep, dry
or have merely had a humour bypass operation.
I'm sure in the course of 1500 posts some wit must have escaped.
Damned if I can remember it.

[QUOTE=10metreh;198736]A pet spelling hate: Rotweiler should be Rottweiler.[/QUOTE]
Not if he really is red-haired...

Not really a pronunciation issue, but thought it worth sharing anyway: While reading reader comments to a blog article somewhere in cyberspace today, I saw the following very funny unintentional pun:

"unmitigated gaul"

Or maybe it’s an Asterix joke? As I recall, he was quite the “unmitigated Gaul” when roused. ;)

Golden Oldie
 

The fine toothcomb seems to have gained universal currency.

[QUOTE=davieddy;198877]The fine toothcomb seems to have gained universal currency.[/QUOTE]

I use my toothcomb every morning, right after flossing and brushing.

"enjoin to" or "enjoin from"- that is the question
 

Again slightly off-topic - another one of those curious English words which can mean two almost-completely-opposite things: [url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enjoin]Enjoin[/url]

1. to order (someone) to do (something); urge strongly; command
2. to impose or prescribe (a condition, mode of behaviour, etc.)
3. (Law) Law to require (a person) to do or refrain from doing (some act), esp by issuing an injunction

The 2 seemingly-opposite meanings give rise to the well-known "injunction disjunction".

* Think of a word. e.g. Happy.
* Add a prefix that would normally reverse the meaning of the word. e.g. [i]Un[/i]happy
* But now this new word, with the prefix, means the same as the first word.
* What is the word?

[spoiler][i]in[/i]flammable[/spoiler]


The opposite of [i]in[/i]ept is not ept, so what is the opposite?

[spoiler]adept[/spoiler]