QuadraphonicQuad Spelling and Pronunciation Guide

[DuncanS]

And it's Ronald McDonald .... NOT Ronnie McDonnie!

I think that is where Coulrophobia comes from

 

[MidiMagic]

McCartney, don't forget the Capitol C nor the capitol D in McDonalds, and no Mac in either.

capital

In our topic of evaluating mixes sometimes there is a confussion between discreet and discrete.

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[MidiMagic]

I learned this when I was in high school:

"Always poofread your work to see if you anything out."

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I learned this when I was in high school:

"Always poofread your work to see if you anything out."

And don't never use no double negatives

 

[cbmmm3]

Im still in fear of dangling participles

 

[GOS]

Back in the late 1980's, my boss would always say "irregardless". Turns out, it is in the dictionary, which, I didn't think it was. Odd....

 

[GOS]

Im still in fear of dangling participles

Yeah man, those hurt.

 

[ar surround]

I have several regrets in life. But two of my biggest regrets is having starting this tread.

 

[Stephen W Tayler]

Well - the reason I use the 'W' in my name was because nobody could spell my first or last names correctly...
Steve, Steven, Taylor - even Tyler!!! So many incorrect credits, but hopefully including the W might separate me from another well know engineer from the '70s, Steve Taylor who worked at CBS Studios.

Consequently it was quite special when my first credit for recording and mixing a whole album in 1976 was on Brand X - Moroccan Roll...

'Perdurabo' Stephen W Tayler with an E!

(PS I was even referred to as Stephen Wilson in a recent promotional post!! Yikes!!}

 

[cbmmm3]

Well - the reason I use the 'W' in my name was because nobody could spell my first or last names correctly...
Steve, Steven, Taylor - even Tyler!!! So many incorrect credits, but hopefully including the W might separate me from another well know engineer from the '70s, Steve Taylor who worked at CBS Studios.

Consequently it was quite special when my first credit for recording and mixing a whole album in 1976 was on Brand X - Moroccan Roll...

'Perdurabo' Stephen W Tayler with an E!

Ouch !! But - congrats none the less.......now, that saying none the less....yikes...lets not go there

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

And don't never use no double negatives

 

[paligap]

Back in the late 1980's, my boss would always say "irregardless". Turns out, it is in the dictionary, which, I didn't think it was. Odd....

Lots of nonstandard words are included in various dictionaries. Usage trumps everything.

I was an English major and teacher in a previous life, but I try not to be bothered by textual transgressions. I sometimes commit them myself.

 

[Sonik Wiz]

Lots of nonstandard words are included in various dictionaries. Usage trumps everything.

I was an English major and teacher in a previous life, but I try not to be bothered by textual transgressions. I sometimes commit them myself.

a personal goal in my life is to eliminate most forms of common punctuation. true the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe but it contributes poorly to written communication. whether its plural or singular possessive its not needed as that is evident in the context. i think we should keep periods as they are like little door stops. if you use a period to signify the end of a sentence you dont need a capital letter to denote the start of a new one. in fact i am boycotting capital letters in general except for tech terms like 108MHz or cool acronyms like RADAR and DTS. which ironically is stylized lower case.

i am good with paragraph spacing as its not really punctuation but just an empty space. or as the french say quad erat demonstrandum baby.

 

[ar surround]

a personal goal in my life is to eliminate most forms of common punctuation. true the crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe but it contributes poorly to written communication. whether its plural or singular possessive its not needed as that is evident in the context. i think we should keep periods as they are like little door stops. if you use a period to signify the end of a sentence you dont need a capital letter to denote the start of a new one. in fact i am boycotting capital letters in general except for tech terms like 108MHz or cool acronyms like RADAR and DTS. which ironically is stylized lower case.

i am good with paragraph spacing as its not really punctuation but just an empty space. or as the french say quad erat demonstrandum baby.

My favorite punctuation is "..." It exemplifies continuity of the thought process...or perhaps simply a series of brain farts.

 

[cbmmm3]

Im heavily invested in these

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and for perspective..............................

 

[Sonik Wiz]

Im heavily invested in these

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and for perspective..............................

I am undecided on the use of question marks and exclamation points. whats your opinion on that

 

[4-earredwonder]

The word ACTUALLY is woefully mispronounced! When I was 15 and had a summer job at a local pool, my boss used to butcher the word and say ACKLY!

And then in college, I had a bit role as one of the gods in Bertolt Brecht's 'The Good Woman of Szechwan' and pronounced actually as ackchally...until my erudite roommate corrected me and said it's ACTSHOOALY!

 

[cbmmm3]

I am undecided on the use of question marks and exclamation points. whats your opinion on that

hmmm!..............................let me get back to you on that ?

 

[cbmmm3]

Now y'all went and done it ! Im moving into the world of missing and or adding consonants.

 

[4-earredwonder]

And did Willie Shakespeare REALLY write all those brilliant immortal Plays and sonnets with ZERO formal education?

I got a bridge to sell you but London Bridge has already been SOLD!

London Bridge in Lake Havasu, ARIZONA! And it ain't fallin' down!