Anybody know where Cable County is ???
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I find it interesting that this thread started as an observation of a mispronunciation. While regrettable, such things do happen.
And they happen everywhere from Barbour County (you know...where Phi-lip-eye is) to KAHN-ah-wah County (where, of course, our capital, Charlestown, is located). Even the professionals in the PO-to-mack Valley sometimes misspeak, but certainly no more than the good people of the Guy-an-DOTE region. Why, I've heard some egregious mispronunciations as far north as Han-cook County! And, while you'd think that a college area would do better, all over Mononga-HAY-lee-ah County things get mangled. It's spreading! Everywhere from New Martinsburg on the Ohio River to Martinsville in the eastern panhandle, people are getting West Virginia names incorrect! A friend of mine from Cameroon in Marshall county says that even an exchange student he knew from Cameron in Africa noticed it!
And, NOW the people of CABLE County...oh, where does it end?!?
And they happen everywhere from Barbour County (you know...where Phi-lip-eye is) to KAHN-ah-wah County (where, of course, our capital, Charlestown, is located). Even the professionals in the PO-to-mack Valley sometimes misspeak, but certainly no more than the good people of the Guy-an-DOTE region. Why, I've heard some egregious mispronunciations as far north as Han-cook County! And, while you'd think that a college area would do better, all over Mononga-HAY-lee-ah County things get mangled. It's spreading! Everywhere from New Martinsburg on the Ohio River to Martinsville in the eastern panhandle, people are getting West Virginia names incorrect! A friend of mine from Cameroon in Marshall county says that even an exchange student he knew from Cameron in Africa noticed it!
And, NOW the people of CABLE County...oh, where does it end?!?
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jag wrote:I find it interesting that this thread started as an observation of a mispronunciation. While regrettable, such things do happen.
And they happen everywhere from Barbour County (you know...where Phi-lip-eye is) to KAHN-ah-wah County (where, of course, our capital, Charlestown, is located). Even the professionals in the PO-to-mack Valley sometimes misspeak, but certainly no more than the good people of the Guy-an-DOTE region. Why, I've heard some egregious mispronunciations as far north as Han-cook County! And, while you'd think that a college area would do better, all over Mononga-HAY-lee-ah County things get mangled. It's spreading! Everywhere from New Martinsburg on the Ohio River to Martinsville in the eastern panhandle, people are getting West Virginia names incorrect! A friend of mine from Cameroon in Marshall county says that even an exchange student he knew from Cameron in Africa noticed it!
And, NOW the people of CABLE County...oh, where does it end?!?
end? right here in Nor-FOLK.
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Re: Anybody know where Cable County is ???
I have stayed quiet long enough. Am I to believe that the author of this thread has never made a mistake? Does he not have a life outside of radio? Does he live to point out mistakes of his peers? If you want to right a wrong in local media, hunt down the person responsible for letting the local commercials blare much louder than the network ones during Planet Earth 'cause it really pisses me off.
It's definitely spelled pronounced, not prononced.EZ103.3FM wrote:It's definitely being prononced Cable, not Cabell....
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Re: Anybody know where Cable County is ???
you mean planet earth on discovery??? last i checked discovery's hq was on the west coast....... hehe better gripe to suddenlink over that one.... i'm not even about to start throwing the insults... obviously you have no sense of humor....OldSkool wrote:I have stayed quiet long enough. Am I to believe that the author of this thread has never made a mistake? Does he not have a life outside of radio? Does he live to point out mistakes of his peers? If you want to right a wrong in local media, hunt down the person responsible for letting the local commercials blare much louder than the network ones during Planet Earth 'cause it really pisses me off.
It's definitely spelled pronounced, not prononced.EZ103.3FM wrote:It's definitely being prononced Cable, not Cabell....
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Well, now that the thread seems to be taking a more serious turn...
....But they're not trivial. Just as communication becomes even more of what we all do, more and more people are becoming virtually incapable of it. It puts even more distance between people.fanofbigmedia wrote:Or misspeeling's or grammatical error's Arp these are words to live byOldSkool wrote:Life is too short to lose sleep over such trivial things as mispronunciations.
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That plan didnt go so well. I will be honest, I was an ass back then. I really had to idea how the biz worked. I appreciate you bringing up 2 years ago. Its really sad that someone lives in the past. I wonder if you still wear parachute pants and listen to Bon Jovi??? When you get a chance Arp I would love to put my finger in your nail prints and see the scars from your crown of thorns. Lets play nice
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See, now that's interesting. That would be a good discussion that we all may learn from. Will you describe what misperceptions you had and how they have changed? What have you learned since then? What do you know now that you didn't back then?AARON SCOTT wrote:That plan didnt go so well. I will be honest, I was an ass back then. I really had to idea how the biz worked.
Don't worry about being embarassed or some shit like that. This discssion could be a valuable tool for a number of us (especially those of us who are looking to reach younger staffers more effectively). There's no reason to be hesitant. Be fearless. There are thousands of people working in radio that have no idea how it works. Most of them are GMs and consultants.
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I had some help...I didn't remember you. Glad to see you've picked up a little humility. What was the "Ohhhh....." moment?AARON SCOTT wrote:I appreciate you bringing up 2 years ago.
Bon Jovi? Sure! I like the older stuff a lot better, though.I wonder if you still wear parachute pants and listen to Bon Jovi???
Parachute pants? I've never been one for fads. Now that I think about it, I can't think of a single fad I jumped in on.
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"Yeeee...it looks like a 'Belt Buckle & Ball Cap' convention in here......"
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"Yeeee...it looks like a 'Belt Buckle & Ball Cap' convention in here......"
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That's no fad....that's a long-term, true mass-appeal, brings-the-whole-family-together phenomenon that incorporates several real trends.
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