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WelbyQuentin

Perhaps my strangest question: Does anyone reading this also get irritated with the pronunciation of "pneumococcal"?


"NewMaCockall"   or "noo - muh - KOK -uhl"

In the typical endless-format of current "doctor prescription drug ads" in radio/TV commercials, hearing that pronunciation that occurs about 47 times in each commercial, is just stupid sounding to me. 
Ha.

It's almost like a silly Dr.Seuss-frabricated word to me. I question why some medical specialists couldn't come up with a less-strange word.






Posted - January 27
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  • 4302
    I hadn't actually given it any thought until you brought it up.  
      January 28, 2025 6:01 AM MST
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  • 23867
    :)  Ha!
    Thanks for answering my strange question.  
    That word just bugs me to no end.  :)


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at February 9, 2025 11:02 AM MST
      February 9, 2025 10:42 AM MST
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  • 4302
    I find it more irritating when people say nucular.
      February 10, 2025 7:43 AM MST
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  • 23867
    I am finding replies galore in which I've failed to acknowledge by liking, even though I had seen them 'way back.'  Woops.
      March 16, 2025 6:07 PM MDT
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  • 23867
    You're right. I hear that pronunciation a lot.  :)
      March 17, 2025 8:56 AM MDT
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  • 44776
    Interesting. That's why I use the 'pause' button on my remote a lot.
      January 28, 2025 10:36 AM MST
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  • 23867
    Good idea!  :)

    And thanks for answering.


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at February 9, 2025 11:02 AM MST
      February 9, 2025 10:42 AM MST
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  • 10805
    I kind of ignore it.  What fascinates me is the list of possible side-effects these drug ad list (at speeds that'd make an auctioneer blush) - most of which are worse than the issue they're supposedly "treating".
      January 28, 2025 11:26 AM MST
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  • 23867
    ExACTly.
    I'm trying to ignore, too. :)

    Thanks for answering.


    This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at February 9, 2025 1:42 PM MST
      February 9, 2025 10:42 AM MST
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  • 1544
    I love Anglo-Greco mutts like that, hehe. Learning English can be like taking a dastardly quiz for every single day of one's life... "Guess how this is pronounced?!"
      January 29, 2025 4:04 AM MST
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  • 23867

    :)
    Yes.
    I remember while in my schooling, learning the French language (english is my native language) and thinking, more and more, "I think the French language makes more sense to me than the English language."

    Thanks for answering.

    "Je suis fatigue. Un peu."  (I know I got something wrong there.)  :)

    Be Well
      February 9, 2025 10:48 AM MST
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  • 17095
    New - moe - cockle. Think of a small bivalve mollusc that has just grown hair under its nose.
      February 11, 2025 2:49 PM MST
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  • 23867
    :)
    Thank you. I love it.  :)
      February 14, 2025 5:07 PM MST
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  • 1544
    Was anticipating rain today, which made me think of this question and whether you like "petrichor"? I sure am fond of what it means!
      March 14, 2025 1:21 PM MDT
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  • 23867
    I admit I had to look up how to pronounce it, and I then listened to a video of a guy with a nice speaking voice sharing how to pronounce the word. He made it sound incredibly poetic to me. I like the pronunciation and, for sure, its meaning! (No surprise)
    :)


    Here, it was a blindingly sunny blue sky day (ug) --  temperature in the 60's (ick)--  and I'm ready for clouds and low 40's. Spring and hot weather is coming and I'm unhappy about it.
      March 14, 2025 5:38 PM MDT
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  • 1544
    Hehe, we're getting a bit of both, so I'm happy! 

    I did read that our brains are wired to like the smell of rain, or petrichor, and that we're sensitive to it. Might be because of its importance to our earliest ancestors. (It even leads camels to oases!) So there you go: the subjectivity of your opinion of the weather may be objectively correct (and provable) as well! This post was edited by Danilo_G at March 16, 2025 5:59 PM MDT
      March 15, 2025 4:43 AM MDT
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  • 23867
    Yes, I am one rare specimen!

    Perhaps I've even been thrown back to the future!

      March 16, 2025 6:01 PM MDT
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