The Cellar  

Go Back   The Cellar > Main > Relationships
FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Relationships People who need people; or, why can't we all just get along?

View Poll Results: KLIT-er-us or kli-TOR-us?
KLIT-er-us 22 64.71%
kli-TOR-us 8 23.53%
some other pronunciation 4 11.76%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 10-12-2010, 09:23 AM   #1
Undertoad
Radical Centrist
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
KLIT-er-us or kli-TOR-us

Please vote.
Undertoad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 10:51 AM   #2
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
do you have money on this UT?
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 11:11 AM   #3
Undertoad
Radical Centrist
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Cottage of Prussia
Posts: 31,423
No, just curious.

Plus I thought it would be funny to have this thread topic show up on the new posts list.
Undertoad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 11:36 AM   #4
xoxoxoBruce
The future is unwritten
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 71,105
tor
__________________
The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.
xoxoxoBruce is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 12:25 PM   #5
jimhelm
a beautiful fool
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: 39.939705
Posts: 4,504
cure EE us, or CURE ee us?


eta: I think most latin based languages put the default emphasis on the second to last syllable. (with 'syllable' being an exception, of course.)
jimhelm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 12:43 PM   #6
Flint
Snowflake
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dystopia
Posts: 13,136
Would the respondants be telling us which one they find PREF-erable, or pref-ER-able?
__________________
******************
There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there
it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your
expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever
gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio
Flint is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 12:47 PM   #7
footfootfoot
To shreds, you say?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
Posts: 18,449
PRE ferrable
__________________
The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs
footfootfoot is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 12:49 PM   #8
classicman
barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy.
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 23,401
... Klit-or-US
__________________
"like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt
classicman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 12:49 PM   #9
footfootfoot
To shreds, you say?
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet!
Posts: 18,449
and remember to put the correct EM phay sis on the proper SYL obble
__________________
The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs
footfootfoot is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 01:47 PM   #10
Pico and ME
Are you knock-kneed?
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Middle Hoosierland
Posts: 3,549
It could just be that when I say clit-or-is you hear clit-er-us because I talk really fast.
Pico and ME is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 01:57 PM   #11
SteveDallas
Your Bartender
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Philly Burbs, PA
Posts: 7,651
I personal would vote for the first, but clearly Jerry Seinfeld would pick the second one.
SteveDallas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 02:28 PM   #12
jimhelm
a beautiful fool
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: 39.939705
Posts: 4,504
I'm just going to keep bumping the clitoris......


... thread
jimhelm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 02:57 PM   #13
Trilby
Slattern of the Swail
 
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 15,654
Quote:
Originally Posted by jimhelm View Post
I'm just going to keep bumping the clitoris......


... thread
for as long as it takes?
__________________
In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.

"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie


Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
Trilby is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 03:03 PM   #14
jimhelm
a beautiful fool
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: 39.939705
Posts: 4,504
i'm a very dedicated man
jimhelm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2010, 03:21 PM   #15
Gravdigr
The Un-Tuckian
 
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: South Central...KY that is
Posts: 39,517
I would like to request our Brit/Aussie Cellar ladies post a sound file of themselves pronouncing this beautiful word. Please?
__________________


These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.
Gravdigr is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:18 PM.


Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.8.1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.