Comments on: Closed systems. http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=closed-systems one writer's daily download Thu, 24 May 2012 02:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sonia Sotomayor and a New Form of PC: Pronunciation Correctness! « Prometheus Unbound http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259959 Sonia Sotomayor and a New Form of PC: Pronunciation Correctness! « Prometheus Unbound Fri, 29 May 2009 13:54:39 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259959 [...] and in need of adjustment and “anglicizing.” Here’s how Krikorian wants puts it: So, are we supposed to use the Spanish pronunciation, so-toe-my-OR, or the natural English [...] [...] and in need of adjustment and “anglicizing.” Here’s how Krikorian wants puts it: So, are we supposed to use the Spanish pronunciation, so-toe-my-OR, or the natural English [...]

]]> By: moe99 http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259779 moe99 Fri, 29 May 2009 07:35:46 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259779 With respect to how the nomination of Sotomayor should be handled, here is Exhibit A: http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/28/sotomayor/index.html Again, if you have a problem with her nomination, it should be based upon her written record, which is substantial. Off the cuff remarks are fluff and tell us nothing of substance wrt how she would tend to rule. And if you took the time to review the record, as Glenn Greenwald and others have done, it would show you that she is not a liberal, rather she is a moderate judge. But hey, continue in your 'knee jerk' conservative right wing ways, and you drive more and more moderates from your party. Be my guest. With respect to how the nomination of Sotomayor should be handled, here is Exhibit A:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/05/28/sotomayor/index.html

Again, if you have a problem with her nomination, it should be based upon her written record, which is substantial. Off the cuff remarks are fluff and tell us nothing of substance wrt how she would tend to rule. And if you took the time to review the record, as Glenn Greenwald and others have done, it would show you that she is not a liberal, rather she is a moderate judge. But hey, continue in your ‘knee jerk’ conservative right wing ways, and you drive more and more moderates from your party. Be my guest.

]]> By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259746 Dexter Fri, 29 May 2009 04:58:25 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259746 basset: luh -GO-tee basset: luh -GO-tee

]]> By: Dexter http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259745 Dexter Fri, 29 May 2009 04:57:22 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259745 I am an old spelling veteran, too, and I watched it this afternoon and the entire final rounds tonight. So many of the kids are repeat contestants, one girl was there for her fourth bee. The bees I went to were the county bees in the Auburn courthouse back in the late fifties. I finished second once and third the other time. When we moved to a larger school I was no longer the best speller in my school, but going in grades 3 and 4 made great memories. Tonight, I bet the purse on Tim Ruiter , from Centreville, VA, who missed "maecenas" .This home-schooled kid was like an automaton, asking short questions and then just rattling off the spelling of the damndest words, until he ran into that maecenas...you could tell he had never seen the word...he butchered it badly. The winner and the 3rd place finisher had gone to pre-school together...how odd is THAT? Makes me wonder if an alien got to them and implanted a spell-chip into their noggins! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anyone catch Barcelona / Manchester United yesterday from Rome? Barca was really fired up and won, 2-nil, for the most coveted Cup in European football. FC Barcelona has a player named Messi who knocked in a header late in the contest to seal the deal. The pageantry, the magnificent stage, the excitement was incredible. I have generally ignored soccer, but I do watch the huge matches that are sometimes shown here in this country. My nephew's fiance is a rabid Chicago Fire fan, too. I think I may try to catch a Columbus Crew match sometime. I am an old spelling veteran, too, and I watched it this afternoon and the entire final rounds tonight. So many of the kids are repeat contestants, one girl was there for her fourth bee.
The bees I went to were the county bees in the Auburn courthouse back in the late fifties. I finished second once and third the other time. When we moved to a larger school I was no longer the best speller in my school, but going in grades 3 and 4 made great memories.
Tonight, I bet the purse on Tim Ruiter , from Centreville, VA, who missed “maecenas” .This home-schooled kid was like an automaton, asking short questions and then just rattling off the spelling of the damndest words, until he ran into that maecenas…you could tell he had never seen the word…he butchered it badly.
The winner and the 3rd place finisher had gone to pre-school together…how odd is THAT? Makes me wonder if an alien got to them and implanted a spell-chip into their noggins!
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Anyone catch Barcelona / Manchester United yesterday from Rome?
Barca was really fired up and won, 2-nil, for the most coveted Cup in European football. FC Barcelona has a player named Messi who knocked in a header late in the contest to seal the deal. The pageantry, the magnificent stage, the excitement was incredible. I have generally ignored soccer, but I do watch the huge matches that are sometimes shown here in this country. My nephew’s fiance is a rabid Chicago Fire fan, too. I think I may try to catch a Columbus Crew match sometime.

]]> By: basset http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259732 basset Fri, 29 May 2009 04:35:14 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259732 A Bud Light and a shot of Kessler's for anyone outside southwestern Indiana who can properly pronounce "Loogootee"... A Bud Light and a shot of Kessler’s for anyone outside southwestern Indiana who can properly pronounce “Loogootee”…

]]> By: Jolene http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259702 Jolene Fri, 29 May 2009 03:20:01 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259702 Darn! I missed the spelling bee finals. (Spelling was my best sport when I was a kid. Always chosen first for spelling bees, last for softball.) Does anyone know whether there'll be a rebroadcast? I checked the website, but didn't see anything. Darn! I missed the spelling bee finals. (Spelling was my best sport when I was a kid. Always chosen first for spelling bees, last for softball.) Does anyone know whether there’ll be a rebroadcast? I checked the website, but didn’t see anything.

]]> By: Little Bird http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259701 Little Bird Fri, 29 May 2009 03:11:55 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259701 Jolene is correct. I lived in K.C. for a little over a year. That is how the locals say it. (my mother is Deborah, I just popped in to see what was up) Jolene is correct. I lived in K.C. for a little over a year. That is how the locals say it.
(my mother is Deborah, I just popped in to see what was up)

]]> By: Jolene http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259700 Jolene Fri, 29 May 2009 03:01:56 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259700 Jeff, I think it's O-lay-thu. Jeff, I think it’s O-lay-thu.

]]> By: Jeff (the mild-mannered one) http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259699 Jeff (the mild-mannered one) Fri, 29 May 2009 02:52:32 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259699 How the heck do you pronounce the name of that town in Kansas? How the heck do you pronounce the name of that town in Kansas?

]]> By: nancy http://nancynall.com/2009/05/28/closed-systems/#comment-259697 nancy Fri, 29 May 2009 02:18:54 +0000 http://nancynall.com/?p=3957#comment-259697 Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas just won the National Spelling Bee. Or, as Mark Krikorian would have it: Kathy Shilts. Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas just won the National Spelling Bee. Or, as Mark Krikorian would have it: Kathy Shilts.

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