From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V9 #86 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Monday, May 17 2004 Volume 09 : Number 086 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... ["Desianto F. W." ] Re: Lyrics ["Lonnie or Thelma" ] Re: Lyrics ["Desianto F. W." ] Re: Lyrics ["Amy T. O'Donnell" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 00:15:56 -0700 (PDT) From: "Desianto F. W." Subject: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Hello all, While we're waiting for Basia and Matt Bianco with their new album, I'd like to give you a simple way to pronounce "W" in English. If you're not interested in it, you can delete it. It started when I began to learn English, long ago. I was so surprised that English speakers don't pronounce "W" the same as Indonesians do (in Indonesian, of course...). At first, I didn't believe what I heard. But when I heard it on TV when a character in an English movie prononced "BMW", I'm convinced. I thought, "Wow, that's a quite long way to pronounce a simple letter; it takes 3 syllables...." On the other hand, Indonesian takes only one syllable for the same letter. In English, it's pronounced as "dablyu", but in Indonesian, "W" is pronounced as the same as the word "way" in English. Well, if you like it, you can start to pronounce "W" as "way" to "reduce" the syllables. However, if you think that it's just a riduculous idea, you can stick to the good old way. So what is "2 fast 4 U on Hi W's"? It's "Too fast for you on highways..." And 1W is "one way" respectively. Well, that's all. Let's back to Miss "tee are zee ee tee are zee ee el ee way es kay ei" (Trzetrzelewska)... :-) Czesc, "Dee Ef Way" (Desianto F. W.) SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 06:44:35 -0400 From: "Lonnie or Thelma" Subject: Re: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Desianto... you continue to make me smile. Thanks for the in-depth insight on... on.... things/stuff. Here in Greenville, SC there is a BMWay plant so I will try it on a few friends who work there. Keep up the thought process. Speaking of thinking. There is a Great American Think Off each year for those who don't know. I got my rejection letter... again.... yesterday. Anyone can enter to answer the annual question and if you win you are sent to New York to a "think-off." I enjoy entering because it lets me ponder a subject for days and then come up with my own opinion and what that is based on. OK... Too much off topic but we are in waiting. Thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desianto F. W." To: ; Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:15 AM Subject: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... > > Hello all, > > While we're waiting for Basia and Matt Bianco with their new > album, I'd like to give you a simple way to pronounce "W" in > English. If you're not interested in it, you can delete it. > > It started when I began to learn English, long ago. I was so > surprised that English speakers don't pronounce "W" the same > as Indonesians do (in Indonesian, of course...). At first, I > didn't believe what I heard. But when I heard it on TV when > a character in an English movie prononced "BMW", I'm convinced. > I thought, "Wow, that's a quite long way to pronounce a simple > letter; it takes 3 syllables...." On the other hand, Indonesian > takes only one syllable for the same letter. > > In English, it's pronounced as "dablyu", but in Indonesian, "W" > is pronounced as the same as the word "way" in English. > > Well, if you like it, you can start to pronounce "W" as "way" > to "reduce" the syllables. However, if you think that it's > just a riduculous idea, you can stick to the good old way. > > So what is "2 fast 4 U on Hi W's"? It's "Too fast for you on > highways..." And 1W is "one way" respectively. > > Well, that's all. Let's back to Miss "tee are zee ee tee are > zee ee el ee way es kay ei" (Trzetrzelewska)... :-) > > Czesc, > > "Dee Ef Way" (Desianto F. W.) > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 08:26:46 -0400 From: "Steve O'Hearn" Subject: RE: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Very interesting. I always thought of the pronounciation of "W" in English as being "double-you", as if it were two U's. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of Desianto F. W. Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:16 AM To: basia@smoe.org; basia2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Hello all, While we're waiting for Basia and Matt Bianco with their new album, I'd like to give you a simple way to pronounce "W" in English. If you're not interested in it, you can delete it. It started when I began to learn English, long ago. I was so surprised that English speakers don't pronounce "W" the same as Indonesians do (in Indonesian, of course...). At first, I didn't believe what I heard. But when I heard it on TV when a character in an English movie prononced "BMW", I'm convinced. I thought, "Wow, that's a quite long way to pronounce a simple letter; it takes 3 syllables...." On the other hand, Indonesian takes only one syllable for the same letter. In English, it's pronounced as "dablyu", but in Indonesian, "W" is pronounced as the same as the word "way" in English. Well, if you like it, you can start to pronounce "W" as "way" to "reduce" the syllables. However, if you think that it's just a riduculous idea, you can stick to the good old way. So what is "2 fast 4 U on Hi W's"? It's "Too fast for you on highways..." And 1W is "one way" respectively. Well, that's all. Let's back to Miss "tee are zee ee tee are zee ee el ee way es kay ei" (Trzetrzelewska)... :-) Czesc, "Dee Ef Way" (Desianto F. W.) SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 09:26:50 -0400 From: Lonnie Best-Jarvis Subject: Re: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Well, yes, me too. I think that's it: two u's: that make's us! Steve O'Hearn wrote: >Very interesting. > >I always thought of the pronounciation of "W" in English as being >"double-you", as if it were two U's. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-basia@smoe.org [mailto:owner-basia@smoe.org]On Behalf Of >Desianto F. W. >Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 3:16 AM >To: basia@smoe.org; basia2@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... > > > >Hello all, > >While we're waiting for Basia and Matt Bianco with their new >album, I'd like to give you a simple way to pronounce "W" in >English. If you're not interested in it, you can delete it. > >It started when I began to learn English, long ago. I was so >surprised that English speakers don't pronounce "W" the same >as Indonesians do (in Indonesian, of course...). At first, I >didn't believe what I heard. But when I heard it on TV when >a character in an English movie prononced "BMW", I'm convinced. >I thought, "Wow, that's a quite long way to pronounce a simple >letter; it takes 3 syllables...." On the other hand, Indonesian >takes only one syllable for the same letter. > >In English, it's pronounced as "dablyu", but in Indonesian, "W" >is pronounced as the same as the word "way" in English. > >Well, if you like it, you can start to pronounce "W" as "way" >to "reduce" the syllables. However, if you think that it's >just a riduculous idea, you can stick to the good old way. > >So what is "2 fast 4 U on Hi W's"? It's "Too fast for you on >highways..." And 1W is "one way" respectively. > >Well, that's all. Let's back to Miss "tee are zee ee tee are >zee ee el ee way es kay ei" (Trzetrzelewska)... :-) > >Czesc, > >"Dee Ef Way" (Desianto F. W.) >SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > >. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 07:37:40 -0700 From: "Rob Perkins" Subject: Re: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Desianto F. W." To: ; Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 12:15 AM Subject: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... > > Hello all, > > While we're waiting for Basia and Matt Bianco with their new > album, I'd like to give you a simple way to pronounce "W" in > English. If you're not interested in it, you can delete it. Why, thanks kindly, Des! However, we have a great "way" to pronounce "W" here in the States, that even the President has ratified. It's, "Dubya", giving us the efficiency of a pronounciation 2/3 the size of those stuffy-old-English, while preserving the American trend of making everything have 2/3 its nutritional value as well! :-D What I'd really like to know is, how to pronounce "W" in *Polish*. I listen to "Dzein sie Budzi" and can't hear it pronounced at all.... Rob, who'd really like a BMDubya some day... ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 09:52:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Desianto F. W." Subject: Re: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Well, as far as I know, "W" in Poland is pronounced as "V", e.g., the name "Wladislaw" is pronounced as "Vladislav". Desianto F. W. =================================== Rob Perkins wrote: - ----- Original Message ----- :-D What I'd really like to know is, how to pronounce "W" in *Polish*. I listen to "Dzein sie Budzi" and can't hear it pronounced at all.... Rob, who'd really like a BMDubya some day... SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 10:01:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "Desianto F. W." Subject: RE: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... Hi, If you pronounce it carefully, of course it will be "double- you". However, if you pronounce it quickly it will be "dab(l)yu" (with the dark "l") or even "dabya"... :-) But of course, I choose "way" because I was born with it.. :-) Desianto F. W. ============================== Steve O'Hearn wrote: Very interesting. I always thought of the pronounciation of "W" in English as being "double-you", as if it were two U's. SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 16:57:05 EDT From: PParm16424@aol.com Subject: Re: Off topic: How to pronounce "W" more efficiently.... And whilst we are this far off topic, I find it extremely humorous that the little bubble car "Isetta" (Urkelmobile) was made by BMW. They've come a long way, baby! :) Phil(2) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 01:28:42 +0200 From: Mondony Subject: Lyrics We are near to listen to "Matt's mood". Here are the lyrics : http://www.entretenimiento.co.cr/entretenimiento/musica/musica_pag_grande.asp?cod_disco=4121&cod_cantante=1291 It's only a question of days. Mondony ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 22:50:43 -0400 From: "Lonnie or Thelma" Subject: Re: Lyrics Have we heard that the group was planning to tour before this? I thought that was up in the air but it says they are at the bottom of this link. I am so glad that I get 50 miles to the gallon for anything on the east coast.... Thelma - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mondony" To: Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: Lyrics > > We are near to listen to "Matt's mood". > Here are the lyrics : > http://www.entretenimiento.co.cr/entretenimiento/musica/musica_pag_grande.as p?cod_disco=4121&cod_cantante=1291 > > It's only a question of days. > > Mondony ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 21:12:46 -0700 (PDT) From: "Desianto F. W." Subject: Re: Lyrics Mondony, This is great! Now we can guess how Basia sings these lyrics, or at least we can match them with the sound clips... Thanks, Desianto F. W. ==================================== Mondony wrote: We are near to listen to "Matt's mood". Here are the lyrics : http://www.entretenimiento.co.cr/entretenimiento/musica/musica_pag_grande.asp?cod_disco=4121&cod_cantante=1291 It's only a question of days. Mondony SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 23:27:19 -0500 From: "Amy T. O'Donnell" Subject: Re: Lyrics Well, finally I went to that website and listened to the clips. . .I'll be patiently waiting for the new CD myself. Sounds REAL good. . . On Sun, 16 May 2004 21:12:46 -0700 (PDT) "Desianto F. W." writes: > > Mondony, > > This is great! Now we can guess how Basia sings these lyrics, > or at least we can match them with the sound clips... > > Thanks, > > Desianto F. W. > > ==================================== > Mondony wrote: > > We are near to listen to "Matt's mood". > Here are the lyrics : > http://www.entretenimiento.co.cr/entretenimiento/musica/musica_pag_grande .asp?cod_disco=4121&cod_cantante=1291 > > It's only a question of days. > > Mondony > SBC Yahoo! - Internet access at a great low price. > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V9 #86 **************************