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Offline FLOOB

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It's irritating to me.
« on: October 23, 2015, 03:21:00 PM »
It's irritating to me that the word quixotic is pronounced nothing like its origin Quixote.
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #1 on: October 23, 2015, 03:37:21 PM »
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #2 on: October 23, 2015, 04:07:00 PM »
I understand but "kee-hot-ick" just doesn't work, does it? "Kwicks-otic " does. Just my honest opinion....
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #3 on: October 23, 2015, 04:42:34 PM »
it's especially because I did not know it was pronounced differently.  That explains why that hot Redhead rolled her eyes and walked away from me when I used it during our casual conversation.
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #4 on: October 23, 2015, 06:14:13 PM »
Did you tell her that she looks totally quixotic?
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2015, 06:30:16 PM »
You could be quixotic by starting your own trend of pronouncing it like Quixote.
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Offline Bizman

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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2015, 09:10:12 AM »
Don Quixote (/ˌdɒn ˈkwɪksət/[1] or /ˌdɒn kiːˈhoʊtiː/; Spanish: [ˈdoŋ kiˈxote]) Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixote

Adjective quix·ot·ic \kwik-ˈsä-tik\ Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/quixotic

I understand you though, preferring the kiːˈhoʊti variation. 
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Offline FLOOB

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« Reply #7 on: October 24, 2015, 05:00:29 PM »
I've never in my life heard anybody pronounce Don Quixote as dɒn kwɪksət. Is that what they're teaching children these days?

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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #8 on: October 24, 2015, 05:07:34 PM »
Quote from: FLOOB on October 24, 2015, 05:00:29 PM
I've never in my life heard anybody pronounce Don Quixote as dɒn kwɪksət. Is that what they're teaching children these days?




Kwikset, like the key?
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #9 on: October 24, 2015, 05:15:53 PM »
No. The upside down e represents a shwa sound, which sounds nothing like "shwa" if you don't know what shwa sound is. So kwiksuht.

Years from now the mispronunciation of this quixotic character's name will also become acceptable. Dollars to doughnuts.

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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2015, 05:28:24 PM »
By the way I just watched that movie a couple days ago and it's brilliant, kind of steinbecky.
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2015, 06:05:20 PM »
One of my favs.

He's a very peculiar man.

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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2015, 06:17:19 PM »
Quote from: Drano on October 24, 2015, 06:05:20 PM
One of my favs.

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Friendo.
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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2015, 06:20:52 PM »
You don't have to do this.

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Re: It's irritating to me.
« Reply #14 on: October 24, 2015, 06:24:50 PM »
Quote from: Drano on October 24, 2015, 06:05:20 PM
One of my favs.

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He has large pecs? :devil
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