You know what I don't like?
I don't like puns or word play that just sounds like you are lisping or mispronouncing a word, or saying it with a weird accent. You know what I'm talking about? I'm sure you do. Like, when a pun involves switching an s for an f, or an l for an r. Gah, I wish I had examples. I will try to think of some examples. Like, Taylor used to have these shelves and I think the name brand was like "Shelf Conscious" or something. It wasn't that, but it was a pun like that, and it just sounded like a lisp.
Anyway, I'm only thinking of this because of a related event that isn't really the same. In one of the songs off Minus the Bear's new album Planet of Ice, one of the lines is "It's usury so typical / A piece of you for a piece of me." But usury is so rarely-used a word that it just sounds like he is saying usually in Engrish. "It's usuarry so typical." Anyway, that's all I really have to say on the topic. Please submit examples of mispronunciation puns. I know they are out there.
Word of the Day: Theic. It means someone who is addicted to tea. I am glad that another word uses the "-ic" suffix instead of that stupid "-holic" suffix. People. The "-hol-" comes from alcohol.
LIGHTNING EDIT: OK darnit. Every lyrics site I've found says the line is "It's usually so typical." I am not convinced. I think "usury" makes sense here, right? Since they're making a trade... Dangit now this is going to bother me. I know I have the album with the printed lyrics book here somewhere. And I swear to god he's saying usury! Anyway the song is "Knights," and it's available streaming on the first website I linked above. I challenge you to listen to the song and weigh in on this issue, especially you linguistic nitpickers and you with sharp ears. Is it "usury" or a poorly-pronounced "usually?"
I need sleep.
Anyway, I'm only thinking of this because of a related event that isn't really the same. In one of the songs off Minus the Bear's new album Planet of Ice, one of the lines is "It's usury so typical / A piece of you for a piece of me." But usury is so rarely-used a word that it just sounds like he is saying usually in Engrish. "It's usuarry so typical." Anyway, that's all I really have to say on the topic. Please submit examples of mispronunciation puns. I know they are out there.
Word of the Day: Theic. It means someone who is addicted to tea. I am glad that another word uses the "-ic" suffix instead of that stupid "-holic" suffix. People. The "-hol-" comes from alcohol.
LIGHTNING EDIT: OK darnit. Every lyrics site I've found says the line is "It's usually so typical." I am not convinced. I think "usury" makes sense here, right? Since they're making a trade... Dangit now this is going to bother me. I know I have the album with the printed lyrics book here somewhere. And I swear to god he's saying usury! Anyway the song is "Knights," and it's available streaming on the first website I linked above. I challenge you to listen to the song and weigh in on this issue, especially you linguistic nitpickers and you with sharp ears. Is it "usury" or a poorly-pronounced "usually?"
I need sleep.