Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 18 Jan 1998.
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· 10 messages · 18 Jan 1998 - 25 Jan 1998
Randy Gardner wrote: > > I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: > "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. > > So you just say till-duh. ya,like "tilled" but with emphasis on "till" ta-eh-ul-ed Obasciiandanchedote: I saw this idea somewhere when i was a teen.And i used to leave all the apples in the computer room at school with this little progie on it at the end of my programming class.No need for a disk its so small. .------------------------. |.----------------------.| || IQ || || Quiz || || What is the || || abbreviation || || for "mountain" || ||?_ || || || ) || || ( |'----------------------'| .-------. |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| +------------------------+ +-------+ no matter what the user puts in it displays: .------------------------. |.----------------------.| || || || || || WRONG!!!!! || || || || || || || ) || || )( ) || || ( ) ( |'----------------------'| .-------. |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| +------------------------+ +-------+ Waits a few secs then displays: .------------------------. |.----------------------.| || "mountain" is || || correctly || || abbreviated || || "Mt." || ) || || ( ( || || ( ) ) || || )(( ( || || ( )) ) |'----------------------'| .-------. |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| +------------------------+ +-------+ waits 10 secs then displays: .------------------------. |.----------------------.| : || "Mt" || : ||Place your finger || : ||on your head and || : : ||repeat "Mt." 3 times. || : : : : || || : ): : :: || || )((: )::) || ||( ))(( (( || || )(( )))(( |'----------------------'|(.-------.) |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| +------------------------+ +-------+ It again waits like 10 secs and the displays: : : .: .------------------------. . : : |.----------------------.| : : . || Your right, || : . : : || Your head || .:. : || IS empty!!!! || : :(::.: : || || :.)):.:: || || :(((::.( || || ::))))::)) || || (:(((((((( || || ))))))))))) |'----------------------'|(.((((((((( |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]')) +------------------------+ +-------( It was so cool to watch someone acutualy do it. I actualy saw the teacher try it,and fall for it!!!! -- THE <\PRINCE /> \\ // \\ // /~~~~~~\ SEE HIS ( / \ \ SEE HIS FACE \/<> <>\/ SMILE / W \ /\ /\_|||||_/\ /\ / \ // ||| \\ / \ / /\ \ // ' \\ / /\ \ / / / / </ TIME TO DIE \> \ \ \ \ / /_/_/_________________________\_\_\ \ /_______________________________________\ / /Kro...@inspace.net \ \ / /Remove(no.to.spam.)to reply :-)\ \ / /_________________________________\ \ /_______________________________________\
Krogg wrote: > > Randy Gardner wrote: > > > > I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: > > "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. > > > > So you just say till-duh. > ya,like "tilled" but with emphasis on "till" > > ta-eh-ul-ed Just say till duh. > Obasciiandanchedote: > I saw this idea somewhere when i was a teen.And i used to leave all > the apples in the computer room at school with this little progie on > it at the end of my programming class.No need for a disk its so small. > > .------------------------. > |.----------------------.| > || IQ || > || Quiz || > || What is the || > || abbreviation || > || for "mountain" || > ||?_ || > || || ) > || || ( > |'----------------------'| .-------. > |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| > +------------------------+ +-------+ > > no matter what the user puts in > it displays: > > .------------------------. > |.----------------------.| > || || > || || > || WRONG!!!!! || > || || > || || > || || ) > || || )( ) > || || ( ) ( > |'----------------------'| .-------. > |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| > +------------------------+ +-------+ > > Waits a few secs then displays: > .------------------------. > |.----------------------.| > || "mountain" is || > || correctly || > || abbreviated || > || "Mt." || ) > || || ( ( > || || ( ) ) > || || )(( ( > || || ( )) ) > |'----------------------'| .-------. > |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| > +------------------------+ +-------+ > waits 10 secs then displays: > .------------------------. > |.----------------------.| : > || "Mt" || : > ||Place your finger || : > ||on your head and || : : > ||repeat "Mt." 3 times. || : : : : > || || : ): : :: > || || )((: )::) > || ||( ))(( (( > || || )(( )))(( > |'----------------------'|(.-------.) > |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]'| > +------------------------+ +-------+ > It again waits like 10 secs and > the displays: : : .: > .------------------------. . : : > |.----------------------.| : : . > || Your right, || : . : : > || Your head || .:. : > || IS empty!!!! || : :(::.: : > || || :.)):.:: > || || :(((::.( > || || ::))))::)) > || || (:(((((((( > || || ))))))))))) > |'----------------------'|(.((((((((( > |&Apple ii/e [| ] | | [___]')) > +------------------------+ +-------( > > It was so cool to watch someone acutualy do it. > I actualy saw the teacher try it,and fall for it!!!! I've had people fall for that one.... But, you've got the drive all wrong, there usually was huge clouds of black smoke filling the room........... :-) -- --ran...@slip.net (Randy Gardner) --http://www.slip.net/~randyg/index.htm - *New* Download a maze program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!
I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. So you just say till-duh. -- --ran...@slip.net (Randy Gardner) --http://www.slip.net/~randyg/index.htm - *New* Download a maze program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!
On Sun, 18 Jan 1998, Randy Gardner wrote: > I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: > "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. > > So you just say till-duh. > Um, actually, it's a Spanish word (or rather, grammatical mark?) pronounced "till-day"....the 'e' in Spanish is pronounced like the 'a' in 'name' :) ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- ----- | "Your heart should be like a novel; | | \_____\ /_____/ | open to those with the desire to read.... | | / \ | and understand." | | / \ | | | GMU | Beth "Nara/NaraBeth/Arcee/TeddyBeth" Kauffman | | Avantgarde | http://mason.gmu.edu/~hkauffma | | 95, 96, 97 | hka...@osf1.gmu.edu hka...@vms1.gmu.edu | |Pride of Herndon | nar...@wgmu2.gmu.edu ted...@wgmu.gmu.edu | | 92-93 | Official WGMU HoochieMomma | ------------------------------------------------------------------- "You can't live your life through fairy tales and hand-me-down dreams.....but I can't help but keep trying."
NaraBeth wrote in message ... >On Sun, 18 Jan 1998, Randy Gardner wrote: > >> I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: >> "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. >> >> So you just say till-duh. >> > >Um, actually, it's a Spanish word (or rather, grammatical mark?) >pronounced "till-day"....the 'e' in Spanish is pronounced like the 'a' in >'name' :) (which was what the post he replied to was about) But the 'a' in 'name' depends on your accent.. there are people who might say "noime" which would make it totally wrong. The actual sound is the short "e" sound or if you have a dictionary, e with a hacek on it (that little u thing) like in "eh?" ;) >>BKNambo -- http://come.to/brocks.place | World Domination Through Trivia! What games are on? Check out The Schedule! http://members.xoom.com/mozilla/monster.html "Lemming is the eternal force of life." --from the online weeding of Dee-Bee and Br_Lee_Luuuuuurve
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998, Brock Kevin Nambo wrote: <*snips*> > >Um, actually, it's a Spanish word (or rather, grammatical mark?) > >pronounced "till-day"....the 'e' in Spanish is pronounced like the 'a' in > >'name' :) > > > (which was what the post he replied to was about) > > But the 'a' in 'name' depends on your accent.. there are people who might > say "noime" which would make it totally wrong. > > The actual sound is the short "e" sound or if you have a dictionary, e with > a hacek on it (that little u thing) > > like in "eh?" ;) Ok, ok, better :) ------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- ----- | "Your heart should be like a novel; | | \_____\ /_____/ | open to those with the desire to read.... | | / \ | and understand." | | / \ | | | GMU | Beth "Nara/NaraBeth/Arcee/TeddyBeth" Kauffman | | Avantgarde | http://mason.gmu.edu/~hkauffma | | 95, 96, 97 | hka...@osf1.gmu.edu hka...@vms1.gmu.edu | |Pride of Herndon | nar...@wgmu2.gmu.edu ted...@wgmu.gmu.edu | | 92-93 | Official WGMU HoochieMomma | ------------------------------------------------------------------- "You can't live your life through fairy tales and hand-me-down dreams.....but I can't help but keep trying."
.---------- Randy Gardner <ran...@slip.net> wrote...
| I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response:
| "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised.
|
| So you just say till-duh.
|
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Thankyou very much Randy!
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NaraBeth wrote: > Um, actually, it's a Spanish word (or rather, grammatical mark?) > pronounced "till-day"....the 'e' in Spanish is pronounced like the > 'a' in 'name' :) Well, I'll stick with what a retired college english teacher said..... -- --ran...@slip.net (Randy Gardner) --http://www.slip.net/~randyg/index.htm - *New* Download a maze program that lets you actually walk *inside* the maze!!
Brian Lah wrote in message <34c...@news.tdsnet.com>... >(Come to >think of it, i've seen tilde spelled tilda) And I've seen "wedding" spelled "weeding" <g> Unfortunately, the way other words are *speeled doesn't change their spelling :\ >>BKNambo "this one goes out to those who have lost spelling bees" -- http://come.to/brocks.place | World Domination Through Trivia! "Lemming is the eternal force of life." --from the online weeding of Dee-Bee and Br_Lee_Luuuuuurve
On Thu, 22 Jan 1998 22:50:35 -0500, "Brock Kevin Nambo" <new...@earthling.net> wrote: >NaraBeth wrote in message ... >>> I emailed an english teacher on how to say tilde, here's the response: >>> "till duh" with the first sylable (the 'till') emphasised. >>> So you just say till-duh. >>Um, actually, it's a Spanish word (or rather, grammatical mark?) >>pronounced "till-day"....the 'e' in Spanish is pronounced like the 'a' in >>'name' :) If you're using it in spanish. ;) In northern european languages, it's tild-uh--like Hilde (which some folks spell Hilda). (Come to think of it, i've seen tilde spelled tilda)
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