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Topic: *thpppppbbbbbbbbt*
Kayla
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posted April 15, 2005 12:52 PM
Does anyone else have a better spelling? Dagonee recently used this spelling in this thread and Teshi commented that it was the best spelling. I just used it in another thread. I didn't cite Dags as the source, though. But, unless someone has a better way, I've decided that from now on, I'm going to spell it that way. Yet, I still want Dag to have the credit. So, anyone have a better suggestion? If not, this is the way I'm spelling from now on.
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Teshi
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posted April 15, 2005 12:54 PM
If you sound it out loud ( ) that's the only sound it produces.
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mothertree
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posted April 15, 2005 01:20 PM
How do you spell that sound that cartoon characters in the 70's made when they ran in place before taking off?
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 15, 2005 01:24 PM
See, when I "sound it out", I don't hear a "t" on the end at all...
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rivka
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posted April 15, 2005 01:27 PM
Actually, I think it's kq's Texan accent.
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 15, 2005 01:28 PM
*hits rivka with a cowboy hat* I am not a Texan! I do not have an accent!
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aspectre
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posted April 15, 2005 01:31 PM
Yep. It's just ya city slickers that sound funny.
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skillery
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posted April 15, 2005 01:32 PM
Sounds like Bill the Cat . From Answers.com : quote: Bill the cat is a fictional cat-based character in the Bloom County cartoon strip. His most frequent spoken sentiments are "Ack!" and "Thbbbt! ".
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rivka
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posted April 15, 2005 01:35 PM
Can't be. I say it with the terminal t.
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 15, 2005 01:38 PM
When I say it (and when my daughter "says" it), it sounds like "Pththththththbbbbb!" Maybe I just have a speech impediment, ever think of that?
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Dagonee
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posted April 15, 2005 01:38 PM
quote: That's the Calvin and Hobbes spelling, and I think there's a general consensus around Hatrack that Calvin and Hobbes is authoritative. Absolutely. Bill Waterson is a genius with onomatopia.
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rivka
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posted April 15, 2005 01:41 PM
kq, I had, but I didn't want to be the one to bring it up. But now that you have . . .
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Megan
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posted April 15, 2005 01:42 PM
Wouldn't you say the spelling varies from person to person? I mean, everyone's raspberry is a little different. I, for example, begin with a p sound, thusly: pppppbbbbbbbbblllllltttttttttttt
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Dagonee
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posted April 15, 2005 01:46 PM
quote: I, for example, begin with a p sound, thusly: pppppbbbbbbbbblllllltttttttttttt Darn furrin languages. If yer gonna live in 'mer'ca, you should learn English like everyone else!
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Megan
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posted April 15, 2005 01:51 PM
No, no, no, it's "You should lern to talk 'merican!"
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ketchupqueen
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posted April 15, 2005 01:55 PM
My four-grade edjumucation learner learnded me ta talk good 'mer'can.
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Beanny
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posted April 15, 2005 02:58 PM
quote: See, when I "sound it out", I don't hear a "t" on the end at all... The t is actually after a short period, it's actually representing the "plop" sound, given that most of us live in modern countries with toilets.
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0range7Penguin
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posted April 15, 2005 03:01 PM
Calvins my hero and Hobbes is my rolemodel. Me and my freinds have actually had philosophical talks while doing things like sledding. Not even joking...
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TMedina
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posted April 15, 2005 03:07 PM
The sad part is, people actually say that. If you want to improve America's image, screen tourists before they're allowed to visit foreign countries. -Trevor
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TomDavidson
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posted April 15, 2005 03:19 PM
Sophie quite clearly raspberries "ppphhhub." But she's still learning.
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