Pronunciation Of The Word Quotes

#1. To American ears, the Filipino pronunciation of the word "evacuate" sounded more like "bokweet." They soon further Americanized it to "buckwheat," which would become guerilla slang meaning to place as much distance between oneself and the Japanese as possible.

John D. Lukacs

#2. Thinking can change through the pronunciation of the word of God in your life , because it contains enough strength and energy to change your sub-consciousness

Sunday Adelaja

#3. The mere pronunciation of the word luxurious feels lush, luxuriant.

Lady G

#4. His English was exceptional. There was a glottal sound in his voice, but it was not harsh. I'd often asked him to help me with my sparse Arabic, trying to get my pronunciation of this or that word right. "Shukran." "Afwan." "Qumbula." Thank you. You're welcome. Bomb.

Kevin Powers

#5. The ethics of journalism are one thing. Another thing is the ethics of business.

Adam Michnik

#6. But perhaps nothing speaks more clearly for the absurdities of English pronunciation than that the word for the study of pronunciation in English, orthoepy, can itself be pronounced two ways.

Bill Bryson

#7. Even after all these years, she still said the word "gig" self-consciously, in the same way that she always said "croissant" with the proper French pronunciation, but with an apologetic, self-deprecating look to make up for her pretentiousness.

Liane Moriarty

#8. Pronunciation has made many an innocent word sound like a doctor's orders for a stomach pump ...

Zelda Fitzgerald

#9. You have to give kids something to rebel against. You can't like their music - you have to call it noise. It's incumbent on a parent.

Graydon Carter

#10. He said "cool" like I say a Spanish word when I'm not sure of the pronunciation.

Kelley Armstrong

#11. Once I am dead, there will be no lack of pious hands to throw me over the railing; my grave will be the fathomless air; my body will sink endlessly and decay and dissolve in the wind generated by the fall, which is infinite.

Jorge Luis Borges

#12. I want a real relationship, one without intimacy issues; without trust issues, but with all my emotional baggage, I don't know if that's possible.

Ella Dominguez

#13. I think if you're not going to look so daft walking down the street split your workouts a little bit.

Greg Rutherford

#14. Attitude might be worth 80 percent of any athlete's makeup.

Erk Russell

#15. The mediation of internal conflicts can be resolved by linkages with other problems.

Howard Raiffa

#16. FINANCE, n. The art or science of managing revenues and resources for the best advantage of the manager. The pronunciation of this word with the i long and the accent on the first syllable is one of America's most precious discoveries and possessions.

Ambrose Bierce