[jackdied.com] Jem != Jen

Jem != Jen

[jackdied]

Feb 25 2009, 00:40 EST [updated Feb 25 2009, 00:44 EST]

I just found out that a woman I know is named "Jem" and not "Jen." I must have heard other people, including her husband, refer to her by name hundreds of times over the last five years. Thankfully the "Massachusetts pronunciation guide" says the names are phonetically identical: Guh-schwa-shmertz. I think I could have called her "Jim" for the last five years and everyone would have just assumed it was my funny Mid-Atlantic accent.

PS, if she thought I was calling her "Jen" she would have called me on it; she's not a timid wallflower by any stretch.

PPS, "Shmertz" is a not a technical term. It's something I just made up to describe the catch-all nounish sound folks up here use at the end of a word.

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Jem != Jen [jackdied] Feb 25 2009, 00:40 EST [updated Feb 25 2009, 00:44 EST] [permalink] I just found out that a woman I know is named "Jem" and not "Jen." I must have heard other people, including her husband, refer to her by name hundreds of times over the last five years. Thankfully the "Massachusetts pronunciation guide" says the names are phonetically identical: Guh-schwa-shmertz. I think I could have called her "Jim" for the last five years and everyone would have just assumed it was my funny Mid-Atlantic accent. PS, if she thought I was calling her "Jen" she would have called me on it; she's not a timid wallflower by any stretch. PPS, "Shmertz" is a not a technical term. It's something I just made up to describe the catch-all nounish sound folks up here use at the end of a word.	Current Quickies Archives All Posts Jun 2010 May 2010 Apr 2010 Mar 2010 Feb 2010 Jan 2010 Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Oct 2009 Sep 2009 Aug 2009 Jul 2009 Jun 2009 May 2009 Apr 2009 Mar 2009 Feb 2009 Jan 2009 Dec 2008 Nov 2008 Oct 2008 Sep 2008 Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Jun 2008 May 2008 Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Jul 2007 Jun 2007 May 2007 Apr 2007 Mar 2007 Feb 2007 Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Jun 2006 May 2006 Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Jun 2005 May 2005 Apr 2005 Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Nov 2004 Oct 2004 Aggregators Instapundit Arts & Letters Daily Fark.com CNN FoxNews Content - Articles National Review Tech Central Station Content - Big Blogs National Review Volokh Conspiracy Content - Blogs Junk Yard Blog Mass Backwards Mass Right Thought Mesh Chicago Boyz
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