mikelz777
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And I would wish for you to do the same. I just thought the video was funny and that others might see the humor in it.
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So I guess as usual, I'm full of contradictions.
This pronunciation thing reminds me of a joke. What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Answer: a violin has strings, while a fiddle has "straanngs" (pronounced with a Southern accent).
This pronunciation thing reminds me of a joke. What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Answer: a violin has strings, while a fiddle has "straanngs" (pronounced with a Southern accent).
I use all pronunciations at will, randomly, depending on absolutely nothing in particular.
What’s life without whimsy?
Scooter
We don't pass judgments. We don't evaluate who has the right to dictate the ukulele's pronunciation. Was it the Portuguese who brought the ukulele to the islands? Is it the islanders? Is it the haole that creates the market for the instrument? No; for us it is purely a democratic process.
I wish I could be more like you, more shaka...and just be content within my own mind that the facts are the facts, and properly pay homage to the Hawaiian language, but I am already almost a pariah, so I'm trying to minimize that from getting any worse.
I type uke often, because it's faster (and I'm a lousy typist). But I don't say it, because I think yuke sounds like puke, and nobody around me would know what ook meant.
bratsche
How many people have an aversion to uke? How many people who do not have an aversion to it, say ook instead of youk?
I think yuke sounds like puke, and nobody around me would know what ook meant.
bratsche
Well now, that should be the definitive.